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New UK online betting operator Sun Bets, the joint business venture of Tabcorp Holdings and News UK, has launched its online casino offering in partnership with market leading software supplier Playtech. Sun Bets who officially launched this week, will be complemented by a comprehensive Playtech serviced online and live casino product. Playtech continues to strengthen its services partnership with News …

FTSE-listed gambling technology provider, Playtech has announced its latest provisions for omni-channel client Gala Coral, which will see its first ‘out of the box’ retail Virtual Sports product rolled-out across 100 Coral UK betting shops. Following the initial roll-out phase within Coral betting shops, Playtech will then aim to deploy it new Virtual Sports product throughout 1000 further Coral retail …

Playtech has secured a deal to supply PokerStars with a range of its popular slot titles. The deal extends the relationship between the two companies, as PokerStars is already served by Quickspin, the Swedish games developer acquired by Playtech for €50 million in May 2016. Amaya’s PokerStars brand has already launched slot titles ‘White King’, ‘Frankie Dettori’ and ‘Greta Blue’ …

Omni-channel gaming software and services supplier, Playtech, has triumphed over international technology and energy giants Google and BP to claim the prize of ‘Most Effective Agency Collaboration’ at this year’s prestigious International Corporate Event Awards.  The awards ceremony took place at the iconic Victoria and Albert Museum in central London, attended by professionals from some of the world’s biggest and most popular …

FTSE-listed Playtech Plc continues to strengthen its position within the sports betting market by confirming to acquire Best Gaming Technology for €138 million (£115 million). The ‘all-cash’ acquisition sees Playtech secure a 90% stake in the Vienna-based company, which specialises in retail based sports betting provisions, risk/ liability management and multi-channel odds feeds.   The announced deal will see BGT …

FTSE-listed gambling technology provider Playtech has strengthened its corporate advisory by confirming Claire Milne as an Independent Non-Executive Director. Milne a gambling and technology legal expert will advise the Playtech board on regulatory compliance as the firm seeks expand its services within new and related sectors. Milne currently serves as a Senior Partner for Isle of Man law firm Appleby, …

Vermantia has announced that it has been accepted as an Associate Member of the European Lotteries Association. The company, which provides Virtual and Live Sports content to licensed operators and lotteries, joins a list of members which includes Novomatic, Playtech and Intralot. As an associate member, Vermantia has committed to promoting the dynamic and sustainable gaming model for the benefit …

Sky Betting & Gaming’s Sky Bingo team has confirmed that Chrissie Johnson, a chiropodist from Wales, has becomes its first ever millionaire with a payout of more than £1.3 million. Chrissie Johnson, who won £1,346,155.43, had been a member of Sky Bingo for just over a year and had been playing on ‘Chests of Plenty’ for 15-20 minutes when she …

Playtech has launched its biggest casino network promotion ‘Age of the Gods -£250,000 Giveaway’, which is set to run for the remaining 21 days of the Euro 2016 football championships (tournament end date 10 July). The £250,000 value added player incentives have been added to the launch of Playtech’s slot series ‘Age of the Gods’, and will see the casino …

Irish billionaire Dermot Desmond appears to have lost any chance of halting the merger of Ladbrokes and Gala Coral as the UK Takeover Panel has rejected his appeal regarding the influence of gambling technology provider Playtech on the deal. Desmond who owns 2.8% of Ladbrokes Plc shareholdings had appealed to the Takeover Panel regarding the disclosure of an agreement which …