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Sports and betting data provider Sportradar has entered into a partnership with online prediction game operator Kicktipp. The deal with the German based company includes the implementation of Sportradar Media Service’s Live Scores and Statistics solutions starting from January 1st 2015. With coverage of over 100 countries, 240+ soccer leagues and 40 languages, Sportradar provides the broadest soccer coverage in the market. From …

Unibet has completed the acquisition of the Bingo.com domain and its related European operations and customer base. The operator reached a deal with holding company Bingo.com Ltd for a total deal value of $8 million. The $8 million deal will see Unibet pay Bingo.com Ltd $2 million in cash for its brand and operations. Bingo.com Ltd will further gain a …

Bwin.Party is close to selling its social gaming business and is in continuing merger talks with other parties. In a pre-close trading update, the firm revealed that it is in ‘active discussions’ regarding the sale of Win, the group’s social gaming business, and that it expects to make a further announcement shortly. The company had announced a huge expansion into …

NBA basketball team,  the Houston Rockets  announced today a partnership with Boston-based daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings. The Houston Rockets are among the first NBA franchises to work with DraftKings, the US-based destination for daily fantasy sports, which offers contests for experts and casual players alike. In addition to daily fantasy basketball, DraftKings also offers fantasy contests in additional major professional …

Optimal Payments Plc has been selected by gamigo AG, a distributor of free-to-play multiplayer online games (MOGs), to provide its Neteller service as an alternative payment method for its online gaming players. This partnership offers gamers using a Neteller account, including those across Europe, Latin America and Asia, a safe and secure way to deposit funds for in-game purchases on Free2Play, MMORPGs …

Youbetme is a social betting app which allows you to ‘bet on anything’. This is social betting and so whilst Youbetme facilitates and tracks the bets, it does not handle money. Players can play for whatever they choose amongst themselves, whether this is money, dinner, a drink or something a little more embarrassing. Player profiles keep a tally of wins, …

This November sees EA Sports close its competitive real money gaming hub ‘EA Arena’.Whilst the news of its closure  flew somewhat under the radar in terms of media and industry  coverage, EA Sports and World Gaming (partnership brand operated under  Virgin Gaming) have been in a competitive gaming partnership for quite a while. The EA Sports Arena allows players to …

Sportingbet has recently gone live with Wikibetting’s Facebook Application that allows users to bet on a peer to peer level using fake currency. Users have the ability to challenge friends within Facebook based on different Football events, apply the odds, and propose the wagered amount. The bookmaker believes that this is a great way for Sportingbet to tap into a …

Today sees the official launch of the SBC Job Board – a new resource that aims to help people find their dream job in the sports betting industry. Available to view at http://jobs.sbcnews.co.uk/, the SBC job board details all the latest vacancies in the sector. Job seekers can search for new opportunities via job category or keyword search, and advertising …

Social betting app Youbetme, has secured a Series A funding of $2.7 million (£1.6 million). Launched in January by founders Justin Jarman and Jason Neubauer, the app aims to make casual bets between friends easier to manage and more fun to take part in. Youbetme has labelled itself as the sporting handshake of the future. Youbet reports that the App …