Sports betting and betting pool operator Sportech PLC has announced the appointment of Slingo CEO Rich Roberts as a non-executive director of the business with immediate effect, Rich Roberts will replace long serving director John Barnes who retired from his position on the Sportech PLC board. Rich Roberts currently serves as CEO of social gambling portal Slingo, developers of community …
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Sportech – tote pool and sports betting operator announced in an interim management statement, that the company had undergone ‘substantial strategic progress’ during the third quarter of 2013, allowing the company to place itself for future growth opportunities.. Sportechs racing operations posted a betting revenue of $160 million (€118.5 million) for the period ending September 31. The company had witnessed …
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Another expert panel hosted by IGB’s Micheal Caselli, panelists Alfonso Villar CEO of PlaySpace, Christ Wirght, Founder of GameAnalytics and Diego Millar Co-founder of Jampp shed insight into player lifetime values, acquisition costs and defining player performance metrics for social gambling products. The panel gives insight into performance and analysis of player value in social gaming regions of North America, …
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William Hill have announced future wagering on the 2014 Kentucky Derby, the USA most popular horse racing festival. Wagering on the Derby will be open to customers in Nevada based William Hill Race Books. The 2014 Kentucky Derby is set to take place on May 3 2014, Currently William Hill lists horses Honor Code and Tap It Rich as e …
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Chinese digital lottery and sports betting operator 500.com has filed for a $150m initial public offering. The Chinese operator has yet to declare how many US depositary shares it is willing to to offer in its initial filing. 500.com has applied to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol WBAI. Deutsche Bank AG is managing the offering. …
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After agreeing a partnership with Atlantic City’s Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, UK igaming operator Betfair has announced that it will launch a heavyweight advertising campaign to target the newly igaming regulated New Jersey region, through social media, broadcast, digital and radio channels. Betfair have prepared for the launch of the campaign by launching website LetsPlayNJ..com The website although lacking …
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Amaya Gaming Group have announced the intended sale of its B2C division – Wagerlogic to Toronto based Goldstar Acquisitionco Inc for a reported (US) $70m. Wagerlogic the B2C division of Amaya Gaming Group, was acquired in April 2011 as part of Amaya Gaming’s (US) $35m acquisition of troubled igaming software provider CryptoLogic Limited the parent company of Wagerlogic. Wagerlogic operates …
Read More »The USA National Hockey League (NHL) is set to target the mobile gaming market with a view to increasing its sporting coverage in North America. According to mobile technology news source InsideMobileApps.com Vice President of the NHL Chris Golier is currently seeking partners in mobile gaming to increase the NHL’s brand exposure and to assist with creating the NHL a …
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