Technology

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 …

bet365 has partnered with NoSQL database specialist Basho Technology to handle its data storage and processing capabilities. The operator will deploy Basho’s RIAK 2.0 system, a cloud based data storage system, designed to gather and serve data requests in a low-latency manner. Following a review of its data storage capacities, bet365 chose to partner with Basho due to the company’s …

Youbetme is a social betting app which allows you to ‘bet on anything’. This is social betting and so whilst Youbetme facilitates and tracks the bets, it does not handle money. Players can play for whatever they choose amongst themselves, whether this is money, dinner, a drink or something a little more embarrassing. Player profiles keep a tally of wins, …

Software providers across the globe are being reminded that they must apply for a Gambling Commission licence if the businesses they supply are licensed by the Commission. From 31 March 2015 Commission licensed operators are required to only source gambling software from Commission licensed software businesses. Software providers are being advised to apply for the relevant licence at the earliest …

London AIM listed igaming start-up Gaming Realms recorded increased revenues of $4.6 million, up from £3.6 million for the immediate six months prior, for its opening H1 yearly performance (period ending 31 September). Improved revenues were driven by an increase in player activity, with a 14% increase in daily active players to 5205. The operator still at growth stage, was …

Andy Harris, Commercial Director of Realistic Games says 2014 has seen some welcome innovation in iGaming and Mobile in particular, but that suppliers and operators need to do much more in 2015 to engage more effectively with their customers. As we entered 2014 the word on everyone’s lips in iGaming was Mobile. Both suppliers and operators were falling over themselves …