Author: Olivia Cole

William Hill, one of the largest British sportsbook operators, is planning to close its online operations on the territory of Israel. As a result of the exit, the operator is expected to lay off over 200 of its local employees, with the Tel Aviv ones currently being approximately 250. The news was revealed by LeapRate, a news outlet which has received information from Israeli sources that the sportsbook company is to be shutting its local operations. Apart from the employees to be laid off, the offices of the company at…

The gambling software developer Playtech officially revealed that it has been advices that the subsidiary Brickington Trading Limited is proposing to sell about 32 million shares in Playtech via accelerated bookbuild through UBS Limited, Goodbody Stockbrokers and Shore Capital Stockbrokers Limited. The placing shares represent about 10.1% of the issued share capital of the gambling software supplier. Currently, Brickington Trading is a subsidiary that is fully-owned by a trust, which is serving the needs of Playtech’s founder Mr. Teddy Sagi. The shares placing is initiated in order to diversify the…

The leader and innovator in 3D cinematic gaming, Betsoft Gaming, revealed that it has signed a content partnership agreement with the Zustro.com-operated website Clubvegas999.com. The website, which works in collaboration with the flourishing brick-and-mortar casino HaTien Vegas Entertainment resort located on the border between Cambodia and Vietnam. The Head of Product Development division at Betsoft Gaming, Stephen Jackman, commented on the content partnership deal, saying that the great dedication of Clubvegas999.com to valuable customer service is well-known across the Asian market. The website is aimed at providing its customers with…

The supplier of omni-channel sports betting technology Playtech BGT Sports (PBS) revealed that it has extended its relationship with the British casino, sports betting and bingo operator Coral. BGT Sports has managed to bring into effective action its proprietary software across over 450 existing betting terminals across the Coral estate. Thanks to the integration, customers of Coral would be able to get a flawless multi-channel experience. In addition, the proprietary software is aimed to further boost and improve the retail offering of the brand by allowing it to offer a…

iGaming Cloud, a subsidiary of Gaming Innovation Group Inc. (GIG), announced the release of a new Finnish casino especially oriented to Finnish players. As the gaming operator revealed, the casino is designed especially to bring excellent user experience and excitement to players. Currently, iGaming Cloud is oriented towards providing comprehensive and cloud-based services to power gaming operations of casino and sports betting companies. The company, which operates as a subsidiary of GIG, has released the Karjala Kasino in an attempt to meet the constantly increasing needs of Finnish customers. The…

Isle of Man-based gaming and online gambling operator GVC Holdings announced the roll-out of its brand new casino studio called The Clubhouse. The new casino studio is to provide the business-to-business and business-to-consumers gambling operator’s customers with live table games, which would be offered across the entire portfolio of gaming websites operated by the company. GVC Group has evaluated the launch of the casino studio as the most important upgrade of the company’s live offering since it carried out the acquisition of bwin.party brand. In addition, the Group also described…

The Australian Competition Tribunal (ACT) greenlighted the long-expected merger by the local bookmakers Tabcorp and Tatts Group. Australian watchdog’s consent will provide the two gambling giants to form a gambling behemoth that is expected to hold a significant portion of the local sports betting market. ACT’s Justice John Middleton handed down the official decision of the Tribunal at the Melbourne-based Federal Court. The Tribunal has made it clear that it was satisfied in all circumstances that the proposed deal would be likely to result in a major benefit to the…

The Swedish online gambling operator Betsson AB revealed that its Betsafe brand will become the first one in the company’s structure to offer horse racing services. The horse racing services will be added to the brand’s sportsbook portfolio, providing its customers with the chance to place their wagers on various horse racing options. The sportsbook offering of Betsson was bolstered thanks to the acquisition of RaceBets, a niche operator, which Betsson took over in 2016. RaceBets is focused on offering high-quality horse racing product and features a seasoned trading team…

The Isle of Man-based online casino operator TradaCasino revealed that it has launched a re-branded TradaAffiliates affiliate programme. According to the operator’s announcement, the program is carried out in collaboration with the marketing technology and services provider of Paysafe Group – Income Access. The program has previously operated under the name Affvantage, but it has now been re-branded and transferred to the Income Access affiliate management platform, so that it would be able to take advantage of its flourishing analytics and reporting. Up to date TradaCasino brand features more than…

The Canadian gaming operator Gateway Casinos & Entertainment revealed that it signed a document outlining a future partnership with True North Strong in order to join the proposed the latter’s development in Greater Sudbury. As revealed by the company, it plans to open a luxury casino and entertainment facility there. Gateway Casinos shared that the proposed gaming and entertainment hub is to feature a large gaming floor, as well as a number of dining options. The long-term project is estimated to $60 million and is expected to result in opening…