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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.

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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.

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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
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.

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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).
daily_news
23 April 2019
Scientific Games targets $352m from social gaming IPO
SciPlay, the social gaming subsidiary of Scientific Games, has set out details of an initial public offering (IPO) of its Class A common stock with the aim of raising up to $352m (£270.7m/€313.0m).
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.

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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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daily_news
25 January 2019
GAN set to beat 2018 projections after strong second half
Igaming platform and software provider GAN has said that it expects revenue for 2018 to come in ahead of market expectations after the business was boosted by a strong performance in the second half of the year.
daily_news
9 November 2018
Scientific Games mulls IPO for social gaming business
Company also boosted by NYX purchase as revenue climbs 7% in Q3
news_analysis
11 September 2018
The rise of social betting
The days when the igaming sector would be revolutionised by social betting on Facebook are long gone, but features that grew out of social are making waves, writes Jake Pollard

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daily_news
4 July 2018
Big Fish lures Karp as new president
Aristocrat has appointed social gaming pioneer Jeff Karp to lead its $900m Big Fish division
news_analysis
13 February 2018
Social casino: Q4 update
Adam Krejcik at Eilers & Krejcik Gaming unpacks an unseasonably slow Q4 for many social casino publishers
daily_news
10 January 2018
Aristocrat finalises acquisition of Big Fish Games
Aristocrat Leisure has today (Wednesday) completed its previously announced acquisition of Big Fish Games from Churchill Downs Incorporated
daily_news
30 November 2017
Aristocrat to acquire Big Fish Games for $990m
Aristocrat Leisure has today (Thursday) entered a binding agreement to acquire social gaming company Big Fish Games for $990m (€833.9m)
news_analysis
20 October 2017
Company culture: 'People who have seen the company grow for years need to see the benefit of new hires'
Huuuge Games' Berlin chief Chris O'Kelly discusses the balance between securing growth and maintaining the right culture
daily_news
10 August 2017
Aristocrat acquires social gaming brand Plarium for $500m
Aristocrat Leisure has entered into a binding agreement to acquire social gaming company Plarium Global for an upfront amount of $500m (€426m) in cash.
news_analysis
8 February 2017
Social casino finances: Q4 update
After a sluggish third quarter, the social casino market returned to growth in the final quarter of 2016, with strong performances from SciGames, Product Madness and PlayStudios.

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article
26 January 2017
Interview: Rocket Games, Penn National Gaming
Rocket Games was acquired by Penn National in August 2016 for US$170m and was the leading social publisher by end of 2016. iGaming Business spoke to Rocket's Bill Gelpi and Penn's Chris Sheffield to find out more.

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