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Having announced yesterday, that governances had agreed on terms and conditions for their planned £5 billion merger. Paddy Power and Betfair executive teams have detailed further insight with regards to merger plans and long term integrations of the operators. Central to its long term growth, will be the estimated annual cost saving of £50 million through shared synergies which the …

German gambling machine manufacturer and provisions supplier Gauselmann Group has announced that its Spanish markets subsidiary Dosniha Gaming has re-branded to Merkur Dosniha. The re-brand of its Spanish gambling division has been undertaken in order to unify operational divisions within the Gauselmann Group. Dosniha merged with Gauselmann in March 2012, multiplying its value, the quality of its products and its operational …

EGT Interactive has appointed Gregg Rathbone as its new Head of Sportsbook. Rathbone, who previously held similar positions with BetVictor, as well as Eastern European operators VivaroBet and Favbet, brings a wealth of experience to the online division of the gaming machine giant as they look to broaden their product range. The company is in an exciting period of expansion, …

With multiple UK news sources reporting that the country favours an EU exit, bookmaker William Hill has shortened its ‘EU Referendum’ exit outcome from 3/1 to 11/4. Polls released this weekend, indicated that 51% of Brits, were prepared to vote for an EU exit, if the referendum were to be conducted this week. A delicate matter for Prime Minister David …

Mecca Bingo (Rank Group) has crowned employee Dale Wilson as Host of 2015, in its national company awards. Dale from Huddersfield was presented the award at Mecca’s Leeds Hunslet site, beating competition from five other contenders. The bingo caller known for his quick wit and charm with customers was rewarded with £5000 prize and a holiday to Florida. Mecca Bingo …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) wants UK operators to critically review the effectiveness of their policies and procedures with regards to anti-money laundering (AML) and customer protections. The UKGC has urged operators for stricter reviews and practices following the completion of an investigation of AML policies at Rank Group subsidiaries Grosvenor Casinos and meccabingo.com, prompted by the conviction of money …

VSoftCo Ltd, a specialist software development company in the global virtual sports market, part of Kevin McCabe’s Yorkshire based Esplanade Group, announces that it has renewed its collaboration agreement with Kiron Interactive, a leading global developer and supplier of and virtual gaming solutions. As part of the agreement the partners are working together on new projects to sell their combined …

The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC), has partnered with the Hong Kong FA (HKFA) in order to develop football initiatives in the autonomous region. Working alongside executives of the HKFA, the state licensed operator has formed a five year plan to support all levels of football. HKJC will back the plan with a HK $120 million (£11 million) donation targeting …

Ladbrokes Plc has announced the retirement of Darren Shapland as Non-Executive director. Shapland leaves the operator following, six years’ service, five of which he served as Chair of the Audit Committee The Ladbrokes board, informed its operations and the media that it had begun to look for Shapland’s replacement, and that it expects to make an announcement on the pending …

Employees of Sky Betting & Gaming got their hands dirty this week when they volunteered at New Beginnings – a charitable organisation in York where former race horses are rehabilitated and re-homed. For the fourth year running, 22 members of the team spent time mucking out stables, repairing and painting fences, grooming horses and undertaking general yard duties. New Beginnings, …