Technology

Optimal Payments has confirmed that Keith Butcher will leave the company as Chief Financial Officer. The Payment Processor and igaming transaction specialist confirmed the appointment of Brian McArthur-Muscroft as his replacement McArthur Muscroft joins Optimal Payments having served as Financial Director for Telecity Group.  McArthur Muscroft has over 20 years’ experience in financial technology strategy  having held senior managerial positions …

EveryMatrix has announced that the firm has started to deliver services with global expert in DDOS and Mitigation services Prolexic. The firm said that the service will not only benefit the EveryMatrix network but enhance the protection of all clients and operators that use the EveryMatrix product portfolio. Prolexic Technologies is the one of the largest in the world when …

Live dealer gaming system provider Ezugi, has announced that its live casino studio with one of Cambodia’s largest groups, the Dai Long Company, owners and operators of the Grand Dragon Resorts casino is now ready to be launched. Grand Dragon Resorts is one of the leading gaming and entertainment companies in Cambodia with their casino located in Chreythom, Kandal Province. …

The first ever Gaming App Awards were held at the Belgravia Jumeirah Carlton Tower in London on 8 December 2014. The awards celebrated outstanding industry achievements for igaming mobile verticals in 2014. Swedish igaming operator Unibet won the App of the Year award for its Spin City casino games app. iGaming technology supplier Playtech took home the award for Best …

The experience of going to a stadium on a match day is one which has yet to be really altered by technological leaps and the digital age. Granted, everybody has a smartphone now, and so fewer than ever listen to the scores read out on the loudspeaker at halftime, but few clubs have fully embraced the digital age in terms …

One of the lead researchers on the Responsible Gambling Trust’s investigations into problem gambling on machines has warned against applying its findings from loyalty cards to the whole machine gaming public. Heather Wardle, Research Director of NatCen Group, stated that the identified problem gambling rate of 23% found in its sample could not be comfortably extrapolated to every gaming machine player …

Sports data and media rights operator Perform Group today formally announced the delisting of its shares from the London Stock Exchange, following the acquisition of a majority shareholding by Access Industries. Access Industries has confirmed that it now holds, or has been offered, a total of 87% of Perform Group shares. Perform Group will continue to execute its growth strategy …

John Ficenec Questor Editor for the Daily Telegraph reports that Betfair Plc have proven to be sports betting’s stock market winners for 2014. Betfair stock has risen 37% in 2014 (FTSE – £14.85), whilst competitors Ladbrokes (FTSE – £1.19) and William Hill (FTSE – £3.48) saw respective share price declines of 35% and 11%. The Daily Telegraph financial journalist commented …

SBTech has announced a new partnership that will provide their innovative turnkey sports-betting solution to Cherry Ltd, which specializes in online casinos and lotteries. The deal will allow Cherry’s popular brands – CherryCasino, EuroSlots, SpilleAutomater, NorgesSpill Casino and NordicSlots – to offer an industry-leading sportsbook tailored specifically for the Scandinavian, Nordic and European markets, in which they have generated significant success. The tailored sportsbook solution will …

Igaming and online sports betting technology provider EveryMatrix has published a white paper on potential European Union wide igaming regulations and the current regulatory frameworks of its member states. EveryMatrix’s white paper aims to determine whether the European Union will try to incorporate amalgamated regulations, policies, laws, and business frameworks for online gambling and sports betting services operating within EU …