Technology

The 13th EiG will take place at the Arena Berlin during the week commencing Monday October 20, 2014. This year’s conference will focus on current concerns within gambling/igaming and  incoming future factors that will impact the industry’s value chain. Ahead of future legislation/regulations entering the European igaming market, and with industry concerns regarding innovations and industry technology capabilities, EIG Berlin …

Coral is the first European igaming operator to launch with Las Vegas-based Metric Gaming’s SuperLive product, a feature which will  allow customers the chance to place bets on sporting events within a 1 minute Super Live market window Metric Gamings SuperLive product will be integrated into Coral’s sports betting platform focusing on European football markets, the special feature will allow …

Finnplay, the Finnish based Gaming platform provider which specializes in tailored gaming solutions, has signed a deal to integrate Betradar’s Virtual Horse Racing solutions. Martin Prantner, CEO of Finnplay, said: “Virtual Betting is an extremely popular and growing product for online operators and their player base. Betradar’s virtual products shall provide Finnplay and our clients with real money 24/7/365 betting …

French B2B supplier SPORTNCO has been powering three new sportsbetting platforms during the World Cup; one for Belgian subsidiary EUROTIERCE and two for ZETURF; one for the horserace betting operator’s French customers and one for its International customers. For each of these new customers, SPORTNCO provides a fully integrated turnkey sportsbetting solution, including both the IT solutions and the trading …

Betware has expanded its management team with the appointment of former GTECH regional vice president Frank Cecchini as its new chief commercial officer. Cecchini will take charge of the company’s sales, marketing and account management strategy as the company moves to bolster its presence in the lottery supplier market. Betware chief executive Stefan Hrafnkelsson said he was delighted to have …

Italian lottery and gambling provisions operator Gtech S.p.A. announced this Monday that it is engaged in preliminary, exploratory talks regarding a potential transaction with slot-machine maker International Game Technology (IGT). Gtech said it has engaged financial advisors to assist it in exploring this potential transaction. Meanwhile, IGT confirmed on Monday that it considers a broad range of strategic alternatives, and …

Sportradar, supplier of sports and betting related data, has agreed a partnership with FC Bayern Munich during the World Cup 2014. The 24-time German league winner incorporates Sportradar’s WC2014 Live Match Centre on its homepage to display the performance of all its international players taking part in Brazil. This solution allows fans to follow the performance of its stars during …

Amaya Gaming Group has agreed a sensational US$4.9bn (£2.9bn)  deal to acquire The Rational Group, operator of the world’s biggest online poker brands PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. The deal is backed by Blackstone Group LP’s credit division, GSO Capital Partners, which will buy more than $600 million in convertible preferred shares and other securities. Deutsche Bank, Barclays and Macquarie …

Ladbrokes have updated its recently launched betting exchange product, with the functionality to allow customers to compare prices with those on the fixed-odds betting platform. Ladbrokes has named the launch of this special feature as “stage two”. Customers will be able to access this pricing feature by clicking the ‘red box’, to display current fixed odds versus betting exchange odds, …

 BetVIP.com, has gone live with the aim of adding transparency and legitimacy to the nascent currency. BetVIP takes wagers and pays out winnings exclusively in bitcoin and only accepts bets in regulated markets. It has offices in Malta and South Africa and holds a gaming license in Curacao. The technology that powers BetVIP is provided by leading gaming solutions supplier, …