Technology

Sportradar, supplier of sports related data, is pleased to announce that its data partnership with the Belgian Pro League has been extended for two more seasons until the summer of 2016. Under the agreement, Sportradar will remain the “Official Sportsdata Partner of the Jupiler Pro League” and will be granted the rights to use, market and sub-license all pre-match and …

Playtech and RCS Media Group subsidiary ‘La Gazzetta Dello Sport’ have announced the upcoming launch of Italian sports betting and igaming brand – Gazzabet.it. Gazzabet.it will launch La Gazzetta Dello Sport into the Italian igaming market, and will see Playtech supply the brand with software, igaming provisions, marketing and player acquisition services. The brand is set to open its services …

As future legislative changes and new taxation schemes enter the online gaming sector, SBC caught up with Nick Hill Sales & Marketing Director of EveryMatrix, to discuss impacts on igamings operational value chain and its affect on the relationships between B2B and B2C services providers. Nick Hill has been involved in Internet Gaming for the past 13 years in various …

Financial news sources report that European private equity firm Permira is considering a bid for 888 Holdings The Wall Street Journal Online (WSJ), reports that Permira appear to be interested to make an acquisition in the online gambling sector, due to upcoming changes in licensing and the introduction of new tax regimes throughout European markets. Permira reports to have €20 …

Following last week’s Hesse Ministry of the Interior & Sports (HMDIS) awarding of the first set of federal German online sports betting licenses, German business news sources report that telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom are currently exploring entering the German sports betting market. With the German online sports betting framework still in its infancy, German newspapers report that Deutsche Telekom believe …

iSoftBet has announced a new partnership with up-and-coming mobile casino operator CashBet to incorporate its premium, real-money online casino games into apps for PC, iOS and Android devices. The UK market will now be able to access iSoftBet’s range of stunning HTML5 games through apps powered by the CashBet platform. This is the latest initiative by CashBet to expand the …

New York and Edinburgh based fantasy sports platform FanDuel Inc, has raised $70 million (£42.80 million) in its latest venture funding round. The Edinburgh founded fantasy sports game has received the majority of its latest backing from entertainment and media investment specialists Shamrock Capital.  Prior to the funding round, FanDuel inc had raised $18 million (11.05 million) in investment from …

Fuga Gaming Technologies is the new worldwide and exclusive distributer for UMA Premium games. Predominantly a land-based game provider, it has over 70 titles featured in casinos and on cruise ships all over the world. The software house has excelled at building video slots, table, poker and bingo games, multiplayer systems, amusement with prize games, skill with prize and social …

Betradar, supplier of sports and betting related data,has announced the successful launch of its Live Channel for retail betting shops with the German bookmaker Tipico. Tipico has already rolled out the live sports channel in over 200 shops across Germany with the intention to connect up to 1,000 shops, and expand links in Austria, Belgium and Denmark. Betradar’s Live Channel, …