Technology

In an exclusive interview OpenBet Chief Executive Officer Jeremy Thompson-Hill reveals how he has been working hard to change the firm’s logic and mechanisms to be more customer-centric than focused on IT structures. As igaming consumers become more demanding and selective in their choices, SBC’s Managing Director Andrew McCarron finds out how Thompson-Hill has implemented strategic change at OpenBet. SBC: It’s …

With just one day to go before the SBC London Baby Party at Café de Paris, Team SBC caught up with Kfir Kugler CEO and Founder of Ezugi live deal software provider. A extremely knowledgeable igaming veteran Kfir Kugler gives SBC readers the lowdown on what Ezugi has in store for clients in 2015. SBC: What has your company and its …

Igaming technology provider BetConstruct has announced the appointment of Vahe Baloulian as new Chief Executive Officer. Baloulian is set to take over leading management responsibilities from Suren Khachatryan (September 2011 – December 2014) who has been appointed as an Executive Member to Board of Directors of the technology provider. Baloulian had begun his reign as CEO of BetConstruct in January, …

bwin.party PLC have announced that its net revenue and cashflow will be reviewed in 2015 due to new European Union (EU) VAT rules that came into action this January. The operator expects to pay an additional €15 million in VAT, due to recent changes EU tax regulations concerning digital business/services. Changes to EU VAT regulations concerning digital services, has seen …

Cherry has decided to phase out its involvement in the Swedish sports lottery Klubblo, as the conditions for conducting the business have changed. The Swedish gaming regulator, Lotteriinspektionen, has changed the application of the regulatory framework, which has made it impossible for Klubblo to cooperate with sports associations whose federations are not members of the sports alliance Idrottsalliansen. Some major …

ICE 2015 and London Baby are less than a week away! Team SBC caught up with London Baby sponsor Tim Rehder CEO of Cubits, the Bitcoin trading platform  that allows customers to buy bitcoin in minutes, making it one of the fastest digital currency platforms in Europe. SBC: What has your company and its services and operations learned from 2014? Tim: Quality …

Rank Group’s digital gaming division Rank Interactive has announced that it will migrate its core digital gaming platform from Openbet to new igaming supplier Bede Gaming. Rank announced its major development move in its H1 2014 report, as the operator looks to gain greater control and flexibility over its digital product platform. The deal with Bede Gaming will not affect …

Betradar,  supplier of sports and betting related data, has announced the successful launch of its retail Live Channel across selected mybet shops across Europe. The dedicated branded channel was introduced and implemented as “Mybet.tv” at of beginning of January. The Live Channel Retail product developed by Betradar provides a unique combination of live odds, live statistics and most importantly, live …

Football mega jackpots operator  Colossus Bets, has announced that it has signed an agreement with ONEworks for the distribution of Colossus Bets’ pools betting products. The agreement will see ONEworks integrating Colossus Bets pools into its platform and making those pools available to ONEworks licensees. Bernard Marantelli, Founder and CEO of Colossus Bets commented on the agreement: “We are delighted …

Clarion Gaming organisers of ICE 2015 have stated that a record total of 60 sovereign states and self-governing territories will be represented by exhibitors on the show floor. The figure is three more than the record set at last year’s exhibition and confirms ICE as the most international event in world gaming. In addition to the UK the list of …