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news_analysis
28 July 2020
The post-pandemic outlook Down Under
Jamie Nettleton and Samuel Gauci of Addisons take a look at how the gambling sector in Australia has been affected by Covid-19 and outline how the industry is reopening for business
daily_news
27 July 2020
Scout Gaming launches €1m fantasy Premier League game
B2B fantasy sports supplier Scout Gaming announced it will launch a follow-on from last year’s Premier League season-long fantasy contest, The Quarter Million, by offering a guaranteed prize pool of €1m for the 2020-21 season.
daily_news
24 July 2020
SG hails “better than expected” Q2 despite revenue decline
Scientific Games' losses increased in Q2 as revenue fell 37.2% to $539m (£423m/€465m), but the business said its results were "better than expected" given the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19).
daily_news
1 July 2020
Social betting startup Who Knows Wins secures new investment
Social sports betting startup Who Knows Wins has revealed that it was able to secure “substantial” investment during a recent round of fundraising.
daily_news
11 June 2020
OK tribe strikes social and sports deal with Betconstruct
The Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, has launched a new social casino product powered by Betconstruct, with the deal also allowing for the supplier to provide sports betting technology to the tribe’s non-profit igaming solutions arm GreySnow Group.
daily_news
23 April 2020
Boom Sports to roll out sports betting via PNG deal
New York-based free-to-play and fantasy sports developer and technology provider Boom Sports its to move into B2C sports betting after striking a market access agreement with Penn National Gaming (PNG).
daily_news
27 February 2020
GC survey confirms worsening public perception of gambling
Negative attitudes towards gambling in Great Britain are increasingly prevalent, according to the Gambling Commission's Behaviour, Awareness and Attitudes Report, with 29% of those surveyed now calling for a total ban.
news_analysis
16 December 2019
Chalkline Sports makes its mark
Chalkline Sports, despite its African heritage, is making a major play for the nascent US sports betting market, and with a client base already featuring the likes of Churchill Downs, Parx Casino and Tropicana, it’s off to a good start, writes Robin Harrison
daily_news
4 December 2019
Study claims one in six Australian 16-17 year-olds gamble
Just under one in six Australians aged 16-17 gambled in the past year, according to the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children's (LSAC) annual statistical report.
daily_news
8 November 2019
Scientific Games back in profit after strong Q3
Scientific Games has reported a 4% year-on-year increase in net revenue for the third quarter after growth across all of its business segments, which saw the supplier return to profitability for the period.
daily_news
26 September 2019
KamaGames launches social sports betting in Pokerist revamp
Social casino operator KamaGames has announced a wide-ranging overhaul of its flagship Pokerist app, which sees the studio launch a social sports betting product for the first time. A range of additional features, including a new app guide, Alice and Wonderland-themed slot and referral programme for players, have also gone live.
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
3 July 2019
Betting and Gaming Council formed as voice of UK industry
The Remote Gambling Association (RGA) and Association of British Bookmakers (ABB) are to be wound up and replaced by the Betting and Gaming Council, a new UK-facing operator body that aims to act as the industry’s mouthpiece. British Beer & Pub Association chief executive Brigid Simmonds will lead the new body.
news_analysis
1 July 2019
Gambling in Japan: The state of play
While casinos may not yet exist in Japan, what does the gaming market look like now? Natalie Meyer, founder and chief executive of cultural insight agency Tokyoesque, provides a breakdown on the current size and perception of the country's gambling industry.
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
8 May 2019
Scientific Games driven by lottery and social growth in Q1
Scientific Games has cited growth across its lottery and social businesses as key drivers of a year-on-year increase in revenue during the first quarter, while the supplier was also able to slash its net loss for the period.
news_analysis
7 May 2019
Ukraine: Europe’s emerging tech hub?
Having established itself as a thriving location for outsourcing, the gambling industry is increasingly looking to Ukraine when it needs a low-cost base for technology teams. iGaming Business talks to some of the companies established in the country.
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
12 March 2019
Betting on the future
Bettor Faster and Bet Blocks founders Jonny Robb and Nilesh Mistry have established GamblingStartup.Ventures, in a bid to connect early-stage gambling businesses around the world. Here, we meet some of the teams looking to revolutionise the way punters play.
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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