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West Bromwich Albion bags biggest shirt sponsorship ever with UK-K8.com

SBC News West Bromwich Albion bags biggest shirt sponsorship ever with UK-K8.com

Midlands football Club West Bromwich Albion has confirmed its most lucrative shirt sponsorship ever by announcing online casino operator UK-K8.com as its new shirt sponsor for next season’s Premier League 2016/17. West Bromwich Albion marketing disclosed that the shirt sponsorship agreement will run for an initial two-year period. UK-K8.com a brand operated by Asian gaming operator K8 Group, will work …

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Gaming Realms doubles revenues to £21 million as corporate losses narrow in 2015

SBC News Gaming Realms doubles revenues to £21 million as corporate losses narrow in 2015

Presenting its full-year 2015 results, London AIM-listed mobile gambling operator Gaming Realms Plc reported that it had narrowed FY losses to £7.8 million (FY 2014 £9.8 million). Gaming Realms who operates mobile centric casino brands, Pocket Fruity, Slingo, Spin Genie and Britain’s Got Talent Games reported that it had almost doubled company revenues to £21 million (FY 2014: £11.2 million) …

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GAN closes tough 2015 with £5.6 million losses

SBC News GAN closes tough 2015 with £5.6 million losses

Online gambling B2B supplier GameAccount Network (GAN) closes a tough fiscal 2015 (period ending December 2015) reporting that its operating losses have doubled to £5.6 million (FY 2014:£2.6 million). Detailing full-year 2015 metrics, GAN recorded a net revenue decrease of 8% to £6 million (FY 2014: £6.5 million). Closing 2015 GAN would report clean EBITDA losses of £3 million (FY …

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Svante Liljevall departs as Evolution Gaming COO

SBC News Svante Liljevall departs as Evolution Gaming COO

Stockholm Nasdaq-listed live gambling solutions provider Evolution Gaming has confirmed that Chief Operations Officer (COO) Svante Liljevall has resigned from his executive role following eight years of service. The departure of Liljevall who has served as COO since 2008, sees Evolution Gaming lose one of its longest-serving executives.   Liljevall had been a key stakeholder in the company’s international growth …

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NYX Gaming 2015 results impacted by acquisition and restructuring expenses

SBC News NYX Gaming 2015 results impacted by acquisition and restructuring expenses

Presenting its full-year 2015 results (period ending 31 December), Toronto TSX-listed gambling technology provider NYX Gaming Group posted a mixed set of top line performance metrics. Closing 2015, NYX would record a revenue uplift of CAD $ 52 million 91% up on FY 2014’s CAD $ 28 million. NYX’s revenue uplift would transfer to Group Profits of CAD $45 million …

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Realistic Games promotes Andy Harris to CEO

SBC News Realistic Games promotes Andy Harris to CEO

Andy Harris has been promoted to the position of chief executive officer at British slots and table games provider Realistic Games. Harris joined Realistic as commercial director in 2012 and has been integral to the significant growth the company has experienced ever since. He recently undertook a strategic review at the Berkshire-based business. On the back of this, a detailed …

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PokerStars launches knockout tournament backed by Neymar

SBC News PokerStars launches knockout tournament backed by Neymar

PokerStars have announced the launch of PokerStars Knockout Poker, a tournament format exclusively available online at PokerStars which will be supported through a global marketing campaign featuring football superstar Neymar. The tournament prize money in PokerStars Knockout Poker will be split 50/50, with 50% going to the ‘normal’ prize pool and the other 50% being awarded for ‘knockouts’, with players …

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Yggdrasil Gaming releases third online slot in Jokerizer series

SBC News Yggdrasil Gaming releases third online slot in Jokerizer series

Yggdrasil Gaming have announced the release of Wicked Circus, the third online slot in the Jokerizer series, which enables players to chase bigger wins via a new hold feature. Wicked Circus builds upon the success of The Dark Joker Rizes, which remains a strong performer for Yggdrasil across all markets more than a year after launch. The Jokerizer series is part …

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Microgaming announces May game release

SBC News Microgaming announces May game release

Microgaming have announced the release of Win Sum Dim Sum, a new game for its collection. The slot, which is available in 20 languages, will be released across all platforms to Microgaming and Quickfire operators on 4th May 2016. Neill Whyte, Head of Product Channels at Microgaming, commented: “May’s game release pairs trusted game features with a fun theme set for global appeal. This game adds …

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