Technology

Mt Gox, a major Bitcoin currency exchange,  has declared itself bankrupt in a Tokyo district court hearing this Friday 28 February. A company lawyer cited outstanding debts of $63.2 million against company assets valued at $37.7 million. The Bitcoin trader had suffered a security breach (hack) that resulted in the crypto currency being  stolen from its platform and customer savings …

Professor Mark Griffiths of Nottingham Trent University is a Chartered Psychologist and Director of the International Gaming Research Unit. He was the expert adviser on the ABB’s new Code of Conduct which hopes to reduce the chance of people getting into problems while player betting shop gaming machines. SBC:  What do you think is the key measure that bookmakers have …

iGaming solutions provider BetConstruct as announced a strategic content partnership with igaming content provider BetSoftGaming, which will see BetConstruct publish a range of  BetSoftGaming’s titles on its gaming solutions platform. BetConstruct’s igaming platform  will now feature BetSoftGaming’s popular 3D slot titles, offering players the chance to wager on slots such as RockStar, The Heist and Mad Scientist. BetSoftGamings currently boasts over …

The recent government  debate and increased media coverage regarding problem gambling, the  promotion and advertising of betting and gambling services and the expansion of UK betting shops has triggered the UK gambling industry to launch a code of conduct in order to tackle issues and concerns effecting the industry and its customers. As of March 1, the UK gambling commission …

Michael Bischoff CIO of Betfair has warned that public cloud computing offers several hidden costs to users and business, which must be taken into account, when undertaking data sifts. S The operator Betfair used cloud services solutions under VMware Technology – vCloud Hybrid, a competitor to such cloud and data services as Rackspace and Amazon Web Services.  Speaking to Computing.co.uk …

 Net Entertainment provider of high-quality online casino games, is pushing the online casino boundaries with the launch of its ExtendTM API framework. Net Entertainment ExtendTM enables operators to build tailored and completely customised gaming experiences that are triggered by real-time data through the powerful API. Development teams can use their creativity to graphically enhance customers’ game play to deliver a …

IGT (NYSE: IGT), today confirmed its continued commitment to innovation and industry leadership in video poker.  The Company has reached an exclusive agreement with long-time partner Action Gaming to extend collaboration on development of multi-hand video poker games for land-based and online play.  As part of the agreement, IGT has purchased patents from Action Gaming which are currently utilized in …

 BetTech Gaming, the global provider of turnkey gaming solutions to market-dominating clients, has partnered with Telspace Systems to significantly boost its security operations. Telspace Systems has been awarded a multi-year contract to conduct round-the-clock attack and penetration testing and analysis. They will also run vulnerability assessments and source code reviews, handle large, complex transactional systems and provide training. The preventative measure will benefit all …

Skrill, one of Europe’s leading online payments companies, have announced that bookmakers Betfred.com are now offering Skrill 1-Tap, to enable quick and easy mobile payments. Available to customers worldwide and fully integrated with Betfred’s mobile sportsbook, Skrill 1-Tap connects with Skrill’s Digital Wallet to offer quick and easy mobile payments to customers and merchants alike. Over the next five years, …

Boylesports, Ireland’s largest independent bookmakers and online betting company, have extended theircontract with Experian to provide age and identity checks for its users. Experian’s service will help prevent underage gaming and protect against the risk of identity fraud. Experian’s automated identity verification tools, Prove-ID, has been integrated into the Boylesports’ online platform, enabling operators to quickly and easily check player …