• daily_news
    11 December 2019

    Betsson acquires stake in Brazilian sports betting operator

    Betsson has confirmed that it has acquired a 75% stake in the Brazilian sportsbook operator Suaposta, ahead of the country’s government passing sports betting regulations.

  • daily_news
    4 December 2019

    Swedish gambling participation drops to 60% in 2019

    The latest edition of Sweden’s annual survey on gambling participation has revealed that the percentage of the country’s adult population has dropped six percentage points in the past year.

  • daily_news
    3 December 2019

    Pollard Banknote to acquire mobile developer Mkodo

    Lottery solutions provider Pollard Banknote has struck a deal to acquire London-based mobile app developer Mkodo for an initial purchase price of £7.8m.

  • daily_news
    2 December 2019

    Intralot revenue and profit decline continues into Q3

    Lottery and gaming solutions provider Intralot has once again reported a year-on-year decline in quarterly revenue, with the total for the three months to 30 September falling 5.4%.

  • daily_news
    22 November 2019

    Playtech seals technology partnership with Colombia's Wplay

    Playtech has entered into a long-term structured agreement with Aquila Global Group, the operator of Colombian gaming and betting brand Wplay, that sees it become the business' strategic technology partner.

  • daily_news
    20 November 2019

    NSW commits additional funding to gambling research

    The New South Wales (NSW) Office of Responsible Gambling has set out details of a new funding opportunity for PhD scholarships, post-doctoral fellowships and study grants to build capability and capacity in gambling research.

  • daily_news
    20 November 2019

    French state set for €1.89bn windfall from FDJ IPO

    France’s Agence des participations de l’État (APE) has hailed the success of the initial public offering of gaming giant La Française des Jeux (FDJ), which could generate proceeds of €1.89bn for the state.

  • daily_news
    15 November 2019

    888 looks to ease concerns over Mattingley re-election

    888 Holdings has moved to address shareholders’ concerns over Brian Mattingley’s re-election as the operator’s non-executive chairman, after a significant percentage voted against his continuing in the position.

  • 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.

  • daily_news
    1 November 2019

    Relax Gaming brings in Tommi Maijala as new chief executive

    iGaming content developer and aggregation platform provider Relax Gaming has named former Kindred Group executive Tommi Maijala as its new chief executive, with his predecessor Daniel Eskola shifting to a new role as chief commercial officer.

  • daily_news
    31 October 2019

    Veikkaus ramps up responsible gaming strategy roll-out

    Veikkaus has announced that it will speed up the implementation of its social responsibility strategy, by introducing new marketing controls and bringing forward the introduction of compulsory identification on slot machines by a year.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • daily_news
    24 October 2019

    Betsson targets M&A and new markets following Q3 struggles

    After another difficult quarter, Betsson chief executive Pontus Lindwall has talked up the possibility of acquisitions and expansion into new markets, after the operator reported year-on-year declines in revenue and profit for the third quarter of the year.

  • daily_news
    21 October 2019

    Nektan announces fourth extension to fundraising drive

    White label and gaming content provider Nektan has extended the deadline for orders for a placing to raise £3.0m in working capital for the fourth time, after revealing that certain parties were proposing “unacceptable” terms in return for investment.

  • daily_news
    21 October 2019

    Slot association sets out wish list for German re-regulation

    The Deutsche Automatenwirtschaft (DAW), the umbrella organisation for Germany’s gaming machine associations, has highlighted a number of key issues that must be addressed as lawmakers prepare to begin discussions over the re-regulation of the country’s gambling market.

  • news_analysis
    21 October 2019

    LiAC 2019: Regulators' ignorance harming affiliate sector

    Regulators’ lack of understanding of the scale of affiliate marketing or even how it works is already hitting the sector hard, and the situation is only going to get worse before it gets better, according to Responsible Affiliates in Gambling chair Clive Hawkswood.

  • daily_news
    15 October 2019

    Gaming Realms adds Sportingbet founder Blandford to board

    Mobile games developer Gaming Realms has appointed Mark Blandford, the founder of Sportingbet, to its board as a non-executive director. Blandford will take on the new role with immediate effect.

  • daily_news
    11 October 2019

    Co-founder Collins steps down from Gaming Realms board

    Simon Collins, the co-founder of Gaming Realms, is to step down from his role as a non-executive director on the mobile games developer’s board with immediate effect.

  • news_analysis
    8 October 2019

    Big, bigger, biggest – gambling’s consolidation game

    Flutter Entertainment's mega-merger with The Stars Group is likely to be the first deal in the latest wave of industry consolidation, with investment bankers eager to spearhead more M&A activity. While this may disrupt the growth trajectories of some of the sector's leading lights, it's unlikely to stop any time soon, writes Scott Longley. 

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