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Rank Group has announced the appointment of Martin Pugh as Managing Director of Mecca Bingo, the UK operator’s bingo business division. The former Camelot UK Managing Director, will be tasked with leading Rank Group’s new bingo strategy across its 93 retail clubs, as well as looking for new opportunities to open three new Mecca Bingo locations. Rank Group have restructured …

Visitors, exhibitors and delegates attending ICE and the co-located ICE Conferences (3-5 February, ExCeL London) have the opportunity to tap into all the latest developments taking place in and around both events courtesy of the new dedicated ICE app. Available for free on Android and iOS devices, the app allows visitors to access the full event schedule, browse the latest …

The IOA Group, which is the UK’s largest independent machine operator, has opened a new Central Office situated in the Worcestershire town of Stourport-on-Severn. The office, which opened at the beginning of December, will serve as the nerve centre of the IOA’s nationwide operations team and will be headed by the organisation’s experienced National Account Manager, Nik Novak. Explaining the role …

iGaming Business event organiser of the London Affiliate Conference has announced the shortlist for the 2015 iGB Affiliate Awards. The 2015 iGB Affiliate Awards, the igaming will take place on the 1st February at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea Football Club in London. Operating since 2006 the IGB Affiliate Awards are the igaming and sports betting industry’s best recognised awards for performance/affiliate marketing.  The …

The Isle of Man Government has responded to the recent introduction of the Place of Consumption Tax in the UK by allowing Isle of Man licensed operators to claim Double Duty Relief up to a monetary maximum equivalent to the amount of gambling duty which would have been paid to the Isle of Man Treasury on the same activity. These changes …

A surge of bets placed on Queen Elizabeth II announcing her abdication during her Christmas Day Message has led Gibraltar bookmaker Coral to suspend its Royal betting market. The bookmaker stated that it had recorded a ‘rush of bets’ placed on the announcement, including a £200 bet on the abdication being announced this Christmas. A Coral spokesperson said: “There’s no …

Titanbet.co.uk has continued its promotional push into the UK betting market by becoming a partner of national commercial radio station talkSPORT. The sportsbook has joined forces with the station’s Kick-Off show, presented by Mark Saggers, and will receive a number of on-air mentions. Their brand ambassadors, including Head of UK Sportsbook Russell Yershon, will also take part in three interviews …

Rank Group Non-Executive director and former Northern Ireland minister Sir Richard Needham has shown his support for the construction of a casino complex in Belfast. Sir Needham has urged Northern Irish Ministers to take a gamble and allow for the construction of a Belfast casino complex. Currently casinos are viewed as illegal enterprises by Northern Irish law, however new legislation …

William Hill, the new sponsors of the PDC World Darts Championship, are expecting to take a record breaking £10 million in bets during the course of the Christmas darts extravaganza. The bookmaker has installed sixteen-time champion Phil Taylor as their 2/1 favourite to win this year’s tournament. ‘The Power’ last won the trophy in 2013 and has been very well …

William Hill, the new sponsor of the PDC World Darts Championship, has launched a new darts in-play betting app. The William Hill Darts app, which is now live in the App Store,  includes innovative features such as live match simulation from all major PDC and BDO events, player statistics and results. There will also be up to 26 betting markets per …