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Unibet has completed the acquisition of the Bingo.com domain and its related European operations and customer base. The operator reached a deal with holding company Bingo.com Ltd for a total deal value of $8 million. The $8 million deal will see Unibet pay Bingo.com Ltd $2 million in cash for its brand and operations. Bingo.com Ltd will further gain a …

NYX Gaming Group announces the launch Sit & Go tournaments with customers across its NYX Poker Networks. Following the recent acquisition of Ongame Poker Network, NYX Gaming Group is proud to announce the addition of mobile Sit & Go tournaments to its NYX Poker product. Mobile Sit & Go tournaments compliment one of the strongest mobile products in the industry. The games play …

Anthony Jennens, chairman of problem gambling charity GamCare, has been recognised in the New Year Honours List. Jennens has received a OBE for charitable services in the Prevention and Treatment of Gambling Addiction. He is in good company among the charity’s trustees, which features president Lord Sharman of Redlynch OBE, vice presidents Bill Galston OBE and John Brackenbury CBE, Treasurer …

From 1 January 2015, Britain’s leading betting companies have committed to carrying prominent new responsible gambling messages on all TV advertising and other forms of advertising online and in betting shops. The messages are part of a campaign led by the  Senet Group, a new independent body set up by William Hill, Ladbrokes, Coral and Paddy Power to promote responsible gambling …

UK bookmakers had a Boxing Day to forget as they took a combined £30 million hit on Friday’s football fixtures, making it a very merry time of year for football betting punters. The football fixtures on Friday 26 December saw all betting favourites win their respective matches, as bookmakers cashed out thousands of pounds on winning bets and accumulators. Coral …

Greyhound racing operator SIS, has announced the appointment of Gordon Bissett as Operations Manager. The former Ladbrokes Stadia Operations Controller will take over SIS greyhound race course duties in the new year, having most recently consulted for Racing Post Greyhound TV and Bookmakers Greyhound Services Limited (BAGS). Bissett who has over 30 years’ experience in racing and betting, will also …

Big year, better year? The past twelve months have witnessed some of the biggest deals in the history of the e-gaming industry, despite a regulatory and taxation backdrop of unprecedented challenge and change, across the globe. Consolidation continues, and it already seems likely that next year will see more of where the large get larger, the middle gets squeezed and …

UK sports betting operator William Hill, will be seeking a new Chief Marketing Officer as the company announced that Kristof Fahy would be leaving the company in April 2015. Fahy leaves the operator after five years’ service, having joined the company from Yahoo were he served as Vice President of  International Marketing. Having joined William Hill in January 2010, Fahy …

Gala Coral has sold 47 of its UK bingo properties to Investment and equity management firm M&G Investments in a deal valued at £173 million. The deal will see M&G takeover 40% of Gala Corals 127 UK bingo sites, with 36 of the clubs being freehold properties. The acquired property portfolio from Gala Coral will further see M&G gain 12 …

William Hill will donate a total of£18,000 to two charities for every nine-dart finish at the World Championship. Haven House Children’s Hospice and Parkinson’s UK will be the beneficiaries if any players can register the perfect leg at Ally Pally over the Festive period. Haven House is the official charity of the PDC, and provides specialist care for young children with life-limiting …