Technology

Evolution Gaming, lprovider of Live Casino solutions, today launches its new live studio within Belgium’s historic Casino de Spa. Evolution’s A-Licence operators will  be going live with their new Spa-based Live Casino, operators include bwin, Unibet, 777, Circus, Starcasino and Napoleon Games. All will stream live dealer Roulette and Blackjack plus Auto Slingshot Roulette from the Spa studio between 18:00 and 02:00, …

Danish state owned igaming operator Danske Spil has announced that it has acquired a 60% stake in Scandinavian fantasy sports operator Swush. Danske Spil will use the acquisition of Swush to bolster its digital product offering, as it looks to scale up its operations for the licensed Danish online gambling market. Both parties already have an active relationship with Swush …

Having set up its technology and innovation hub in London’s Shoreditch district, William Hill has outlined product independence combined with in-house development and innovation competencies as its key corporate values which will lead future growth for its business. Team SBC spoke to Director of Corporate Development & Innovation Crispin Nieboer one of the operators key leaders on innovation on how …

bet365 (Australia) is the latest online bookmaker to adopt the controversial ‘click to call’ wagering service, which is currently being investigated by Australia’s Federal Police with regards to breaching live betting regulations. The operator follows Ladbrokes Australia and William Hill, who implemented the wagering mechanism in April. Both operators have stated that ‘click to call’ betting features fall within the …

International digital developer Chroma Sports, whose clients include Sky Sports, Racecourse Media Group and News UK, has launched a creative tech hub designed to unearth a new generation of digital sports products. ‘Chroma Labs’ is a centre for innovation where both employees and client partners can submit their creative ideas to Chroma’s product teams, which are then brought to life …

William Hill has partnered with Cambridge based risk management, data and compliance solutions provider Featurespace The partnership will see William Hill and Featurespace deploy a range of sophisticated machine learning analytics and technical expertise to interpret data and achieve greater consumer insight. Featurespace’s machine learning approach automates these processes to cut operational costs while gaining customer insight. Betting operators utilise a …

Gala Coral has announced a major executive coup by announcing the appointment of former Playtech COO Shay Segev as its new Chief Strategy Officer (CSO). Segev will be charged with leading the operator’s omni-channel strategy, which has proved to be the operator’s key driver for growth. Segev who left leading gambling technology supplier Playtech in April, was a key figure …

Gambling technology provider Playtech Plc continues its expansion into the financial trading markets, with the announcement that it has acquired currency trading platform Ava Trade for a sum of $105 million (£67 million). The technology provider will utilise the acquisition to expand the development of its financial trading platform and further its client services. In April Playtech began its initial …

Gambling technology supplier Playtech has won the coveted supply contract for Norwegian state owned gambling operator Norsk Tipping. The supply agreement will see Playtech further integrate 4300 interactive gaming terminals throughout Norsk Tipping’s gaming portfolio. Playtech beat the competition of eight gambling suppliers during the procurement process.Playtech will further develop its interactive terminal games offering and, in August, will begin …

The UK Gambling Commission has written to gambling operators using bitcoin-only websites to warn them that far from being outside the law as has been suggested in some quarters, the digital currency is actually covered by the UK’s gambling regulations. The Commission said that it has become concerned about the illegal gambling operators providing facilities for gambling to consumers in …