Safer Gambling Weekly Round-up, with Dam Mad Media
With Safer Gambling Week almost upon us, much of the news this week has been focused on this UK-wide initiative, with increasing…
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Great Canadian Gaming Corporation to be acquired by Apollo Global Management for C$3.3 billion
Great Canadian Gaming Corporation today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by funds managed by affiliates…
YGAM supports Safeguarding Awareness Week 2020 in UK
A national charity that delivers expert training on gaming and gambling harms to teachers and youth workers across South Yorkshire in the…
Danish Affiliate Enjoys a Better Collective Q3
Despite coronavirus Covid-19 drags and the prospect of paying higher taxes, Danish Affiliate Better Collective it is still on track to become…
Swiss Operator Generates over CHF 200,000 GGR in 9 Days with Gamanza Game Launch
In late October 2020, Gamanza debuted a brand new casino games portfolio developed by its in-house game studio. The portfolio includes a…
The Future’s Bright…The Future’s Online, In Conversation With Gustaf Hagman, CEO, LeoVegas
It may seem obvious to some that the future growth of the gambling industry is online. However, there are still many popular…
GVC renamed to Entain Plc as part of huge sustainability push
GVC Holdings is to be renamed Entain plc to reflect the Group’s ambition to be the world-leader in sports betting and gaming…
Fancy a Flutter, Paddy Powers a Brilliant Q3 for the Mother Ship
Q3 revenue for FTSE100-listed Flutter Entertainment has risen 30 per cent, to £1.33bn (US$1.75bn/€1.49bn), compared to the same period last year. Everything…
BOS: Swedish covid restrictions throw punters to the ‘wolves’
Sweden’s operator trade association Branscheforenigen för Onlinespel (BOS) has lambasted the country’s government for plans to extend temporary restrictions on the industry. The measures were…
Safer Gambling Week: Affiliates and Age Verification, by Tom Galanis, Managing Director, Tag Media and First Look Games
Safer Gambling Week is an incredible initiative and the articles written and conversations had during the coming seven days can and will…
Betsafe Embarks on its First Esports Sponsorship
Betsafe has just announced that it’s signed a three-year sponsorship agreement with GODSENT, a Swedish professional esports organisation. Through this agreement, Betsafe…
Dutch KSA launches Game System Inspection Scheme
The Remote Gaming Act in Holland states that an applicant for an online gaming license must have his gaming system inspected in…
KKCG and SAZKA Group announce investment by Apollo Global Management
KKCG and SAZKA Group today announced that funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, one of the world’s leading investors in…
Tech, Regulation, and Benchmarking iGaming, Interview with Sara Björk-Södergård, CPO, Paf
Benchmarking our industry against others is an important way to ensure we continue to grow. Comparing iGaming’s capabilities to industries such as…
William Hill Takeover: Breaking Up is Not Hard to Do
With William Hill shares up almost 50 per cent this year, to just over 272 pence per share, thanks in great part…
A message on Covid-19 lockdown measures from Neil McArthur, CEO, UKGC
As you will know, new national measures have come into force in England today in response to rising rates of Coronavirus throughout…
LeoVegas goes live with Blueprint Gaming in Italy
Leo Vegas has launched a wide range of games in Italy with Blueprint Gaming. Blueprint, which is certified by the AAMS, is…
Fortuna Entertainment and Yggdrasil strike partnership
Yggdrasil, the global publisher of online gambling content, has signed an agreement with Fortuna Entertainment Group, one of the leading operators in…
GVC Powered BetMGM Strengthens Customer Offering
GVC has announced that BetMGM, the US sports betting and gaming company created in partnership with MGM Resorts International, has successfully launched…
UK Minister and Gambling Commission Support Safer Gambling Week 2020
Nigel Huddleston, UK Minister for Sport, Tourism and Heritage, and UK Gambling Commission Chief Executive, Neil McArthur, have today confirmed the Department’s…
Et Tu Coronavirus? More is Less for Caesars in Q3
Caesars Entertainment, the biggest casino and entertainment company in the United States, is weathering some big hits as it attempts to bounce…
Kindred sees spectacular 24% rise in Gross Winnings Revenue
Kindred Group has reported a 24 per cent year-on-year increase in gross winnings revenue (GWR) to £280.7m (€308.6m/$367m) for the third quarter…
Romanian Baumbet strikes partnership with BF Games
Leading operator Baumbet has bolstered its presence in Romania after going live with leading creative development studio BF Games. Baumbet is a…
Aspire’s Breath of Fresh Air
Aspire Global has reported a 20.7 per cent year-on-year rise in gross revenue to €40.1m (£36m/$47.1m) for Q3. The technology supplier has…
FanDuel Group to expand US casino offering with Evolution Live Casino
Evolution, the provider of Live Casino solutions, has announced that it has signed an agreement with the FanDuel Group to offer its…
Park Lane Casino license revoked by UK Gambling Commission
The Commission has revoked the operating licence of Silverbond Enterprises Ltd which runs Park Lane Casino. The decision was made because there…
Innovation and Regulation, In Conversation with Helen Walton, Founder of Gamevy and CCO, Gluck Games
With recent global events, technology and regulation have been forced to evolve at a pace quicker than ever before. It’s widely accepted…
GiG’s Sweet Q3 Music
GiG, the Malta-based, Scandinavia-listed, Gaming Innovation Group, has delivered record Q3 revenues of €17.9m (£16.1m/US$20.9m) — up an impressive 77.2 per cent…
Kaizen Gaming and ORYX Gaming strike multi-jurisdictional deal
ORYX Gaming, a Bragg Gaming Group company, has signed a deal with Kaizen Gaming to supply its RGS content, as well as…
iGaming 2.0 – Harnessing The Power of Tech, Interview with Sara Björk-Södergård, Chief Product Officer at Paf
Taking full advantage of the myriad of tech advancements and talent in the world remains an ongoing challenge for the iGaming industry….
Bet-At-Home and Red Tiger strike content deal
Casino game and software developer Red Tiger has joined forces with bet-at-home in a deal which further enhances its presence in Central…
Charities collaborate to educate youth on gaming and gambling-related harm
The Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM) has started a new training alliance with national sports charity ‘StreetGames’ and Yorkshire Sport…
German operator Ously Games forms partnership with Pariplay
Pariplay Ltd., the aggregator and content provider behind products including the Fusion™ aggregation platform and the Ignite Studio development programme, has today…
UK Gambling Commission asks industry for views on responsible gaming requirements for online operators
The Gambling Commission is calling for views from the industry, consumers and other stakeholders on stronger requirements on online operators to identify…
SportPesa’s Game of Clones
SportPesa, Kenya’s iconic sports betting brand, set to re-launch as a bright new avatar this week, has been blocked in an 11th…
Dutch KSA outline licensing conditions
Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch gambling regulator, has released its draft licensing conditions under the new Remote Gambling Act. The licensing process will…
Betting and Gaming Council urges UK Government to allow casinos and bookies to re-open after lockdown
The Betting and Gaming Council has called on the UK Government to take a “science-led approach” and allow casinos and betting shops…
GVC advises potential financial impacts of new UK lockdown
GVC Holdings PLC, the global sports betting and gaming group, today provided an update regarding the impact of enforced retail closures across…
SkillOnNet launches BacanaPlay with new Portuguese License
BacanaPlay, the latest proprietary brand from SkillOnNet, is set to take the Portuguese online casino market by storm when it launches to…
Harnessing AI, Efficiency and Growth for Operators, Interview with Edvinas Subacius Chief Data Officer at Rootz
Few tech innovations in the iGaming industry have had the potential to cause as much disruption as AI. With the ability to…
Zamba.co first to deliver live casino in Colombia through GAMING1
Gaming and sports betting partner GAMING1 has announced its online operator brand Zamba.co as the first site to launch live casino in Colombia….
Yes We Can Beat Problem Gambling…But
There’s positively a mixed bag of results and conclusions coming out of the first detailed investigation into the issue of “Problem Gamblers”….
Growth, Regulation, and The UK Gambling Review, In Conversation with Ralph Topping, ex-CEO, William Hill
Despite the many setbacks the UK iGaming market has experienced; increased regulation, negative PR and of course the Covid-19 pandemic, it has…
Kindred acquires Blancas NV from Rank Group
Kindred has signed an agreement to acquire 100 per cent of the shares in Blankenberge Casino-Kursaal (Blancas) NV, which operates Casino Blankeberge…
Gamesys Group plc and Push Gaming forge new partnership
B2B gaming supplier, Push Gaming, has signed a partnership with top UK operator, Gamesys Group plc in a content deal which will…
Svenska Spel appoints Erika Svanström to Head of Public Affairs
Erika Svanström has been appointed responsible for Public Affairs at Svenska Spel. She most recently came from her own consulting business and will…
Betsson Group Wins Big at the EGR Italy Awards 2020
Betsson Group and StarCasinò, triumphed at the EGR Italy Digital Virtual 2020 which were held online yesterday. Betsson Group won a total of five awards…
UK Bank Introduces 48-Hour Gambling Block Feature
NatWest has introduced a 48-hour delay gambling block on debit cards. The feature is designed for both physical and virtual debit cards…
Are Skill-based Games the Future of iGaming? Guest Post by Vladimir Malakchi, CBDO, Evoplay Entertainment
Game suppliers are going beyond the traditional patterns of slot development to engage their key target audience, Millennials. No longer satisfied by…
The Rank Group Plc signs five-year extension with Playtech
The Rank Group Plc and Playtech, today announces a five-year extension to exclusively provide its Bingo platform in addition to games content….