Mobile

Industry news source EGR Magazine has revealed that Sky Betting & Gaming has shut down its social games divisions, ending its two year venture in the social gambling space. The operator had begun social gambling initiatives in 2013, hiring former Facebook EMEA Gaming Manager Bruce Bale to lead its social games development as Head of Social Games. Under a partnership …

Digital lottery services and white label provider LOTTOTECH has announced that it has opened strategic commercial and business development offices in Tel Aviv, Israel. Its new office, will aid commercial development of its digital services throughout core European and emerging markets. LOTTOTECH operations will be split into product development and innovation based out of Bulgaria headquarters, supported by commercial and account …

Gary Harris has been announced as the new Chief Executive Officer of Australian based social sports betting operator, Favourit. Harris worked at Sportingbet Australia as both IT Director and Board member from 2004 until 2013, during which time he oversaw technological developments and online turnover going from AU$10m (£4.5m) to AU$2.4bn (£1.1bn). February 2013 also saw William Hill Group acquire …

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 …

Google online video streaming subsidiary Youtube has announced the launch of dedicated gaming content app Youtube Gaming. The app which was officially launched on Wednesday and is available via desktop, ios and Android systems, aims to be the market leader in worldwide gaming content. The launch sees Youtube enter the growing gaming broadcast market, as it aims to compete with …

Oisin Lunny, Senior Market Development Manager at OpenMarket, takes a look at how some retail companies are bridging the gap between the physical and the digital worlds. Certain words or phrases may irritate you, but they are often useful nonetheless. SoLoMo (SOcial, LOcal, MObile) and phygital (PHYsical + diGITIAL) would be two terms that instantly raise my hackles. But, together …

Australian gambling and leisure operator Crown Resorts has announced that it has acquired a 60% stake in Austin (Texas) based social gambling/games developer DGN Games LLC for a sum of US $27.5 million (£17.5 million). Crown Resorts becomes the latest land based operator to invest in the Social gambling sector, following last year’s $885 million (£560 million) acquisition of Big …

Sports data provider Sportradar has announced the integration of its Live Match Tracker into the 365Scores mobile app. The Live Match Tracker provides comprehensive and graphically enhanced live content, including live scores overview, point-by-point coverage, live statistics, attack visualisation and positional data of match events across a variety of different sports including soccer, basketball, rugby, tennis, volleyball and handball among others. …

Fantasy iTeam (FiT) saw unprecedented traffic on the opening weekend of the Premier League season with an astonishing 20 million page impressions and over a million app start-ups. The market-leading fantasy football mobile app, which is also available via the Mirror and Goal.com, is one of the world’s biggest fantasy football communities and has secured thousands of 5 star reviews on …

Betway’s new ‘Bring the Game to Life’ TV campaign launched on Saturday to coincide with the start of the 2015/16 English Premier League (EPL) season, it was announced today. Airing across the UK and Ireland, the campaign shows how the “Betway app brings football to life and takes fans closer to the action”. The ad depicts the app transforming the world around …