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NYX Gaming Group has confirmed the extension of its Poker distribution agreement with Scientific Games, enabling Scientific Games to distribute the networked NYX Poker offering in “free-to-play” mode to its land-based customers across the United States. In addition, NYX and Scientific Games Interactive (SG Interactive) have signed an agreement under which NYX will distribute content from the SG Interactive Bally, …

Online payments solutions provider, Optimal Payments has confirmed the acquisition of Montreal based platform developer Fans Entertainment INC for a sum of CAD $ 16 million (£9 million). Issuing a corporate statement, Optimal Payments detailed that it had issued 3,163,633 of shares to the sellar. The consideration shares can be exchanged for Optimal Payments shares on a one-for-one basis over the …

Amaya Inc gaming brand PokerStars has confirmed that FIFA World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Team PokerStars as a Global Brand Ambassador. The online poker operator will utilise Ronaldo in its global marketing campaigns, as PokerStars looks to maximise its marketing coverage. Ronaldo announced his role with PokerStars via a personal video placed on his Facebook Page, where …

Rank  Group plc retail and digital bingo operator Mecca Bingo, has confirmed the appointment of Anna Shirley as Marketing Director of the Mecca Bingo division from 3rd August 2015. Shirley joins from Sainsbury’s, where she has held a number of senior marketing positions over the last 13 years, including Head of National Advertising, Head of Own Brand Marketing, Head of …

London AIM listed igaming acquisition marketing specialist XLMedia issued a short corporate statement informing the UK media that it had acquired a number of mobile focused websites to increase its publisher network. XLMedia as yet have not disclosed any financial details regarding the mobile acquisitions, however company governance stated that the company would continue to search for opportunities to expand …

bwin.party management has announced that it will cease the operations of its WPTPoker.com brand on 3 June. The closure of WPTPoker.com services is part of bwin.party’s ongoing re-structure as the troubled operator looks to concentrate on core revenue making brands. WPTPoker, is a white label site operating on the Party Poker network, the online poker site was acquired in 2009 …

Dr Hans Cornehl, Chief Executive Officer of ZEAL Network SE (formerly Tipp24), is to leave the company at the end of the year after informing the Supervisory Board of the company that he did not wish to renew his contract when it runs out on 31 December 2015. After thirteen years on the Executive Board of the company, with a …

One of the founders of GeoLotto, a location-based instant-win game supplier, has described the company’s first major jackpot winner as a major event both for the company and the player. Roy Tyler from Leighton Buzzard in England won the first £1m cash jackpot prize last month, paid out from GeoLotto’s weekly Saturday draw after betting on his old hometown of …

Japan Gaming Congress (JgC) dates confirmed as Japanese politicians prepare for casino debate Clarion Gaming has announced that the second Japan Gaming Congress (JgC) will take place in October in Tokyo, with the country’s politicians currently preparing to debate significant legislative changes for the industry. Confirmation of the event, which will take place from October 7-9, has come at an exciting …