Europe

Updating the market, industry esports betting start-up Luckbox (luckbox.com) has confirmed the appointment of Sujoy Roy as its first Director of Esports. Roy joins the Luckbox executive team, from leading global esports tournament organiser ESL, where he led player community development initiatives and audience engagement strategies. A seasoned esports executive, Roy has been tasked with developing Luckbox’s founding community initiatives, …

Stockholm-listed betting software provider Kambi Group Plc has today confirmed that it has successfully renegotiated its lead platform partnership with Kindred Group Plc. The agreed long-term contract extension will be put before shareholders at Kambi’s forthcoming Annual General Meeting (Stockholm on 31 May), including revised terms for a convertible bond between the two enterprises. The parties renewed contract agreement is set …

Online lotto operator Lottoland has announced that it has acquired a majority stake in one of the most popular lotto and online games sites in Italy, Giochi24. The Italian site has been operational since 2008 and was one of the first companies to get approval by the Italian regulator – Dogane e dei Monopoli. This partnership will combine both companies expertise …

With the World Cup fast approaching, the goal of operators is to establish themselves as their players’ online home in the run-up to Russia, writes 10Bet CMO Oshri Kostiner. The key to achieving this ‘online home’ is to offer the most complete experience, both during the tournament and beyond, covering everything from the most intuitive user experience and widest possible …

April has been a consequential month for all Italian betting stakeholders, as leading industry technology provider Playtech Plc, increased its market presence undertaking the €850 million outright acquisition of SNAITECH technologies and retail betting points. Thus far this 2018, it appears that Italian betting is finally moving forward, as the market proves its capacity for both foreign and domestic incumbents. …

FTSE bookmaker William Hill Plc has detailed a positive opening to its 2018 trading, as the firm continues its digital recovery, while restructuring its operations. Issuing an unaudited trading statement for the 17-week period to 24 April 2018, William Hill details +3% gain in group revenues, driven by strong ‘Online and US performances’ which offset UK Retail declines. The bookmaker …

Join us this June in Amsterdam for the seventh annual Gaming in Holland Conference. Apart from several instructive sessions and a product exposition, the 2018 edition of the GiH Conference will also feature the presentation of the very first Responsibility in Gaming Awards at an exclusive awards dinner. Don’t miss it! ___________________ When & where June 19-20 in Amsterdam. Register …