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Industry news source eGaming Review has announced its shortlist for the 2015 EGR Operator Marketing & Innovation Awards. The second EGR Operator Marketing & Innovation Awards, aims to recognise the operators who have contributed the most to product innovation and creative marketing in order to enhance the online betting and gambling sectors. This year’s awards, sees European operator Unibet lead …

SBC News and Asia Gaming Brief are excited to announce our next gaming industry networking party in Manila! Our parties have by now garnered a reputation as the best networking events for our industry in Asia and we are delighted to once again invite you to the stunning 71 Gramercy rooftop lounge in Makati, where key decision makers and industry …

Mr Green & Co has confirmed that it has begun its appeals process against its Austrian tax liability of SEK 108 million (£9 million). The Malta based igaming operator announced that it had presented its official appeal the Austrian Administrative Courts and that it had further backed its representation by filing its case with the European Commission (EC) courts. The …

Portugal’s Council of Ministers have approved the passing of the nation’s Online Gambling Bill, which is set to commence on 28 June. The bill will bring a legislative framework for all forms of online gambling under the monitoring of Portuguese gambling regulator Santa Casa de Misericordia de Lisboa. Portuguese ministers have assured the public that the gambling bill, is line …

Australian gambling operator Tabcorp is set to enter the burgeoning esports market, by announcing a global partnership with eSports entertainment provider Unikrn. The partnership will see the launch of  a new eSports platform  where gamers can placy and safely bet on organized, sanctioned multi-player video game competitions from around the world. At launch, Unikrn will provide access to live viewing, live discussions …

For a second consecutive quarter European operator Unibet Plc has been hit negatively by exchange rate fluctuations which have impacted corporate performance. Unibet recorded gross win revenues of £76.1 million down 0.5% on Q1 2014 £76.5 million. Highlighting its currency fluctuations impact, Unibet management stated that had the operator reported its performance in SEK gross win revenue for the quarter …

William Hill Australia will allow its customers to by-pass country restrictions on in-play betting by releasing its  ‘Click to Call’ feature for Australian sports betting customers. The feature will allow customers to connect to live betting markets by activating their computer microphones with the operators live markets team. Current Australian online gambling laws prohibit licensed operators from offering in-play (live) sports …

Billionaire brothers David and Simon Rueben co-owners of Arena Racing UK, have featured as the highest placed Brits in the 2015 Sunday Times Rich List. The Sunday newspaper estimates the brothers to be worth a combined £9.7 billion. The Rueben brothers are reported to have earned an additional £700 million in 2014, through diverse investments in property, digital services and …

FTSE 250 listed igaming technology supplier Playtech posted its 2015 opening quarter performance, reporting top line metric growth on all key verticals as the operator extended its technology provisions and signed new customers in the period. In what has so far been a tough first quarter for online gambling operators who have faced increasing tax costs and unfavourable sports result …

Reporting on its opening 2015 quarter European online gambling operator Betsson AB has recorded its highest quarter revenue performance of SEK 847 million (£55 million) up 24% on Q1 2014 of SEK 686 million. Recording Q1 2015 growth on all top-line metrics, Betsson AB posted an income profit of SEK 238 million (£18.2 million) up 39% on Q1 2014:SEK 171 …