London-based FSB Technology Ltd announced the launch of its new fully-responsive sportsbook platform and a native iOS mobile application.

The new GoWager iOS application, now available in Apple’s UK App store, makes use of the Apple’s technology to ensure that a customer can quickly find and place their bet.

The platform is controlled through FSB’s drag-and-drop content management system. The modified CMS platform gives operators control over the management of their user interface, plus the ability to create and design unlimited landing pages.

“These investments into the user experience and our market leading CRM tools are helping to establish FSB as the most advanced sports betting platform on the market,” said FSB Tech CEO and Co-founder David McDowell. “Many operators using a managed service are struggling to present a fresh experience to their customers. We are confident our platform will allow them to move away from these blanket offers that are reliant on number of markets traded being their only attempt at a point of difference.”

Ladbrokes has chosen London creative marketing agency Kaper to design a campaign on the bookmaker’s betting odds for the Duchess of Cambridge Katherine Middleton’s second baby.

Odds offered on the sex, birth date, and name of the future royal family member aims to boost Ladbrokes’ profile in national consumer press and drive social media.

Punters were predicting that royal baby number two will be a girl. The name Elizabeth is currently the leading at 5/1 while Charlotte at 6/1 and James takes the lead as the most favorite name for a baby boy.

Recently, the duchess has revealed that her due date is not until late April, which led some bookmakers to reduce the odds on a March birth. April 20th is the most predicted date with 10/1, followed by April 18th and 21st with 14/1.

A game release? A double release? Three new games at one go? Still not enough for Endorphina, a Czech-based online gaming software provider. They are bringing you 6 brand new games today and more coming shortly.

Endorphina showed it’s power at ICE Totally Gaming last month and they have been growing since. Working hard on new games, they are bringing you 6 unique games and we are confident to say that every single player will find their favorite game on the list.

There is a romance in the air with Macarons, 5-reels, 10-lines slot that takes you to Paris. While playing, you will be enjoying a bottle of the finest champagne as a Wild Symbol as well as an engagement ring as a bonus. We are saying yes to this game. And you?

Second on the list of new games is Fairy Tale, a new high volatility 20-line, 5-reel slot game that is featuring unlimited free games with growing multiplier. Free spins carry on until the player finds 4 keys and let all doves out from cages. Each one of opened cages increases a multiplier.

Universal Entertainment has issued a filing to the JASDAQ Securities Exchange, saying that the investigations surrounding Chairman Kazuo Okada in Japan and the Philippines have “concluded” also adding that a separate investigation in the US is expected to be closed due to“lack of evidence.”

“We are pleased to announce that all inspections or investigations by government related bodies – of the group and its officers and employees in relation to the groundless suspicion – have thereby concluded for all practical purposes in the Philippines just as all investigations … in Japan have concluded,” the company said in its filing.

According to Universal, an investigator with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), identified as Katherine Camposano, stated at a hearing of the Gaming and Amusement Committee of the House of Representatives last December 10, 2014 that the Prosecutor General of the Philippines proposed to Secretary of Justice Leila de Lima to “terminate the investigation on the company due to “insufficient evidence” pertaining to the allegations that the company engaged in the bribery of PAGCOR officials to curry favors in its pursuit of a casino license in the Philippines.

Universal also added Gaming and Amusement Committee Chairman Elpidio F. Barzaga Jr. requested the NBI to submit their reports related to the issue on January 13, 2015. In response, NBI Director Virgilio L. Mendez sent the chairman two reports compiled by the Fact Finding Panel, one dated June 28, 2013 and one dated September 24, 2014.

The Nepalese government plans to amend Casino Regulation 2013 after operators have expressed an unwillingness to relaunch their operations due to “unfeasible requirements.”

Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation spokesperson Mohan Krishna Sapkota told the Himalayan Times that the MoCTCA is prepared to hear out the complaints of local operators. A number of operators have criticized the new regulations, specifically on issues pertaining to capital and renewal fees.

“Casino Regulation-2013 has envisaged attracting foreign direct investment in casinos and the law was formulated accordingly,” Sapkota said. “However, considering the request of local operators, the ministry is doing groundwork to make some amendments.”

Local operators have argued that casinos would be hard-pressed to obtain new licenses because the regulations enforced in 2014 are too restrictive and expensive for operators. The new regulation requires operators to have a Rs 250 million ($2.5 million) as paid-up capital and submit a bank guarantee of Rs 30 million to ensure royalty.

As the debate heats up on the legality of daily fantasy sports betting, the state of Iowa is putting the kibosh on the issue when the state’s senate passed Senate File 166, which essentially describes fantasy sports as a game of skill and as such, should not be considered as gambling.

The senate approved the bill by a significant margin with those who approved it doubling the number (32) of those who voted against it (16). The bill now moves to the Iowa House of Representatives, which ironically has its own bill – House File 281 – on the issue.

The two bills, though similar in nature, do have some minor differences, including an amendment on the Senate bill that added a provision that forbids daily fantasy sports contests to be based on high school sporting events.

Sen. Jeff Danielson, the chairman of the Senate State Government Committee, voted in favor of the bill, arguing that the time is now right for the state to clearly define what fantasy sports are, specifically if its considered a game of skill or outright gambling.

Firm recognised for best Risk Management System

March 19, 2015 – SafeCharge (AIM: SCH), the global provider of payments services, technologies and risk management solutions for online and mobile businesses, today announces that it has won the Risk Management System award at the FinTech Innovation Awards, London.

The FinTech Innovation Awards honour the highest achievements from the global financial and payments technology industries over the past year. In winning the award, SafeCharge was recognised for having a RMS that offers innovation and flexibility in meeting today’s fast changing risk environment.

“We’re glad to win this prestigious award and to gain this industry recognition for our continuous efforts in making ecommerce more secure,” commented David Avgi, CEO, SafeCharge. “We are fully committed to further investing in innovative solutions and to provide our clients with the best tools to handle the ever-changing challenges of payments, fraud detection and risk management”