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The Association of British Bookmakers (ABB) may have just launched the Responsible Gambling and Player Protection, however it appears that UK ministers are prepared to further add restrictions to UK gambling regulators. Sources close to UK Media and Culture Secretary – Maria Miller are said to have reported that UK coalition government is prepared to implement radical reforms and restrictions …

UK bookmaker Coral is to live stream a Cheltenham Festival preview evening for the first time to its thousands of online customers. A panel chaired by Channel 4 Racing presenter, Nick Luck, will provide insight and tips on all 27 races during a two hour webcast from 7pm on Sunday 9th March to help Festival fans make their selections. Luck will be …

Optimal Payments Plc. (LSE AIM: OPAY), a leading global online payment provider, announces the launch of an all-new NETELLER® online payment processing service. Working through a federally-insured U.S. financial institution sponsor, Optimal Payments is bringing these services to the U.S. marketplace. The NETELLER service and Net+® Card in the U.S. leverage the wealth of experience that Optimal Payments brings to the payments …

Betathome.com / AG Group released its annual performance report for 2013 (period – 01/01/2013 to 31/12/2013). The operator was pleased to announce a 578% increase on EBIT figures in 2013, citing new corporate strategies and a focus to reduce operational costs as key drivers for the positive figures. The sports betting and igaming operator reported a 10% decline in gaming …

April 8th-9 2014 will see the hosting of the Scandinavian iGaming Forum at the Grand Hotel Stockholm. Key agenda will centre round the evolving regulations and player trends of igaming markets in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Iceland. The two day conference will aim to bring further insight into the development of regulation concerning the regulation of igaming in the …

Former Chief Executive of Ladbrokes Plc, Chris Bell is set to bring Israeli igaming marketing and player acquisition operator XL Media to the London Alternative Investment Market (AIM).  Mr Bell, appointed to  aid the floatation of the company has appointed bankers  Cenkos Securities to undertake the proposed stock market flotation. XL Media provides digital marketing and  player acquisition services for igaming …

Michael Mueller co-founder of pre-paid payment provider – paysafecard has stepped down from his position as Chief Executive. Mueller had served as CEO, of the payment services company since 2005, and had been a core member of the founding team in 2000. Paysafecard announced that Udo Mueller would now be taking over the role of CEO. paysafecard is one of …

Website optimisation and marketing data specialists Maxymiser have announced the launch of the Maxymiser Customer Success Symposium, the marketing insight and networking event designed to shed light on digital customer marketing initiatives that have generated success in competitive markets The Maxymiser Customer Success Symposium is a  free-to-attend conference, hosted at BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LN, on the 27th of …

The Association of British Bookmakers (ABB) may have passed a voluntary code of conduct for the gambling industry; however UK Culture Secretary Maria Miller has asked the UK Gambling Commission to revise the proposed Code for Responsible Gambling and Player Protection, with a view to further strengthening player protection with regards to gambling products, both online and at retail level. …

 Igaming operator Bet365 sent Philippine players notifications, serving notice that the operator would no longer accept wagers from accounts and IP’s connected to the Philippines. The statement made public, notified existing Philippine customers that from the 28th of February the operator would no longer be taking bets and marketing its products to Philippine players.  Players would be given a period …