Technology

Ahead of the iGaming Super Show ( Amsterdam 23-26 June), SBC caught with up Betradar Sales Director Andreas Meyer to discuss sports data services and provisions for affiliate and marketing partners. Meyer outlines how extended data solutions can help affiliate drive more engaging content to their audience, and further gain affiliates and media partners marketing and brand individuality in a saturated market conditions. …

Software provider OpenBet has retained its position as Sports Betting Supplier of the Year for a sixth consecutive year at the eGaming Review B2B awards last night. Judges recognised the quality of OpenBet’s offering as it came out on top in the In-play Betting Software and the all-important Sports Betting Supplier of the Year categories at the ceremony at the …

Social sports and gaming technology company Oddslife has secured another major European media partner as the social sports market continues to evolve. Football.ua, the leading sports website in Ukrainian market, has signed a long term deal with Oddslife for its white label social sports and gaming platform, which will enable it to offer users of its website the excitement of …

Gambling content developer Net Entertainment (NetEnt) has entered a retail  games supply with William Hill to supply games content throughout the operators UK retail network. After a successful integration process, these games will now be made available in shops around the UK, with the first of these titles to be launched gradually over the next few weeks. Per Eriksson, President …

Independent bookmaker Howard Chisholm believes that staff training is one of the most important parts of the business these days. In an interview in this month’s Betting Business interactive, Chisholm revealed that the constant evolution of the betting shop environment means that staff need to be kept up to speed. Director of North East betting chain Chisholm Bookmakers, Chisholm explained: …

Technology investment fund MGT Capital Investments (MGT) has confirmed the sale of daily fantasy sports operator DraftDay to newly formed business Random Outcome USA for a deal value of approximately $7 million. DraftDay, who are currently the third biggest US daily fantasy sports operator will be sold to its new venture owners, for $4 million cash and a further $3 …

The Atlantic Lottery Corporation (ALC), the lottery operator of four Canadian provinces (Nova Scotia, Brunswick, Newfoundland & Prince Edward Island) has been criticised by Canadian politicians and media regarding its $8.7 million investment in UK lottery start-up Geonomics. This week ALC governance had announced that it would write down its investment in Geonomics following the company’s failure to progress UK …

Chinese state-owned fund Tsinghua Unigroup International is reported to have invested $124 million (£80 million) for a 15.2% stake in New York listed Chinese sports lottery operator 500.com, through a purchase of newly distributed shares. Business news sources have reported that Tsinghua will acquire a total of 63.5 million shares in 500.com. The news of the stake purchase by Tsinghua …

Financial trading operator Plus500, the company which is currently a £460 million takeover target of leading igaming technology provider Playtech has proceeded to reactivate customer accounts. Plus500 sees itself at the centre of an anti-money laundering investigation by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The regulator has halted Plus500’s abilities to trade and service transactions, which has seen the company’s share …

Following an active start to 2015 which saw a successful product launch at ICE in February, Wikibetting will be adding several brands from the Offsidegaming platform to their Peer to Peer Social betting partnerships. Offsidegaming launched in 2008, and have formed a large global network of set ups: from online betting companies in Latin America, to betting terminals in Africa and Eastern …