Research by Morgan Stanley in 2015 estimated that the global gaming revenue was at $423 billion, only 35% of it from land-based casinos. Lotteries accounted for 29% at $121 billion and “other gambling” such as sports betting and pari-mutuel racing as the next biggest chunk at $118 billion or 28%. United Kingdom In the UK,…
The latest version of Diffusion Clouds introduces a JSON Topic type that provides an easy to use and efficient mechanism for distributing JSON and binary data. JSON topics enable you to structure your data using JSON. The data is transmitted in a Concise Binary Object Representation (CBOR: http://cbor.io/) binary form for increased efficiency with only…
The British gambling market is transforming to an online world. Attending the ICE Totally Gaming conference is a clear indication of this. More and more casinos, sports betting, bingo, betting and lottery vendors are shifting focus to an online experience. Clive Hawkswood, Chief Executive of the Remote Gambling Association said: “In 2016, I’d expect online…
“Amazon UK wowed the retail industry when it revealed it processed 84 transactions per second during its Black Friday sales,” according to Information Age. “During any busy sporting event, however, William Hill processes 400 transactions per second against a backdrop of 1.5 million products. Meanwhile, its prices change more than 5 million times per day.”…
How can your eGaming app help convert those extra points? Lee Cottle Director at Push Technology, explains all. It’s the final of the Rugby World Cup and there’s just an Owen Farrell conversion separating this year’s runner-up and the winning team. Before the deciding moment, e-Gaming activity has peaked and your app is under pressure…
Next week, Lee Cottle from Push Technology and Matt David from Derivco, the development arm of Microgaming, will be presenting in the Innovation and Investment Theatre on “The Impact of Disruptive Technology in the e-Gaming Sector” at the DataCloud Global Congress in Monaco. In his presentation, Lee will discuss: How disruptive technologies lead revolutions How…
“At 4:15pm on Saturday afternoon, a nation will go to war with its bookmakers. The British public will unload in excess of £80 million in the satchels of Paddy Power, William Hill, Victor Chandler and any other scallywag with a chalkboard and a calculator,” according to an article in the Telegraph. Sporting events drive a…
According to the Mobile and Tablet Gambling summit at the end of 2014, “Online gambling is relying more and more on mobile gaming and players seem to easily make the transition from playing on their desktop computers at home to always having their favorite options ready on smartphones and tablets. The industry is changing and…
Sporting events drive a huge number of consumers engaging via mobile and tablet devices. This week’s Grand National will be no different. The Grand National has been broadcast on television in the UK since 1960 and an estimated five to six hundred million people watch the event in over 140 countries. Have you considered the massive…
The eGaming industry is built on speed. There is a constant need to react quickly to often changing and unpredictable customer behavior. Setting the right odds, getting information out in real time, providing an immersive user experience and monitoring what your audience is doing is all part of staying competitive. In-play mobile betting, now available…