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Malta-based independent igaming firm Videoslots (Videoslots.com) has informed that it has agreed to acquire bankrupt PKR’s online poker technology. Updating stakeholders, Videoslots CEO Alexander Stevendahl detailed initial plans for his firm to relaunch PKR’s ‘unique 3D poker room’. Furthermore, VideoSlots will add a PKR technology downloadable application to its flagship online casino vertical. Suffering from player liquidity and cash flow …

Asian gambling group Genting Hong Kong (Genting HK) has informed that it will move to delist from the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX), where it currently holds its secondary corporate listing. The leisure, travel and gambling operator, states that its Singapore delisting will help the firm consolidate its primary placement on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Moving forward the company will focus …

Updating the market, European online gambling group Gaming1 has informed that it been approved a Colombia online gambling/betting licence by national regulator Colijuegos. Gaming1 management states that its is the ‘first international operator’ to gain a license for Colombia’s a newly regulated online gambling market. The company will now move to launch new 50-50 joint venture Zamba.co in partnership with …

Supplier of products and services to the retail and online betting markets, Sports Information Services (SIS) has today announced the relaunch of its retail TV service to bookmakers. When SIS’ rights to the northern courses expire at the end of 2017, there will be a short period of transition on the SIS FACTS and SIS+ TV channels for British horse …

European online gambling group ALEA has informed that it has acquired UK mobile casino brand LadyLucks.co.uk from IGT Group (undisclosed fee). Confirming its acquisition, Barcelona-based ALEA detailed that it will maintain the LadyLucks.co.uk brand, but has undertaken a migration of platform and revamped the asset’s website. LadyLucks.co.uk is a legacy mobile casino brand, first brought to market in 2004 by …

Issuing a corporate statement, Stockholm-listed industry affiliate network Catena Media has informed that Chief Executive Officer Robert Andersson has departed as leader with immediate effect. The company has moved to install Henrik Persson Ekdahl as ‘acting Chief Executive’. Ekdahl a former Betsson AB Executive and current partner at Malta-based venture capital firm Optimizer Invest sits as a board advisor for Catena …

UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson pledged his loyalty to Theresa May as Prime Minister and leader of the Tories, during a 30-minute speech at the ‘2017 Conservative Party Conference’ in Manchester. A number of political commentators believe that Johnson may have stolen PM May’s spotlight yet again, as later today she will deliver the conference’s closing speech ‘Building a Country …

The sports betting industry is gearing up for its annual celebration at the SBC Awards, held on Tuesday 5 December at The Artillery Garden in central London, which doubles up as the perfect Christmas party for everyone involved in the sector. The presentation of 17 Supplier awards, 11 Operator/Affiliate awards and three SBC Sports Betting Hall of Fame inductees might …

A key stakeholder in industry affiliate Better Collective’s international expansion, Michal Kopec (Head of M&A) details his firm’s significant acquisition activity undertaken this summer. In a changing affiliate landscape, how should leadership stakeholders gauge and value potential affiliate assets. Furthermore, is affiliate M&A fully understood as a marketing expansion vertical. _____________________ SBC: Hi Michal, it’s been a busy period for …

US media investment firm The Chernin Group has announced the launch of its new sports data vertical The Action Network, seeking to create new insight services for the US fantasy sports and betting markets. The Action Network which seeks to service the ‘$170 billion+ underserved sports wagering and fantasy markets’, consists of recently acquired assets’ FantasyLabs a DFS-centric data firm, …