Technology

European sports betting operator Unibet Plc has announced that Head of iGaming Daniel Eskola has been promoted to Chief Product Officer (CPO) Eskola will take on board a number of product and operational responsibilities from COO Britt Boeskov who is set to take a requested break from her role. Unibet CEO Henrik Tjärnström has confirmed the senior management changes to …

Gambling and sports betting technology provider BetConstruct has announced the launch of its open customer testing website facility, Spring Builder – betconstruct.com/sales/springbuilder The Spring Builder testing facility allows prospective customers to create a fully functional betting and gaming website. . Each site comes complete with a choice of user interface and is activated with a single click from the betconstuct.com website …

French sports betting operator and supplier France Pari has had its licence in the country extended for another five years. France Pari was among the first companies to get a licence in June 2010 when the French iGambling market opened and those licences had an initial term of five years. Last week France Pari became one of the first companies …

Leading daily fantasy sports operator FanDuel has reportedly hired the majority of social gaming operator Zynga’s defunct social sports gaming and fantasy sports division Zynga Sports365. As part of its ongoing corporate re-structure Zynga announced that it would look to cut some 300 jobs (17% of workforce). The firm further confirmed that it would no longer support in its social …

Betting exchange Smarkets has confirmed that it will fully integrate its ‘instant match’ feature having tested the function in beta Instant Match is Smarkets answer to in-play betting. The feature works by matching bets instantly so that traders never miss a price due to a delay. Competitors, institute a mandatory eight-second delay before matching the bet when in play.Instant Match …

Mobile sports device developer Chroma has appointed former Sportingbet CEO Andrew McIver as Non-Executive Director. In an independent role, McIver will oversee and advise on Chroma’s executive strategy, financial organisation and international expansion, drawing on his 30 years’ experience in the retail, sports and betting industries. Chroma creates and maintains mobile, web and tablet applications for leading sports rights holders, media …

Toronto based NYX Gaming Group has announced its entry into the Italian igaming market with the acquisition of Game360 Limited. NYX Gaming confirmed that it had purchased Game360 entire share capital via a cash purchase. Through the Game360 acquisition, NYX Gaming will leverage its ability to deliver its portfolio of existing certified casino content to these customers and also distribute …

Tabcorp partner and esports entertainment operator Unikrn has announced that it has opened its Unikrn Arena to UK-based consumers to watch and wager on eSports matches and tournaments from around the world Further launch news saw Unikrn management announce that popular game ‘Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’ was an available title for customers to place bets on, utilising the Unikrn platform The …

Sports betting technology and provisions provider Kambi has been served a notification by the Philippines National Bureau of Investigation into allegations relating to the firm carrying out of illegal gambling activities. Kambi management released a corporate statement notifying the media that the company had received the notification, the technology provider denies any wrong doing with regards to its activities in …

Online bingo and games operator Stride Gaming has confirmed that it has hit its London AIM flotation target, having amassed a total capital of £11.2 million. Stride Gaming the operating firm of igaming brands Kitty Bingo, Jackpot Café, Spin&Win and King Jackpot aims to use its float capital to increase its resources for organic growth and to fund potential acquisition …