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Australia’s gambling and entertainment firm  TabCorp Holdings Limited has announced the purchase of Tab Active television wagering service from Donaco International Limited for a sum of of AUD$863,000 ($790,682). Tab Active television wagering service has operated since April of 2008, linking into TabCorp betting engines TattsBet and Racing and Wagering Western Australia Victoria, Queensland and South Australia to access their information and place …

Igaming software supplier EveryMatrix have selected igaming start up – Grabbit Gaming as the winner of the 250k Euro Giveaway for the recently hosted iGaming Super Show. The €250K  award has been presented to Jamie Toulson, the founder and Managing Director of Grabbit Gaming an igaming specialist company offering outsourced marketing  and operational services. Grabbit Gaming is now the recipient …

ARJEL the French  online gambling regulator is currently studying the possible regulation of social gaming in the French digital market. Social and skill gaming operators are bracing themselves for a proposed change to current law and regulation concerning their operations. Top of the agenda is a legal provision banning any game of skill or chance that requires a financial transaction …

The final month of the Indian Premier League’s Twenty20 cricket tournament, which ended this week, was such a disaster that the Indian Supreme Court was even called in to rule on whether to just cancel the last few matches of the season. Two players from the Rajasthan Royals team are in jail pending trial while a third is out on …

SBC WGES Live Blog Wednesday  – Keynote address: the History & Future of Luck : Is Luck Becoming Obsolete? And Where Does this Leave Gaming? Session  – WGES Customers & Strategy -9:00 CET Topic – Keynote Address for Day1 Session Speaker – Kevin Slavin, MIT Labs, TED.com Technology Speaker   Session Summary: In this session popular technology/ E-business expert and self …

UK based igaming bookmaker William Hill and online betting exchange Betfair have reportedly applied to the Greek Ministry of Finance and the Greek Gambling Commission (GGC) for the application of concession to bid to run Greece’s online gambling monopoly which is currently operated by state operated OPAP. The Greek government is in the process of selling a major stake in …

Australian business and  financial review newspaper ‘Australia Business’, issued reports that British bookmaker William Hill is understood to be leading the race to acquire celebrity businessman Tom Waterhouse’s Australian betting operation. Tom Waterhouse is a popular figure in Australian sports television and shares half-time sports betting reports on Australian rugby and Australian  football broadcasts. The potential deal allegedly values TomWaterhouse.com …

SBC looks to introduce its members and readers to new and upcoming companies in the igaming sector. This week we feature an exclusive interview with Claire Wellard Affiliate Director for IHRE Consulting specialists in performance and affiliate marketing. Claire has over nine years experience in acquisition marketing working with igaming leader brand such as Bodog, mybet and Ads.com. SBC: Hi Claire, can you …

Sportingbet founder  and MD of  igaming venture capital investment firm Burlywood Capital Mark Blandford has hit out at comments made by Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson criticizing igaming operations. Adelson whose gambling ventures include casinos in Singapore, Macau and Las Vegas, wrote in Frobes Business magazine that “online gambling is a societal train wreck waiting to happen”. Adelson additionally …

iGaming Business – iGaming Super Show 2013: Feedback Survey If you attended last weeks Amsterdam iGaming Super Show the team at conference organizers iGaming Business would love to know about your experience. Please let igaming business know what you loved, what you didn’t and what they can improve to keep you returning to their events. just take just 6 minutes …