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NeoGames has promoted Christopher Shaban to Managing Director of its iLottery division. Shaban will be tasked with overseeing all iLottery activity for NeoGames which includes new business, customer growth, and the expansion of NeoGames’ iLottery solution. NeoGames is currently live in five states with its iLottery product, and most recently launched in Georgia in March. “Chris is hugely respected within …

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd has made an addition to its board, announcing Jennifer Aument as a Non-Executive Director, citing international industry experience. In particular, the ASX-listed international gambling technology group has pointed to Aument’s experience of both Australian and US publicly traded companies, as the firm targets an enhanced global profile. Augment, Aspire emphasised, brings over 25 years of experience to …

DraftKings, Entain, BetMGM, Catena North America, Caesars Sportsbook, Better Collective, Sportradar and White Hat Gaming were among the companies to celebrate victories at last night’s SBC Awards North America 2022 ceremony at Pier Sixty, Manhattan. The prestigious ceremony was hosted by YES Network Yankees Clubhouse reporter Meredith Maravokitz. The winners of the 27 operator, affiliate, supplier and payment and compliance …

FSB has further strengthened its commercial leadership in the North American market, promoting Lisa Waterfield to the position of Director of Sales for the region. In her new position, Waterfield will be responsible for maintaining momentum FSB’s North American expansion, which has included partnerships in several US states and licence approval in the newly regulated Ontario betting sector.  FSB’s new …

Aristocrat CEO and Managing Director, Trevor Croker, has detailed that the company’s ‘commitment to participate in the RNG sector’ as part of its wider strategy will not be altered, following news of the collapse of its acquisition of Playtech. Issuing a statement this morning, Playtech anticipated that the minimum threshold of 75% of shareholders would not vote in favour of …

The board of Playtech Plc has this morning communicated that its designated £2.7 billion sale to Aristocrat Leisure will likely be rejected by shareholders. The statement follows proxy votes ahead of today’s official vote on Aristocrat’s bid, that have failed to meet the minimum threshold 75% of votes cast needed for Playtech governance to approve the transaction. ASX-listed Aristocrat began its …

Playtech Plc has announced that the make or break deadline by which JKO should confirm its intentions with regards to a takeover of the gaming content and technology developer. Under the initial terms, JKO would have until 5:00pm on 5 January 2022 to make a firm offer to buy Playtech, but the revised conditions will see the company have until …

The board of Playtech Plc has demanded that JKO Play, the consortium led by former F-1 team owner Eddie Jordan and business partner Keith O’Loughlin, submit its acquisition offer by no later than Wednesday 5 January 5:00 PM.  The deadline sees Playtech put forward a ‘put-up or shut-up’ notice to JKO, which had made its initial approach on 17 November, …

Gambless has recorded 3,500 self-assessment tests completed via its mobile app, revealing strong differences in problem gambling across international borders, with English speakers encountering issues much more than other linguistic groups. Publishing its first annual report, the Mindspa-funded and ORCHHA-certified international gambling harm prevention app found that English speakers, mainly from the US, UK, and Australia, recorded a 57% higher …

SpringOwl, the independent buyout firm of activist gambling investor Jason Ader, has outlined its support for Aristocrat’s $3.7 billion (£2.7bn) takeover of Playtech Plc.  This morning, Playtech confirmed that it had approved Aristocrat’s 680 pence per share (58% premium) offer to be recommended to investors of the FTSE250 technology group. SpringOwl is listed amongst Playtech’s private investors that will vote …