In the Premier League season of 2014/15 there will be six clubs with a commercially named stadium. This is more than ever before. Throughout the lower leagues this figure escalates to twenty-one clubs in total in England’s top five leagues. This is including those with stadiums which are known by two names, one traditional, one commercial (often temporary deals) such …

European Gaming and Amusement Federation: Euromat, has announced the appointment of Nick Harding, CEO of gaming low stake operator  Praesepe as the chief representative of  British Amusement Industry – BACTA Harding  has over 30 years experience in the gambling sector said: “I’m passionate about the gaming entertainment industry so I’m pleased to be more closely involved with EUROMAT as the voice of …

The revamped Excellence in iGaming show in Berlin (21st – 23rd October) promises to be the most important gaming conference in years, as numerous key topics and concerns will be covered on the show floor. EiG Berlin will be looking to bring to the forefront the biggest issues, factors and trends concerning gaming’s present and future. The expo will showcase …

Greece’s General Secretary for fiscal transparency Giorgos Sourlas, has urged the Greek Government to toughen up its prosecution of illegal gambling operations. Speaking to the Greek General Assembly on Tuesday July 2, Sourlas estimated that more than €5 billion (£3.98 billion) per year was being wagered on illegal betting operators. Sourlas stated that illegal gambling and sports betting were harming …

On-course betting operators are being warned that they must do more to prevent underage gambling after every track bookmaker approached in a test purchasing operation served a 16-year-old without asking for proof of age. People must be 18 or over to place bets at a racecourse. The tests were undertaken at Ascot on 20 June 2014 under the supervision of …

NYX OGS continues its rapid expansion with a content portfolio agreement with leading land-based provider Casino Technology. The agreement allows NYX to distribute Casino Technology’s games to new players via the integration of Casino Technology’s ELEPHANT Remote Game Server with one of the world’s leading gaming content distribution platforms, NYX OGS. “Expansion in the virtual space is part of the …

The Austrian Ministry of Finance has granted the integrated global gaming firm, Novomatic, two casino licenses. These will allow Novomatic to open two new flagship casinos in the country; one at Vienna Prater and the other in Bruck an der Leitha in Lower Austria. The firm, which is one of the largest producers and operators of gaming technologies and one …

The UK Gambling Commission has expressed its concern with operator BetButler amidst continuing reports it is failing to satisfy customer withdrawal requests. A spokesperson on behalf of the Gambling Commission told eGaming Review: “We remain considerably concerned about a range of issues in relation to this operator and we are continuing to engage with them closely.” A significant amount of …

Betfair has partnered IT analytics service and maintenance provider Nexthink to monitor the performance of its European igaming services. The Nexthink V5 solution is set to monitor the igaming operators  IT networks, reporting on technical infrastructures, potential blocks, user and usage functionalities and network bandwidth. Betfair have selected Nexthink due to the companys knowledge and capabilities of servicing large scale …