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Two of the world’s top eSports teams will go head-to-head in a ‘Best of Three’ DOTA challenge, as part of Betway’s eSports Fight Night on 23rd June. Alliance and Na’Vi will compete for a €5,000 prize to be donated to a charity of the winning team’s choice. Betway, who became the first firm to launch a dedicated eSports portal in …

Denmark state-owned gambling operator Dansk Spil has informed the market that CEO Christian Madsen will step down from the leadership of the firm in April 2017. Dansk Spil governance will now seek to replace Madsen who has served as CEO since 2005, with a successor expected to be announced by the start of 2017. The news of Madsen’s departure follows …

Sportsbetting supplier SBTech is to showcase its cutting-edge product portfolio at the iGaming Super Show in Amsterdam June 7th – 10th at stand B60. SBTech believes combination of localised offerings, expert legal oversight, versatile tools and expert industry knowledge has positioned it as a ‘world-leading sportsbetting provider’. This is shown be the wide geographical spread of its operating partners, who are based in the …

The i-Gaming Forum today returns to Stockholm, as industry delegates gather to discuss the latest factors, trends and regulatory impacts effecting the lucrative Scandinavian online betting markets. SBC caught up with i-Gaming Forum Programme Director Thomas Igou to discuss this year’s conference and overall sector developments. Igou details how i-Gaming Forum aims to showcase the diversity of individual Nordic betting …

Members of Denmark’s cabinet are split regarding the potential sale of state-owned gambling operator Danske Spil. Last week Danish news sources’ reported that ruling conservative-liberal party Venstre were considering the potential sale or break-up of Danske Spil assets. At present, it is reported that Venstre and gambling stakeholders would prefer to sell-off Danske Spil’s online gambling assets to the private …

Nico Jansen is founder and CEO of Bet IT Best, the innovative sports portal that allows its members to bet with several bookmakers from one central hub with one single wallet. He reveals some of the drivers behind the business. SBC: Hi Nico, can you detail Bet IT Best’s product journey, from its conception stage, to its research, its initial …

Malta-based online gaming operator Aspire Global has signed an agreement for Quickfire, powered by Microgaming. Later this month, Aspire Global will go live with the Quickfire platform, adding Microgaming’s popular titles to its existing content portfolio and enabling its white label partners, and their players, to enjoy games such as Game of Thrones™, Thunderstruck, Terminator 2™ and plenty more. Aspire Global and …

Danish owned Fibetco has launched BetOnFinance.dk, a game that merges the financial and gambling markets. BetOnFinance will take up a unique spot in the Danish gambling sector and within international markets, as part of Fibetco’s vision to ‘make financial markets available for the man on the street.’ Fibetco has built up over 30 years of experience within the financial markets …

Ekstra Bladet, one of Denmark’s biggest media companies, has announced that it is partnering with software provider EveryMatrix to launch Ekstra Bladet Casino and Bingo. Ekstra Bladet runs one of the biggest tabloid and and news sites in Denmark, as well as two of its most popular casino and bingo sites which have been live since 2012. These were switched …

Amaya Inc subsidiary PokerStars has confirmed that it has been granted a sports betting license by Danish gambling authority Spillemyndigheden. Issuing a statement, Amaya detailed that the PokerStars brand had been granted a temporary one year sports betting operator licence. PokerStars management will further move to apply for a full five year licence tenure. The PokerStars brand will be allowed …