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NYX Gaming boosts content coverage with tier 1 operator partnerships The month of November has seen Toronto Listed online gambling software and content supplier NYX Gaming announce tier 1 games partnerships with European operators Paddy Power, 888 and Mybet. NYX Gaming will extend its industry supplier profile, by sealing games content agreements with 888 and Paddy Power, which will see …

Las Vegas based start-up JetBet has announced the launch of its first social sports engagement game with men’s lifestyle and entertainment brand Maxim Magazine. The game titled “Maxim Sports Live” will allow US sports fans to predict real-time sports results in an optimised “second screen” environment. The game will be promoted throughout Maxim’s digital verticals and on the media owners …

Playtech governance has given up its planned £460 million acquisition of online contracts broker Plus500. Agreed in June, the acquisition of London listed Plus500 has met several regulatory delays. Last Wednesday the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) detailed to Playtech that due to “certain concerns raised” it would have push back its assessment of Plus500 to December. The further FCA …

Paddy Power has appointed Dave Hammond the former Senior Vice President of Mobile operations for Inspired Gaming Group to lead its retail innovation strategy. Appointed Head of Retail Products & Innovation, Hammond will play a key role in developing Paddy Power’s omni-channel strategies and creating further customer acquisition points between the operator’s retail and digital services. An experienced gambling operations …

Sports betting exchange Matchbook (Matchbook.com) is the latest online betting operator to add Colossus Bets sports pools provisions to its platform. The Matchbook  betting exchange will now feature the giant sports betting  jackpots through its integration of Colossus Bets provisions, will allow Matchbook customers to participate in jackpots of up to £10,000,000 in prizes on offer. Matchbook governance stated that the partnership outlined …

Industry platform and software supplier EveryMatrix has today confirmed that it has been granted a Combined Remote Betting and Casino licence for Denmark. EveryMatrix governance was pleased to announce that the company had cleared all licensing standards and practices to meet the Danish Gambling Authority licensing approval. The software supplier that has strong Danish market roots will now be legally …

Playtech COO Shimon Akad has marked the launch of the firm’s latest live dealer product claiming that the firm is at the forefront of the omni-channel experience. Akad made the comments as Playtech launched live Prestige Roulette, a modern-day variant of the classic casino table game. He commented: “Playtech offers cutting-edge, value-added live casino solutions to the industry’s leading operators …

Major gaming group INTRALOT and Bit8, a global innovator in online customer relationship management, have celebrated their Strategic Alliance hosting a reception at Hilton Malta in the presence of the Prime Minister of Malta, Hon. Dr. Joseph Muscat. The event was honoured by the presence of governmental officials, prominent members of the Maltese business community and media representatives. Taking the …

Igaming content and live games supplier Evolution Gaming has announced that it has purchased further floor space for its Riga (Latvia) offices. The move was sanctioned by the Board of Directors with a view to accommodate Evolution’s growing operations. The additional floor space purchase will amount to a total of €12.4 million. Evolution noted that it had been a tenant …

BoyleSports has launched its ‘King of the Weekend’ prediction accumulator app giving its customers chances to win cash prizes and free bets for correct selections. The free-to-play app has been developed in partnership with Galway based studio SuperPixel Digital. Based on popular accumulator bets, app users will have to guess seven correct Premier League predictions to be entered into a …