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European mobile gaming specialist LeoVegas has announced that its Stockholm Nasdaq First North Premier initial public offering was significantly oversubscribed as the operator hit peak trading of SEK 38.6 (£3.30) per share. Debuting trading under the ticker name ‘LEO’, LeoVegas AB had opened its Nasdaq trading at SEK 32 corresponding to its market value of SEK 3.19 billion (£275 million). …

New York-listed gambling and lottery technology supplier, IGT Group closed its full-year 2015 results (period ending 31 December) reporting adjusted revenues of $5.5 billion down 4% on 2014’s (pro-forma) revenues of $5.7 billion.   Declaring its first full-year performance as IGT Group (the combined enterprise of GTECH and IGT), the company would declare adjusted EBITDA earnings of $1.8 billion, down …

Industry publisher iGaming Business are pleased to announce the full conference schedule for the Betting Trends and Strategies Conference 2016. BeTS 2016 takes place on 9th June 2016 at the RAI in Amsterdam as part of the iGaming Super Show. BeTS 2016 is the only dedicated sports betting conference that focuses on the latest opportunities, trends and strategies in the …

OpenBet has partnered with The British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) to launch Sports Pools on PlayNow.com, British Columbia’s gambling website. OpenBet has worked closely with BCLC since they launched their initial online gaming offering in June 2010, when it delivered Canada’s first online casino on OpenBet’s leading platform and centralised account (Player Account Management). Since then, OpenBet and BCLC have continued …

Nicholas Wright is the Co-Founder at Dribble, a recently launched daily fantasy football app on iOS. With stats powered by Opta, and a smooth operating system which focuses on contests between friends, it’s looking to carve out a chunk of the burgeoning European fantasy market for itself. The legality of real money fantasy contests is a hot topic in courthouses …

As the primaries march on, more and more are placing a rather terrifying bet on Donald Trump becoming the next US President as his Republican candidacy looks ever more likely. There’s another market which has opened in regard to the wall building fanatic however, and it’s somehow more terrifying than the idea of his presidency. Paddy Power is now taking bets …

Thanks to the new Virtuals Connect platform SBTech will become the first to offer Inspired’s range of Virtual Sports to third party operators. Virtuals Connect is a turnkey solution designed by Inspired to allow simple integration into all betting systems. This deal will see SBTech license the use of Inspired’s Virtual Sports platform and provide it to its third party operators …

On September 3rd the third annual Microgaming Soapbox Race will take place on the streets of Douglas, Isle of Man and you can join in on the fun. Entries are open now with the chance to build and design your own kart, the whackier the better, take part in the race and contribute to a great cause in the meantime. Prizes …

During the Budget Speech yesterday the Chancellor George Osborne announced that UK licensed operators will soon have to pay a new tax on ‘free bet’ offers on online casino and bingo games. This is subject to the motion being approved, and should it be it will come into effect on August 1st 2017. This will mean that operators must pay …

UK marketing news source Campaign Live (Campaignlive.co.uk) has reported that FTSE listed bookmaker William Hill is seeking a new creative agency ahead of a planned major UK advertising and promotional drive. The bookmaker will retain the services of Leeds and Manchester based agency Bark & Bite. However Campaign Live reports that William Hill marketing are seeking ‘extra fire power’ for …