iGaming

World Poker Tour (WPT) has partnered with a new licensee to publicly launch a new global online poker platform, WPTGlobal™, alongside Wingsuit at ICE Totally Game 2022, in London (England). After almost three long years without the annual ICE Totally Gaming London conference, in combination with the sister show, London Affiliate Conference, finally – the show must go on. Running …

Regulation of the Swedish gaming market has improved the condition for achieving the overarching goals set by parliament, asserts Sweden’s State Treasury, upon delivery of a final report looking at the country’s digital ecosystem. These ambitions include that the gaming market should be under public control, have strong consumer protection and protect revenue from gaming for associations and the state. …

Playscan CTO and Svenska Spel data scientist Axel Lyckberg has been named Swedish online gambling’s leader of the year by trade bodies Spelbranschens, Riksorganisation (SPER) and Branschföreningen för Onlinespel (BOS).  On Wednesday 30 March SPER and BOS announced the winners of the 2022 Swedish Gambling Awards – which recognise and reward the companies and leaders placing sustainable play and corporate …

Detailing an ambition to remain at the forefront of technology development and innovation, LeoVegas Group has launched a tech hub in Warsaw. The international gambling group plans to hire 60 developers at the new Warsaw site over the next two years alongside ongoing recruitment in the UK, Sweden and Netherlands. LeoVegas has identified a “growing demand” for technological development in …

Industry leadership has been warned that UK gambling faces an ‘affordability crisis’ as the rising cost of living causes active customers to reduce their spending.   The warning has been delivered by new affordability solutions provider Department of Trust (DoTrust), which in March appointed YouGov to conduct a poll on gambling affordability in light of a drastically changing economic backdrop. Conducting …

Kaizen Gaming, the operating company of Stoiximan and Betano sportsbook brands, has confirmed the appointment of Stella Voulgaraki as Chief People Officer (CPO). An expert in developing human resources and talent development disciplines for tech-led businesses, Voulgaraki joins Kaizen Gaming’s senior executive leadership from pan-European IT conglomerate NetCompany IntraSoft. Voulgaraki was marked as a key C-level hire, who will work …

Xtremepush has announced that it has merged the gamification technology of Thunderbite with its flagship customer data and optimisation platform.   The partnership will allow Xtremepush clients to optimise their customer engagement by providing real-time rewards and incentives based on specific campaign triggers. Further benefits will see Xtremepush platform enhanced with Thunderbite tools and utilities to drive customer engagement using push …

Playtech Plc has delivered 2021 results above its expected guidance, as the FTSE250 technology group continues to consider its long-term strategic options.  Updating stakeholders in its full year results for 2021, Playtech reported a 12% increase in revenue from €1,078.5 million to €1,205.4 million – driven by growth of its B2B and B2C units.  Revenue growth was coupled with a …

Bayton has been fined by the Swedish Gambling Inspectorate, Spelinspektionen, for failure to report a change in its Board of Directors.  According to Swedish licensing requirements, all operators active in the country’s betting and gaming market must inform the Spelinspektionen of any departures or additions to their boardrooms.  An investigation into Bayton – which operates the JackpotCity, Ruby Fortune and …

EveryMatrix has announced an expansion of its international content network, investigating into igaming studio Jelly, as well as integrating it into its SlotMatrix platform. Detailing an objective to strengthen its market position in gaming development, EveryMatrix will incorporate Jelly into the SlotMatrix aggregation platform, enabling the UK-based studio to build, manage and distribute its titles to a network of international …