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More than 50 companies have shown interest in acquiring all or parts of failed forex and spread betting operator Alpari UK. London business news sources report that Alpari’s Japanese and Russian trading arms are of particular interest to potential buyers of the company. Alpari who entered administration under auditor KPMG on 20 January, hope that the takeover interest from buying …

Fire & Ice confirms leading Asian online gaming company Dafabet as one of the lead sponsors of its 14th annual Victorian-themed gala, to be held on 4th February 2015 at the Troxy London. Dafabet, a member of the AsianLogic Group, will host their annual celebration on the main floor of Fire & Ice inviting business partners, friends and VIP guests from the …

Presented by GamCrowd.com and Clarion Events, Pitch ICE is a new free-to-attend event at ICE Totally Gaming this year. Taking place at Stand N7-460, it is a unique opportunity for entrepreneurs to showcase their ideas in front of attendees and potential investors at ICE 2015. The final line-up of 20 start-ups will each have a 15 minute slot to sell …

Scott Longley, Editorial Director of Regulus Partners examines last weeks Lib-Dem attack on UK gambling & betting advertising.  The timing of the leaking of a letter from Danny Alexander, Chief Secretary to the Treasury to his government colleague Sajid Javid, the Culture Secretary, about the issue of betting adverts around sporting events was unfortunate for the gambling industry. The publication …

Barry Martin CEO of sports betting operator 666Bet has resigned from his position leading the UK betting market newcomers. The news of Martin’s decision to relinquish the operators CEO position was first reported by industry news source EGR Magazine on Friday 22 January. EGR Magazine reports that Martin has decided to take up a new consultancy role under KPI Gaming …

Sky Bet senior management have revealed that the Yorkshire based operator is on recruitment drives, as the operator looks to expand its services and presence in 2015. Due to the rapid expansion of Sky Bet over the last 12 months the new positions have been created in a range of departments across the business, including technology, product development, marketing and …

Online gambling and sports betting operators are set to be affected by the introduction of adult content filters imposed by internet service providers (ISP) which will block access to content deemed adult material. Two of the UK’s four leading ISP providers Sky Broadband (BSkyB Group) and TalkTalk announced that they would roll out automatic adult filters. Customers of the service …

International Game Technology (IGT) shareholders will vote on 10 February to pass the planned $.6.4 billion merger agreement with GTECH SpA. The shareholder vote will be held at MGM Grand Lad Vegas, and will require the approval of Nevada Gaming Board. If approved the merger will see GTECH and IGT form a new company head-quartered in the UK. IGT agreed last …

Presented by GamCrowd.com and Clarion Events, Pitch ICE is a new free-to-attend event at ICE Totally Gaming this year. Taking place at Stand N7-460, it is a unique opportunity for entrepreneurs to showcase their ideas in front of attendees and potential investors at ICE 2015. The final line-up of 20 start-ups will each have a 15 minute slot to sell …

The American Gaming Association (AGA) has estimated that $3.8 billion will be wagered illegally on the upcoming Super Bowl XLIX (Feb 1). The gambling trade association stated that betting on the event through illegal betting services would be 38 times greater than Nevada casinos accepted wagers. At present Nevada is the only US state that allows sports wagering on individual matches. …