RocketPlay launches social sportsbook on Zynga platform
Social sports operator becomes one of the first companies to become a publishing partner of Zynga – hints at eventual real-money launch. Social sports betting operator RocketPlay has announced the...
View ArticlePeer-to-peer social betting site BuddyBet launches
BuddyBet aims to attract a new demographic of sports bettors through competitive, social elements of sportsbook. Social sportsbook BuddyBet has become the latest operator to attempt to crack the...
View ArticleOpinion: The Second-screen Experience
RocketPlay president and chief business development officer Matthew Cullen explains how his company’s Sports Casino offering aims to use the second-screen experience to enhance customer engagement –...
View ArticleLuxbet signs up for Favourit solution
Tabcorp-owned bookmaker to launch social betting app across multiple platforms. Australian bookmaker Luxbet has agreed a deal to launch a social betting application on the Favourit platform, the...
View ArticleBwin.party expects Facebook sportsbetting app to launch in August
London-listed operator hoping to follow Paddy Power onto the social network Bwin.party has revealed plans to launch a new social sports betting application on Facebook. Announced within the company’s...
View ArticleSportzPicks goes live on iOS
Sportradar-powered social sports betting title makes its debut on Apple’s App Store Social sports betting game SportzPicks, developed by start-up gaming studio SportzRush, has gone live on Apple’s App...
View ArticleSocial casino predictions for 2014 – Part 2
SCi asks industry experts to look into their crystal ball and predict the big themes for 2014 Rick Brownlow, CEO, Bonza Gaming 1. More blurring of the lines between RMG and social casino as real-money...
View ArticleSportster begins open-beta testing on Facebook
Nordeus’ new social sports betting product in partnership with bwin.party now in beta phase ahead of full-launch in coming weeks Nordeus’ social sports betting product Sportster – Bet and Win has...
View ArticleAnalysis: Betting on social sports
In what is set to be a major summer of sport for the real-money gambling industry, Andy Roocroft assesses whether 2014 could finally be the year social sports betting hits the big time Many operators,...
View ArticleQ&A: Win CEO Barak Rabinowitz talks Sportster – Bet and Win
Head of bwin.party’s social gaming division Barak Rabinowitz (pictured left) on why he feels social gaming is ready for sports betting Social Casino Intelligence (SCi): What are bwin’s expectations...
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