Ladbrokes has announced that it is to defer its planned business review presentation as talks over a possible merger with Gala Coral’s betting business continue. The presentation, due to be held tomorrow, was one of the early announcements by Jim Mullen when he became CEO as he planned to communicate his vision for the business, but events has since superseded …
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BetClic Everest signs up for Yggdrasil Gaming portfolio
Yggdrasil Gaming has signed a deal with BetClic Everest Group to provide three of its brands with access to its entire product suite, including the recently-launched pooled progressive Jackpot game Joker Millions. BetClic, Expekt and Monte Carlo Casino will all receive the leading supplier’s casino games portfolio of 12 video slots, Infinite API for gamification, unique Super Free Spins, and …
Read More »Sisal extends Inspired Gaming with mobile Virtual Race app launch
Italian sports betting operator Sisal has announced that it has launched a dedicated virtual sports app ‘Virtual Race’ in collaboration with content provider Inspired Gaming The launch of the app will see the Italian operator extend its Virtual Sports content partnership with Inspired across its retail, online and mobile channels.Players will be able to use the app to check the …
Read More »Oddslife expands into Ukraine with Football.ua social partnership
Social sports and gaming technology company Oddslife has secured another major European media partner as the social sports market continues to evolve. Football.ua, the leading sports website in Ukrainian market, has signed a long term deal with Oddslife for its white label social sports and gaming platform, which will enable it to offer users of its website the excitement of …
Read More »XLMedia acquires Marmar media for $7.3 million
London AIM listed igaming marketing firm XLMedia has continued its corporate expansion through acquisition, with the conformation of its majority stake purchase in digital and mobile marketing services operator Marmar Media. XLMedia governance confirmed that it had agreed to acquire a 54% stake in Marmar Media for a cash consideration of $7.36 million (£4.7million). XLMedia expects the acquisition to immediately …
Read More »Oisin Lunny: 11 key points from Mary Meeker’s mobile analysis
Oisin Lunny of OpenMarket takes us through some of the key points of the latest Mary Meeker mobile data analysis and looks at where a mobile focused business should be concentrating. For many years Mary Meeker has been a part of my professional life, particularly when I need to add context to conference presentations. Every year since the turn of …
Read More »Nektan gains UKGC licence
Mobile igaming platform and content provider Nektan Plc has confirmed that it has successfully received approval for both a software and a gaming licence for the UK market from the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). Since the new regulation was introduced in the UK in late 2014, Nektan had been operating under a Gibraltar continuation licence for UK facing gaming services. …
Read More »Camelot installs Barclays Pingit mobile payments
Camelot, operator of The National Lottery, has today announced the launch of the first-ever mobile payment option for The National Lottery, offering players a great ‘quick pay and play’ experience. Paying for National Lottery games using just a smartphone or tablet will be available through Barclays Pingit from next month. With six out of every ten visits to The National Lottery …
Read More »SportsLock fantasy sports secures $5 million in Series A funding
Chicago based fantasy sports start-up SportsLock has confirmed that it has secured $5 million in Series A funding. The start-up founded by Ross Keral (CEO) and Todd Heyden (CRO), enters the burgeoning US fantasy sports market labelling itself as the ‘Customizable fantasy sports experience’. SportsLock is aiming to establish itself as the leader in head to head tournament fantasy sports play, …
Read More »Inspired boosts William Hill omni-channel gaming content
Inspired Gaming provider of virtual sports content , mobile games and SBG video lottery terminals, has confirmed the launch of two new HTML5 mobile games to be added to client William Hill omni channel portfolio. The blockbuster omni-channel hit game “Centurion” and the innovative episodic HTML5 mobile game “Spirit of the Samurai.” Centurion is Inspired’s biggest bonus game to date. Set …
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