An official representative of BoyleSports has revealed that the biggest independent bookmaker on the territory of Ireland is still into the idea of acquiring some of the outlets that are to be sold to meet the regulatory requirements for Ladbrokes and Gala Coral’s £2-billion merger. Currently, Ladbrokes owns about 2,150 bookmaker shops on the territory of the UK and another 77 in Northern Ireland. Gala Coral, on the other hand, owns 1,850 outlets in the UK. Last week, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has ruled that the two companies…
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Yggdrasil Gaming and bet365 Ink Online Casino Content Deal
Online casino gaming provider Yggdrasil Gaming confirmed that it has inked a content deal with bet365. Under the terms of the contract, the entire slots portfolio of Yggdrasil is to go live with the leading UK-based gambling operator. According to the official announcement of Yggdrasil, the deal between the two parties was agreed back in February 2016. The terms of the contract include incorporation of the full product range of the Malta-based company in the UK gambling operator. And after the deal was reached, the virtual slots offerings of Yggdrasil…
Read MoreMGA Grants SBTech with Class 4 Remote Gaming License
Gibraltar-based sports betting software solutions, management services and iGaming platform world-leading developer SBTech has announced that has secured a full Class 4 Remote Gaming License by the Gaming Authority in Malta. The newly-issued MGA Class 4 license is added to the company’s already existing gambling software and technology authorisation that was granted to SBTech by the UK Gambling Commission in March 2015. The Chief Executive Officer of SBTech Richard Carter shared how pleased he was for getting the Class 4 license. He confirmed of the news, saying that the company…
Read MoreWilliam Hill to Present H1 Results amid Digital Division Revenue Drop
William Hill is eagerly awaited to present its half-year results on August 5th by many industry and city analysts. The UK-based bookmaker’s executives are expected to present strategic updates for the first six months of its current fiscal year that would probably be aimed at dealing with the decline registered in the digital division’s performance of the company. Industry analysts would like to see the overall impact that Euro 2016 championships will have on the fiscal year’s first-half results. At the same time, William Hill has announced a preliminary expectations…
Read More32Red Revenue Rises 63% in 2016 H1
Today the Gibraltar-based online casino company 32Red Plc revealed an update for its operations for the first half of the fiscal year ended on June 30th, 2016. The company posted a 63% increase in its total net gaming revenue over the first six months of the year to £30.4 million. This is a record high performance, especially considering the fact that the figures posted in the same period in 2015 were considerably lower and amounted to £18.6 million. According to the company’s official report, the excellent performance over the period…
Read MorePlaytech’s Virtual Sports Product Goes Live with Coral
The world’s largest online gaming software provider Playtech has revealed that its retail Virtual Sports product has gone live in 100 Coral betting shops located in the UK. The product, called Virtual Spors Football Accumulator, actually replicates a real-life accumulator. It is comprised of four 90-second matches that are run at the same time every five minutes. Under the terms of the agreement, it is to be streamed by using a Linux hardware box solution in the country. Head of Virtual, Playtech Sports Elliott Norris confirmed of the deal and…
Read MoreNSoft Signs Gaming Content Distribution Deal with iSoftBet
NSoft, the gaming products and services supplier based in Bosnia and Herzegovina, revealed in an official statement that it has inked a deal with iSoftBet, the UK-based online and mobile casino game software provider. The agreement is focused on gambling content distribution is considered part of the expansion strategy of the rapidly-growing NSoft. Under the terms of the deal, NSoft will get the change for further expansion into the regulated online gaming markets of Western Europe. On the other hand, iSoftBet will also get a change for growth by reaching…
Read MoreUKGC Imposes £300,000 Fine on Camelot
The UK National Lottery operator Camelot has been imposed a financial penalty amounting to £300,000 by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). The fine has been issued after Camelot failed to publish the correct results for its Lotto Millionaire Raffle game. The above-mentioned error occured on October 10th, 2015 when the National Lottery operator published wrong set of results on its official website. The incorrect results for the Lotto Millionaire Raffle game were displayed on the website for an hour and were seen by more than 100,000 users. The inaccuracy led…
Read MoreSG Gaming Inks 3-Year Deal with Gala Bingo
Scientific Games has officially announced that its division SG Gaming has signed a new agreement with UK-based bingo operator Gala Bingo. The deal is for a period of three years, expanding the partnership of the companies to September 2019. Under the terms of the agreement, Gala Bingo is to bring its game offerings to the online players to the UK-based gaming solutions provider. The Managing Director of SG Gaming – Alex Stephens – commented on the news and explained that everyone at Scientific Games’ division were very happy for the…
Read MoreFanDuel Inks Partnership Deal with Opta Sports
FanDuel has announced that it inked a partnership contract with the sports data company Opta Sports. The news of the deal comes right ahead of the fantasy sports operator’s plans for a UK launch of its football product in early August 2016. Under the terms of the agreement between the two parties, Opta which is currently part of Perform Group is to provide live performance statistics for the fantasy football platform of FanDuel that is expected to be officially released later this summer. The Director of Internatinal Marketing of FanDuel…
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