Berjaya Corp Bhd has finally gotten Vietnam’s elusive yes.

Back in 2010, the Malaysian firm proposed a lottery project to the Vietnamese government. Almost six years later, Vietnam finally decided to award Berjaya and the Vietnam Computerized Lottery One Member Limited Liability Company (Vietlott) an exclusive contract to invest and operate a nationwide computerized lottery for 18 years, The Star reported.

The Hanoi Department of Planning and Investment issued the crucial investment registration certificate to Berjaya and Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd, according to the company’s Bursa Malaysia filing.

The certificate covers “investment for procurement and operation of the technical system, equipment, technology, software and computerized lottery in Vietnam.”

Berjaya Corp Bhd has finally gotten Vietnam’s elusive yes.

Back in 2010, the Malaysian firm proposed a lottery project to the Vietnamese government. Almost six years later, Vietnam finally decided to award Berjaya and the Vietnam Computerized Lottery One Member Limited Liability Company (Vietlott) an exclusive contract to invest and operate a nationwide computerized lottery for 18 years, The Star reported.

The Hanoi Department of Planning and Investment issued the crucial investment registration certificate to Berjaya and Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd, according to the company’s Bursa Malaysia filing.

The certificate covers “investment for procurement and operation of the technical system, equipment, technology, software and computerized lottery in Vietnam.”

Casino company Affinity Gaming is accusing a cybersecurity firm of failing to “adequately investigate and remedy a data breach.”

In a landmark case that could sound the alarm bells for other cybersecurity firms, Affinity Gaming has filed a lawsuit against Trustwave, claiming the company carried out a “woefully inadequate” investigation of a hack that led to a misleading report, which, in turn, opened a new avenue of liability around data breaches.

In its lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in Nevada late last year, Affinity said it hired Chicago-based Trustwave in 2013 to check out a suspected cyber-attack on its payment cards system. Two months later, Trustwave told the Las Vegas company the breach was already “contained,” but Affinity claimed it later found out the company’s systems were still breached even after Trustwave’s investigation.

A separate investigation by data security firm Mandiant revealed the breach wasn’t contained, and that Affinity’s data was compromised despite Trustwave’s remediation efforts, according to court documents.

Casino company Affinity Gaming is accusing a cybersecurity firm of failing to “adequately investigate and remedy a data breach.”

In a landmark case that could sound the alarm bells for other cybersecurity firms, Affinity Gaming has filed a lawsuit against Trustwave, claiming the company carried out a “woefully inadequate” investigation of a hack that led to a misleading report, which, in turn, opened a new avenue of liability around data breaches.

In its lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in Nevada late last year, Affinity said it hired Chicago-based Trustwave in 2013 to check out a suspected cyber-attack on its payment cards system. Two months later, Trustwave told the Las Vegas company the breach was already “contained,” but Affinity claimed it later found out the company’s systems were still breached even after Trustwave’s investigation.

A separate investigation by data security firm Mandiant revealed the breach wasn’t contained, and that Affinity’s data was compromised despite Trustwave’s remediation efforts, according to court documents.

Innovation in iGaming start-ups was a big theme in 2015 especially towards the second half of the year with the debut of CalvinAyre.com’s Ventures Project and the launch of iGaming Entrepreneur Conference.  A goal of both the ventures project and entrepreneur conference was to play match-maker between iGaming start-ups and investors (a mission CalvinAyre.com is still happy to embark on, so keep on submitting)  .

2016 has potential to be another innovation-rich year with an enormous emphasis already being placed on raising the profile of disruptive start-ups and technology via conferences, accelerator programs, industry awards and other events.

Kicking off the year for innovation inspiration we have GamCrowd’s Pitch ICE competition and the inaugural “GamCrowd Studio”, a day of sessions dedicated to start-ups and investors, both taking place during ICE Totally Gaming.

“GamCrowd’s Pitch ICE is a great way to start the process of getting your idea noticed in our industry. The free event we produce in partnership with Clarion events gives start-ups the platform to market their businesses to the industry before, during and after the show. This could lead to all sorts of opportunities from distribution deals, investment to finding people within the industry with the skills, expertise and contacts that you may not have”, GamCrowd’s Chris North explained.

Innovation in iGaming start-ups was a big theme in 2015 especially towards the second half of the year with the debut of CalvinAyre.com’s Ventures Project and the launch of iGaming Entrepreneur Conference.  A goal of both the ventures project and entrepreneur conference was to play match-maker between iGaming start-ups and investors (a mission CalvinAyre.com is still happy to embark on, so keep on submitting)  .

2016 has potential to be another innovation-rich year with an enormous emphasis already being placed on raising the profile of disruptive start-ups and technology via conferences, accelerator programs, industry awards and other events.

Kicking off the year for innovation inspiration we have GamCrowd’s Pitch ICE competition and the inaugural “GamCrowd Studio”, a day of sessions dedicated to start-ups and investors, both taking place during ICE Totally Gaming.

“GamCrowd’s Pitch ICE is a great way to start the process of getting your idea noticed in our industry. The free event we produce in partnership with Clarion events gives start-ups the platform to market their businesses to the industry before, during and after the show. This could lead to all sorts of opportunities from distribution deals, investment to finding people within the industry with the skills, expertise and contacts that you may not have”, GamCrowd’s Chris North explained.

Is there such a thing as “winning formula” for affiliates? Apparently, there is.

Malta-based affiliate network Matching Visions believes it has found the “total solution for affiliates to make their lives easier.” We have a quick chat to the guys behind Matching Visions, Dennis and Connah, to find out a bit more.

“We offer access to hundreds of campaigns with one registration, one login, one payment and one point of contact,” said Matching Visions CEO Dennis Dyhr-Hansen. “The deals we offer affiliates are extremely competitive and this paired with a state-of-the-art system and a number of exclusive promotions makes it a very attractive place for an affiliate to be.”

Matching Visions may be fairly new – the company is about to celebrate its second anniversary soon -but the company boasts of having a team that has been at the forefront of marketing and gaming industries for more than 12 years.

Is there such a thing as “winning formula” for affiliates? Apparently, there is.

Malta-based affiliate network Matching Visions believes it has found the “total solution for affiliates to make their lives easier.” We have a quick chat to the guys behind Matching Visions, Dennis and Connah, to find out a bit more.

“We offer access to hundreds of campaigns with one registration, one login, one payment and one point of contact,” said Matching Visions CEO Dennis Dyhr-Hansen. “The deals we offer affiliates are extremely competitive and this paired with a state-of-the-art system and a number of exclusive promotions makes it a very attractive place for an affiliate to be.”

Matching Visions may be fairly new – the company is about to celebrate its second anniversary soon -but the company boasts of having a team that has been at the forefront of marketing and gaming industries for more than 12 years.

Lee Davy talks to Daniel Negreanu about the recent PokerStars players meeting, his run in with the team at Operation Chokepoint, his views on charitable giving and more.

Daniel Negreanu on The PokerStars Players Meeting; Banking and Charitable Giving Video