Asian gambling operator Melco Crown Entertainment (MCE) has undertaken a senior executive restructure as the firm seeks to reverse its declining corporate performance. A raft of executive changes was confirmed by MCE CEO Lawrence Ho, who has assumed greater control of the company following last December’s equity sell-off by James Packer’s Crown Resorts. Aiming to reverse the declining performance of …

Malta-based German language sports betting brand TIPLIX has become the latest industry operator to relaunch its affiliate program in partnership with Income Access (Paysafe Group). Relaunching its affiliate program utilizing Income Access player tracking and acquisition software,TIPLIX will primarily seek to grow its sports betting and casino partner services for German and Austrian markets. Operated by Trusfulgames Ltd, TIPLIX has …

Industry analyst are awaiting William Hill Plc’s full-year 2016 results which will be published on Monday 9 January. Following a year of woes for the FTSE-listed bookmaker, in which it had to issue an early profit warning following its first 2016 business quarter, industry commentators are eager to evaluate William Hill’s position coming into 2017. Hindered by the digital decline …

Clarion Gaming the event organisers of ICE 2017 (7-9 February at London Excel), global gaming’s biggest industry conference have set up a number of ‘challenges’ for attending show delegates in order to maximise coverage of product, services and new technologies. Following the popularity of last year’s ‘Operator Challenge’ and ‘Game To Watch’ Competitions, Clarion Gaming returns the format, adding a …

US business news sources have reported that the governance of Caesars Entertainment Corporation (CEC) are closing in on a final resolution with senior creditors relating to the $18 billion debt restructure of its ‘Caesars Entertainment Operating Company’ (CEOC).   90% of Caesars creditors are reported to have accepted terms relating to the CEOC debt reorganisation.  Furthermore, debt stakeholders have chosen …

Industry games and content provider Yggdrasil Gaming has moved to bolster its senior management team by conforming the appointment of Andrew Pegler as Chief Commercial Officer for its Gibraltar division, along with the promotion of Krzysztof Opałka to Chief Product Officer (CPO). Entering a new year, Yggdrasil has strengthened its strategic commercial operations by appointing Pegler a 12-year industry veteran …

Independent online bookmaker bet365 has released its new ‘Edit Bet’ feature, which enables customers to ‘add, swap and remove selections’ from their wagers in both pre-match and in-play markets. Seeking to boost its market choices, the Edit Bet feature will be made visible within the bookmaker’s betslip functionality once its ‘Cash-Out’ option is live, thus allowing bet365 customers to ‘change …

Seeking to expand its corporate presence within the Australian online betting sector, William Hill will implement a multi-brand strategy for the saturated market by reviving dormant brand Centrebet (Centrebet.com). The FTSE-listed bookmaker had acquired the Centrebet brand through its £450 million acquisition of online competitor Sportingbet’s ‘regulated market’ assets in 2013.   The move to revive Centrebet will likely surprise …

Business publication ‘SportsBusiness’ has ranked Perform Group CEO & Co-Founder Simon Denyer as one of the top innovators in sports commerce for 2016, following a ‘transformational year’ for his company and its services. Denyer who founded Perform in 2005, ranked in 5th place in SportBusiness list of the ‘Top 20 Sports Innovators in 2016’. The recognition of Perform’s leader follows …