North America

IGT Plc remains confident of achieving its 2022 financial objectives, but has ‘tightened its full-year revenue outlook’ to reflect currency fluctuations and the impact of its ongoing business transformation.  Publishing its consolidated Q2 2022 results, IGT registered a 2% decline in period corporate revenues to $1.02bn.   The weakened headline performance was attributed to an 11% sales decline of IGT’s Global …

Paysafe has confirmed the appointment of Rob Gatto to the newly created role of Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), charged with spearheading the payment group’s international sales strategy.  Joining Paysafe’s executive management team, Gatto will be tasked with developing the sales functions for Paysafe Card, Neteller and Skrill brands for the critical markets of gaming, travel, entertainment, crypto and broader fintech …

Sirplay, a US-based gaming software platform, has partnered with blockchain sportsbook Moonbet, setting out a joint objective to internationally rollout ‘Web3 sports betting’. The duo are targeting sports bettors in Europe, North America, Africa, and South America, using a MetaMask or WalletConnect integration to deposit and withdraw cryptocurrency.  Founded on 8 July, Moonbet’s crypto sportsbook allows players to wager with …

Global sports technology provider Sportradar, as part of its multi year partnership with the NBA, has today launched Virtual NBA, a computer-generated betting solution.  Using the latest artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies, it will enable gaming operators to increase engagement with the world’s estimated 2.2 billion basketball fans.  The addition of Virtual NBA provides operators with 3,000 games per …

PointsBet experienced positive trading across the Australian, US and Canadian betting markets throughout 2022, although finding minimal success in the latter. As detailed in its financial results for Q4 and FY 2022, the ASX-registered enterprise saw its sports betting turnover increase by 32% from $.78bn in 2021 to $5bn, with a gross profit of $497.8m – a 41% rise on …

As North American betting stakeholders continue to expand their operations across the states and provinces of the US and Canada, many are looking to the established markets of Europe for guidance and support. This has included US-facing PointsBet, which recently announced the opening of a Dublin tech hub off the back of its acquisition of Banach Technologies. For the company’s …

Jenny Arnell, Chief People Officer at Fast Track, imparts some interesting ideas on learning agility and how it equates to better collaboration to achieve those all-important, game-changing product innovations. You might be familiar with the following quote: “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.” …

Australian sports betting solutions supplier BetMakers has detailed a successful close to its 2022 financial year trading, as group revenue grew 370% year-on-year.  The firm, listed on the ASX stock exchange, achieved revenue of $91.6m for the full year, finishing June with a cash balance of AUS$87.6m and Q4 revenue ‘in excess’ of $100m. Additionally, in the final quarter BetMakers …

SBC lives up to its reputation as the perfect host by inviting SBC Summit Latinoamérica attendees to enjoy a series of all-inclusive, unforgettable networking experiences at some of Miami’s most iconic locations.  Apart from granting access to the exhibition floor featuring 35 exhibitors and a star-studded speaker lineup of 140+ senior executives, the attendees of the premier event connecting Latin …

Playtech Plc has secured a major technology agreement to supply its live casino suite and further RNG games to 888 Holdings’ North American subsidiaries.  The partnership will begin with a roll-out of Playtech Live casino games on the 888Casino platform licensed for the state of New Jersey. The 888Casino brand has operated in New Jersey since 2019 as one of …