iGaming

FTSE listed gambling technology provider Playtech has confirmed the appointment of John Jackson as new Chairman of the Board’s Remuneration Committee. Jackson who joined the company this January as a Non-Executive Director will take over the governance responsibilities from Paul Hewitt, who retains his position as Playtech’s Committee Chairman of Risk & Compliance. Releasing a short statement, Playtech governance further …

Rank Group (Rank) has confirmed the appointment of Leon Thomas as its Chief Operating Officer (COO) for its digital bingo division. Thomas joins Rank operations, having previously served as Managing Director of NYX Gaming Group – US Operations in Las Vegas. An online bingo veteran, Thomas has further served as MD of Sunderland based online bingo operator Tombola.co.uk. Announcing the …

As a result of an intensive review undertaken by an Independent Committee, Intertain has decided to shake up its management team. Chief Executive John FitzGerald will step down as CEO, while current CFO Keith Laslop will take on an operational management position at Intertain Bahamas. John FitzGerald has advised the Board of his belief that the core business assets for …

Leading platform provider Leander Games has partnered with Genii to distribute the gaming technology supplier’s portfolio of over 130 games. The package includes Genii’s broad range of interactive games, including its unique i3D range and the patented Spin16 games, which allows players to interact directly with the reels, swiping up, down, left and right.  The content will be distributed across the …

ICE Totally Gaming 2016 was visited by 28,487 industry people, an 11.7 per cent increase on 2015, confirming the London showpiece as the world’s biggest B2B gaming event. As reported in InterGame, it was the seventh consecutive year in which the show has grown in attendance. The show also had 529 exhibitors from 62 countries. The figures are subject to an …

Amaya have announced that Full Tilt will join the PokerStars platform this spring to form one market-leading poker product. Following the merger, each site will retain its own look with a few unique promotions. As reported in Casino News, the two biggest names in poker industry are coming together to form a gaming powerhouse on the biggest online platform in …

Voting is closing at the end of the month to find the winner from the Pitch ICE competition which took place at London’s ExCel during Clarion Gaming’s Totally Gaming event. In total 14 new start-ups took to the stage during the show to convince attendees of the attraction of the potential of their business idea. The show featured fantasy and social gaming ideas, gaming services …

As reported in iGaming Business, Unibet has announced the launch of its new casino mobile application, which will be made available on the Apple iPhone for the first time. ‘Unibet Casino’ has been developed for iOS devices and was previously accessible on iPad devices, but this will now also be extended to iPhones. The app is available now in Apple’s …

Malta Prime Minister Dr Joseph Muscat officially inaugurated the opening of The Malta Gaming Authority’s (MGA) new offices at technology complex ‘SmartCity Malta’. In attendance of the Malta business, igaming and political community, the MGA opened the doors to it new +25000 square metre office, which will house 150 employees. MGA governance stated that the office opening, outlined the organisations …

London AIM listed gaming operator Gaming Realms Plc has confirmed that it has sold its third party operated website properties to Silverspin Media and Blackspark Ltd for a total sum of £2.9 million. Gaming Realms is set to receive a cash payment of £1.2 million from Blackspark Ltd, with a further £500,000 attached to deal for transitional services agreed for …