Michael Lawson

Winning Post – Concern rises over blame game as regulator aims to clean up ICE

SBC News Winning Post - Concern rises over blame game as regulator aims to clean up ICE

Regulus Partners, the strategic consultancy focused on international gambling and related industries, gives an insight into some of the key developments in the gambling industry as part of its ‘Winning Post’ column. It is likely that this year’s ICE will be chiefly remembered for the Gambling Commission’s attacks on the use of promotional girls at the expo – and follow-up …

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Kindred Says Relax with new casino integration

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Multi-brand operator Kindred Group has gone live with Relax Gaming’s table games, with further casino content to be integrated in the coming months. The supplier’s premium, cost-effective roulette and blackjack titles have been made available to the group’s brands, including Unibet, MariaCasino, and 32Red. Relax’s roulette sits on a proprietary RNG engine, and showcases accurate ball movement, while blackjack players …

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OtherLevels announces sports betting messaging platform

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Multi-channel messaging platform OtherLevels has unveiled its new in-play messaging module, designed to provide a more personalised live sports betting experience and boost revenues for operators. Launched ahead of this year’s World Cup in Russia, the platform allows online sportsbooks to dynamically deliver messages promoting their latest in-play odds during live football or other sporting fixtures. The real-time solution automatically …

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Extensive new racing channel launches in Africa

SBC News Extensive new racing channel launches in Africa

Kiron Interactive has struck a deal with Phumelela Gaming and Leisure Limited to launch a fixed odds betting channel – including live British, Irish and South African horse racing, and virtual racing – in betting shops throughout Africa. The new satellite channel, named Racing World, will offer fixed odds betting on British and Irish racing (Jumps and Flat), South African …

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Playtech launches sports star-themed gaming suite

SBC News Playtech launches sports star-themed gaming suite

Leading omni-channel supplier Playtech has launched a new casino games suite, linked to a series of timed jackpots with guaranteed daily wins. The suite, created to celebrate the champions of the global sporting world, will be launched alongside high-profile events such as the Cheltenham Festival, the Grand National and the World Cup. In an industry first, each game in the …

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Paddy Power takes BAGS live across its retail premises

SBC News Paddy Power takes BAGS live across its retail premises

Paddy Power has signed up to take BAGS (“Bookmakers Afternoon Greyhound Service”) greyhound content live via its TV channel across its 631 shops. Director of The Racing Partnership, Mark Kingston, said: “We are delighted that Paddy Power has joined other betting shop operators in being able to show BAGS greyhound fixtures on their channels.   The BAGS schedule comprises over …

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RISQ and SportCaller to add “new dimension to player retention”

SBC News RISQ and SportCaller to add "new dimension to player retention"

B2B jackpot risk management specialist RISQ has teamed up with SportCaller to unveil a series of World Cup prediction games with the aim of adding a new dimension to player retention. The free-to-enter challenges ask players to predict the outcomes of the World Cup. From purely forecasting the winner of every tournament match (from the group stages to the final) …

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SNAITECH and Vermantia unite with forward-facing retail solution

SBC News SNAITECH and Vermantia unite with forward-facing retail solution

Italian gaming industry leader SNAITECH has partnered with Vermantia, the global omni-channel solutions provider, to bring an advanced, end-to-end betting solution to the market that the firms hope will elevate the retail betting experience. Vermantia’s international retail technologies and distribution capabilities meet SNAITECH’s much-lauded services for bookmaking, trading and risk management, providing retail betting operators with a complete shop-in-shop solution. …

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Mansion launches with SBTech after link-up

SBC News Mansion launches with SBTech after link-up

Leading igaming operator Mansion has launched with SBTech’s sportsbook and full platform solution, entering the European sports betting arena with new brand MansionBet. In a major deal for the technology provider, the partnership also includes a selection of SBTech’s Managed Services, alongside the sportsbook platform. Mansion has been at the forefront of the online casino sphere for more than ten …

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Washington state senator is latest to wade into loot box debate

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Washington state Senator Kevin Ranker is the latest official to seek clarity over the highly divisive use of loot boxes in video games. The Democrat and former San Juan County Commissioner has charged the State Gambling Commission with identifying whether or not the boxes constitute gambling. Along with fellow Democrat Senators Reuven Carlyle and Karen Keiser, Ranker submitted Senate Bill …

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