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Eastern European focused gambling and sports betting operator Fortuna Entertainment Group has announced that it has signed an agreement to license its brand to Romanian betting operators Bet Active Concept and Bet Zone. The Romanian licensed operators who are owned by investment firm Penta Group, will be allowed to use the Fortuna brand and its trademark to promote gambling and …

Kiron Interactive, a specialist virtual games supplier established in 2001, has unveiled a new remote games server with the aim of providing operators with a ‘home for virtual sports’. Betman Online in the first dedicated channel, and is a continuation of Kiron’s highly popular retail-based version. Belgian casino operator Belgium123 will be its first home, as the firm will include …

Macau Horse Racing (MHR) has been granted a two year services contract extension to operate the Macau Jockey Club. MHR has held the monopoly racetrack contract since 1978, the contract was last extended in 2005. Lionel Vai Tac Macau’s Economic and Finance Secretary confirmed that the extension had been granted, with MHR paying 15 million Patacas (£1.3 million) to maintain …

Chinese lottery operator DJI Holdings PLC on Wednesday said it has signed an agreement with North London football club Arsenal Football Club to be the club’s official Asian Lottery Partner. Under the three-year deal, DJI will be able to offer its customer base Arsenal-related content, with exclusive information about the team. No financial details on the agreement were disclosed. Commenting …

Sportech governance has confirmed that it has allowed an extended deadline till 9 October, for Canadian gambling operator Contagious Gaming to table a takeover bid for its assets. The announcement of the extension, is the first communication made by Sportech on its potential takeover bid by Contagious Gaming which was first announced on 18 August. Entering discussions in August Contagious …

William Hill has stated that Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour leadership victory, has hit UK bookmakers for millions of pounds. Alerting the UK media this weekend, William Hill stated that Corbyn had achieved the biggest UK political gamble ever. An unprecedented campaign which saw far-left Corbyn as a 200/1 leadership outsider in May, caught momentum with Labour party members and powerful trade …

William Hill has today announced the full roll-out of its Priority Access Card, providing William Hill account holders with unrestricted and immediate access to their winnings. The pre-paid MasterCard, a William Hill innovation and a first for the industry, removes the mandatory three to five-day wait that customers currently experience when trying to withdraw money from their betting accounts. The Priority Access Card …

Former England and Newcastle United captain Alan Shearer has today signed a season-long deal with leading bookmaker Coral to become the company’s first-ever football ambassador. The acclaimed former-footballer turned media-pundit, will write a weekly blog for Coral on the hot topics and big stories in football, as well as making personal appearances at Coral events and engaging in customer-facing social …

Nairabet is the first bookmaker worldwide to successfully implement Betradar’s Virtual Basketball League (VBL) into its portfolio of products. Virtual Basketball has been live since the beginning of August and complements Nairabet’s Virtual Sports offering perfectly. It is the fifth sport the Nigerian based company offers from Betradar’s portfolio of Virtual Sports. With this addition of an exclusive product, Nairabet underlines its role …