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Online payment provider SafeCharge has entered definitive agreements to acquire 100% of the issued share capital of 3V, for a consideration of €14.5 million of which €11.6 million is payable on completion with the balance payable over three years (the “Acquisition”). The Acquisition is expected to complete in January 2015. The Acquisition is strategically significant in that 3V will become …

FSB Technology’s Business Development Director Richard Thorp reflects on 2014 and looks forward to another challenging year. When it comes to the betting and gaming industry, I think it’s safe to say that we will look back on 2014 as both the best of times and the worst. It’s biggest event by far, for UK-facing operators and suppliers at least, was …

Stefano Saccani Bet Advisor Affiliate & Business Development Manager reviews BetAdvisor.com’s tipsters form and betting highlights: Week 9 Senior Tipster of the Week – Christopher Silenos Christopher wins the coveted Tipster of The Week award for the final week before Christmas, and before several leagues in Europe begin their respective winter breaks. With 13 tips placed, Christopher won 7, but …

UK online bookmaker BetBright are sponsoring four races at Cheltenham for the first time on New Year’s Day. They are supporting the feature Grade Three £50,000 BetBright Best For Festival Betting Handicap Chase over two miles and five furlongs plus the £20,000 BetBright On Mobile Handicap Chase over an extended three and a quarter miles, the Grade Two £32,000 BetBright …

Australian igaming developers NextGen Gaming has agreed a games online content partnership with Ladbrokes. The develop has completed the launch of its initial slots inventory with the UK bookmaker. Under the agreement with Ladbrokes, NextGen will deliver various mobile and desktop slots titles through the NYX OGS platform. Games set to be on offer include popular slot titles such as …

666Bet has completed its product migration to the BetContruct sports betting platform. Throughout last week the betting operator sent several communications alerting its player base that the Bet666 website would undergo a ‘scheduled upgrade’. The migration to BetConstruct’s platform, sees 666Bet drop Novigroup Ltd white label sports betting provisions. 666Bet CEO Barry Martin announced the operator’s decision to switch betting …

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 …