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Following its Annual General Meeting (AGM), 888 Holdings confirmed a number of governance changes to its board. As confirmed at the start of 2015, 888 Holdings officially announced the retirement of Richard Kilsby as Executive Chairman after nine years’ service to the operator. Kilsby will be replaced by Brian Mattingley who steps down as company CEO to take over the …

Reporting on its opening Q1 2015 quarter (period ending 31 March) European igaming operator Cherry AB has recorded its ninth consecutive earnings quarter loss, despite seeing improved gaming revenues of SEK 95 million (£7.3 million) 31% on Q1 2014 SEK 73 million. Despite delivering improved revenues the Malta based operator reported EBITDA earnings of SEK -4.5 million (£350,000) for the …

Mobile gambling platform and content developer Nektan has confirmed that it has reached an agreement with Irish broadcaster TV3 Group to create and operator a white-label mobile casino product under the domain 3games.ie Utilising its new Evolve mobile gaming platform, Nektan will provide the digital gambling services and provisions to TV3 Group, the Irish broadcaster is will promote its new …

Betsson has signed up to take Yggdrasil’s Joker Millions, the burgeoning supplier’s first progressive jackpot which comes with an expected fall out value of €1.3m. Joker Millions was exclusively launched on Cherry’s platform last month, but it has attracted a great deal of interest from other operators within the industry. Unlike most online progressive jackpot slots, Joker Millions’ base game has …

GiGse 2015 has been hailed as the most productive and interactive edition of the annual iGaming industry gathering so far by leading influencers who attended last month’s event at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, California. GiGse brought together top decision-makers from within and outside the sector to offer their perspectives of some of the key issues facing the gaming industry in …

Malta based igaming operator Mr Green & Co AB stated that it had started 2015 trading in a strong and robust manner, despite posting an EBITDA earnings decrease of SEK 24.4 million (£1.9 million) down 34% on Q1 2014 SEK 37 million (2.8 million) Releasing a short performance update, Mr Green reported that Q1 2015 opening performance had seen a …

Amaya Gaming poker subsidiary PokerStars has confirmed Barcelona FC and Brazil international football star Neymar Jnr as its new poker ambassador. The popular football star will promote PokerStars Academy., as the operator looks to extend its coverage and presence in the Latin and South American poker markets “Neymar Jr is one of the brightest stars in the sporting world and PokerStars …

In response to growing interest from international operators wanting to participate in the soon to be regulated Dutch online gambling market, the Netherlands Parliament has re-opened discussions on efficient tax levels and market potential. The April release of the annual report by the Dutch Games of Chance Authority (KSA), has noted that more than 200 operators have expressed interest in …

Igaming technology and content supplier Microgaming has confirmed that construction has officially begun on its new state of the art office in Douglas, Isle of Man. The new 5-storey office building will sit adjacent to Microgaming’s existing office, MGS House, which also houses Derivco Isle of Man. Both buildings, joined by a tower walkway, will be used by the technology …