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Paddy Power has been nominated in six Social Buzz Awards categories. The awards held at the London Marriot Grosvenor Hotel on 27 November reward the best in UK social marketing. The Irish operator will be the only UK sports betting and gaming representative at the awards. UK media and marketing new source The Drum Network, event organisers of the Social …

Predict The Six announced its first jackpot winner last week. Dave from Colwyn Bay had the jackpot all to himself winning £2,712, and in doing so became £2,711 better off for his efforts His prediction that Diego Costa, Oscar, Robin Van Persie, Graziano Pelle, Fraizer Campbell and Sergio Aguero would all score in the same Premiership weekend proved correct The …

Japanese social and mobile game developer gloops has announced the extension of its gaming partnership with Manchester United. Management at gloops confirmed that its featured Manchester United game ‘European Club Team Soccer Best Eleven Plus’ game topped 1.4million downloads. The Manchester United themed game allowed users to assume the role of team manager, recruiting and creating the best squads possible, …

One of the hottest areas of remote gaming is social gambling. However, even after more or less of a decade since the first crop of social gambling verticals appeared , this sector of iGaming/Gaming remains a tough nut to crack for operators who want to capitalise on players who choose to wager their bets while benefiting from a more socially …

Tipday, the free sports tipping authority from igaming media and entertainment company 180Vita, has launched mobile apps for Apple and Android devices. The iOS version is available for download from the App Store, while the Android version has gone live in the Google Play Store and Amazon App Store. Both apps are free to download and free to use, and …

Boston based fantasy sports trading start-up DraftKings has raised $41 Million (£25 million) in its latest venture funding round.  The start-up announced on Monday that it had reached its funding targets, as it aims to extend its product range and marketing coverage in the coming months. Merchant Bank Raine Group specialists in media and technology funding, contributed the majority of …

Paddy Power has announced the removal of social sport betting game – BetDash from its gaming product inventory. The BetDash.com website has been ‘down for scheduled maintenance’ for several weeks as Paddy Power management revises its social gaming strategy. The BetDash social betting product BetPal was launched in October 2012, with a view to launch  Paddy Power in the burgeoning …

San Francisco social games and gambling developer Zynga reported second quarter operational net losses of $63 million (£37 million), an increase of  75% on the 2013 corresponding period. The significant losses in revenues has caused Zynga senior management to lower corporate and financial expectations for the social gaming developer. Zynga Q2 operational report saw the company post revenues of $153 …

GameAccount, supplier of enterprise-level B2B gaming software and online gaming content, has announced a partnership with Parx Casino to launch an online ‘Simulated Gaming’ experience for new customers and existing customers. Parx Casino is owned by Greenwood Racing, Inc and comprises a major thoroughbred racetrack and casino property in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. Parx is a key player in Pennsylvania with a …