Today’s the day of the techs

techIt’s become clear that Playtech weren’t the only ones to benefit from the strategic partnerships they’ve developed with other industry operators. One of these, Sportech, today announced a half-year profit of £5.8m, and this was amidst the football pools operator still attempting to complete the tricky acquisition of Scientific Games Racing (SGR) for $83m. The figure was £1.1m lower than the same period last year, but as they sell their pools product to Ladbrokes.com as well, it only seems sporting that we should give them some appreciation. Bravo. Read more.