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Social games developer KamaGames has announced the launch of its first Manchester United themed social gaming title ‘Manchester United Social Poker’. The poker based social game, which will use official Manchester United branding assets and imagery was launched at an official KamaGames event which attended by players including Wayne Rooney, Victor Valdes and Juan Mata. KamaGames CEO Danny Hammett commented …

Social poker platform RankingHero.com has been confirmed as the bar sponsor for the fifth annual British Poker Awards (www.thebritishpokerawards.com), taking place at London’s Hippodrome Casino on February 23rd. Ticket-holders will be able to enjoy a drink with their heroes from the poker world, before settling in to enjoy a fabulous awards ceremony honouring the standout names and performances in British poker in 2014. …

FansUnite, a social betting site that uses virtual currency, has rolled out its much-anticipated PickTracker software. This feature will enable users to analyse their betting history by allowing the user to view historical data and break down their past picks by sport, league, or bet-type and helping the user to look critically at their own betting patterns. The idea behind …

Gaming Realms ‘Slingo Riches’ has been voted as ‘Game to Watch 2015’ by ICE 2015 conference delegates. The online and social gambling operator was awarded the title at the ICE 2015 ‘Game Design & Development’ focus conference. Gaming Realms pitched their game to a panel of industry judges comprised of Bruce Bale of Sky Betting and Gaming, Shane Stafford from …

DraftKings, Inc., t daily fantasy sports operators, today announced a partnership with the Pittsburgh Steelers to become the franchise’s daily fantasy sports partner. DraftKings will provide unique opportunities for fans to engage with the team, including tickets to games, VIP events and experiences as a result of the deal. Additionally, DraftKings will provide in-stadium fantasy updates and LED signage display, and will …

New York based social media sports start-up Sport195 is being sued for almost $500,000 by 38 former employees with regards to unpaid wages and accumulated expenses. The former employees have filed court actions against Co-Founders Rob Petty (CEO) and Kevin Williams (CTO), claiming that they were deceived with regards to their wages, health insurance and pay. Aaron Gordon journalist for …

Technology news source Venturebeat.com have broken the news that King social games and mobile lead developer Tommy Palm has left the company to set up Resolution Games. Tommy Palm is recognised as the social gaming guru who created the Candy Crush Saga, King’s highest grossing game. In its latest quarter the company announced that the 3-match puzzle game had generated …

Manchester United has announced a social gambling partnership with developer KamaGames, bringing branded mobile and online games to the Club’s 659 million global followers. KamaGames is a top tier social games developer and publisher of social games for mobile platforms, Steam, Xbox Live, and Playstation networks. Their total audience for the social games portfolio currently reaches over 70 million users worldwide …

NBA team The Cleveland Cavaliers have entered into a new partnership with New York based US fantasy sports operator FanDuel Inc, one of the market leaders in US fantasy sports entertainment The new partnership comprises an integrated marketing agreement which will include FanDuel promotional player campaigns, including in-arena signage and an online presence, to create a heightened awareness of FanDuel …

After just four months since launching its joint venture social betting game Sportster ‘betandwin’ with games publisher Nordeus, bwin.party has announced the closure of the Facebook social betting game. The operator sent the following communication to Sportster customers “Dear users, we are sorry to inform you that we are shutting Sportster down on January 30th.Please note, that you will not be …