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Betway promotes Anthony Werkman to chief executive

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Gaming1 to integrate games with NYX’s OGS

Belgian casino software provider Gaming1 is integrating its games with NYX Gaming Group's Open Gaming System (OGS).

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Netherlands

Dutch regulator warns lotteries about ads targeting young people

The Netherlands' gambling regulator has warned the country's major lottery operators to stop targeting young players with their advertising.

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Neds ad banned in Australia for promoting excessive gambling

Australia's Advertising Standards Bureau has banned a TV commercial by online betting operator Neds for promoting excessive gambling.

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Red Rake content launches on iSoftBet Game Aggregation Platform

Casino software developer iSoftBet has added new content from Red Rake Gaming to its Game Aggregation Platform (GAP).

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Gambling Commission

Gala Interactive hit with £2.3m penalty for social responsibility failings

Ladbrokes Coral's Gala Interactive business has been fined for social responsibility failings which allowed two players to gamble away £1.3m of stolen money.

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Sportech eyes further costs savings with decision not to hire new CEO

London-listed gaming supplier Sportech has reported a 7.6 per cent increase in revenue for the third quarter, as it continues to asses potential sale options.

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ASA bans another misleading TV ad from Betfair

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned another TV advertisement for Betfair, the second already this year, which was found to be misleading viewers regarding the relative value of betting with Betfair.

A TV ad for Betfair began with on-screen text and a voice-over that said: "IS YOUR BOOKIE GIVING [...]

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EveryMatrix adds Evolution’s live dealer games to Casino Engine

Online gaming software provider EveryMatrix has entered into an agreement with Evolution Gaming to add the company’s live dealer casino solutions to its Casino Engine platform.

EveryMatrix’s Casino Engine is a solution giving both operators and players flexibility in choosing from more than 700 casino games seamlessly integrated into a single [...]

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Webis enhances in-play tennis offering with Enetpulse deal

AIM-listed Webis Holdings has enhanced its in-play tennis offering for the betinternet.com sportsbook with a long-term deal with live sports data provider Enetpulse.

Webis said that the contract was part of the company’s continuing strategy to increase and improve player experience.

“It is an important indicator of betinternet's recent strong performance that [...]

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BetSoftGaming agrees deal to integrate games portfolio with Tain

3D casino games developer BetSoftGaming has entered into a partnership with online gaming platform provider Tain for the delivery of games content for the European market.

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Rank calls for positive approach to UK gaming policy

Rank Group has called on the government to re-think its approach to the regulation of gambling in order to support economic growth in the UK.

In its ‘GamePlan’ report published yesterday, Rank’s chairman and chief executive Ian Burke argues that regulation of gambling should go beyond just focusing on harm minimisation [...]

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Glu Mobile appoints chairman to head up Strategy Committee

NASDAQ-listed mobile gaming developer and publisher Glu Mobile has brought in former FUN Technologies co-founder Lorne Abony as chairman of the company’s newly-created Strategy Committee.

The Strategy Committee has been set up to assist the company’s board and senior management in refining Glu's strategic vision and growth initiatives.   

Glu said that [...]

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Vivant launches crowd-funding social platform Jaro.com

A new crowd-funding social platform has been launched today which aims to become the world’s largest single annual fundraising initiative, with thirteen of the world’s top registered charities and one lucky winner expected to benefit from the knockout tournament game.

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Cherry becomes majority owner of Yggdrasil Gaming

Sweden’s Cherry has invested an undisclosed amount to become the majority owner of online gaming provider Yggdrasil Gaming.

The investment follows an announcement by Cherry's Maltese subsidiary PlayCherry earlier this year that it had signed up to become the first licensee for Yggdrasil.

Yggdrasil unveiled its portfolio of instant RNG lottery games [...]

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French online gaming revenues dip in Q1 on poker slowdown

The number of active online gaming accounts in the regulated French market reached 1.57m in the first quarter of this year, the highest level since the partial market liberalisation of 2010, with all products except cash poker recording year-on-year growth.

According to the latest figures from French gambling regulator ARJEL, online [...]

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PMU initiates strategic plan to increase net income by 2020

France’s PMU has launched a new strategic plan to ensure its future growth internationally through the development of its digital and social networking channels, as well as investing strongly in its traditional networks, in order to generate targeted net income of €1bn by 2020.

In 2012, PMU reported a 3 per [...]

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Full Tilt founder Bitar pleads guilty, agrees to forfeit $40m

Full Tilt Poker founder Raymond Bitar has pled guilty in Manhattan federal court to violating the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) and conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud.

Bitar entered his guilty plea via a video link from California, where he awaits a heart transplant.

The Full Tilt founder had [...]

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Will Hill set to complete acquisition of Playtech’s stake in WHO

UK bookmaker William Hill has announced that it will today complete the exercise of its call option to acquire Playtech's 29 per cent stake in William Hill Online (WHO) for a total cash consideration of of £424m on a debt-free and cash-free basis.

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