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Betfair opens new development office in Cluj Romania

SBC News Betfair opens new development office in Cluj Romania

Betfair Chief Technical Officer Paul Cutter has unveiled the company’s new technical development offices in the Romanian city of Cluj. The Cluj development office will staff 330 Betfair employees and will become the operator’s largest technical development centre. Betfair Romania will be central to the operator’s plans on focusing on in-house product and operational development over third party supplier agreements. …

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GTECH clears all preconditions for IGT 7th April merger

SBC News GTECH clears all preconditions for IGT 7th April merger

GTECH SpA governance has announced that the company has cleared all preconditions for its merger with International Game Technology (IGT). GTECH will now be able to complete its merger with IGT operations, following its $6.4 billion acquisition which was first announced in July 2014. The merger of the two gambling technology companies is set to become effective on Tuesday 7 …

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Skrill completes acquisition of Ukash

SBC News Skrill completes acquisition of Ukash

Online payment provider Skrill Group today announces that it has completed its acquisition of  competitor Ukash.  The acquisition deal was first announced in November 2014 and will aim to extend the scale and reach of Skrill Group’s paysafecard, further enhancing its position in the European online payments market. The completion of it acquisition of Ukash operations comes after last month’s …

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Five start-ups selected to pitch at GiGse Launchpad

The five finalists have been unveiled for the highly anticipated GiGse Totally Gaming Start-Up LaunchPad competition, in partnership with GamCrowd. Leetcoin, Betzapp, Tapcentive, numberFire and L2W will take to the stage to pitch their concepts to GiGse attendees and an expert panel of judges who will test the candidates with a series of searching questions after their presentations. Leetcoin is …

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PokerStars powers Amaya Gaming’s 2014 corporate performance

SBC News PokerStars powers Amaya Gaming's 2014 corporate performance

Reporting on its first ever annual performance after acquiring poker operators PokerStars and Full Tilt from Rational Group, Amaya Gaming recorded increased corporate revenues of CAD $688 million up 371% from 2013 CAD $145 million (pre PokerStars & Full Tilt acquisition). The introduction of Rational Group poker operations to its services has seen Amaya record adjusted EBITDA earnings of CAD …

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Play’n GO partners with Worldpay for flexible international payment solution

SBC News Play’n GO partners with Worldpay for flexible international payment solution

Payment provider Worldpay has partnered with games studio Play’n GO to deliver a new platform that will enable gaming operators to support a broader range of payment methods and currencies and develop a more customised gaming experience. Integrated with the Worldpay WebDollar payment solution, the new Play‘n GO platform will boast a tailored cashier service which supports multiple languages, 30 …

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ComeOn! extends supplier partnership with SBTech

SBC News ComeOn! extends supplier partnership with SBTech

Igaming and sports betting technology supplier SBTech has announced the 3rd multi-year extension of their partnership with Co-Gaming Ltd, operator of leading Scandinavian brands ComeOn! and Mobilbet. The extended partnership deal will see SBTech providing Co-Gaming with a sports betting platform that’s fully compliant with the latest UK regulations, following the issue of a UK licence to SBTech from the …

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Disney eyes fantasy sports venture with DraftKings

SBC News Disney eyes fantasy sports venture with DraftKings

The New York Business Journal reports that US daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings has opened discussions with Walt Disney Co, with regards to a potential venture investment that could see the Seattle based start-up valued at $1 billion. At present the US sports market is seeing a tug of war being fought between heavily backed fantasy sports operators DraftKings and …

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Betfair launches Betfair Predicts UK General Election monitoring app

SBC News Betfair launches Betfair Predicts UK General Election monitoring app

Betfair has announced the launch its special Betfair Predicts app, which will aim to show how the Betfair Exchange  is monitoring the UK 2015 General Election. The app has been developed and designed by Betfair partner technology development firm Grand Parade. Betfair’s Exchange has a track record of calling political outcomes correctly; most recently calling a “No” vote at the …

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Kiron Interactive secures UKGC suppliers licence

SBC News Kiron Interactive secures UKGC suppliers licence

Virtual games specialist Kiron Interactive has been granted a remote supplier’s licence by the UK Gambling Commission. The licence will allow Kiron to provide its games to UK operators following recent regulation requiring them to source their platforms and products from licensed suppliers only. Steven Spartinos, co-CEO of Kiron Interactive, commented on the approval: “We’re delighted to secure this as it …

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