Wednesday round-up 16/07
This weekâs round-up includes Chris Sheffield departing Betfred and Full Tilt Poker making additions to its mobile productsÂ
Full Tilt updated its Android and iOS poker apps to include jackpot sit & go tournaments. The app update comes a few weeks after the format was added to its desktop client, with tournaments available at $10 buy-ins. âThis format is perfect for mobile, so weâre really excited to see the big scores players take down on the go,â Sarne Lightman, director of marketing at Full Tilt Poker, said.
Casino games developer Yggdrasil Gaming announced a new deal with mobile gaming site Comeon.com operators CO-Gaming, which will see the supplier provide access to its entire portfolio of mobile casino games. âFrom Yggdrasil we get a handful of good titles for both PC and mobile from day one, and the prospect of 10 to 12 more titles next year,â Hans Martin Nakkim, spokesperson for CO-Gaming, said. âWe are confident that this addition will be well received in our core Northern-European markets.â
Betfred Digital managing director Chris Sheffield is to leave Betfred next month after more than three and a half years at the company. Sister publication eGaming Review revealed his departure yesterday, with Sheffield hinting that he may return to the mobile gaming industry in the future. During Sheffieldâs tenure the firmâs mobile gambling business has grown and Sheffield said that during the World Cup around 70% of its sportsbook turnover derived from the platform.
Sportsbook platform provider FSB Technology has signed a deal with Sporting Solutions to access the data providerâs in-play data streams into its mobile sportsbook product. FSB will gain access to Sporting Solutionsâ pre-match and in-play betting coverage and integrate it into the firmâs existing sportsbook.
The latest app updates come from BetVictor, which made several improvements to its sports betting and casino application last week. In addition to various improvements to the appâs bet history function, a refresh balance button was also added to the customer account page to allow users to update their balances without having to log-out. William Hill also released an app upgrade on Monday, rolling out several bug-fixes to its casino app and debuting a new app icon.