iGaming

Focusing of further expansion for the North American igaming and gambling markets, industry developer and software supplier Game Account Network, has announced the opening of its Las Vegas Nevada office. Dedicated to expanding US commercial opportunities, the new Game Account space is over three times larger than the former campus, and is scalable to support the expanding game publishing and …

Mobile games and platform developer Nektan has extended its client services by agreeing a marketing provisions partnership with Betfred owned Active Win Media to service its client mobile gaming marketing and player acquisitions operations. The partnership will see the launch of Nektan Marketing Services (NMS), operated by Manchester based  Active Win Media. NMS will provide full turnkey services for Nektan’s partners to acquire …

The Payments, Security, Anti-Fraud & Bitcoin conference at Summit of iGaming Malta (SiGMA) 2015 is scheduled for 6 November at the InterContinental Conference Arena. This highly anticipated track will update participants at Malta’s largest iGaming event with the latest news and developments in the fields of payment processing, data security, fraud prevention, and cryptocurrencies. Some top professionals in these areas …

iGaming content provider NetEnt announces today that it has received a transactional waiver for Borgata and bwin.party brands. The granting of a transactional waiver from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, allows the content provider to launch its digital gaming products via Borgata and bwin.party brands. Having applied to the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, DGE for a Casino Service …

Canadian online gambling group NYX Gaming has confirmed the appointment of Leon Thomas as its Managing Director of US operations. Thomas joins Toronto listed NYX Gaming, following a four month period as a marketing consultant to Caesars Interactive Entertainment. Thomas will be charged with leading NYX’s commercial development with US clients, and expanding resources for the division. An experienced senior …

Mobile focused igaming operator LeoVegas has signed up to be the new sponsor of primetime ITV2 celebrity comedy panel show Celebrity Juice. The deal is the second TV sponsorship deal for the mobile casino brand. The sponsorship begins when the hit show returns to screens in September and covers all episodes of the 14th series, including the Christmas Special. The …

Betway operated Dream Bingo will be the headline sponsor of the 20th annual Inside Soap Awards after announcing a partnership with organisers Hearst Magazines UK. Dream Bingo’s customers will have the chance to attend one of the celebrity events of the year by entering a ‘Guess the Soap Star’ online competition, which will be promoted via a number of Hearst …

888 Holdings has seen like for like revenue increased by 9% to US$244.9m for the first half of the year, helped in a small part by a strong performance in its fledgling sports betting business. Adjusted EBITDA at the firm decreased by 17% to US$40.9m, but the firm has billed this as an impressive result given the introduction of UK …

Following a period of concentrated acquisition activity in the financial services sector, igaming technology and provisions provider Playtech Plc has announced its unaudited Interim H1 2015 results (period ending 30 June), recording growth on all key performance metrics . Playtech H1 2015 performance overview The FTSE 250 listed company, saw a revenue rise of 33% to €286 million (H1 2014 …

Having announced a revenue up lift of 40% to $223 million (£144 million), combined with adjusted corporate profits of $37.3 million (£24 million) for its H1 2015 performance. Optimal Payments CEO Joel Leonoff has stated that company governance is on the lookout for its next target, as Optimal aims for entry into the London FTSE 250. Having completed its €1.1billion …