Tag Archives: Caliente

Playtech overcomes UK hurdles to achieve 2022 bumper results

SBC News Playtech overcomes UK hurdles to achieve 2022 bumper results

Playtech Plc declares that it has achieved all corporate objectives of an ‘exceptional year’ for the FTSE250 technology group.  Publishing its FY2022 results, Playtech achieved a record revenue result of €1.6bn, up 33% on like-for-like 2021 comparatives of €1.2bn. Year trading saw Playtech B2B and B2C units continue to register growth within regulated markets, generating respective revenue results of €632m …

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Caliente backs Mexico Tricolor for World Cup 2026  

SBC News Caliente backs Mexico Tricolor for World Cup 2026  

Caliente.mx, the flagship brand of Caliplay, has announced its biggest sponsorship commitment to date, becoming a ‘key commercial partner’ of Mexican football. The sponsorship was announced yesterday via a press conference in the Toluca headquarters of the Mexican Football Federation (FMF), in which Caliente was announced as a new partner of Mexico’s National Team for the next four years.  Caliente …

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Playtech seeks settlement on Caliplay JV options

SBC News Playtech seeks settlement on Caliplay JV options

Playtech Plc has notified investors that it is seeking for English Courts to determine its joint-venture dispute with LatAm business partner Grupo Caliente.  The FTSE250 gambling technology group has served as Caliente’s lead online gambling systems supplier since 2012, a partnership that was expanded to launch the ‘Caliplay Mexico’ joint-venture in 2014. However, Caliente has disputed whether it maintains an …

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Mor Weizer: Playtech reaps big rewards of Latin American JV gambles 

SBC News Mor Weizer: Playtech reaps big rewards of Latin American JV gambles 

In what may well be his last conference call as Group CEO of Playtech Plc, Mor Weizer highlighted to investors the firm’s dominance across nascent Latin American markets as the group’s joint-venture partnerships continue to dictate the state of play.  Weizer, who has chosen to freeze his leadership of the FTSE250 technology group to support the takeover by Hong Kong …

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Playtech lauds global proficiency as board weighs up future outcomes

SBC News Playtech lauds global proficiency as board weighs up future outcomes

Playtech Plc has delivered 2021 results above its expected guidance, as the FTSE250 technology group continues to consider its long-term strategic options.  Updating stakeholders in its full year results for 2021, Playtech reported a 12% increase in revenue from €1,078.5 million to €1,205.4 million – driven by growth of its B2B and B2C units.  Revenue growth was coupled with a …

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Playtech sees 4% revenue fall but maintains confidence in B2B success

SBC News Playtech sees 4% revenue fall but maintains confidence in B2B success

Playtech Plc has highlighted a ‘very strong performance’ for its B2B verticals throughout the first half of 2021, achieving objectives across three continents, despite experiencing a 4% decline in revenue.  Informing stakeholders in its interim trading report and following on from its July update, the FTSE 250 gaming technology group detailed that total revenue had fallen to €457.4 million (H1 …

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Refocused Playtech plans for strongest H2 comeback 

SBC News Refocused Playtech plans for strongest H2 comeback 

Playtech Plc has delivered on its strategy to simplify the company and focus on ‘core B2B’ growth by divesting its final non-core business asset ahead of a critical second half of 2021. This morning, Playtech confirmed that it had reached definitive terms to sell financial trading division Finalto to Barinboim Group – a private consortium led by Leumi Partners and Menora …

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Operator CEOs head speaker line-up for Latin America’s largest virtual betting and gaming conference

SBC Digital Summit Latinoamérica

SBC Digital Summit Latinoamérica is to open with Sports Betting in Focus, which will see operator CEOs from Colombia and Costa Rica set the tone for the high-level virtual conference by sharing their vision for the future of the industry in the region. It is one of four tracks at the largest online conference and exhibition for the Latin American …

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NetEnt Games launches in Czechia

SBC News NetEnt Games launches in Czechia

NetEnt Games has continued its expansion into globally regulated markets after launching its portfolio of games in Czechia, formally known as the Czech Republic. The digital casino solutions provider has agreed a deal with Tipsport, the leading sports betting company in the country. Enrico Bradamante, Managing Director of NetEnt Malta Ltd, commented: ”We continue to deliver on our strategy to …

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NetEnt continues expansion with Caliente deal

SBC News NetEnt continues expansion with Caliente deal

NetEnt has continued its global expansion by signing an agreement with Mexican online gaming operator Caliente, its second customer in the Latin American nation. Caliente, the largest online operator on the regulated Mexican market, will see a wide selection of NetEnt’s digital games supplied to its online casino, following a similar deal with Codere. Björn Krants, Managing Director of NetEnt …

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