iGaming Business – Kansspelautoriteit, the Dutch gambling regulator, has renewed the horse race and harness betting licence of pool and sportsbetting operator Sportech until the end of 2014. According to the Casinos-online.co.uk website, Sportech will pay a mandatory 2.5% of turnover in bets to the Dutch Trotting and Racing Association in return for authorisation to operate in the Netherlands. SOURCE

iGaming Business – Online casino game provider Net Entertainment has agreed a deal to supply a range of desktop and mobile titles to UK bookmaker William Hill. Under the agreement, William Hill will now distribute the titles over its online casino network. The partnership will cover gaming distribution for all devices. “Both parties are now working very close together to secure a successful integration and planning for commercial launch and we are convinced that our games will be well received by William Hill’s player base,” managing director of Net Entertainment Malta Limited, Björn Krantz, said. James Curwen, director of gaming…

Stuff.co.nz – A record nearly $2 billion was spent on sports betting and the racing industry’s poker machines in New Zealand last year, the New Zealand Racing Board says. New Zealand’s racing industry gets the greatest windfall from the board’s record financial result announced this morning, receiving about $142 million in dividends as a result. The Racing Board, which was established in 2003 under the Racing Act to run the TAB in New Zealand, announced a net profit of $144.1 million for the year ended July 31. This was up 13.2 per cent on the previous year’s profit and was…

iGaming Business – Sportsbet, a subsidiary of Irish bookmaker Paddy Power, is the preferred brand of Australians who can recall betting brands without prompting, according to a new study by consumer research company Global Reviews. Sportsbet posted a 34% preference rate while Tab, a subsidiary of gambling and entertainment firm TabCorp Holdings, attracted a 21% brand preference rate. However, the research, reported by the AdNews website, outlined the challenge facing William Hill in Australia following the UK bookmaker’s acquisition last month of businessman Tom Waterhouse’s online betting business. Tom Waterhouse attracted a 12% brand preference rate, despite having a 43%…

Gambling Kingz – he Chief Executive of the UK gambling group, Richard Glynn has said that the company’s biggest growth opportunities will stem from the UK’s digital market. Glynn made his comments soon after the release of Ladbrokes’ interim statement which predicted that profit from the group’s digital division will be below market expectations. The Ladbrokes head said that group remains committed to bringing its brand to new markets. “Over the next six months, it all about delivery,” said Glynn, “allowing us to take advantage of the exciting opportunities that are still there.” n the meantime, Ladbrokes continues with its…

iGaming Business – Pools and tote gaming operator Sportech has announced the creation of a joint venture with fantasy sports gaming company Picklive in the US and has also acquired Data Tote, a provider of on-track and online greyhound and horse race betting services in Europe. Picklive USA will be distributed nationwide, leveraging Sportech’s extensive reach in the US, where it currently processes 50% of all horseracing bets. Picklive will be accessible to Sportech’s existing customer base in Connecticut as well as to its B2B customers through eBet, Sportech’s US online division, which operates more than 20 horserace betting websites….