• daily_news
    23 August 2019

    Wager launches peer-to-peer betting app

    Social betting startup Wager has launched its peer-to-peer betting platform for players in the UK market.

  • article
    10 July 2019

    Social Gaming Dashboard – Q2 2019

    bV1sion and iGaming Business are pleased to bring you the Q2 2019 Social Gaming Dashboard, tracking the development of the free-to-play gaming sector.

  • daily_news
    3 July 2019

    Betting and Gaming Council formed as voice of UK industry

    The Remote Gambling Association (RGA) and Association of British Bookmakers (ABB) are to be wound up and replaced by the Betting and Gaming Council, a new UK-facing operator body that aims to act as the industry’s mouthpiece. British Beer & Pub Association chief executive Brigid Simmonds will lead the new body.

  • news_analysis
    1 July 2019

    Gambling in Japan: The state of play

    While casinos may not yet exist in Japan, what does the gaming market look like now? Natalie Meyer, founder and chief executive of cultural insight agency Tokyoesque, provides a breakdown on the current size and perception of the country's gambling industry.

  • daily_news
    19 June 2019

    WH and Betfair warned after ads appear in Looney Tunes app

    The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has warned William Hill and Flutter Entertainment to refine how their advertising targeting strategies, after promotions for each operator appeared in an app seen as being of particular appeal to minors.

  • news_analysis
    13 June 2019

    Startup spotlight: The friendly face of betting

    With a proprietary peer-to-peer platform, Wager aims to crack the conundrum of making sports betting truly social. Co-founder Leo Barnes shares the story behind its creation.

  • news_analysis
    7 May 2019

    Ukraine: Europe’s emerging tech hub?

    Having established itself as a thriving location for outsourcing, the gambling industry is increasingly looking to Ukraine when it needs a low-cost base for technology teams. iGaming Business talks to some of the companies established in the country.

  • news_analysis
    11 April 2019

    Predicting the future

    Predictions games are emerging as a useful way for sports betting operators to acquire customers in regulated or soon-to-regulate markets across the US. SportCaller is at the forefront of this movement, and digital performance director Paddy McDermott believes free-to-play sports games may finally be rising to prominence.

  • daily_news
    19 March 2019

    International expansion drives JPJ to record 2018 results

    London-listed online bingo and casino operator JPJ Group has credited efforts to diversify its geographic footprint with helping the business report record revenue and earnings in 2018. Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2018 was up 10% year-on-year at £319.6m (€373.5m/$424.0m), the highest full-year figure since the business was formed in 2014.

  • news_analysis
    12 March 2019

    Betting on the future

    Bettor Faster and Bet Blocks founders Jonny Robb and Nilesh Mistry have established GamblingStartup.Ventures, in a bid to connect early-stage gambling businesses around the world. Here, we meet some of the teams looking to revolutionise the way punters play.

  • news_analysis
    11 March 2019

    What's driving growth in social casino?

    Having reported a 33% increase in revenue for 2018, KamaGames chief executive Andrey Kuznetsov outlines what he believes will be the key drivers of growth in the social casino market in 2019. 

  • legal_news

    Pragmatic Play on slots today

    Pragmatic Play chief business development officer Yossi Barzely discusses how slot development is evolving as studios work to ensure their games can stand out in an increasingly crowded marketplace.

  • daily_news
    22 February 2019

    Gaming Realms offloads Bear Group to River iGaming

    Mobile games developer Gaming Realms has agreed to sell its B2C subsidiary Bear Group to River iGaming for a total consideration of £11.5m.

  • daily_news
    21 February 2019

    B2C operations mask B2B declines for Playtech in 2018

    Playtech has reported a 54% year-on-year increase in revenue for 2018, though growth for the year was largely down to the acquisition of Italian operator Snaitech, with the solutions giant’s B2B division struggling.

  • daily_news
    21 February 2019

    Scientific Games sees losses grow in 2018

    Strong growth in revenue failed to offset the impact of growing costs for Scientific Games in 2018, with the gaming solutions provider’s loss for the period growing to $352.4m (£269.3m/€310.1m). Revenue for the 12 months ended December 31, 2018 was up 9.1% year-on-year, with a marginal decline in gaming revenue - down 0.7% to $1.8bn - offset by strong growth in the social and digital divisions.

  • news_analysis
    15 February 2019

    The igaming industry's 2019 predictions: part two

    As 2019 begins, we talk to the sector’s leading founders, experts and opinion formers about the opportunities and challenges set to define igaming this year. In part two we hear from analysts and experts on technology and innovation and people

  • news_analysis
    14 February 2019

    The igaming industry's 2019 predictions: part one

    As 2019 begins, we talk to the sector’s leading founders, experts and opinion formers about the opportunities and challenges set to define igaming this year. In part one we hear from operators and suppliers, regulatory experts and marketers

  • news_analysis
    13 February 2019

    Cryptocurrency: Fool’s gold?

    KamaGames embarked on something of an industry first by launching a token sale in late 2018, an experimental process to test the viability of cryptocurrency in the social casino market. However, as chief executive Andrey Kuznetsov explains, the process taught the Dublin-based studio some harsh lessons

  • daily_news
    31 January 2019

    Bettor Faster founders launch startup mentoring programme

    The founders of UX design studio Bettor Faster have launched GamblingStartup.Ventures, a new mentoring programme for those looking to launch a new business in the industry.

  • news_analysis
    28 January 2019

    Interview: Talking tough

    NetEnt chief executive Therese Hillman gives an unvarnished account of the supplier’s struggles in 2018 and explains how she plans to turn the business around in 2019.

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