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ICE 2016 – Esports dissected

SBC News ICE 2016 - Esports dissected

The Betmarkets agenda boasted an impressive collection of speakers dissecting esports across three separate talks at ICE on Wednesday morning. Unikrn Founder Rahul Sood skyped from Seattle, whilst Newzoo’s Peter Warman, Fnatic CEO Wouter Sleijffers and other notable figures discussed the growing industry at length with a focus on how it is vastly dissimilar to traditional sports, and the importance of appreciating this …

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Microgaming receives Guinness World Records certificate

SBC News Microgaming receives Guinness World Records certificate

On 6 October 2015, Mega Moolah set a Guinness World Records® title for the ‘Largest jackpot payout in an online slot machine game’ when Betway UK player Jon Heywood won the GBP equivalent of €17,879,645.12 from a 25p spin. Yesterday, on Microgaming’s stand at ICE Totally Gaming, joint record-holders Microgaming, Betway and Jon received their official certificates from a Guinness World Records adjudicator. …

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ICE 2016 – Virtual Reality vs Perception

SBC News ICE 2016 - Virtual Reality vs Perception

Virtual/augmented reality and its potential was a key theme with two of the speakers at one of the first panel discussions of the day at ICE on Tuesday. Amitabh Ghatak Head of Product Development at William Hill, Founder of Winistry Gerard Cunningham and Playtech’s VP of Product Strategy Liron Snir spoke on the topic of device innovation, and new devices that’ll transform …

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Peter Warman – Newzoo – Esports market intelligence is key

SBC News Peter Warman - Newzoo - Esports market intelligence is key

Newzoo is a global market research and predictive analytics firm which focuses first and foremost on gaming. Headquartered in Amsterdam, it releases regular reports and predictions on esports amongst many other topics. SBC caught up with CEO and Co-Founder Peter Warman ahead of his talk on esports at ICE Totally Gaming. Warman will be a speaker at the ‘Fireside Chat: …

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OpenBet unveils omni-channel racing campaign for ICE 2016

SBC News OpenBet unveils omni-channel racing campaign for ICE 2016

OpenBet will demonstrate the continuing development of its omni-channel product offering at ICE 2016. The sports betting and gaming industry software provider will launch its in-venue companion app, which takes omni-channel betting to the next level with the industry’s equivalent of ‘click and collect’. ‪Through the app players can see the full range of betting options available with live odds …

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Inspired releases first on demand Virtual Reality football product

SBC News Inspired releases first on demand Virtual Reality football product

Inspired, provider of Virtual Sports, Mobile Games and SBG Video Lottery, has announced the release of its premium all-new on demand and in-play Virtual Sports product, Rush Football 2 Live. Rush Football 2 Live is being showcased for the first time at ICE Totally Gaming 2016. Players will experience the a life-like virtual football betting experience and be able to watch non-stop matches …

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Magnet Gaming launches with Microgaming’s Quickfire

SBC News Magnet Gaming launches with Microgaming's Quickfire

Slots provider Magnet Gaming has teamed up with Microgaming to distribute its content to operators via the Quickfire platform. The terms of the agreement will see all 12 of the Danish provider’s slots made available to Quickfire’s extensive catalogue of international casino brands live in regulated markets around the world. Among the games distributed will be the company’s latest releases Space …

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ICE Sports Betting Tours hot for eSports

SBC News ICE Sports Betting Tours hot for eSports

eSports is the hot topic that the betting industry is keen to know more about at ICE 2016. According to a survey of people registering for the Official ICE Sports Betting Tours, eSports is the number one area of interest this year, with over half of the attendees expressing an interest in finding out more about this burgeoning sector. SBC …

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Shergul Arshad – Mondogoal – Partnering Up

SBC News Shergul Arshad - Mondogoal - Partnering Up

Mondogoal is a Boston-based company which has crossed the Atlantic to become the largest DFS platform in Europe. It has partnerships already in place with an impressive list of clubs including Chelsea, Tottenham, West Ham, Valencia, Roma and Barcelona and it’s showing no signs of slowing down. Over £1 million has already been won on the platform in which players are able …

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