Safer Gambling Weekly Roundup, by Dam Mad Media
It has been an incredibly busy week in Safer Gambling news so let’s get cracking. UKGC The UK Gambling Commission has confirmed…
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Better Collective Share Issue Raises €150m
Sports betting affiliate Better Collective has raised SEK1.5bn (£129m/US$183m/€150m) by issuing 6.9 million shares in a bid to create liquidity for future…
BETDAQ Announces 0% Commission from any Match at Euro 2020
BETDAQ, the global betting exchange, has announced it will go commission-free on all matches at Euro 2020. As part of its Euros…
William Hill Launch Industry First In-Stadium Sportsbook in Washington D.C.
Marking a major milestone in American sports history, the William Hill Sportsbook at Monumental Sports & Entertainment’s Capital One Arena officially opened…
Esports Entertainment Group Become Cleveland Cavaliers Official Partner
Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. have announced a multi-year partnership with the Cleveland Cavaliers to be the NBA franchise’s official esports tournament platform…
Betway and Esports Organisation FURIA Partner up in Brazil
Betway has announced a new partnership with the FURIA esports organisation. Joining forces, esports enthusiasts can expect to see international cross collaborations…
Less is More for Playtech, As They Streamline Finalto for US$210m
Delivering on a promised strategy of a pivot to core business operations, Israel’s market-leading Playtech has agreed to sell its Finalto financial…
Novomatic Restructure’s Global Operations and Appoints Komnacky as VP
NOVOMATIC, Europe’s leading gaming technology group, strengthens its global operations activities by implementing a new structure and appointing Thomas Komnacky as new…
FanDuel to Become Exclusive Sports Odds Provider to Associated Press
The Associated Press and FanDuel Group today announced an agreement that makes FanDuel the exclusive provider of sports odds across AP’s global…
PlayOjo to Launch in New Jersey Via Caesars Agreement
SkillOnNet, an online casino platform provider, is preparing to launch its flagship brand PlayOJO in the United States, thanks to a market…
Scientific Games Acquires SportCast To “Redefine Sports Betting Experiences”
Scientific Games Corporatiion (Scientific Games) strengthened its global suite of sports technology, services and content with the acquisition of SportCast, the pioneers…
Amelco Adds NetEnt to US Platform
Amelco, the sports betting software and trading services provider, has partnered with premium casino content supplier NetEnt as it further expands its…
Esports Entertainment Group to Acquire Bethard Group
Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. (EEG), an esports entertainment and online gambling company, today announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Gameday…
William Hill Launches in Colombia
Following the acquisition of a majority stake in the Colombia licensed operator Alfabet S.A.S in December 2020, WilliamHill.co was today launched, making…
Global B2C Gaming Revenue up 38% in Q1
Global B2C gaming revenue rose by 38 per cent year-on-year in Q1, according to analysis by H2 Gambling Capital. Despite there being…
Bally’s Launch Mobile Sportsbook in Colorado
Bally’s Corporation, a U.S. omnichannel provider of land-based gaming and interactive entertainment, today announced that it has entered the mobile sports betting…
Betconnections go Live with Playson in LatAm
Casino games and software developer Playson has announced a deal to supply the LatAm-based platform provider Betconnections with its content suite. The…
Rivalo add BetGames.TV Content to Portfolio
BetGames.TV, the leading live dealer and betting games supplier, has gone live with leading operator Rivalo, taking its range of quality content…
Esports Entertainment Group’s New Jersey Gaming License Approved
Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. have announced that its subsidiary GMBL has been notified by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE)…
Latam Operator Rivalo Selects BetGames.TV
BetGames.TV, the live dealer and betting games supplier, has gone live with leading operator Rivalo, taking its range of content to players…
Gan Take Michigan’s Largest Casino Online
GAN Limited, the full-service internet gambling enterprise software-as-a-service provider to the U.S. retail casino industry, today announces that it has entered into…
DraftKings Invests in New Responsible Gaming Initiative
DraftKings Inc. (Nasdaq: DKNG) today announced a financial commitment to the International Center for Responsible Gaming’s (ICRG) Fund to Support Research on…
Red Tiger Launches with BetMGM Casino and Borgata Casino in Pennsylvania
Red Tiger, the casino games and software supplier, today went live with BetMGM Casino and Borgata Casino in Pennsylvania. Gonzo’s Quest™ Megaways™, Cash Volt and Wings…
PointsBet Named as an Authorised Gaming Operator of the WNBA
The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) have named PointsBet, the global sports betting company, as an authorised gaming operator. This allows PointBet…
Entain Foundation Partners with Ghanaian Charity
Entain, the global sports betting and gaming entertainment group, have announced the launch of a new partnership with Chance for Childhood, through…
Safer Gambling Weekly Roundup by Dam Mad Media
Welcome along to another edition of the Safer Gambling Newsletter where there has been quite the mélange of happenings this week. Centre…
Gamesys Reports £23.8m Profit in Q1
Gamesys Group has released an expanded trading update for Q1 2021, reporting a £23.8m (US$33.6m/€27.6m) profit for the first quarter. The announcement…
Sportradar Signs Agreements with New York Jets and Baltimore Ravens
Sportradar, a leading global provider of sports betting and sports entertainment products and services, today announced strategic partnerships with the New York…
Greentube Enters Canada with BCLC
Greentube, the NOVOMATIC Interactive division, has launched into Canada for the first time through a partnership deal with Scientific Games and the…
Behold Catena Delivers Impressive Q1
Catena Media is fast becoming the bible of reference for hybrid Affiliates mining the interface of iGaming and Fintech, following a record…
Kindred Launches Shared Ownership Scheme for Employees
Kindred will give employees the opportunity to share in the success of the Group through share ownership. Building on the All Employee…
Entain Publishes ESG Report
Entain plc, the global sports betting and gaming group, has today issued its 2020-21 ESG report, setting out the Group’s approach to…
Pixiu Content Available in North America via Scientific Games
Scientific Games Corporation (Scientific Games) has signed a multi-year agreement with Pixiu Gaming, the leading bespoke games developer, to exclusively distribute Pixiu’s…
BetMais Partners with Oddin for Esports Betting in Brazil
The Brazilian bookmaker BetMais, has made a strategic step towards esports betting. Brazil is undoubtedly the LATAM country with the biggest number…
Pandascore Becomes Official Data Partner of ESIC
Esports data provider, Pandascore has recently joined an exclusive class of data-based businesses by partnering with ESIC as an Official Data Partner….
Entain’s PartyCasino and PartyPoker Brands Partner with McLaren Racing
Entain, the leading global sports betting and gaming entertainment group, is pleased to announce that its PartyCasino and PartyPoker brands have entered…
Michigan Gaming Control Appoint Henry Williams as Executive Director
Henry Williams became executive director of the Michigan Gaming Control Board today following a 34-1 roll call confirmation vote in the Michigan…
GameTaco Acquire WorldWinner from GSN
Backed by Platinum Equity and media executive David Nathanson, Game Taco, a premier skill-based mobile platform that enables gamers to compete for…
Konami Gaming and Bet.Works Partner
Konami Gaming, Inc. and Bet.Works, a leading U.S. based sports betting platform provider being acquired by Bally’s Corporation, announced a joint integration…
Chalkline and MetaBet Announce Partnership for Media Companies and Operators
Chalkline and MetaBet announced today a new partnership centred around their complementary sports betting acquisition and retention products for media companies and…
LiveScore Sign Christiano Ronaldo as Brand Ambassador
Cristiano Ronaldo has joined LiveScore as Official Global Brand Ambassador. Below is the full press release distributed to the media to announce…
LeoVegas Prepare to Pounce on US Market with New Jersey Entry
LeoVegas has entered into an agreement to launch the LeoVegas brand in New Jersey, USA. The State of New Jersey will mark…
Betway Announce Multi-Year NHL Partnership
Betway, a premier online sports betting brand, and the National Hockey League (NHL) today announced a new multiyear U.S. partnership, naming Betway…
Intralot Announce Sale of Intralot do Brasil
INTRALOT announces that it has reached a binding agreement with “SAGA CONSULTORIA E REPRESENTAÇÕES COMERCIAIS E EMPRESARIAIS” (SAGA) in Brazil to sell…
Codere Adds Pariplay Games in Colombia
Games from Aspire Global’s Pariplay Ltd, the leading aggregator and content provider, have gone live in Colombia with leading operator Codere. The…
Bigger, Stronger, Better Collective
Better Collective’s three-pronged corporate strategy of driving down debt, seeking to dominate key segments of the market and a concentration on building…
Kwiff Launch Affiliate Program in Partnership with Income Access
Income Access, Paysafe Group’s marketing technology and services provider, today announced the launch of a new affiliate programme in partnership with kwiff,…
Safer Gambling Weekly Round Up by Dam Mad Media
With the May Day break behind us, it has been a busier week in the world of Safer Gambling, so let’s take…
IGT Revenue Exceeds $1bn in Q1
International Game Technology (IGT) has reported a 24.7 per cent year-on-year rise in revenue to $1.02bn (£711.1m/€828.2m), from $814m, in the first…
All on 17 Black, King Casino is Back, American Gaming Breaches US$11 Billion in Q1
According to the American Gaming Association (AGA), commercial gaming revenue in the nation topped US$11 billion in Q1 2021 (£7.79bn/€9.08bn), the joint…