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Scientific Games (SGC) has booked a net loss of $155 million as part of its Q1 2020 trading update, citing that COVID-19 disruptions have impacted all business channels.  Operating in unprecedented times, SGC has witnessed its land-based casino customers temporarily close their venues across all jurisdictions. Meanwhile, further COVID-19 disruptions have impacted the Nasdaq technology group’s commercial pipeline for SGC …

Gaming test laboratory and product compliance specialist BMM Testlabs has confirmed the appointment of Julian Borg-Barthet as new VP of iGaming Business Development. In his remit, Borg-Barthet will be responsible for generating and retaining business across all of igaming for BMM, as well as identifying new opportunities. Borg-Barthet brings over eight years of experience in compliance testing to the new role following his …

Carousel Group has been given the green light to enter the US market after gaining licensing approval from the Colorado Division of Gaming. The group is now planning to launch sportsbetting.com domain, which will be made available via desktop and mobile, as well as a dedicated app. The betting service will be run on Carousel Group’s proprietary in-house platform in …

New York-based sports data and affiliate marketing group QL Gaming Group (QLGG) has acquired sports forecasting specialist Accuscore. The acquisition follows QLGG securing a further $1.1 million in venture funding, which sees it accelerate the development of its sports betting analytics platform, with Accuscore provisions providing vital components. In its acquisition notes, QLGG detailed that Accuscore services will help expand …

For the latest Better Collective Spotlight, we asked USBets.com to explain what is legal in terms of virtual sports and esports in the US, before Better Collective outlined how it is adapting to this time of crisis – including a “quick switch” for its Rotogrinders.com platform. The entire gambling industry is looking for creative alternatives to traditional betting markets during the COVID-19 …

Ahead of his attendance at the Stats Perform booth (C3) at the SBC Digital Summit (today and Thursday), we sat down with Duncan Alexander from the Stats Perform sports data team. Alexander explained how he and his fellow statisticians support marketing and content teams, as well as more on his search for the perfect sports insight and the new Opta …

Delivering a Virtual Sports Showcase on day one of the SBC Digital Summit, Martin Wachter – CEO of Golden Race – predicted that virtual sports in the US will grow in popularity.  He said: “At the minute, one of our biggest projects is New Jersey. This is our first stop in the US, which is a very important market for …

Sportradar CEO Carsten Koerl said that the strength of its partnerships will be “proved in crisis” after the postponement of almost all live sports events brought inevitable challenges and demanded quick changes to the company’s business strategy. Delivering the day-one keynote at this week’s SBC Digital Summit, kicking off the Leadership in Betting track, Koerl told delegates that we should see …