The SBC Awards are moving to a new location and a new spot in the sports betting and igaming industry calendar, as the 2022 ceremony will take place in the magnificent setting of the Palau Nacional in Barcelona on 22 September. The switch from the customary December date in London will see the Awards staged on the final night of …
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Racetracks in the city and province of Buenos Aires will now be able to grant betting licences, following permission from regional regulatory authorities. A new update on the regulation of the province’s horse racing agencies from the Provincial Institute of Lotteries and Casinos (IPLyC) – the local regulator – and published in the provincial Official Gazette, confirmed the development. As …
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SBC has fired the starting gun on the race to crown the best betting and igaming operators, affiliates, and suppliers in the U.S. and Canada by declaring that nominations for the SBC Awards North America 2022 are open. The winners of the prestigious awards will be crowned in front of an audience of industry leaders at a lavish ceremony at …
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Evolution Gaming has surpassed the €1 bn mark in operating revenues recorded during 2021 – buoyed by record-breaking Q4 results that registered double/triple digit growth across all core trading metrics. Publishing its full-year 2021 financial results, the firm registered Q4 revenues of €300m, up 69% on corresponding 2020 results of €177m. Revenue growth was attributed to a ‘continued global demand …
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Gaming industry online marketing and operating company B90 Holdings will acquire the operations, domain and business IP of Entercreation Limited’s Spinbookie.com online sportsbook and casino. The total consideration for the transaction will initially consist of 8.6 million in new ordinary shares of nil par value in the capital of B90, with a further 8.6 million issued to Entercreation should the …
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Evolution has entered the newly regulated Buenos Aires online gambling market via operaotr BetWarrior , becoming the first and only live casino provider to launch on the jurisdiction’s opening day. The development will see Evolution enter two markets – the Buenos Aires Province and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, both of which maintain separate online casino sectors. Under the …
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Betsson Group, bet365, Evolution, Betradar and GoldenRace were among the 34 companies to celebrate victories at last night’s SBC Awards 2021 ceremony at Evolution London. Hosted by Kirsty Gallacher and World Cup winner Marcel Desailly, the eighth edition of the SBC awards brought together an audience of betting and gaming industry professionals to recognise the achievements of the top-performing operators, …
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The SBC Awards North America 2021 saw a number of operators recognised for their contributions to the industry, including BetMGM, DraftKings, IGT PlaySports and Scientific Games. An audience of over 400 executives from the U.S. and Canadian sports betting and igaming scene attended the inaugural edition of the awards at The Edison Ballroom for a celebration of the sector’s achievements …
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Kristoffer Ottosson will help Internet Vikings to extend its iGaming hosting capabilities, following his selection as the company’s new Head of Hosting Services. Ottosson joins Internet Vikings from Evolution (formerly NetEnt) where he served as the Director of IT & Infrastructure Engineering. Celebrating his new role, Ottosson said: ”Internet Vikings provides one of the best hosting solutions in the iGaming …
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Evolution’s acquisition of NetEnt has been given the green light from the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) almost two months after an investigation was launched to analyse if the transaction would lessen the competition in the region’s igaming market. Launching its investigation in September, the competition watchdog announced that it would be launching an inquiry in response to merger …
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