Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) has agreed to purchase global leading payment solutions provider Worldpay Inc for a reported $35 billion (debt not included) transaction, exemplifying the industry shift towards large scale consolidation. The deal will be biggest takeover to date in the payments industry, which will see FIS assume Worldpay’s debt obligations – bringing the total value of the …
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Natural Intelligence has acquired Sidelines, a developer of technological tools for smart comparison of odds, tips and American legal sports bookies. As part of the deal, Sidelines employees will join Natural Intelligence’s 300+ employees in Tel Aviv to oversee the company’s US sports activities. Natural Intelligence operates comparison websites that drive customer acquisition, while Sidelines provides sports analysis, projections, real time odds comparison, injury …
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The Innovation Group and Betting on Sports America are proud to announce the Emerging Leaders of Gaming Webinar (ELG), offering viewers the chance to watch and listen to a selection of the industry’s leading gaming experts discuss some of the key issues that companies face both today and in the future. On Monday 25 March, the ELG will be looking …
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Tabcorp Holdings’ international racing subsidiary Sky Racing World (Sky World) has announced the launch of an Australian racing High Definition (HD) simulcasting channel for the North American marketing. The launch of the channel marks Sky World’s continued focus on the North American market, with its racing content accompanied by a new customised graphics package for North American clients. David Haslett, President and CEO, …
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The governance of New York-listed gambling/lottery technology and systems provider IGT Plc has published its full-year 2018 results, underlying marked improvements within its North American lottery division maintained against a tougher international back-drop. Updating the market, IGT reports stable group revenues of $4.8 billion (FY2017: $4.9bn), despite the company recording a tough Q4 2018 closing, in which consolidated revenues declined …
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Nolan Bushnell, the founder of Atari Inc, has joined blockchain gaming group Global Gaming Technologies as its new chief executive and chairman, which will come into effect immediately. Bushnell has previously held the position of CEO at blockchain games developer X2 Games Corp, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Global Gaming. In addition to this, Bushnell is also the founder …
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The National Basketball Association (NBA) has penned an exclusive agreement with Stars Group-owned BetEasy to enter into its first ever sports betting partnership in Australia. As part of the agreement, BetEasy will have access to and be able to use official NBA betting data and marketing materials. In addition, BetEasy will work closely with the NBA to protect the game’s …
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Sportradar will deliver a significant competitive edge to sportsbooks ‘in-game’ after securing the exclusive rights to distribute official real time game statistics from Major League Baseball (MLB) to media companies and regulated sports betting operators. Starting with the 2019 season, the new multi-year partnership encompasses media and gaming rights at both international and domestic levels. Across international markets outside of …
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UK marketing news source CampaignLive has disclosed that FTSE250 betting group William Hill Plc, has issued a call-to-market for a North American agency to lead the brand and marketing development of its William Hill US sportsbook property. William Hill governance has made no secret, that 2019 will be the year in which the FTSE group establishes itself as the leading …
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Stockholm-listed Better Collective AB has continued its US strategic drive after announcing the launch of its ‘state-specific intelligence network’, which will support the growth of US flagship property – US-Bookies.com. In its press notes, Better Collective said that it has launched a series of websites, detailing acute state specific gambling information, which will act as the foundation of Better Collective’s …
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