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The 86th US Academy Awards (The Oscars – to you and me!) are upon us, for this week’s cultural sections of the media have been debating the pros and cons of such heavyweight dramas such as current favourite Twelve Years a Slave and its contenders American Hustle, Gravity and Dallas Buyers Club. No doubt they are all worthy candidates to …
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Will new ARJEL boss stick or twist?
Graham Wood, director of the iGaming Consultancy, looks at the task facing ARJEL’s new President. French punters may be hopeful that a change at the top of the country’s gaming authority ARJEL could mean a change of direction, but it is likely that they will be disappointed. Jean-François Vilotte, the outgoing President is likely to have left because he failed …
Read More »Net Entertainment Add Social Twist
Net Entertainment provider of high-quality online casino games, is pushing the online casino boundaries with the launch of its ExtendTM API framework. Net Entertainment ExtendTM enables operators to build tailored and completely customised gaming experiences that are triggered by real-time data through the powerful API. Development teams can use their creativity to graphically enhance customers’ game play to deliver a …
Read More »IGT Strike Action Gaming Partnership
IGT (NYSE: IGT), today confirmed its continued commitment to innovation and industry leadership in video poker. The Company has reached an exclusive agreement with long-time partner Action Gaming to extend collaboration on development of multi-hand video poker games for land-based and online play. As part of the agreement, IGT has purchased patents from Action Gaming which are currently utilized in …
Read More »GTECH to Close International Poker Network
iGaming software and lottery technology supplier are set to cease operations of its poker software – International Poker Network (known in the poker industry as the IPN Network), by the second quarter of 2014. The closure of their poker network, which supplied GTech igaming clients with turnkey services to promote poker to their customer base, will see the igaming software …
Read More »New mobile sportsbook boosts Ladbrokes
Some good news for Ladbrokes in the bookmaker’s poor annual results has come in the shape of its mobile strategy. The firm launched its new mobile sportsbook in December and has seen amounts staked and sign ups up by more than 50% and active players growing by more than 30% year on year since the launch. Over the 2013 mobile …
Read More »‘Disappointing’ results from Ladbrokes
Ladbrokes chief executive Richard Glynn has labelled his firm’s annual results for 2013 as ‘disappointing’ but maintains that the bookmaker has made ‘real operational progress’ during the year. The figures were never going to be good after a series of profit warnings during the period, but the company has posted a 32.9% drop in group operating profit to £138.3m with …
Read More »Topping To Stay At William Hill Until 2015
Ralph Topping will remain in charge of Britain’s biggest bookmaker until the end of next year, the company said yesterday. The firm issued a statement clarifying its position on Topping’s replacement, after reports in the media suggested that it had accelerated its original plan (William Hill share price: Ralph Topping to retire sooner than expected). William Hill said in a …
Read More »Ladbrokes pay to be linked to social responsibility
Ladbrokes have reacted to the prevailing concerns over problem gambling in betting shops by altering the pay structure of its executives to take social responsibility targets into account. With the campaign against bookmakers, and B2 gaming machines in particular, in full force since the turn of the year, Ladbrokes have taken the smart move to underline how important the firm …
Read More »Fidens Labs Hit £1 Million Mark
Fidens, the Football Form Labs-operated tax-free betting syndicate trading on football, has broken the £1million mark under management as it continues its rapid growth. The syndicate uses high-powered algorithms, a comprehensive proprietary worldwide information source, and efficient bet placement to gain the best possible price on football markets. Following six years of development, Fidens has made over 9,400 trades since launching in …
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