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business and been replaced by Nicolas Béraud, chief operating officer (COO) of Expekt parent company Mangas Gaming in a management reshuffle that has also seen Expekt chief financial officer Joe Sanchez leave the company.
EXPEKT RESHUFFLE sees CEO, CFO exit. Expekt chief executive Per Widerström has left the business and been replaced by Nicolas Béraud, chief operating officer (COO) of Expekt parent company Mangas Gaming in a management reshuffle that has also seen Expekt chief financial officer Joe Sanchez leave the company.
Study: 888 tops most visible UK casino sites. 888, SpinPalace and WilliamHillCasino are currently the most visible casino sites to UK web users, new research has found, appearing on the first page of results most often for casino-related searches on Google UK, the dominant search engine that accounts for 90% of British web searches.
November cover feature: quality control. The egaming industry has benefitted from heightened interest from graduates and experienced staff during the recession as it proves more resilient and better at managing risk than other sectors. Joanne Christie looks at how the past couple of years have affected egaming’s ability to recruit the best and brightest.
BLOG: Online gaming’s future and Bwin: MMOG whizz. Bwin co-chief executive Manfred Bodner’s recent forecasts on the future of the industry mark a major change of direction for the Austrian operator, says eGaming Review online editor Jon Parker – but will the rest of the industry follow it into the MMOG wonderland?
Ladbrokes has signed an agreement with Live Dealer gaming provider Evolution Gaming to expand the Ladbrokescasino.com online offering to include live blackjack, baccarat and roulette, all streamed 24-hours a day from Evolution’s TV studios in Latvia.
Scientific Games Racing (SGR) has won a contract with Tote Ireland to provide a central wagering system and related pari-mutuel networks, on-track wagering devices including additional terminals and technologies, and on-going service and support at Tote Ireland’s 24 racecourses. SGR will provide access and connectivity through its Quantumä System operating from the Essen Data Center and International Gateway in Germany.
The Lloyd’s Register has finished a renewal external audit for the Quality Management System of leading gaming software developer CTXM and that it is effective and recertified it according to the latest version of ISO 9001:2008. The new term for the certificate acquired by CTXM starts on 6 January and is valid until the same day in 2013.
Microgaming has launched new bingo side games Ho Ho Ho, a five reel, 15 payline video slot; hip hop-themed Gift Rap featuring rapping animals; North pole-themed Santa Paws and bee-themed Bees Knees.
Austrian software developer Greentube has passed a professional inspection and review process by the independent player protection and standards body eCOGRA.
The next Gambit event takes place on the 16th December at 6pm at London’s Cass Business School, entitled The Future of Gaming. The session will look at what are key aspects of the future in gaming, entertainment and social games, with speakers including Dermot Smurfit, COO of GameAccount; Barak Rabinowitz, chief executive of Amuso; and Jim Mcniven, founder of viral games business Kerb.