Manx Telecom is one of the sponsors of igamingbusiness.com’s Social Gambling Conference in London on November 6 and 7. With the social gaming market being increasingly dominated by gambling-style games this segment of the eGaming sector is growing rapidly, and it is predicted to increase from $1.7 billion today to $2.5 billion by 2015. The conference will be attended by …
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SGC Blog – Andy Rogers – Land Based Requirements For Social Gaming
Traditional gaming operator interest is growing in social gambling – Andy Rogers MD of MediaTech Splutions gives insight into how gaming companies are using social channels to improve real money gaming operations, marketing, branding, retention and acquisition. Andy Rogers further gives details on the requirements needed by gaming companies to operate new services online. Rogers additionally gives advice on how to …
Read More »SBC – Social Gambling Conference Blog Starts Tomorrow
If you cant make it to London Social Gambling Conference at Dexter House Tomorrow – then dont worry SBC have got you covered. As always the SBC team will be blogging on all major topics and sessions at the London Social Gambling Conference. Aiming to bring our readers the best and most informative nuggets on the social gambling sector, the …
Read More »Olympic Committee Set Up Special Unit on Betting & Match Fixing
The international Olympic Committee (IOC)have announced the set up of a special unit and task force designed to tackle and report on illegal betting and match fixing. The unit is charged with ensuring that event or match fixing does not become a factor in future Olympic Games. The Special Unit on Match Fixing and Illegal Betting was announced at IOC …
Read More »Unibet See Q3 Growth – As Mobile Drives Revenues
European igaming operator Unibet published its 2013 Q3 interim performance report. The igaming operator published that net profit had tripled to £8.2m as Unibets Gross winnings increased 28.1% for the period to £56.1m. Unibet witnessed growth on all gaming platforms except poker. Mobile witnessed the highest product growth as its revenues represented 23 per cent of gross winnings revenue for …
Read More »Graham Wood – Where To For Ladbrokes?
Are we about to see a major change to the UK gaming market that will witness a household name disappear from view by the end of the decade? For decades the landscape of the British betting business was dominated by the Big Three bookies, conservative cautious monolithic operators who accounted for the vast majority of betting turnover and who managed …
Read More »UK Bookmakers Contribute to £18m to Horserace Betting Levy Board
A new season deal has been agreed between UK bookmakers and the UK Horserace Betting Levy Board – The 2014/2015 racing season will see the sport guaranteed with a fund of no less than £45m. UK Bookmakers William Hill, Ladbrokes, Coral and Betfred have contributed a total of £18 million to the fund (a contribution of £4.5m each) The HBLB …
Read More »SBC London Christmas Social – 26th November!
Tuesday November 26, 2013 – Wednesday November 27, 2013 Number 9 Map and Directions | Register Description: London iGamers lets get ready to say goodbye to 2013 in style! SBC have again teamed up with Lyceum Media to host a fun night of networking in the upcoming Xmas spirit. Hosted at the exclusive DSTRKT nightclub in Soho London (where such esteemed …
Read More »Webis Holdings Sees Performance Increase in 2013
Web Holdings operator of igaming brands betinternet.com and WatchandWager has published company performance results for its financial year which ended on May 31. The company posted positive figures for the period which saw year on year growth in wagering and net profited posted by the operator. The report stated the following performance by Webis: Total Sales for financial year equaled …
Read More »Matthew Booth Returns to 32Red
Gibraltar based igaming operator announced the hiring of Matthew Booth as Commercial Director of marketing and operational management for all of 32Red’s igaming product portfolio. Mr Booth returns to 32Red after a six year stint at Betfair as Global Head of Brand Marketing for the Betfair betting exchange and igaming products. Ed Ware CEO of 32Red commented on the new …
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