Technology

GamCrowd and Clarion Events have announced the line-up of participants for Pitch ICE ahead of this year’s ICE Totally Gaming at the ExCeL Centre in London 2nd-4th February.  The pitches will take place on the Tuesday and Wednesday at stand N7-460. Entrepreneurs and start-ups were asked to apply to claim a place in the Pitch process before December 31 and the …

Amaya Inc online poker subsidiary PokerStars continues to diversify its multi-media channel output, by announcing that it has launched its free to play Jackpot Poker app for Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV stick devices. The development of the Jackpot Poker app for Amazon, will allow viewers to access PokerStars social gaming app directly from their televisions via the Amazon …

ICE Totally Gaming takes place between February 2nd to February 4th at London’s ExCeL Centre. As the largest iGaming event in the UK calendar there’s always a lot going on, and plenty of industry figures to talk to.  Here SBC profiles Ian Hunter of MRG Systems to see how they prepare and what he’s excited about ahead of this year’s event. …

October 2015 saw William Hill launch its new sports betting platform ‘Trafalgar’. The in-house developed platform aims to create a joint web and mobile infrastructure for the operator as it seeks further differentiation in a saturated betting market. SBC spoke to Stu Weston William Hill Sportsbook Director on the creation and development of Trafalgar, and why William Hill is prioritising innovation …

Deloitte has released its technology media telecommunications (TMT) forecast for 2016, and it makes for some interesting reading in regard to eSports.  It is estimated that as an industry it will grow by 25% and create global revenues of $500m (£346.8m) in 2016. This is up $100m (£69.4m) from last year. Deloitte’s predictions fall some way short of some of last year’s …

Hosting its first ever industry innovation showcase at The Trampery (Shoreditch – London), William Hill announced esports betting platform BetGame as the winner of its WHLabs Accelerator Programme. BetGame a Manchester start-up focused on bridging the gap between mainstream console gaming and casual betting will take home £150,000 prize. William Hill will also partner with the unique start-up to maximise …

OtherLevels Inc, an enterprise digital messaging platform, is pleased to announce a new deal with Gametech Ltd. Gametech has chosen OtherLevels to incorporate messaging capabilities into its portfolio of mobile apps, including Nenx, ProOptions, and other exciting products currently under development. Gametech will be using the OtherLevels platform to implement push notifications, messages sent from a centralised server to a …

BetStars, a new sports betting brand from PokerStars, has launched a unique new sports betting product, Spin & Bet. Taking its name and inspiration from the extremely popular Spin & Go poker format that launched just over a year ago on PokerStars, Spin & Bet gives sports bettors the chance to multiply the odds of their bets and potential winnings …

Bookmaker system provider SB Betting Software  (sb-betting.com) has confirmed that , Betradar’s Managed Trading Services will be integrated across all their platforms. This expands on their platforms that already utilize the MTS: Nairabet and Merrybet. Selecting Betradar’s Managed Trading Services as its all-in-one solution fully tailored to the needs of any online or retail operators. The MTS menu offers a full suite of …

Callcredit Information Group has announced the appointment of Chris Green as Chief Commercial Officer. He’ll be responsible for driving revenue for the UK and international businesses, and managing the group’s go to market functions including sales and market strategy.  He will ultimately be responsible for customer retention, growth and client satisfaction. Green was previously Chief Operating Officer of commercial solutions at BAE …