Technology

Pasadena (California) based start-up Betcade is aiming to open up the world of ‘real money’ gaming apps for Android users. To date main Android app store Google Play has not permitted the promotion or downloading of betting/gambling apps directly from its shop inventory. Android users wishing to purchase betting apps have had to configure their downloads via the betting operator’s …

The governance of European igaming operator Cherry AB has disclosed that it intends to apply for a full listing of its shares on the Stockholm Nasdaq by early 2016. The operator will seek to delist from Swedish development market the Aktie Torget, on which it has traded its stock since September 2006 for a full placement on the Stockholm Nasdaq. …

Dice London, a digital marketing agency which specializes in the gambling industry, has announced the launch of Dice Studio. This is the first video review site for real money casino games. Dice Studio will ensure that games and user experience are at the centre of the innovative offering, the reviews are designed to be quick and easy to watch whilst …

Ekstra Bladet, one of Denmark’s biggest media companies, has announced that it is partnering with software provider EveryMatrix to launch Ekstra Bladet Casino and Bingo. Ekstra Bladet runs one of the biggest tabloid and and news sites in Denmark, as well as two of its most popular casino and bingo sites which have been live since 2012. These were switched …

FTSE listed gambling technology provider Playtech has confirmed that it has withdrawn its application to buy forex financial trading platform Ava Trade. As expected, the technology provider terminates its acquisition deal which had met regulatory opposition from the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI). Playtech confirmed that its CBI appeal had been allowed by the Irish Financial Services Appeals Tribunal on …

Virtual games supplier Kiron Interactive has agreed to supply its product portfolio to Best Gaming Technology. The agreement will see the provider’s games made available on over 8,000 self-service betting terminals in regulated markets including Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Italy, Holland, and Spain. Among the products to make their debut in the roll-out are Kiron’s virtual racing games and the Fantastic League …

Platform provider Mediatech Solutions has enabled R.Franco, one of the oldest gaming brands in Spain, to provide its customers with a full omni-channel experience after the slots manufacturer secured one of the country’s recent online gaming licences. R.Franco, which is currently celebrating 50 years in the industry, has pivoted from its traditional class B slots & export B2B markets in …

Playtech online bingo software subsidiary Virtue Fusion has announced that it has won the supplier contract to operate News UK brands’ ‘Sun Bingo’ and ‘Fabulous Bingo’. Virtue Fusion will replace long time supplier Gamesys (since 2008) as the bingo network for News UK bingo brands. The partnerships sees the Virtue Fusion network gain one of the UK’s largest bingo rooms, …

GVC Holdings has announced the appointment of Shay Segev as its new Chief Operating Officer. Segev will be in charge of leading the operators merger integration with bwin.party Entertainment, which it acquired in August for £1.1 billion. The appointment of Segev the former Chief Operations Officer of Playtech Plc, represents a major coup for GVC. Segev who had worked for …

online and mobile games supplier iSoftBet is pleased to announce that its entire gaming portfolio has successfully achieved full UK Level 3 certification from the UK Gambling Commission. iSoftBet acquired its UK continuation licence in November 2014, after which it was allotted a 12-month period to bring its gaming suite to level 3 compliance for the UK. The supplier was …