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The UK Gambling Commission has granted slots provider Magnet Gaming a Remote Gambling Software Operating Licence. As such the Danish company becomes one of a select group of overseas suppliers which has the required licensing in place to comply with the 2014 Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act. Magnet’s Head of Game Licensing, Thomas Nielsen, discussed the strategic importance of the deal …

Jon Bradford caused something of a stir when he left as the head of TechStars London back in the middle of last year. Previous to TechStars, Bradford worked for the Northern-England publicly-funded start-up body The Difference Engine before launching the Cambridge University accelerator Springboard. He has now ‘gone plural’ and taken up a number of non-executive roles including advising the …

UK based esports startup FaceIt has raised $15m (£10.4m) in funding and has announced its expansion into the US by opening an office in Los Angeles. The company, which was funded in 2012, boasts over 3.5 million users on its multiplayer gaming platform. It allows players to take part in tournaments and leagues for prizes via automated tournament management and matchmaking. …

Having announced this January that its full-year 2015 performance will outperformed market expectations. XLMedia governance this morning issued a corporate statement detailing that it will undertake a strategic review of its business, considering all options in order to maximise shareholder value. Releasing its short statement, London AIM listed XLMedia Plc noted that it would review all options available, including “acquiring …

Online Bookmakers Unibet have agreed to sponsor the popular ‘Americarnage’ American Sports Podcast, launching in time for America’s biggest sporting event of the year: Super Bowl 50. The sports podcast at americanage.co.uk, which boasts over 200 episodes and a highly loyal audience of fans, is anchored by notable broadcasters Nat Coombs and Mike Carlson, both recognisable faces from American sports shows …

Ahead of ICE 2016, SBC speaks to Michael März, Managing Director of Sports Betting at Sportradar regarding the changing nature of sports betting operations , which have witnessed new demands placed by clients on their suppliers provisions.  März details to SBC readers how Sportradar subsidiary Betradar has developed effective operations with new products/services in order to meet changing client demands, in an …

Tom Chamberlain is Head of Quickfire at Microgaming, a gaming software developer based in the Isle of Man. With ICE 2016 now just over a week away, all the companies exhibiting will be spending this week gearing up for an action packed three days. Microgaming will be at stand N5-220 and Microgaming Bar N5-120 during ICE week. SBC spoke to Tom …

It has been revealed that fantasy football operator Mondogoal has signed its latest partnership with Sports Interactive. As the studio behind the world famous and adored Football Manager, this deal is a big bit of business for Mondogoal in that Sports Interactive will now offer its customer base the opportunity to play its daily fantasy football games. In addition Mondogoal …

Betting technology and data provisions provider SIS has launched a bespoke sports trading department for its UK and international customers. the specialist team will aim to provide pricing in tandem with SIS’ established portfolio of high-quality pictures, data and streaming products. The service comes complete with comprehensive pricing on UK and Irish horseracing as well as BAGS greyhound racing, following a September soft-launch …

UK marketing news source Campaign Live (CampaignLive.co.uk) has reported that Gibraltar based bookmaker BetVictor has called for a creative pitch, ahead of this summer’s UEFA Euro 2016 Championships. BetVictor marketing are reported to have sent creative briefs to select UK agencies with the first round of presentations expected to take place this February. Current Incumbent VCCP Media (London) have been …