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4 December 2019
Penn National reveals new-look exec management team
Penn National Gaming has made a number of changes to its executive management team to coincide with the transition of Jay Snowden to the role of chief executive next month.
daily_news
4 December 2019
Hard Rock to drive responsible gambling with PlayersEdge
Hard Rock International has launched PlayersEdge, a new initiative designed to help customers learn about responsible gambling and how to better manage their gaming habits.
daily_news
3 December 2019
Global Daily Fantasy Sports acquires Playgon for CAD$9.5m
Software supplier Global Daily Fantasy Sports will acquire live dealer games supplier Playgon Interactive after executing a definitive share purchase agreement which will see Global acquire all of Playgon’s shares for CAD$9.5m.
daily_news
14 November 2019
Defence Ministry veteran set to lead Japan casino regulator
Japan’s government has nominated Michio Kitamura, former inspector general of legal compliance at the Defence Ministry, to head up its new Casino Management Committee regulatory body.
daily_news
12 November 2019
Bragg names new CFO as Q3 net loss narrows
Bragg Gaming Group has reported revenue of CAD$10.0m for the third quarter of 2019, while starting tomorrow, the business will have a new finance chief as bwin.party veteran Stephen Prowse takes over the role from Ashkay Kumar.
news_analysis
31 October 2019
The importance of aggregation
Despite fierce competition, Relax Gaming chief product officer Simon Hammon believes there are still opportunities for smaller studios to disrupt the market leaders - but only with effective game distribution.

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news_analysis
30 October 2019
A question of timing
Red Tiger chief executive Gavin Hamilton argues that NetEnt’s £200m deal for the slot specialist wasn’t a result of market forces. However, he adds, those forces mean it might have come at a perfect time.

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daily_news
18 October 2019
MGM Resorts to sell Bellagio and Circus Circus for over $5bn
Casino operator MGM Resorts International has agreed to sell its iconic Bellagio Las Vegas property and form a joint venture with Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, in a deal worth $4.25bn. MGM has also struck a deal to sell Circus Circus for $825m to an affiliate of Treasure Island owner Phil Ruffin.
daily_news
15 October 2019
San Manuel Casino to sponsor Raiders’ new Las Vegas stadium
The California-based San Manuel Band of Mission Indians will sponsor the Las Vegas’s Allegiant Stadium, as well as the Raiders NFL franchise, after the team’s 2020 move from Oakland to the city.
daily_news
13 September 2019
MGM responsible gaming initiative hits interaction milestone
Casino operator MGM Resorts International has announced that its GameSense responsible gaming initiative has surpassed 1m customer interactions at its US properties.
daily_news
13 September 2019
European Casino Association secretary general steps down
Philip Easthill has stepped down as secretary general of the European Casino Association (ECA), while the organisation has also announced a new structure for it secretariat.
news_analysis
12 September 2019
NetEnt bets big on Red Tiger
NetEnt’s acquisition of Red Tiger Gaming was notable not only because it was the company’s first M&A activity in its existence, but also because it sees it take charge of one of the sector’s most exciting suppliers. Jake Pollard discusses the rationale behind the deal, and how the two businesses will work together going forward, with chief executive Therese Hillman.

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daily_news
5 September 2019
NetEnt agrees £220m acquisition of Red Tiger Gaming
Stockholm-listed casino games developer NetEnt has agreed the first acquisition in its history, with a deal to take control of slot specialist Red Tiger Gaming worth up to £220m.
daily_news
15 August 2019
GVC ups profit guidance as online revenue hits $1bn in H1
GVC Holdings has revised its full year profit projections upwards for the second time this year after the operator’s online and European retail growth helped offset a weaker performance from its UK retail arm.
news_analysis
26 July 2019
Global Gaming's Swedish struggles - Part 2
In the second part of iGB’s extensive interview with Global Gaming chief executive Tobias Fagerlund, he discusses the operator’s plans to fight back against the decision to revoke its Swedish operating licence.

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daily_news
11 July 2019
GB regulator hands Casino 36 £300,000 penalty package
Land-based operator Casino 36 has agreed a £300,000 penalty package with the GB Gambling Commission for money laundering and social responsibility failures, the regulator has announced.
daily_news
24 June 2019
Eldorado and Caesars agree $17.3bn merger
Eldorado Resorts and Caesars Entertainment Corporation have entered into a definitive merger agreement that will create a new market leader in the US gambling 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.

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news_analysis
19 June 2019
2019 so far - Part One
Half the year has now passed, with the year dominated by advertising crackdowns, new regulatory restrictions and signs that long-awaited market openings may finally be moving into view. iGaming Business looks at the biggest stories from the first six months of 2019, and examines their impact on the igaming industry.

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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).

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