Claire Milne Appointed as Non-Executive Director of Playtech

Claire Milne Appointed as Non-Executive Director of Playtech

by July 8, 2016

The gaming giant Playtech has appointed a new board member. Claire Milne was officially introduced as a new member on the list of independent Non-Executive directors. In addition, she is about to join several committees that match her expertise level – the Nominations Committee, ...

mybet Weighs Options for Dealing with Financial Struggle

mybet Weighs Options for Dealing with Financial Struggle

by June 10, 2016

mybet officials revealed that there was a chance the company to be put up for sale due to financial hurdles that are difficult to overcome. A few days ago, mybet had no choice but to sell its stake in pferdewetten.de, a popular German horse racing operator. The amount of €10 mil ...

William Hill Enters into Partnership with Ever Adventure

William Hill Enters into Partnership with Ever Adventure

by June 10, 2016

Mere hours ago, it was officially confirmed that Ever Adventure is to work in collaboration with William Hill. The partnership is aimed at establishing a digital casino, considered the next big thing in the industry. The collaboration is expected to create a product, that is more ...

Dual Brand Strategy to Be Applied after the Ladbrokes-Coral Merger Completion

Dual Brand Strategy to Be Applied after the Ladbrokes-Coral Merger Completion

by June 9, 2016

Carl Leaver, Chief Executive Officer of Gala Coral, commented on the soon-to-be-materialized merger between Gala Coral and Ladbrokes and defined it as the most sensible solution in the long term.What made the two rival companies settle for a merge was their aim to blunt the i ...

Wynn Boston Harbor Resort Slated to Open in May 2019

Wynn Boston Harbor Resort Slated to Open in May 2019

by June 9, 2016

Casino mogul Steve Wynn threw light on details related to the $2 billion Everett casino project and remained confident that Wynn Boston Harbor casino will host its first visitors in May 2019. Wynn told local businesses that the property should have its grand opening “34 months fr ...

Francesco Rodano Appointed as Playtech Chief Policy Officer

Francesco Rodano Appointed as Playtech Chief Policy Officer

by June 8, 2016

Playtech revealed the name of the new Chief Policy Officer. This is Francesco Rodano who left the Italian gaming regulator Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (AAMS) to join the online gambling giant.Rodano will be responsible for providing Playtech with accurate information ...

Gala Coral Reports Net Revenue Increase in H1

Gala Coral Reports Net Revenue Increase in H1

by June 8, 2016

The casino and sports betting giant Gala Coral released a report related to its financial performance in H1. According to the released data, the 28-week period ended with a pre-tax loss of £49.8 million as compared to the profit of £103.4 million reported a year ago.Gala Cora ...

Pinnacle Seeks UK License by Year’s End

Pinnacle Seeks UK License by Year’s End

by June 7, 2016

Pinnacle representatives announced that the company was about to apply for a license that would enable it to provide its services on the territory of the United Kingdom. According to the initial plan, the application is to be submitted in Q4 of 2016.Pinnacle officials commen ...

Mr Green Sportsbook to Be Launched Before Euro 2016 Kicks Off

Mr Green Sportsbook to Be Launched Before Euro 2016 Kicks Off

by June 7, 2016

Mere hours ago, the popular provider of online gambling solutions Mr Green, announced that the sports betting section will be launched ahead of the start of Euro 2016. The sportsbook is to be powered by Kambi and it will be available through MrGreen.com. The latter used to provid ...

Metric Gaming and Gamesys Work Together to Establish New Generation Sportsbook

Metric Gaming and Gamesys Work Together to Establish New Generation Sportsbook

by June 7, 2016

Sports betting software Metric Gaming and online casino and bingo operator Gamesys announced they were going to work in collaboration for the establishment of a new generation sportsbook. The latter is to be run on the Metric Gaming technology platform.The launch of the new b ...

New Casinos to Open on Cotai Strip Amid Tightened Anti-Money Laundering Regulations

New Casinos to Open on Cotai Strip Amid Tightened Anti-Money Laundering Regulations

by June 6, 2016

According to information published on the site of the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, Macau-based casinos have to comply with new regulations, which are much broader as compared to the last version issued a decade ago.Macau is a Chinese administrative region and th ...

UK Racing Officials Turn Down Levy Offer Proposed by Leading Bookmakers

UK Racing Officials Turn Down Levy Offer Proposed by Leading Bookmakers

by June 6, 2016

It was announced that the UK racing officials have rejected a levy offer, put forward by four leading bookmakers – William Hill, Coral, Ladbrokes and Betfred. The offer was related to their online and land-based business contracts that are due to expire in 2019.All four opera ...

NYX Gaming Acquisition of OpenBet to Be Sponsored by William Hill and SB&G

NYX Gaming Acquisition of OpenBet to Be Sponsored by William Hill and SB&G

by April 4, 2016

NYX Gaming, a popular provider of digital gaming solutions, has just announced it is about to ink a deal for the acquisition of OpenBet. The latter is a Chiswick-based sportsbook and gaming software company, owned by Vitruvian Partners and it was acquired for the staggering amoun ...

Nebraska Governor Opposes Gambling Expansion

Nebraska Governor Opposes Gambling Expansion

by April 4, 2016

Pete Ricketts, Nebraska’s Governor, has reaffirmed his objections related to the gambling expansion on the territory of the Cornhusker state. He was quoted as saying that even if the proposed ballot was successful, the attempt to legalize casinos would have an extremely neg ...

Genting Malaysia to Run Taunton Casino on Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Behalf

Genting Malaysia to Run Taunton Casino on Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Behalf

by April 1, 2016

According to reliable sources Genting Malaysia Bhd, one of the leading Asian leisure and hospitality companies, is about to ink a deal authorizing it to run the soon-to-be-established casino resort, located in Taunton, Massachusetts.In a special filing, Genting Malaysia revea ...