In 2011 the Guardian published a definitive (though writer, James Dart, argued otherwise) list of the 100 football blogs to follow. The world of football blogging is highly competitive with often little to no financial reward. To stand out, and moreover, to maintain a consistent and steady flow of traffic to a blog is no mean feat. As such it …

West Brom have bolstered their survival chances with a host of shrewd summer signings and sponsorship deals ahead of the upcoming 2014/15 Premier League season. Online sportsbook providers 666Bet and bet365 have been unveiled as premium club partners. The Baggies, who finished one place above the relegation zone in May, announced the partnerships on their official website. 666Bet has been welcomed as the club’s platinum Asian gaming partner. …

Casino games developer Yggdrasil Gaming has agreed terms with CO-Gaming and is refusing to slow down during the summer with a raft of further deals in the pipeline.CO-Gaming, operators of multi-vertical online and mobile gaming site Comeon.com, will shortly go live with all of Yggdrasil’s unique casino games and lottery content and integrate new games as and when they are ready …

The Summit of iGaming in Malta, SiGMA, being held between October 31st and November 1st, is set to become one of the largest, most-dedicated remote iGaming exhibitions and  conferences for affiliates, operators and suppliers of the industry, with 2,500+ delegates,   60+ top-level speakers and over 70 stands to be featured throughout the two-day event. Speaking at the launch of SiGMA, …

Team SBC catches up with igaming industry player acquisition and marketing veteran Tom Galanis, Director of igaming marketing specialists GameOn Marketing, to discuss future impacts and potential blocks with regards to igaming’s marketing value chain. Tom gives insight into how operators will be forced to rethink operations and marketing strategy as new regulations and constraints come into play. Tom Galanis …

Explaining the value of the meeting John White said: “Naturally I am very keen to hit the ground running and the opportunity to meet with members of the IOA Group, many of whom are old friends, was extremely welcome. There are very close links between the IOA and BACTA and a number of IOA members have served the trade association with …

William Hill has appointed Tom Waterhouse, as Chief Executive Officer of William Hill Australia. Waterhouse is expected to take charge of the bookmakers Australian igaming division by the end of the July. The operator had been seeking to appoint a CEO for its Australian operations, former Sportingbet Australia Managing  Director Michael Sullivan had been overseeing regional operations for the bookmaker. …

The European Commission (EC) has made several customer safety and protection recommendations to the European Union (EU), in the publishing of its Commission Recommendations on European online gambling services. The Document fully titled ‘Principles for the protection of consumers and players of online gambling services and for the prevention of minors from gambling online’, recommends the EU to set additional …

Under a new revised corporate strategy, bwin.party are set to undertake €10 million (£7.8 million) of cost cut measures, which senior management of the operator believe will help meet its end of year targets and additionally boost shareholder value. bwin.party’s trading statement published on Tuesday said the operator had benefited from the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, but the statement …

Online cash payments provider Ukash has been recognised for its success in business growth and international sales with its appearance in the Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200. The International Track listing, is an expansion of the Sunday Times Track 100 league table, which Ukash has won for three successive years in a row. The league table ranks Britain’s mid-market …