• daily_news
    21 November 2019

    Scout Gaming brings in Terje Bolstad as operations chief

    Fantasy sports software provider Scout Gaming Group has named Terje Bolstad as group chief operating officer as it prepares for a period of significant expansion.

  • 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.

  • daily_news
    29 August 2019

    DraftKings launches mobile app in West Virginia

    DraftKings has launched its mobile sportsbook in the West Virginia market, while the operator has also added NetEnt content to its igaming offering in New Jersey.

  • daily_news
    23 August 2019

    Wager launches peer-to-peer betting app

    Social betting startup Wager has launched its peer-to-peer betting platform for players in the UK market.

  • daily_news
    12 August 2019

    Scout Gaming launches fantasy betting product

    Scout Gaming Group has launched player odds sportsbook, a new product that combines elements of daily fantasy sports contests with fixed odds betting elements, alongside a new promotional tool, Betflex.

  • daily_news
    29 July 2019

    Merkur begins Totolotek overhaul

    Gauselmann Group’s Merkur Sportwetten subsidiary has begun its overhaul of the recently-acquired Polish betting and gaming business Totolotek, with a number of enhancements made across retail and digital channels.

  • article
    10 July 2019

    Social Gaming Dashboard – Q2 2019

    bV1sion and iGaming Business are pleased to bring you the Q2 2019 Social Gaming Dashboard, tracking the development of the free-to-play gaming sector.

  • news_analysis
    20 June 2019

    2019 so far - Part Two

    In the second part of iGaming Business' rundown of the year to date's most popular news stories, we see that viewers were particularly interested in US developments, while regulatory progress in Germany also attracted a lot of hits. 

  • daily_news
    19 June 2019

    WH and Betfair warned after ads appear in Looney Tunes app

    The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has warned William Hill and Flutter Entertainment to refine how their advertising targeting strategies, after promotions for each operator appeared in an app seen as being of particular appeal to minors.

  • news_analysis
    13 June 2019

    Startup spotlight: The friendly face of betting

    With a proprietary peer-to-peer platform, Wager aims to crack the conundrum of making sports betting truly social. Co-founder Leo Barnes shares the story behind its creation.

  • daily_news
    13 June 2019

    JPJ agrees £490m Gamesys acquisition

    JPJ Group has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire the majority of its technology partner Gamesys’ assets for a total consideration of £490m (€549.8m/$620.9m).

  • daily_news
    31 May 2019

    Losses widen at Scout despite Q1 revenue growth

    Fantasy sports provider Scout Gaming Group has reported increased losses in the first quarter of the year, despite revenue more than doubling to SEK3.5m.

  • daily_news
    20 May 2019

    PA nets $3.4m in taxes from first year of fantasy regulation

    The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has revealed that the state has generated tax revenue of $3.4m (£2.7m/€3.0m) from its first full year of regulated fantasy sports contests.

  • daily_news
    17 April 2019

    Pennsylvania reports slight fantasy revenue growth in March

    Pennsylvania’s licensed fantasy sports operators have reported a slight improvement in revenue for March, following three consecutive months of decline, with revenue up $5,000 from February.

  • news_analysis
    11 April 2019

    Predicting the future

    Predictions games are emerging as a useful way for sports betting operators to acquire customers in regulated or soon-to-regulate markets across the US. SportCaller is at the forefront of this movement, and digital performance director Paddy McDermott believes free-to-play sports games may finally be rising to prominence.

  • news_analysis
    11 March 2019

    What's driving growth in social casino?

    Having reported a 33% increase in revenue for 2018, KamaGames chief executive Andrey Kuznetsov outlines what he believes will be the key drivers of growth in the social casino market in 2019. 

  • daily_news
    21 February 2019

    Scientific Games sees losses grow in 2018

    Strong growth in revenue failed to offset the impact of growing costs for Scientific Games in 2018, with the gaming solutions provider’s loss for the period growing to $352.4m (£269.3m/€310.1m). Revenue for the 12 months ended December 31, 2018 was up 9.1% year-on-year, with a marginal decline in gaming revenue - down 0.7% to $1.8bn - offset by strong growth in the social and digital divisions.

  • news_analysis
    13 February 2019

    Cryptocurrency: Fool’s gold?

    KamaGames embarked on something of an industry first by launching a token sale in late 2018, an experimental process to test the viability of cryptocurrency in the social casino market. However, as chief executive Andrey Kuznetsov explains, the process taught the Dublin-based studio some harsh lessons

  • news_analysis
    30 January 2019

    Revising the Wire Act: What does it mean for you? Part 2

    In the second part of iGaming Business' deep dive into the revised Wire Act opinion, ICE Sports Betting USA speakers stress the need for clarity from the Department of Justice as they look to work out the best way to interpret the ruling.

  • news_analysis
    28 January 2019

    Interview: Talking tough

    NetEnt chief executive Therese Hillman gives an unvarnished account of the supplier’s struggles in 2018 and explains how she plans to turn the business around in 2019.

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