Technology

EveryMatrix has decided to offer players a taste of the financial betting experience by integrating BetOnFinance on its platform.  BetOnFinance created its own financial game, which displays stock markets from both Denmark and the US, while the gaming website employs a mix of Server APIs and CMS iFrames hosted on the EveryMatrix software platform. Financial betting has seen a rise in popularity in the …

Online gaming solutions provider NetEnt has signed a license agreement with global interactive entertainment and technology company Amaya, the owner of the world’s most renowned poker brand, PokerStars. The agreement will see NetEnt supply desktop and mobile games to the PokerStars brand in New Jersey, USA. Amaya is an existing customer of NetEnt in Europe.  NetEnt has signed yet another important …

In time for the start of The Cheltenham Festival 2016, Dublin-based online bookmaker BetBright has unveiled its live streaming horseracing service BetBright TV – ‘BBTV’, which will be made accessible to all customers. The operator describes its BBTV service as a “one-stop shop for all racing action”, which aims to fulfil all the requirements for online horseracing punters. The free …

Based in Boulder, Colorado sports prediction platform FansUnite.com has announced the global release of its new user interface. The new platform was created based on feedback received from FansUnite beta users.  The latest platform has added some progressive features and bold ideas with a view to giving sports bettors the tools and data needed to become more profitable. Darius Eghdami, FansUnite CEO, said …

Jamie Hart Director of Innovation & Customer Experience for William Hill has confirmed his official departure from the bookmaker. Hart who had re-joined the company in 2008 heading up in-house development, had played a central part in the creation of William Hill industry innovation incubator WHLabs. As innovation director, Hart had overseen the development and integration of William Hill core …

Alibaba Group, Asia’s biggest online retailer, has agreed to buy a majority stake in Hong Kong-listed lottery technology provider AGTech Holdings for HK 2.4 billion ($308 million). The deal which will be processed through Alibaba investment subsidiary, Ali Fortune Holdings will see the retailer enter the rapidly growing Chinese lottery sector. Issuing a public filing with the Hong Kong Stock …

Paddy Power has released its latest innovation, One Touch, with a focus on improving the ease with which users are able to place live bets.  A statement on its launch summarised many users’ issues with in-play betting in that it’s overly time consuming with action affecting the bet you may wish to place with every second that passes. The bookmaker claims …

Frankfurt XETRA listed European lottery broker ZEAL Network SE (formerly MyLotto24) has announced that it will write down its venture investment in UK lottery games operator Geonomics Ltd. Updating the market, ZEAL governance detailed that it had reviewed Geonomics growth viability and concluded that it could no longer support its investment in the business. ZEAL’s write down will see the …

Danish national gambling operator Danske Spil AS has confirmed that it has awarded Scientific Games with its lead supplier contracts for lottery and gaming systems. Denmark’s main lottery Danske Lotteri will be serviced by Scientific Games systems and provisions for the next seven years, winning the contract from IGT-GTECH who had been Danske Spil lead lottery supplier since 1990. In …

Specialist supplier A Bet A has teamed up with Kiron Interactive to offer a new, low-cost virtual games service in the UK and Ireland.  The service, called Betty VC, allows bookmakers to integrate 10 virtual sports including horse racing, dogs, and football in-shop with customised branding. In addition to the fixed-odds betting markets, it also includes a progressive jackpot pool …