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daily_news
23 September 2020
DraftKings strengthens board with Mosley and Moore
Daily fantasy and sportsbook operator DraftKings announced today (September 23) that Jocelyn Moore and Valerie Mosley have been appointed to the company’s board of directors, effective immediately.
daily_news
22 September 2020
Enlabs makes SEK150m offer to acquire Global Gaming
Baltics-facing igaming operator Enlabs has put forward its offer to acquire all remaining shares in Global Gaming, in a deal that values the business at SEK450m (£39.8m/€43.2m/$50.6m).
news_analysis
22 September 2020
iGB Africa Report: The competitive landscape
In this exclusive extract from the iGB Africa Report, sponsored by sportsbook technology provider Altenar, Scott Longley examines the brands that have carved out local market share, and the difficulties in establishing a pan-African presence.
daily_news
21 September 2020
Playtech partners with Responsible Gambling Council
Playtech has launched a new safer gambling and digital wellbeing programme in collaboration with Canada-based non-profit the Responsible Gambling Council (RGC).
daily_news
17 September 2020
Playtech revenue falls 22.5% as Covid-19 disrupts first half
Gaming solutions giant Playtech has reported a 22.5% year-on-year decline in revenue for the first half of 2020, after a strong start to the period was halted by the impact of novel coronavirus on B2B and B2C operations.
daily_news
15 September 2020
Enlabs acquires majority stake in Shogun Group
Baltics-facing igaming operator Enlabs has acquired a 66.5% stake in Shogun Group, a Maltese online gaming business, for a total consideration of €664,000 (£614,243/$789,116).
daily_news
11 September 2020
Sazka hails green shoots following Covid-19 shut-down
Czech gaming conglomerate Sazka Group says it is showing signs of recovery following the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) shut-down, which resulted in revenue and profit falling in the first half of 2020.
daily_news
10 September 2020
OPAP confident of recovery as Covid-19 hits H1 performance
Revenue for Sazka Group-owned Greek gaming giant OPAP fell 34.8% year-on-year in the first half of the year due to the disruption caused by novel coronavirus (Covid-19). However, the operator said it saw performance rapidly recover once lockdown restrictions in Greece were eased and sporting events resumed.
daily_news
7 September 2020
Bulgaria, Turkey and Covid-19 drag down Intralot in H1
Greek gaming and lotteries operator and supplier Intralot reported a 55.5% year-on-year decline in revenue for the first half of 2020, after its B2B and B2C operations suffered from ongoing struggles in Turkey and Bulgaria.
daily_news
7 September 2020
Susan Forrester named new Jumbo Interactive chair
Australian lottery reseller Jumbo Interactive has appointed veteran Australian executive Susan Forrester as chair of its board of directors, effective immediately.
daily_news
1 September 2020
Huuuge eyes initial public offering in Poland
Social casino games developer and publisher Huuuge Inc. has announced plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO) on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in Poland.
daily_news
27 August 2020
Enlabs prepares bid to acquire Global Gaming
Enlabs has acquired a further tranche of shares in Global Gaming, triggering the threshold for the Latvian operator to make a bid to acquire the business outright.
daily_news
27 August 2020
Flutter to migrate all betting brands to PPB platform
Flutter Entertainment’s integration of The Stars Group business will see it migrate all sports betting brands to the solution powering its Paddy Power Betfair division, while it aims to significantly ramp up investment in PokerStars going forward.
daily_news
27 August 2020
Playtech in talks over TradeTech sale
Gaming solutions giant Playtech is in talks with a number of parties regarding the sale of its financials division TradeTech.
daily_news
17 August 2020
Casumo to complete acquisition of CasinoSecret
Mobile operator Casumo is to purchase online casino business CasinoSecret for an undisclosed sum, the first acquisition in the company’s history.
daily_news
13 August 2020
Online growth fails to offset retail declines for GVC in H1
GVC Holdings has reported an 11.2% year-on-year decline in revenue for the first half of 2020, after online growth failed to offset declines in UK and European retail resulting from the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) lockdown.
daily_news
13 August 2020
New GVC CEO sets out blueprint for future growth
New GVC Holdings chief executive Shay Segev has set out four key priorities that he believes can drive “significant growth” for the business, add value for stakeholders and entrench responsibility in everything it does.
news_analysis
11 August 2020
Interview: Push Gaming CEO James Marshall
It may celebrate its tenth birthday in 2020, but Push Gaming has only now just started to execute aggressive expansion plans, incorporating a key strategic acquisition and launches with top-tier clients. But amid an increasingly frosty regulatory climate, and in one of the most competitive igaming verticals, how does it plan to continue for another decade?
daily_news
11 August 2020
Record Asian revenue contributes to strong H1 for Gamesys
The enlarged Gamesys Group has seen reported gaming revenue double year-on-year in the six months to 30 June, aided by record revenue from Asia.
daily_news
11 August 2020
Esports Entertainment to acquire Flip Sports assets
Esports betting operator Esports Entertainment Group has signed a letter of intent to acquire certain assets of mobile games studio Flip Sports.

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