Technology

Sky Betting & Gaming (SB&G) has recruited two Data Science Masters students to intern with the operator this summer with the aim of having them work on two projects; machine learning techniques to better safeguard customers and the development of a casino game recommendation engine to improve customer experience. The interns will join the company from Lancaster University’s Data Science …

Real Sports Global (RSG) is delighted to announce that Ladbrokes have launched the company’s innovative 5050Sports, Real Horses, Real Dogs and Scratchcards onto its website. The deal will see the full range of RSG products become available to all Ladbrokes customers on mobile, desktop and app. This includes Michael Owen’s 5050Sports Football, Michael Vaughan’s 5050Sports Cricket, Ricky Hatton’s 5050Sports Boxing and …

Gambling technology provider Novomatic, has confirmed the launch of its omni-channel lottery system for Loteria de Catalunya. Subsidiary Novomatic Lottery Solutions (NLS), will now maintain provisions for the Catalan lottery provider, integrating its network across retail points and on digital and mobile devices. The partnership will see Loteria de Catalunya migrate its current games portfolio online, which will further gain …

SBC begins the week by speaking to Carla Maree Vella, Chief Executive of Malta-based technology fund Optimizer Invest regarding new venture and enterprise opportunities within the igaming and betting sectors. Leading Optimizer Invest operations, a fund that has made numerous enterprise investments within the sector, Maree Vella details that even with tougher market conditions and further saturation, igaming and betting …

The NFL last week announced Twitter as its ‘Global Streaming’ partner, a $10 million deal which will see the social media network stream ten NFL Thursday night matches (in conjunction with CBS and NBC broadcasts). The decision to partner with Twitter, shocked sports’ insiders as it was revealed that tech giants Yahoo, Verizon and Amazon had all outbid Twitter’s winning …

Hello Markets have announced the launch of latest development, Hello Football. Established in 2010, Hello Markets’ is headquartered in Cyprus with offices in London and Hong Kong. As price discovery and index generation specialists, Hello Markets collect information through the broad processing of data and web crawling. The Hello Football index uses big data to create a real-time price valuation feed based …

Toronto TSX-listed NYX Gaming Group has updated the market, announcing that it has entered a ‘binding share agreement’ to purchase 100% of Openbet from private equity firm Vitruvian Partners LLP. NYX Gaming governance disclosed that it has placed a total consideration of £270 million for Openbet assets, which will include the repayment of the firm’s existing £95 million debt. The …

Following the successful launch in December with Sky Vegas, multi-channel supplier SIS has introduced a new generation of on-demand racing games in partnership with Core Gaming that, for the first time, allow customers to view events from a ‘ride on’ camera angle.  The feature is one of a host of updates the company has added to its second generation suite …

Posting its full-year 2015 corporate performance, Athens listed gambling and lottery technology provider Intralot SA declared a net earnings declined to €25.7 million, down 30% on FY 2014’s €36.5 million. Despite the decrease in group earnings, Intralot governance remained pleased with 2015 performance citing that the company had gained new contracts (US, Netherlands, Brazil and Morocco) in challenging market conditions. …

The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has signed a formal agreement with Microsoft Malta, which will see the technology developer create a customised ‘Customer Relationship Management’ (CRM) system, designed to ease licensing procedures. Creating a secure web portal, Microsoft will simplify the licensing process for all new Malta prospective operators. All MGA applicants will be able to follow in ‘real-time’ their …