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FTSE-listed GVC Holdings (GVC) has announced that it has revamped acquired asset partycasino’s website (partycasino.com) with a view of improving customer engagement and overall player experience. The website revamp comes just three months after GVC’s £1.1 billion acquisition of bwin.party Entertainment (deal completed January 2016) Detailing project insights, GVC stated that it had redeveloped partycasino’s aesthetic adding new enhancements to …

Bolstering its commercial development arm, igaming and mobile games content developer iSoftBet has confirmed the appointment of Michael Probert as its new Head of Business Development. A sixteen-year online gambling veteran Probert joins iSoftBet, leading the developer’s commercial propositions and new market strategies. Probert has prior international commerce and project management experience having worked in senior management roles for gambling …

Microgaming has announced the June release of Pretty Kitty, a cross-platform 5×3 reel slot game with 243 ways-to-win. The game will go live to Microgaming and Quickfire operators on desktop, mobile and tablet on 8th June 2016. Pretty Kitty features expanding symbols in both the base game and free spins. In the base game, any full symbol stack on reel …

Online payment provider, Paysafe Group Plc (Paysafe) has become the latest FTSE-listed company to face a shareholder dispute regarding executive pay.   Despite governance announcing on Wednesday that the company was outperforming its market guidance, 52% of shareholders voted against Paysafe’s executive payment scheme at the firm’s annual general meeting. It is understood that Paysafe investors are unhappy with CEO …

Following a strong start to its 2016, FTSE 250 online payment provider Paysafe Group PLC  (Paysafe) has declared that its corporate performance is outperforming year market expectations. Paysafe Group (the merged entity of Optimal Payments and Skrill) who secured a December listing on the London FTSE, stated that its strong opening momentum will likely continue for the rest of 2016. …

Industry leading gambling technology provider Playtech completes its first major acquisition of 2016, by confirming that it has agreed to acquire Swedish igaming and social games content developer Quickspin AB for a maximum consideration of €50 million. Founded by the executive team of Daniel Lindberg (CEO), Mats Westerlund (CCO) and Joachim Timmermans (CPO) in 2011, Quickspin has become one of …

Yggdrasil Gaming’s new game Monkey King promises to bring plenty of good fortune to players with the chance of free spins, unlimited winning streaks from sticky wilds and even a visit from the mythical monkey himself. The low-to-medium variance slot is set on an isolated mountain temple where players spin to try to find ancient treasures while following the adventures …

The third WhichBingo Awards hosted at London’s Madame Tussauds Museum, saw Gala Bingo and its software provider Playtech take home top industry honours. Voted by users of WhichBingo.com, Gala Bingo won its first ever ‘Best Online Bingo Site’ of the year award, taking the crown from two-time winner Jackpotjoy.  The awards night would see further honours bestowed to the Gala …

The iGaming Super Show is pleased to announce that Marcus Tandler will be the keynote speaker at the Player Acquisition Strategies conference taking place on Thursday 9th June. Marcus Tandler wowed TEDx attendees in Munich when he described the highly complex future of web search in an elegantly simple flurry of slides that created a film-like strip of imagery conveying …

London AIM-listed mobile casino technology and content provider Nektan Plc has confirmed the appointment of Leigh Nissim as its new CEO. Nektan governance ends its five-month search for its new leader, following the resignation of David Gosen at the start of January. The mobile gambling specialists expects to install Nissim as its CEO by late July, replacing interim CEO and …