Retail

Gambling and Entertainment operator Caesars Entertainment Corporation has announced the appointment of Keith Causey as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. The casino operator announced that Causey is set to replace outgoing Accounting Officer Diane Wilfong. Causey will oversee corporate accounting responsibilities and internal auditing functions for Caesars Entertainment enterprises. The appointment will see Causey as a key figure in …

The Soccerex African Forum, 4-5 November, Durban, South Africa, will feature leading African sports governance figures discussing impacts and strategies on match fixing and sports corruption within African football. Soccerex have confirmed Sam Nyamweya, President of the Kenya Football Federation (KFF) and Kwesi Nyantakyi, President of the Ghana Football Association as key football governance speakers attending the forum. The leaders …

Gambling technology firm Ainsworth held a ground breaking ceremony for the announcement of the building of the company’s new 290,000 square foot headquarters in Las Vegas. The ground breaking ceremony saw Ainsworth Founder Len Ainsworth dig the first sod of land, as Ainsworth celebrated the first day of construction for its planned Las Vegas headquarters. Ainsworth saw Chief Executive Danny …

The long running tax battle between Football Pools operator Sportech plc and Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is set to continue after Sportech announced that it has lodged an application for permission from the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) to appeal to the Court of Appeal in relation to the VAT repayment claim on the ‘Spot the Ball’ …

Ladbrokes Retail management is planning to test artificial turf and “scent atmosphere” to select high street stores as the bookmaker aims to differentiate its retail division from competitors. Ladbrokes will look to recreate the feeling of the old fashioned football terraces in-store. Ladbrokes is working on its in-store ambiance project with commercial design agency Fitch London. The changes will look …

Slot gaming expert Bally Technologies, Inc is holding a special meeting for shareholders on 18 November to vote on the proposed merger into Scientific Games. The deal will see Bally continue as a wholly owned subsidiary of Scientific Games. The merger, which is expected to be completed by the end of calendar 2014, is subject to the approval of a …

Irish Government Compliance consultant Liam Sloyan, has been appointed as Ireland’s first Regulator of the National Lottery. The appointment was announced by Brendan Howlin, Minister of Public Expenditure, Sloyan will take charge of lottery affairs on November 17. Compliance specialist Sloyan, is currently the Chief Executive of the Health Insurance Authority. Sloyan had played a key role in the restructuring …

The huge £7.7m ‘edge sorting’ High Court case has seen casino operator Genting Casinos UK successfully fight a claim from major poker player Phil Ivey for unpaid winnings. Ivey won the sum in a two day period in 2012 at Genting’s Crockfords Club in London playing Punto Banco, but the casino refused to pay out when it realised that he …

TVG, a subsidiary of Betfair Group plc, has announced the launch of its fully integrated horse racing betting App on the iPad. The new TVG App is optimized for the iPad and features free handicapping information, live racing video and race alerts to help players wager on over 150 race tracks worldwide. The introduction of TVG’s new iPad App comes …

The Bookmakers Technology Consortium (BTC), a co-operative of independent bookmakers operating over 350 betting shops in the UK and Ireland, which includes a number of well known UK bookmakers (www.btc.uk.com), and Optima IS, an international betting and gambling software developer (www.optimaonline.es), are pleased to announce that they have recently  entered into an agreement for Optima IS to support, maintain and …