• 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
    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).

  • 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.

  • daily_news
    11 March 2019

    Product and personalisation boost KamaGames in 2018

    Social casino studio KamaGames has reported a 33% increase in revenue for 2018, with the Pokerist operator crediting its focus on personalised promotional campaigns and efforts to improve player retention as key drivers of growth.

  • 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
    22 February 2019

    Pennsylvania fantasy revenue falls again in January

    Pennsylvania has reported its second consecutive month decline in revenue from its regulated fantasy sports market, with January's total falling 26% to $2.1m.

  • 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.

  • daily_news
    15 February 2019

    NBA's Sacramento Kings to open in-venue gaming lounge

    California-based National Basketball Association (NBA) side the Sacramento Kings is to launch a new in-stadium lounge where players can play a virtual currency predictive betting game, powered by betting and fantasy sports solutions provider Swish Analytics.

  • 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

  • article
    7 February 2019

    Social casino: Q4 2018 update

    The latest social casino rankings from Eliers & Krejcik Gaming signal that market leader Playtika is seeing revenue stagnate as it broadens its focus beyond casino-style games

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • news_analysis
    17 January 2019

    Interview: A new spin on an old favourite

    Erik Gullstrand is at the forefront of a changing of the guard for Quickspin, with two of its founders departing the business. The Playtech-owned slot studio’s new product chief discusses the current state of slots and how social can help future-proof suppliers’ operations.

  • daily_news
    29 November 2018

    Digital expansion drives full-year growth for Aristocrat

    Huge increase in digital users and revenue for 2018 financial on back of social gaming acquisitions for 2018

  • daily_news
    21 November 2018

    Stride talks up UK growth prospects as full-year losses fall

    Operator believes proprietary platform will help mitigate UK gaming duty increase

  • 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
    2 November 2018

    Social casino: Q3 2018 update

    In the traditionally quiet Q3, only SG Digital and Playstudios showed any kind of standout form. Adam Krejcik from Eilers & Krejcik Gaming delves deeper into the numbers

  • news_analysis
    18 October 2018

    Bragging rights — the key to monetising social slots

    Operators could be missing a trick by focusing too much on reaching out to new players instead of tapping up their existing player base, says Guy Hasson

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