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Helen Walton – Gamevy – Perfect Pitch!

SBC News Helen Walton - Gamevy - Perfect Pitch!

Team SBC speaks with Gamevy Marketing Director Helen Walton after the company’s recent success in winning Pitch ICE and their journey as start-up targeting the igaming market Helen Walton is co-founder and marketing director of Gamevy. The online games developer was named winner of the inaugural Pitch ICE competition, produced by GamCrowd and Clarion Events. The employee-owned company was judged …

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GiGse LaunchPad invites industry start-ups to showcase innovations in San Francisco

SBC News GiGse LaunchPad invites industry start-ups to showcase innovations in San Francisco

GiGse LaunchPad competition continues to highlight innovation in the industry and adds GamCrowd as its strategic partner Five start-ups will be given an opportunity to showcase their business ideas on stage at GiGse, taking place in San Francisco, CA on April 20-22. Selected in a submission process that finishes on March 15, these start-ups will be mentored to fine-tune their pitches and …

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Apple removes gambling Apps from Swedish App Store

SBC News Apple removes gambling Apps from Swedish App Store

Apple Europe have confirmed the removal of several gambling and sports betting App’s from Sweden’s App Store. The technology giant had taken the decision to remove the gambling App’s after concerns arose from the Swedish Gambling Authority (Lotteriinspektionen) regarding the promotion of unlicensed gambling products to national consumers. Swedish news sources have reported that sports betting operators Unibet, William Hill, …

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Evolution Gaming powers PokerStars live gaming environment

SBC News Evolution Gaming powers PokerStars live gaming environment

iGaming technology provider Evolution Gaming has created an extensive dedicated live gambling environment that will power PokerStars’ move into Live Casino. The launch also sees PokerStars become the first licensee to go live with Evolution’s recently introduced multi-camera Immersive Lite studio installation. The PokerStars-branded Live Casino area at Evolution’s Riga studios is big news, with nine live tables, it’s the …

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Ezugi signs live casino distribution deal With Iforium

SBC News Ezugi signs live casino distribution deal With Iforium

Ezugi, thelive dealer gaming system provider, has announced that Iforium shall be integrating Ezugi’s Live Casino solution to its Gameflex multi-vendor casino engine. The distribution deal shall see Ezugi providing their entire portfolio of games including Black Jack, Hybrid Blackjack, Roulette, Baccarat, Keno and Live Lottery. All of Ezugi’s live dealer games will be available in a mobile HTML5 version as well as the Android …

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Scientific Games expands in Canada with Atlantic Lottery Corporation partnership

SBC News Scientific Games expands in Canada with Atlantic Lottery Corporation partnership

Scientific Games Corporation  today announced it has signed a contract with the Atlantic Lottery Corporation (ALC) to provide a lottery gaming system and internet-based iLottery gaming system. ALC is responsible for developing and implementing its AEGIS NGS lottery gaming system and Sciplay® iLottery system for ALC, as well as providing ongoing operational monitoring and maintenance support beginning in mid-2017. Implementation is …

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OpenBet accredited in 2015 Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For Survey

SBC News OpenBet accredited in 2015 Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For Survey

iGaming technology provider OpenBet, has earned a One Star accreditation in the 2015 Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For Survey. The achievement means that the London-based supplier is classified as a ‘very good’ employer. The ranking system starts at Ones to Watch, includes One Star and Two Star, and peaks at Three Star, with many entrants achieving no accreditation. “To receive …

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EveryMatrix launches new operator GoldDiadem

SBC News EveryMatrix launches new operator GoldDiadem

iGaming software provider EveryMatrix has announced an exclusive platform provisions and services partnership with Eastern European operator GoldDiadem. The provisions partnership will see EveryMatrix service GoldDiadem with a fully managed sports betting platform, offering the operator access to over 14,000 live betting events, 50 sports markets and 250 bet types. GoldDiadem will be serviced by EveryMatrix on both mobile and …

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GTECH SpA announces name of new company as “IGT”

SBC News GTECH SpA announces name of new company as "IGT"

GTECH governance has announced that it has received approval of its $6.4 billion acquisition deal of International Game Technology (IGT) by regulators the Nevada Gaming Commission and the Gaming Control Board. The approval represents the final authoritative step needed to be cleared by GTECH in order to progress with its IGT acquisition which first announced on 16 July 2014. GTECH …

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Unibet ends Playtech bingo partnership as operator pushes for stand alone product in 2015

SBC News Unibet ends Playtech bingo partnership as operator pushes for stand alone product in 2015

Unibet Plc has announced that it will not renew its online bingo platform provisions partnership with Playtech’s Virtue Fusion network, as the operator will look to develop and launch its in-house bingo product using development studio Relax Gaming. The decision to discontinue its partnership with Virtue Fusion/Playtech follows last year’s launch of its standalone poker room, as the operators looks …

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