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daily_news
19 December 2019
Inspired lands global virtual sports deal with Novomatic
Gaming solutions provider Inspired Entertainment has agreed a deal to provide a range of its virtual sports games to NovoPrime Sports, a sports betting platform operated by Austrian gaming giant Novomatic.
daily_news
16 December 2019
Scientific Games pens VLT deal with Norsk Tipping
Scientific Games has signed an agreement with Norwegian lottery operator Norsk Tipping to launch video lottery terminals (VLTs) at multiple locations across the country.
daily_news
29 November 2019
Kiron and Wanabet launch first virtual sports games in Spain
Kiron Interactive has become the first provider to launch virtual sports games in the Spanish market after it entered into a partnership with online gambling operator Wanabet.
daily_news
20 November 2019
Wondr Gaming acquires esports AI specialist Rival.ai
Wondr Gaming, an esports acquisition fund founded by media executives Mike Cotton and Jon Dwyer, has acquired esports artificial intelligence integration specialist Rival.ai.
daily_news
29 October 2019
Swedish government may consider new loot box restrictions
The Swedish authorities may consider new restrictions on loot boxes, after the government submitted a report that warned of the video game feature's potential risks for children and the vulnerable to the country's Gaming Market Commission (Spelmarknadsutredningen).
daily_news
22 October 2019
Class loot boxes as gambling, Children's Commissioner urges
The Children’s Commissioner for England has called on the UK Government to introduce tighter laws to help protect children when gaming online after a new report found some youngsters are spending hundreds of pounds on in-game purchases via so-called loot boxes.
news_analysis
7 October 2019
Unpacking loot boxes
The Department of Culture, Media and Sport's investigation into loot boxes concluded that the popular video game mechanic should be classed as a form of gambling. While Tom Grant of Grant Law argues that this may be overly drastic, he says the video gaming industry will need to take action if it is to avoid a regulatory crackdown.
daily_news
1 October 2019
US sports betting pushes revenue up at GAN in Q3
Online betting and gaming technology provider GAN has said that stronger-than-expected demand for its sports betting services in the US helped to drive gross operator revenue up 202.7% year-on-year during the third quarter.
daily_news
16 September 2019
GambleAware partners Parent Zone for video game education
Problem gambling funding body GambleAware has joined forces with digital family life specialist Parent Zone on a new initiative designed to educate families about potential risks faced by children when playing online video games.
daily_news
13 September 2019
NBA 2K League player banned for betting rule breach
A player for the esports team owned by National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise Miami Heat has been disqualified from the NBA 2K League for violating its gambling rules.
daily_news
12 September 2019
DCMS committee urges UK Government to regulate loot boxes
A Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DMCS) committee has called on the UK Government to regulate video game loot boxes under the 2005 Gambling Act in order to help protect children from potential gambling-related harm.
daily_news
12 September 2019
PA Media teams up with PandaScore to enhance esports betting
Multimedia content provider PA Media has agreed a strategic partnership with esports statistics and odds specialist PandaScore, in a move the two parties say will allow operators to offer customers a wider range of betting options on esports competitions.
daily_news
10 September 2019
Inspired scores global licensing deal with NFL Alumni
Gaming technology provider Inspired Entertainment has entered an exclusive, global virtual sports licensing agreement with NFL Alumni (NFLA), the official organisation for former players and coaches of the NFL American football league.
news_analysis
2 September 2019
Glittering prize
The new Diamond Casino Resort in Rockstar Games’ GTA Online offers gamers a taste of the virtual high life. J Moses, director of Rockstar owner Take-Two Interactive, speaks to Jake Pollard about the release and explains his vision of betting, esports and video games interacting in a future US igaming ecosystem.
news_analysis
19 August 2019
Interview: Filippos Antonopoulos, Vermantia - Part 1
Filippos Antonopoulos built Vermantia from a startup challenging the leading land-based and online gaming suppliers to part of the industry establishment, after Arena Racing Company (ARC) bought into the business. With a new venture in the payment sector now underway, he discusses how being a latecomer to a mature market is no barrier to growth.

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daily_news
12 August 2019
Inspired revenue hit by FOBT stake cut in Q2
Inspired Entertainment saw revenue fall $10.2m (£8.4m/€9.1m) in the second quarter of its financial year, with the decline blamed on the UK government’s decision to reduce maximum B2 machine stakes to £2. The supplier posted a net loss of $10.7m for the period.
daily_news
9 August 2019
Bayes Esports Solutions strikes distribution deal with Riot
Bayes Esports Solutions today announced that it has acquired the exclusive worldwide data distribution rights of League of Legends esports competitions operated by Riot Games. Under the deal, game data from League of Legends esports competitions will be delivered to media customers and data consumers.
daily_news
30 July 2019
Inspired lands igaming content deal with Loto-Québec
Inspired Entertainment has agreed a deal to provide on-demand virtual sports and online casino content to Canadian provincial lottery operator Loto-Québec.
article
26 July 2019
Ambitions 2019: Insights Report
Exclusive to iGB, leading sector recruiter Pentasia has released the results of its second annual survey into the career ambitions of more than 1,000 professionals working in igaming and tech
news_analysis
23 July 2019
Minor appeal
Wiggin's Sarah MacDonald examines the conclusions that can be drawn from GambleAware's interim report into the effect of gambling marketing on children, and what action should be taken by operators.

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