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Kambi floats on Stockholm NASDAQ

SBC News Kambi floats on Stockholm NASDAQ

Kambi Sports Solutions had its initial listing on the Stockholm  NASDAQ OMX, with its share price posting a price of SEK 34 (£3). Kambi senior management announced that it was pleased with the opening day  performance of the stock. The sports betting software and provisions supplier, had separated from founding company Unibet Plc, as it looked for operational independence in …

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Ian Wright Rufus – creating retail betting anthropology

SBC News Ian Wright Rufus - creating retail betting anthropology

Ian Wright Managing Director of Rufus Retail Anthropology, is a designer with more than 30 years experience in  creating optimised retail commerce stores.  Wright has helped some of the UK biggest retail giants improve there in-store design and layout, with a view to improve customer experience and increase sales Having spoken at the recent SBC Betting on Football Conference at …

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Ladbrokes takes Super Pots Bar-X from Betdigital

SBC News Ladbrokes takes Super Pots Bar-X from Betdigital

Content and systems developer Betdigital’s popular offline Super Pots Bar-X game has been selected by Ladbrokes to be part of their online catalogue. “Super Pots Bar-X is an exclusive multi-channel title and we are really pleased with the initial performance. This deal will further strengthen our position online and we have made clear our pledge to work with best-of-breed suppliers and …

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Professor Hawking Talking with Paddy Power for World Cup 2014

SBC News Professor Hawking Talking with Paddy Power for World Cup 2014

Professor Stephen Hawking could be the godsend England fans have prayed for to end 48 years of penalty shootout woes and World Cup final heartache. The widely renowned theoretical physicist has devised a winning formula on how to take the perfect spot kick.  In this quirky Paddy Power commissioned study, the author of The Grand Design, has found the conditions …

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Tarquin Henderson takes over as Facebook real money head

SBC News Tarquin Henderson takes over as Facebook real money head

Following the departure of Head of Real Money Gaming Will Collins, Facebook has announced the promotion of former igaming executive Tarquin Henderson as his replacement. The social network announced the departure of Will Collins after 2 and a half years heading up the real money division of Facebook.  Collins had overseen multiple partnerships and integrations between Facebook and social gambling …

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Malta Economy Minister Dr Cardona to give keynote speech at Malta iGaming Seminar

SBC News Malta Economy Minister Dr Cardona to give keynote speech at Malta iGaming Seminar

MIGS14 is confirmed to take place 11-12th November at the Hilton Malta by the organisers of the seminar: BMIT, Capstone Group, RE/MAX Malta, Sue Schneider and AliQuantum Gaming. The Malta iGaming Seminar is the only established seminar in the Mediterranean that focuses on providing a unique platform of discussion for C-Level executives and staff of the international iGaming community to …

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Betting Promotion announces strong growth in time for World Cup

SBC News Betting Promotion announces strong growth in time for World Cup

Betting Promotion has been preparing itself for the World Cup with a number of new client launches. Richard Hogg, CMO at Betting Promotion, announced last week that since ICEi the team has been very busy focusing on its own trading where improved processes have led to an increase in revenues. “We have been working hard improving our proprietary trading, which …

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David Clifton: We are entering the “Time of the Nanny State”

SBC News David Clifton: We are entering the “Time of the Nanny State”

David Clifton, director at licensing and gambling consultancy Clifton Davies, discusses an issue he recently debated at a seminar in Westminster – that the  government is not consistent when it regulates gambling and that it is also needlessly overbearing. Let me start with a statement of the obvious: the fundamental objective behind the regulation or prohibition of any human activity …

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ISIS Friends appoints Boris Becker as brand ambassador

Tennis legend Boris Becker further extended his association with the online gaming sector, by becoming the brand ambassador for social gaming network ISIS Friends. Boris Becker’s image will be used by the social gaming platform to promote new offers and games to new and existing customers. Boris Becker has served as igaming ambassador to sector brands, such as PokerStars and …

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