Sportradar has integrated its soccer data feeds into the Onefootball application for mobile devices. The cooperation with the world’s leading mobile football community, based in Berlin, started on June 1st 2014. With coverage of over 100 countries, 240+ soccer leagues and 40 languages, Sportradar provides the broadest soccer coverage in the market. From now on, Sportradar’s Live Scores, Live Sports Centre and Statistics solutions will be integrated …
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SIS streams to Betfred and Totepool websites
LBO pictures and data supplier SIS is using its digital streaming platform to provide a new service to both the Betfred and Totepool websites. SIS is delivering live pictures of the “Betfred Bonus Hour”, normally seen on Betfred TV in betting shops, to Betfred.com and Totepool.com. The Bonus Hour is a regular and popular Saturday morning feature on Betfred TV, …
Read More »James Henderson: ‘I’m a great believer in multichannel activity’
The William Hill website is hosting an interview with new CEO James Henderson. Here is a transcript of what he had to say. You’ve been introduced today as William Hill’s CEO designate. What are your thoughts about taking over the top job? I’m absolutely delighted to be able to take over the job at William Hill, especially in its 80th …
Read More »Twitter Ads API now has a Glow
Glow Digital Media (Glow), the global provider of social media technology solutions, has announced its official Twitter integration and Ads API partnership. The invitation to build into the Twitter Ads API and bring dynamic technology to its advertising arsenal means that Glow is now a truly cross platform social media solution. This will further increase advertising options available to its …
Read More »Bally completes $100m acquisition of social casino operator
Bally Technologies, Inc, a leader in gaming machines, table-game products, casino-management systems, has completed the acquisition of online social casino company Dragonplay Ltd for $100m. Launched in 2010, Dragonplay ranks among the 10 top-grossing game developers in the social casino genre with approximately 700,000 daily active users and nearly three million monthly active users across all platforms. Total consideration includes …
Read More »William Hill appoints Henderson as new CEO
William Hill PLC has appointed James Henderson as Chief Executive Officer of the group, effective from 1 August 2014. He is appointed to the Board as CEO Designate with immediate effect. James Henderson has been with the Group for 29 years and is currently Group Director, Operations, with oversight for the UK Retail business, Online, William Hill Australia and William …
Read More »Betfair has vision for Google Glass
In an industry first, UK betting brand Betfair has announced they will become the first betting company to use Google Glass headsets during their TV betting slots. It is the first move by the betting company in a wider business plan to utilise Glass to improve consumers’ betting experience. Starting this Saturday 5 July from Leicester with the 2.30pm slot …
Read More »Exhibitor list for MGS launched
Organisers of November’s Macao Gaming Show (MGS) have unveiled an exhibitor list which comprises many of the biggest and most influential organisationsactive in the international gaming community. Taking place across 18-20 November, 2014 at the Venetian Macao, MGS will feature a raft of heavyweight international gaming companies, including IGT Asia Macau, Aristocrat (Macau), Aruze Gaming Macau, Ainsworth Game Technology, …
Read More »New social marketing campaign from Paddy Power
Bookmaker Paddy Power has launched a new word-of-mouth social media campaign, designed to capture the excitement of online audiences across the summer sporting events including the FIFA World Cup. The ongoing social commerce campaign, launched in partnership with social-selling platform Buyapowa, will give sports fans the opportunity to earn special rewards including improved odds by spreading the word amongst family …
Read More »Evolution Gaming goes live with Danske Spil
Evolution Gaming, video-streamed Live Dealer gaming, has this week launched another world first – a unique new online Live Casino for Danske Licens Spil in Denmark’s liberalised gaming market. The new service from state-owned Danske Licens Spil commenced live rollout on July 3rd with dedicated Live Roulette and Live Blackjack tables hosted at Evolution’s Malta studios. These dedicated tables sit …
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