Sportech PLC has said the Group traded in line with Board expectations for the period ending December 31, 2012 despite a disappointing performance from its eGaming division which it attributes to brand changes and system migrations. The firm reports strong cash flow generation and a robust balance sheet following a good show from its US …
Social gaming firm Zynga has lost another key employee with the departure of its chief gaming designer Brian Reynolds, according to Bloomberg. Reynolds founded the Company’s studio in Baltimore known as Zynga East and led the development of the Company’s FrontierVille social game. Zynga has seen a number of executive resignations over the past year …
Swedish interactive software provider NYX Interactive has launched four DC Warner Bros games, which include Superman and The Green Lantern, via its NYX OGS product following a strategic partnership deal with Amaya Gaming. David Flynn, chief executive officer of NYX Interactive said, “Our strategy to simplify the delivery of the most diverse, quality content via …
Betclic Everest Group (BEG) announced the departure of its chief executive officer Ignacio Martos Tuesday naming Isabelle Andres, formerly the group’s chief financial officer, as his successor. Andres’ appointment marks the fourth in the position since 2009 following the resignations of Isabelle Parize, Nicolas Beraud and now Martos. Martos was reportedly at odds with major …
Rank Group Plc will make use of social gaming provider Enteraction‘s GameShaper+ social gaming platform in a two-year licence agreement signed this week. The deal allows Rank to commission and procure social games from a number of developers on mobile and Facebook and centrally manage user, marketing and product data across all their social products. …
The UK government’s intention to impose taxation and secondary licensing on offshore internet gambling operators wishing to access the British market faces some tough opponents. On Tuesday the Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association confirmed that it will if necessary launch litigation to prevent the British from implementing their ‘point-of-consumption-based’ plans in December 2014. The GBGA …
Clive Hawkswood, the chief executive of the trade body Remote Gambling Association, responded Tuesday to weekend reports in The Independent newspaper that ‘A huge increase in gambling addicts will make Britain’s obsession with online betting a GBP 2 billion business’, by calling the article “inaccurate” and “sensational”. He added that there is no hard evidence …
Online gambling games developer Betsoft Gaming said Tuesday that it will use the upcoming ICE exhibition in London to showcase its latest 3D online slot, titled At the Copa. The game is a 5 reel, 30 pay-line offering with a festive salsa theme that is backed by features like a dance-off bonus round between two …
Locaid, the San Francisco-based Location-as-a-Service company, is to provide lottery and gaming solutions provider GTech with secure mobile location, IP location and other location-based services including geo-fencing and location authentication to support its smartphone-based lottery systems and applications. The agreement follows Locaid’s recent deal with Nevada-licensed CAMS (Central Account Management System), which introduced the Locaid …
The fight for seats on the board of online and land games and machine supplier International Game Technology became more intense Tuesday when Jason Ader, whose investment firm is leading a group seeking seats on the board against the will of the current management, criticised its recent decisions. Ader told the Reuters news agency that …
Mahjong Time launched its new ‘Eon’ 3D gaming environment and interface Tuesday, which, modelled on the automatic Mahjong tables seen in prestigious Mahjong clubs, allows for full 3D sweeps around the table. Slava Novozhenya, Mahjong Time CEO, said the launch was the culmination of years of hard work by the in-house development team. “This update …
William Hill plc has issued a trading update for the 14 weeks from 26 September 2012 to 1 January 2013 (Q4) and the unaudited 53 weeks to 1 January 2013 (full year). Full year key financial highlights include: * Group net revenue grew by 12 percent (52 week basis +10 percent) and operating profit was …