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Registration for next week’s London Baby! party at Café de Paris on 3rd February has had to be closed following an unprecedented number of gambling professionals signing up for the networking event. A 400% increase in pre-registrations means the event, organised by Sports Betting Community (SBC) and the iGaming Super Show, has reached capacity much earlier than ever before. SBC …

Sports media and data company Perform Group, has announced that joint Chief Executive Oliver Slipper has stepped down from his position of leadership. Simon Denyer will now become the sole CEO of the company. Slipper who has jointly led Perform Group with Denyer since the company was formed in 2006 through the merger of Premium TV and Inform Group, informed …

Betradar,  supplier of sports and betting related data, has announced the successful launch of its retail Live Channel across selected mybet shops across Europe. The dedicated branded channel was introduced and implemented as “Mybet.tv” at of beginning of January. The Live Channel Retail product developed by Betradar provides a unique combination of live odds, live statistics and most importantly, live …

African sports betting and gaming market garnered much focus in 2014 as operators looked to extend services and competencies beyond western borders. Team SBC and ICE caught with Yahaya Maikori Senior Partner of Law Allianz – a law firm with core expertise in African Entertainment law  (gaming, technology, media & IP matters). Yahaya has advised state governments, institutions and helped several …

The shift of political power in Greece following last Sunday’s national elections which saw radical left wing party Syriza take control under the leadership of new Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, has not gone unnoticed by bookmakers. This week Paddy Power had announced that Greece is now 4/1 to drop the Euro currency within four years, as Syriza leaders and Tsipras …

Its time to meet our latest London Baby Sponsor Realex Payments! Corporate Sales Manager Ian Nicholson explains what his firm has in store for ICE Totally Gaming and London Baby! SBC: What key topics and discussion do you feel will dominate the industry in agenda in 2015? Ian: Regulation will continue to evolve in many regions as governments seek to reap tax revenues from online gaming …

Sports betting platform provider Openbet has partnered with BCLC (British Columbia Lottery Corporation) to deploy its next generation Promote system in the casino environment. Promote has been integrated to a gigantic 12-screen display to create a cinematic-style experience at the venue in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. The new screen will completely change the customer experience within the venue and …

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 …

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. …

STATS  sports technology, data and content company, has been recognized for the accuracy of its fantasy football and baseball projections by the Fantasy Sports Trade Association (FSTA) in a head-to-head competition among industry leaders. The FSTA Accuracy Contest is run by FantasyPros and awards were presented at the FSTA’s annual winter conference last week in Las Vegas, NV. STATS’ fantasy …