A new era for Italian gambling has started after Gamenet Group completed its €1.1 billion buyout of IGT Plc’s Lottomatica B2C subsidiaries. This morning, Gamenet and IGT disclosed that all final arrangements had been concluded in the sale of Lottomatica’s Scommesse (sports betting) and Videolot Rete gaming machine units. Finalising its acquisition, Gamenet has confirmed that it will now operate …
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Pretty Technical will accelerate the development of its core products after completing the first round of external investment. The investment, which comes from a ‘small group of private investors’ with experience in the finance and gaming sectors, will also enable Pretty Technical to promote its existing products and services across new markets. Commenting on the investment, Pretty Technical’s CEO Andre …
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Sportardar has made its third commercial takeover of 2021 by acquiring InteractSport, which will allow the supplier to strengthen its data and content offering across Oceania and Asia. InteractSport is an official partner of Cricket Australia, and also provides services to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) – which will allow Sportradar to grow its presence across these markets, as …
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Russia’s state Duma has undertaken the first readings of bill (No. 1133991-7), which seeks to amend and strengthen federal laws on combating ‘illegal remote gambling operators’. The bill aims to establish a ‘definitive criteria’ for Russian agencies to determine and prosecute remote gambling businesses deemed to be offering illegal services within ‘the territory of the Russian Federation or elsewhere’. The …
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ESA Gaming, developer of mobile games that enable cross-selling opportunities for sportsbooks, recently announced its market entry into Portugal following a deal with local operator Casino Portugal. SBC sat down with Maria Luisa Malfasi (pictured below), Business Development Manager at ESA Gaming, to talk about the potential of the Portuguese market and the company’s future growth plans. SBC: You recently …
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bet365 has rebranded its affiliate programme to bet365 Partners to recognise how it sees relationships with new and existing advertisers. The new programme, previously bet365 affiliates, includes features designed to support, inform and enhance the relationship between the operator and its partners. It is available in 20 languages with five products to promote – sports, casino, poker, games and bingo. …
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GamCare has argued there is an ‘imminent need’ to discuss gambling-related harm among young people, with more than 7 in 10 (71.5%) calls to the National Gambling Helpline from under-18s being from those directly experiencing an issue with gambling. These calls came from young people struggling with a gambling-related issue personally, as opposed to 20% expressing concern about a friend …
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Johnny Tominaga has been selected as the new Head of Marketing at Fast Track, strengthening the igaming player engagement platform’s senior team. Joining Fast Track’s team in Malta, Tominaga has more than 15 years of experience in the marketing and advertising space, having worked for large-scale companies such as Microsoft, Intel, Disney and Pepsico. Simon Lidzén, Co-Founder and CEO of …
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Real Luck Group, the managing company of esports betting operator Luckbox, has appointed Thomas Rosander to succeed Quentin Martin as chief executive of its flagship venture. The Toronto TSXV firm confirmed the immediate leadership departure of Martin this morning, who will be replaced by Rosander, who initially joined Luckbox in February as Chief Customer Officer (CCO). A seasoned industry executive, …
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Begbies Traynor, the insolvency practitioners for BetIndex, initiated the process of allocating funds to former Football Index customers at a hearing in the Royal Court of Jersey today. The company was initially appointed as BetIndex’s insolvency practitioner in late March following the initial collapse of Football Index and began processing customer claims against the company in April. In a statement …
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