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STATS, the sports technology, data and content supplier, is planning on a massive expansion of its in-play portfolio over the next few years, with the company planning on doubling the number of events that it covers. Roy Clements, managing director of STATS Europe, said that the company has big ambitions to expand its coverage of American sports. He explained: “STATS …

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 …

GVC Holdings PLC controlling company of sports betting and igaming brands Betboo, Sportingbet and Casino Club, stated that it was confident of hitting its raised market expectations having published a strong performance for its latest Q4 2014 results. The operator had seen recorded improved sports wagering during the quarter up 12% on Q4 2013 figures (see performance chart below).  GVC …

Australian billionaire James Packer has secured control of new betting operator BetEasy through his Crown Resorts leisure enterprise. Crown Resorts released a statement this morning confirming the tie-up between the two parties, which will see Crown Resorts own two thirds of the BetEasy enterprise. Crown Resorts controlling investment in BetEasy is set to give the leisure operator quick access into …

Football Pools mega jackpots operator Colossus Bets has doubled the minimum guaranteed prize on its HDA15 football jackpot to £2,000,000. CEO and Founder Bernard Marantelli said: “With our B2B distribution and customer base continuing to grow, as promised we will push the envelope and give our clients and partners the world’s biggest sports jackpots that when combined with our unique …

European sportsbook bwin has released what it describes as a ground-breaking update to its mobile betting offer. Available on both iOS and Android devices, the new app is the first sports betting app to be ‘truly’ designed around users’ fingertips, delivering an ‘intuitive interface with innovative gesture-based controls’. Dynamic navigation brings instant access to a wealth of sports, leagues and …

EveryMatrix has announced that the firm has started to deliver services with global expert in DDOS and Mitigation services Prolexic. The firm said that the service will not only benefit the EveryMatrix network but enhance the protection of all clients and operators that use the EveryMatrix product portfolio. Prolexic Technologies is the one of the largest in the world when …

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has announced a landmark three-year partnership with integrity specialist Sportradar. Under the partnership, Sportradar will monitor a total of three flagship tournaments per year from 2015 to 2017 and will deliver a total of 12 educational workshops, which will be targeted at participating players, officials, administrators and coaches. In a similar way that it …

LOCATION: Salford JOB TYPE: Full Time Hands-on software development in the SIS development team. Objectives: To work on the development of products to grow and expand the SIS business, specifically sports data related system and applications. To apply design, coding standards, change and version control, documentation and testing standards as appropriate. Build, design, test and deployment of new products. To …

The UK Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) has published a review of the impact of gambling advertising on young people and problem gamblers. The review by CAP was launched in response to the request by the Department of Culture, Media and Sports for UK wide review of gambling marketing and promotion and its effects on its viewers. The review details …