Technology

Igaming games developer NetEnt has reported its strongest ever interim quarter performance, as the Malta based content developer recorded a Q1 2015 revenue increase of SEK 258 million (£19.6 million) up 37% on Q1 2014 SEK188.4 million. Reporting performance increases on all top line metrics for the period ending 31 March, NetEnt’s increased revenues positively transferred to company operating profit …

FTSE 250 listed igaming technology supplier Playtech posted its 2015 opening quarter performance, reporting top line metric growth on all key verticals as the operator extended its technology provisions and signed new customers in the period. In what has so far been a tough first quarter for online gambling operators who have faced increasing tax costs and unfavourable sports result …

Unibet will be one of the first bookmakers to release a dedicated Apple Watch app in time for today’s international release. The bookmaker confirmed that its new Unibet Apple Watch app had been approved by Apple for release on its latest device. The operators Apple Watch app has been designed to offer customers information on football matches and horse racing …

German telecommunications operator Deutsche Telekom has entered the German online gambling market with the launch of online betting operators Tipp3.de. In February the telecoms giant confirmed a 64% stake purchase of German operator Tipp.de Sportwetten GmbH, the launch of Tipp3.de sees Deutsche Telekom enter the market under an operational joint venture with Deutsche Sportwetten who will lead its online gambling …

Betradar, supplier of sports and betting related data, announced today the successful integration of Virtual Football within the new virtual product line of bet-at-home.com. bet-at-home.com customers now have access to the most realistic betting product in the market with an extensive soccer league betting offering. With eight matches always running simultaneously, Virtual Football provides the most popular individual betting markets …

Social games sports start-up WinView, a business looking to engage players with real time mobile sports mechanisms offered through synchronised two-screen viewing has announced that it has secured $1.2 million (€1.1 million) in second round venture investment. The funds raised will be used to grow WinView’s development and operations ahead of the planned launch of WinView mobile games in time …

Industry leading software and services provider Playtech, has announced today that it is looking to add a further 300 employees to its 4000 global workforce in the next eight months, as the company looks to roll-out several large scale omni-channel projects in the UK and emerging markets. Playtech has outlined that it will look to significantly grow its investment and …

The National Football League (NFL )announced today a new multi-year agreement with Sportradar US to be its exclusive distributor of comprehensive statistics to digital outlets beginning with the 2015 NFL Season. Sportradar US will become the NFL’s exclusive distributor for official real-time scores, player statistics and play-by-play data (Game Statistics and Information System/ “GSIS”) as well as the NFL’s proprietary …

Ladbrokes Australia’s Chief Information Officer Scott Hutchens has revealed that the operator has gained approval from Apple for the release of its Apple Watch betting app. Ladbrokes is set to become the first betting firm to have a wearable app device on the Apple Watch which begins customer shipping on 24 April. Hutchens informed Australian racing news source horseracing.com.au that …

Online betting exchange Smarkets has announced that it has reached its £1 billion trading milestone, aided by wagering recorded during this year’s Cheltenham Festival and Grand National racing events. The operator stated that the £1 billion milestone represented the continued positive momentum of its betting exchange services for the UK market. Further detailing its recent exchange performance, Smarkets noted that …