Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) will now power PlayStar Casino’s expansion into the Pennsylvanian gaming industry after agreeing to supply its iGaming platform technologies. Building on the foundation of their initial partnership, the new long-term partnership will enable PlayStar Casino to make its second US market entry, while GiG will be making its third market debut. Richard Brown, Chief Executive Officer …

Italy’s hard-nosed gambling leadership has become adjusted to navigating the tribulations of a marketplace in constant state of flux, facing the year-on-year curveballs of increased taxes, blanket bans on advertising and tougher all-round compliance controls. Yet market leaders are in no-doubt that they are in the midst of a true paradigm shift. Following 2020’s unprecedented pandemic, Italian society is now …

A lack of international tourism and restrictions on London’s night time economy have put a dampener on Rank Group’s performance according to a trading update published by the company. While current trading is “in line with management expectations”, Rank highlighted a disparity between its Grosvenor Casinos based outside of London and those within the capital city. The group noted that …

Novibet is taking its partnership with Microsoft Azure ‘to the next level’, which the operator believes will help strengthen its global market position. Having first made the transition to Azure in March, Novibet explained that Microsoft has helped guide the company’s digital transformation. Sotiris Haritos, Novibet Chief Technology Officer, said: “Our target for moving to Microsoft Azure was twofold. First, …

AstroPay has marked the first time in which a professional tennis player has joined its roster of global ambassadors after agreeing to a new, 12-month partnership with Diego Schwartzman. Schwartzman, who is already off to a strong start at this year’s Wimbledon tournament, will now wear a kit featuring the AstroPay logo. “Schwartzman shows a desire to succeed that aligns …

BetGames.TV has relaunched its portfolio of signature lottery products, which the live dealer and betting games supplier believes will enhance the “content’s best-in-class tone and image”. The new-look offering will feature a range of new features, technical advances and improved security – while its Lucky 5,6 and 7 lottery games have all undergone a series of improvements. The improvements, BetGames.TV …

After receiving a licence from Ukraine’s Gambling and Lotteries Regulation Commission, PokerMatch.UA will now be permitted to organise and operate online poker games. The new licence, which PokerMatch.UA believes will help “popularise sports poker”, follows on from decision #386 made by the regulator on 25 June. The company believes that the certifications from Ukraine’s regulator will help to “create a …

Bayes Esports and Shadow.GG will help EarlyGame to drive user engagement after agreeing to make its esports statistics and data available to the Munich-based esports, gaming and entertainment platform. The partnership will see Bayes Esports and Shadow.GG support EarlyGame with its data visualisations.  EarlyGame believes that its increased focus on data visualisations will help “users to understand and engage with …

Sportsflare, a division of Tiidal Gaming Group, has extended its reach into the bet-on-yourself sector of the esports industry by partnering with Gaming Stars. Through the partnership, Sportsflare will offer its dynamic odds pricing and automated risk management services to the B2C esports platform. Kenny Jang, co-founder of Sportsflare, commented: “This opportunity to work with Gaming Stars on a new …