Scientific Games Sells Lottery Business to Brookfield Business Partners for $6.05bn
The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2022, subject to applicable regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. Scientific…
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Brazilian iGaming Summit Releases the Preliminary Schedule
It was recently announced on the official website of the Brazilian iGaming Summit the schedule of the event, which includes various relevant…
Betsson AB’S New Board Reverse Decision to Replace CEO Pontus Lindwall
Based on Betsson’s near time to mid future priorities such as the mitigation of the unexpected Dutch decision and the US entry,…
Kindred’s Revenue from Harmful Gambling Decreases to 3.3 per cent in Q3
Kindred Group plc (Kindred) is committed to transforming gambling by being a trusted source of entertainment that contributes positively to society. Therefore,…
Esports: What’s Coming Next? – Mario Ovcharov, CEO of UltraPlay
We caught up with Mario Ovcharov, CEO of leading esports provider, UltraPlay to hear his thoughts on the future of this exciting…
Pragmatic Play Becomes Master Sponsor of BiS 2021
The Brazilian iGaming Summit will take place between December 1st and 2nd this year in São Paulo, being the first face-to-face event…
Episode Two with Rasmus Sojmark, CEO of SBC
This Leadership Series will be the perfect opportunity for you to catch up on the latest hot topics influencing our sector, gaining…
Top of the Hill, 888 Reports Sweet Q3
And the good news is underlined with an assertion by the online gaming giant that it is now on stream to hit…
Compliable Secures $3.6m New Capital to Boost Tech Capabilities
Compliance software provider Compliable has completed a US$3.6m (£2.6m/€3.1m) seed extension round led by Bettor Capital, an investment that will enable the…
Entain Completes Acquisition of Unikrn
The deal paves the way for Entain to launch innovative new esports products for customers in 2022. Entain has bought the technology,…
Born to Rule – Aristocrat and Playtech Make a Move, Big Time
In a perfect synergy of hardware and software, Australian slot machine manufacturer Aristocrat today (October 18) confirmed it has bought gaming software…
Data Is Power – with Sven Lund and Ashley Washington from Bayes Esports
Where once ideas and services, including our very own gambling industry, were driven by physical, earth-bound entities, today—supercharged by the hard lessons…
Safer Gambling Weekly Round-Up, by Dam Mad Media
GambleAware As part of their ‘policy of open data’, through the Consumer Data Research Centre (CDRC), GambleAware have released their data records…
Penn National Knows theScore
Following its January 2020 acquisition of a 36 per cent stake in sports media publisher Barstool Sports for US$163 million (£119m/€140.6m), the…
US iGaming: Growth in the New Era – with Jonathan Doubilet, US Managing Director at Playtech
But with so many states already opened up and major brands already taking a foothold, where is the potential for future growth?…
Get Me To The Entain Online – Positive Q3 for UK Gaming Giant
The FTSE100 gambling Omni-channel has just posted its 23rd consecutive quarter of online growth, is well on target to hit its projected…
Sports-book 2.0: Getting Closer to your Customer – With Chris Nikolopoulos, CCO at BETBY
We spoke with Chris Nikolopoulos, Chief Commercial Officer at BETBY to hear his perspective. He believes the key to future sportsbook growth…
Sharp Alpha Advisors Raises $10 Million To Invest In Sports Betting Startups
Based in New York City, the fund has already deployed capital into 11 startups, including Players’ Lounge, GridRival, PickUp, and Prophet. The fund targets initial allocations averaging $250,000 in…
Connecting Connecticut – State Launches iGaming
The softly-softly launch has strict riders. Initially, only 750 punters will be able to bet on the new Internet platforms. And, for…
Pinnacle Solution Levels Up Esports Product with Esports Hub
Pinnacle Solution, the B2B arm of sportsbook pioneer Pinnacle, has launched the latest addition to its award-winning esports product, the Esports Hub….
MGM Entertain Full BetMGM Buy-out
“We’d have to come to some resolve,” said MGM Resorts CEO Bill Hornbuckle, referring to DraftKings’ bid for Entain. “We have 50…
Aspire Global Sells it’s B2C Segment to Esports Technologies, Inc.
The consideration consists of €50 million in cash, €10 million in a promissory note and €5 million in common stock in the…
Chris Kape Talks: Is DFS the Secret Weapon for US iGaming Acquisition?
Last year, U.S. gaming giant DraftKings, reported that its average customer acquisition cost was $371. When you consider the sheer volume of…
Betway to Enter NJ and Pennsylvania Markets through Evolution
Betway is a globally recognised online betting and gaming brand and is a long-standing Evolution customer. Betway has entered the US market…
Pronet Gaming CEO to Judge SBC Awards Latinoamérica
The winners will be announced at the SBC Summit Latinoamérica, being held at the JW Marriott Marquis, Miami, US, from 27-28 October….
Facebook Has Got Game – by Dan Kustelski, CEO of Chalkline
Facebook’s decision to enter the free-to-play sports betting space with the launch of Facebook Fantasy Games should have come as no surprise….
Special Report: Betting on a Whole New Disneyworld
Disney Chief Executive Bob Chapek has revealed the storied brand is now poised “to get aggressive” with a proposed expansion into sports…
Sustainable Gambling Conference by Kindred to Focus Safer Gambling Once More
Kindred Group will host the Sustainable Gambling Conference for the sixth time, this year as an online event. Internationally renowned speakers such as Nurit Nobel, Researcher…
C’Est La Finalto: Playtech Sells Fin-Tech Arm for US$250m
Initially, Playtech’s board were hoping to move their fin-tech vertical to the Barinboim Group, an Israeli private equity fund. They agreed a…
IGT Hires Joe Asher As President Of Sports Betting
“The PlaySports sports betting solution is among the most widely used in the U.S., powering approximately 50 U.S. sportsbooks for 20 customers…
Safer Gambling Weekly Round-Up by Dam Mad Media
Gamstop In the UK, GAMSTOP reported this week that they have seen a 25% increase in the rates of self-exclusion this year…
PointsBet Canada, Dailyfaceoff.com and The Nation Network Announce Partnership
Dailyfaceoff.com is Canada’s number one source for fantasy statistics and information vital to sports bettors. Curated hockey content from former TSN Senior Hockey Reporter Frank…
Reshuffling The Pack – Blackstone Off-loads Vegas Cosmopolitan, Sort Of
Ownership of the hotel—in a stunning sleight of financial alchemy—has now passed to the Cherng Family Trust, a multi-billion-dollar single-family investment firm,…
CashMagnet Completes Acquisition Spree
CashMagnet Limited, the operator of leading online casino affiliate site Mr-Gamble.com, has been on a major acquisition spree as part of efforts…
Endeavor to Acquire OpenBet from Scientific Games
The acquisition will complement Endeavor’s position within the sports betting ecosystem, currently anchored by IMG ARENA, which works with more than 470…
Promod Esports Becomes a Member of ESIC
As part of its membership, Promod Esports will integrate ESIC’s integrity codes and standards into its esports operations, encouraging fair play and…
RSI Latest Operator to Agree to AGA’s Responsible Gambling Campaign
The “Have A Game Plan” campaign focuses on educating sports fans about the core principles of responsible sports betting: setting a budget…
MGM Acquires Operations of the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas in $5.65bn Deal
The property itself has reportedly been acquired separately by Real Estate Income Trust Inc. in a deal valued at slightly over US$4bn…
MediaTroopers To further US Expansion with Launch In Mississippi
As a digital marketing agency with decades of combined experience in regulated online gambling, MediaTroopers is a publisher in the sports betting,…
iGB Live! – Your Official Session Previews from Entain and Golden Key Casino
According to Judith Kiragu, Director at Golden Key Casino, land based casinos in Africa are more ready than ever to go online…
Esports: A Vast Market Yet to be Tapped to its Full Potential: With Amir Mirzaee, COO at Bayes Esports
Amir has been active in tech business for over 15-years as a business founder, strategist and development professional. He’s also spent six-years…
XL Media Announce Acquisition of BlueClaw Media Limited
Founded in 2007, BlueClaw is a multi-award-winning agency based in Leeds, providing services ranging from search engine optimisation (“SEO”) and pay per…
Betsson’s Chairman Patrick Svensk Resigns from the Board
Patrick Svensk has been a member of Betsson’s Board of Directors since 2005, and Chairman of the Board since 2017. The decision…
Motorsports Only DFS & Sports Betting Operator GridRival Earns $3M Investment
GridRival, a fantasy sports and sports betting startup dedicated exclusively to motorsports, today announced a seed round of $3M led by prominent…
DraftKings Going for Broke – Has Launched Entain Bid with MGM Resorts
One by one, like ducks in a row, our American friends are targeting iconic British betting brands in a bid to buy…
Fast Track and Lovelace Create Joint Venture to Build Revolutionary Gameplay Risk Engine: Greco.
Lovelace Consultancy is known for their expertise in bonus abuse and multi-accounting, and are the leading authority in the industry on how…
Brazilian iGaming Summit 2021 Confirmed in São Paulo
Brazil is considered one of the most promising markets in Latin America at the moment when it comes to sports betting, lotteries…
Pronet Gaming Listed for Three Categories at SBC Latinoamérica Awards
The iGaming provider made the shortlist in the Platform Provider of the Year, Sportsbook Supplier of the Year and Industry Innovation of…
MaximBet Launches in Ohio and Pennsylvania
After successfully launching in Colorado earlier this month, including a record-setting number of bets on the opening weekend of the pro football…
Paysafe Appoints Zak Cutler to Lead it’s North America iGaming Plans
Paysafe, a specialized payments platform, today announced it has appointed seasoned iGaming executive, Zak Cutler, as CEO, North America iGaming. The newly…