09 March, 2018 – Betway, the global betting site, has initiated the search for a new creative agency, following the conclusion of its seven-year partnership with Above+Beyond.

The new agency will start in summer 2018 on a long-term, multi-million-pound contract. It will work towards a major global campaign launch and regional roll out in 2019, supporting Betway’s growth into new markets worldwide.

Betway has again enlisted intermediary service AAR to prepare the brief and oversee the shortlisting and pitch process after it supported the gambling company’s recent UK media agency review.

Above+Beyond made a widespread contribution to Betway’s significant growth. The agency has helped the brand to stand out in a crowded market whilst driving acquisition, thanks to its breakthrough “For the Love of the Game” campaign. With a particular focus on television, Above+Beyond also provided all supporting assets for press, digital and radio.

Leading provider gears up its portfolio and global reach ahead of the World Cup

9th March 2018 – Multi-channel sports betting and casino platform provider Digitain is all set to showcase an expanding product portfolio to delegates at Betting on Football 2018 (20-23 March).

The leading supplier has broadened its footprint across eastern Europe, Asia and Africa in recent months with its fully-managed sportsbook platform, which offers odds on 65 different sports, 7,500 leagues, and more than 3,000 betting markets leading the way.

The forthcoming World Cup in Russia is clearly set to be the white-hot topic at Stamford Bridge later this month, shining a global spotlight on the CIS-facing region where Digitain’s homegrown influence is second to none.

Leading bookmaker enlists free-to-play sports-contest specialist to improve client acquisition and retention

9th March, 2018 – SportCaller, the free-to-play sports-game specialist, has struck a deal with William Hill to deliver a new game, Football21, to optimise the operator’s thriving customer base.

Football21 is a weekly free-to-enter competition which asks players to compete for a £10,000 prize pot every weekend by selecting teams whose combined goal-count adds up to 21.

The rules dictate that each selected side must score at least one goal, but players can choose from as many or as few teams as they wish to produce the 21-goal aggregate total.

LAS VEGAS, NV (March 9, 2018) – More than 225 attendees from across the country and around the world converged at the iconic Luxor Las Vegas on March 7th for the first day of Gaming Laboratories International’s (GLI®) 18th Annual Regulators Roundtable.

Among the attendees were some of the most recognizable and influential Tribal gaming and state government leaders.

Presented by GLI University® and billed as the largest educational and networking event of its kind for gaming and lottery industry regulators, the two-day conclave is a mix of informative workshops and inspiring general sessions covering a wide range of mission-critical topics, such as advanced game concepts, blockchain technology, skill-based gaming, sports betting, eSports, and technical standards.

A packed general session heard Kerry Bubolz, president of the Vegas Golden Knights NHL hockey team, for an enthusiastically received keynote address highlighting the impact the Vegas Golden Knights have had on both Las Vegas and the sport of hockey in their inaugural year.

Reading, 9th March 2018: Award-winning casino supplier Realistic Games has lent its support to International Women’s Day with its own #PressforProgress themed event.

Female employees of the Reading-based supplier will converge on The Forbury Restaurant for afternoon tea tomorrow to discuss the challenges facing women in today’s society.

They will also be encouraged to share their experiences of positive female role models who have influenced their lives and careers.

Commercial Manager Lauren Bradley said: “International Women’s Day is a valuable opportunity to shine a much-needed light on the broader issues of gender equality which currently exist within society.

Dragon is honored to announce another strategic partnership that paves the way across the ASEAN entertainment industry. Dragon will be partnering with 7Luck, South Korea’s premium gaming enterprise to bring Korea’s first Dragon blockchain platform to the entertainment industry with its sights firmly set on VIP Junket rooms.

With key focus on the new paradigm of sales & marketing for the casino business based on the blockchain system with Dragon global chips and the Introduction of the 7 Luck Casino as a Casino owned and operated by GKL of Korea Government, which include 3 branch locations in the heart of Seoul ,7 Luck in Coex Intercontinental, 7 Luck in Millennium Hilton, 7 Luck in Busan Lotte Hotel.

The marketing force behind the Dragon platform and Dragon Junket has been made possible through the collaboration of highly respected and experienced licensed junket operators from Macau and Thailand. They are now bringing this wealth of experience combine it with the hugely successful and world renowned Korean gaming scene.

The newly operating Dragon VIP rooms will be adopting the Dragon Blockchain platform along with Dragon global Chips to increase speed, security, convenience while reducing fees for both the to Dragon operators and the High rollers. This will ignite interest from players around the world to choose South Korea and 7 Luck as the place enjoy prosperity and great fortune. Dragon will see many more strong and successful partnerships like this throughout 2018 initially in the ASEAN region but late 2018 will see Dragon secure a stronghold throughout Europe and the rest of the world. Dragon will hold several promotional events throughout Indochina from the mid to end of March to promote these partnership. The first of these will be held in Bangkok then Vietnam, Cambodia, Lao before expanding across the region to Japan and mainland China.

After Italian legislators have launched the bidding process for the 120 gaming licenses made available as from January 2018, only around 10 applications have been presented by February, with 40 operators looking to renew current licenses and a forecast of 60/70 new companies by the 19th March.

By the end of the summer, it is therefore planned to issue new licenses which will be able to offer all types of gaming admitted in Italy, i.e. betting, casino games, poker, virtual, bingo, horse racing and betting exchange.

Recent studies, reporting a growth of +15.5% for the online market in the sole month of January 2018 (compared to 2017), with revenue higher than 485 million euros and an actual outlay of 60.8 million, are confirming the growing potential of the online in the country where 84% of players’ spending is generated by smartphones.

BtoBet’s chairman Alessandro Fried, with a strong experience in the Italian market and counting on BtoBet Sports division based in Rome, in his latest industry report warns bookmakers and operators about the possible hidden dangers and highlights the strategies they should adopt to develop a fluid DOT IT business.