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Intertain bounces back with strong 2016 opening

SBC News Intertain bounces back with strong 2016 opening

Toronto TSX-listed online gambling operator Intertain Group Limited (Intertain) has reported a positive start to its 2016, recording group revenues of CAD $128 million (£68 million) for Q1 2016 performance (period ending 31 March). Updating the market, Intertain would report growth on all its core top-line fianancial metrics (performance statement below), with the company posting a period net income of …

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Mediatech Solutions extends payments arm with Paymagnet partnership

SBC News Mediatech Solutions extends payments arm with Paymagnet partnership

Industry omni-channel platform provider Mediatech Solutions has agreed a deal to partner with Paymagnet.com, the providers of a new payment system which can process credit card payments directly through sensors on a smartphone. The agreement will see Mediatech integrate Paymagnet into its market-leading IRIS platform, initially for existing customers in European markets. Paymagnet allows merchants to accept card payments using …

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Amaya merges Full Tilt & PokerStars liquidity into ‘centralised network’

SBC News Amaya merges Full Tilt & PokerStars liquidity into 'centralised network’

Amaya Inc has confirmed that it will migrate players from subsidiary brand Full Tilt onto a shared poker network with its leader product PokerStars. The player migration which will be actioned on 17 May, will see Full Tilt and PokerStars merge their ‘poker player liquidity’. In February, Amaya governance detailed that it would create a shared network for its online …

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LeoVegas searches for Smooth Criminals in latest game launch

SBC News LeoVegas searches for Smooth Criminals in latest game launch

After being commended at the back end of last year for its use of Twitter, mobile casino LeoVegas is launching an engaging social media campaign to promote its new Michael Jackson-themed game. It is a five-reel slot with 25 paylines, featuring wilds, scatters and two free game features (Beat It and Smooth Criminal). Bally Technologies created the game for real money …

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West Bromwich Albion bags biggest shirt sponsorship ever with UK-K8.com

SBC News West Bromwich Albion bags biggest shirt sponsorship ever with UK-K8.com

Midlands football Club West Bromwich Albion has confirmed its most lucrative shirt sponsorship ever by announcing online casino operator UK-K8.com as its new shirt sponsor for next season’s Premier League 2016/17. West Bromwich Albion marketing disclosed that the shirt sponsorship agreement will run for an initial two-year period. UK-K8.com a brand operated by Asian gaming operator K8 Group, will work …

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Gaming Realms doubles revenues to £21 million as corporate losses narrow in 2015

SBC News Gaming Realms doubles revenues to £21 million as corporate losses narrow in 2015

Presenting its full-year 2015 results, London AIM-listed mobile gambling operator Gaming Realms Plc reported that it had narrowed FY losses to £7.8 million (FY 2014 £9.8 million). Gaming Realms who operates mobile centric casino brands, Pocket Fruity, Slingo, Spin Genie and Britain’s Got Talent Games reported that it had almost doubled company revenues to £21 million (FY 2014: £11.2 million) …

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GAN closes tough 2015 with £5.6 million losses

SBC News GAN closes tough 2015 with £5.6 million losses

Online gambling B2B supplier GameAccount Network (GAN) closes a tough fiscal 2015 (period ending December 2015) reporting that its operating losses have doubled to £5.6 million (FY 2014:£2.6 million). Detailing full-year 2015 metrics, GAN recorded a net revenue decrease of 8% to £6 million (FY 2014: £6.5 million). Closing 2015 GAN would report clean EBITDA losses of £3 million (FY …

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Svante Liljevall departs as Evolution Gaming COO

SBC News Svante Liljevall departs as Evolution Gaming COO

Stockholm Nasdaq-listed live gambling solutions provider Evolution Gaming has confirmed that Chief Operations Officer (COO) Svante Liljevall has resigned from his executive role following eight years of service. The departure of Liljevall who has served as COO since 2008, sees Evolution Gaming lose one of its longest-serving executives.   Liljevall had been a key stakeholder in the company’s international growth …

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NYX Gaming 2015 results impacted by acquisition and restructuring expenses

SBC News NYX Gaming 2015 results impacted by acquisition and restructuring expenses

Presenting its full-year 2015 results (period ending 31 December), Toronto TSX-listed gambling technology provider NYX Gaming Group posted a mixed set of top line performance metrics. Closing 2015, NYX would record a revenue uplift of CAD $ 52 million 91% up on FY 2014’s CAD $ 28 million. NYX’s revenue uplift would transfer to Group Profits of CAD $45 million …

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