Tag Archives: Lottoland

Black Cow Technology appoints Baruzi as new product lead

SBC News Black Cow Technology appoints Baruzi as new product lead

Remote Game Server software specialists, Black Cow Technology, has strengthened its digital division by appointing Shaun Baruzi as the company’s Head of Product. As part of his new role at Black Cow Technology, Baruzi will be tasked with overseeing the development of the company’s Open Gaming Architecture platform by creating new features and functionalities. In addition to this, he will …

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Lottoland granted licences to launch in South Africa

SBC News Lottoland granted licences to launch in South Africa

Online lottery operator Lottoland has been granted two licences by the Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board in South Africa. One of the licences is a bookmakers licence that enables the operator to offer fixed odds betting contingencies to South African customers. The second is a manufacturing licence, allowing Lottoland to develop and use the company’s own software for its …

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Lottoland ‘disappointed’ by the ‘value destroying’ Zeal-Lotto24 deal

SBC News Lottoland 'disappointed' by the 'value destroying' Zeal-Lotto24 deal

The two-week public spat between Lottoland and Zeal Network appears to have come to an end with the news that Zeal shareholders have approved the proposed deal to buy Lotto24. In a statement, Nigel Birrell, CEO of Lottoland, expressed his disappointment in today’s decision, and has reiterated his opinion that the transaction is ‘value destroying’ for the company. He said: …

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Lottoland makes €76m move for Zeal German assets

SBC News Lottoland makes €76m move for Zeal German assets

Keeping to its word, the governance Lottoland Holdings has put forward a €76 million cash offer, seeking to takeover Zeal Network’s core German market assets. At the start of a tumultuous week, Lottoland Chief Executive Nigel Birrell had written an open letter to Zeal Network shareholders, urging for them to refuse Zeal Network’s planned takeover of competitor Lotto24 AG, which …

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No Delay – Zeal states that vote on Lotto24 takeover must be sanctioned

SBC News No Delay - Zeal states that vote on Lotto24 takeover must be sanctioned

The governance of Deutsche Borse-listed Zeal Network has this afternoon communicated that no postponement shall be made for its planned shareholder AGM on 19 January, in which corporate investors will vote on whether to approve the firm’s planned takeover of German market competitor Lotto24 AG. The regulatory approved transaction has hit industry news headlines this January, as Zeal investor Lottoland …

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Zeal counters Lottoland criticism of Lotto24 takeover

SBC News Zeal counters Lottoland criticism of Lotto24 takeover

The governance of Zeal Network has responded to yesterday’s open letter published by Lottoland CEO, Nigel Birrell urging Zeal shareholders to reject the firm’s approved takeover of German competitor Lotto24 AG. Representing Lottoland as a shareholder of Zeal, Birrell questioned the valuation, legitimacy, management and due diligence of a Lotto24 takeover, stating that should the transaction be processed it would …

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Instant payment from MuchBetter to lift Casumo conversion

Casumo

MuchBetter has struck a new deal to provide players on Casumo with a new instant deposit and payout option. The iGaming payments company will also lower the transaction costs for the online casino through applying its unique commercial model, whereby operators are only charged based on each player’s net balance over a month. With the MuchBetter e-wallet, players can instantly …

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David Clifton – Licensing Expert – Remember this November as the month that changed gambling

SBC News David Clifton – Licensing Expert - Remember this November as the month that changed gambling

November 2018 what a month! So let’s start with some good news – This year’s Responsible Gambling Week represented the biggest ever industry-wide campaign to promote responsible gambling. Involving every major operator in the UK and Ireland and supported by the two biggest gambling charities, it was rounded off with the encouraging news that, even before its official launch, 38,000 …

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Niall King – SportCaller – Securing the ultimate FTP integration

SportCaller

Niall King, CTO at SportCaller, looks at how operators can set themselves apart by adopting advancing tech to facilitate the most effective integrations from the free-to-play game perspective. The future of technology lies in artificial intelligence and capacity. Indeed, there’s an increasing onus on suppliers to provide the most effortless integration and run off sophisticated yet intuitive systems, ushering in …

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Nigel Birrell: Lottoland – High Court has missed the opportunity to help innovators

SBC News Nigel Birrell: Lottoland - High Court has missed the opportunity to help innovators

Nigel Birrell, Chief Executive of Lottoland, has published an official statement following the High Court of England & Wales’ rejection of the combined ‘EuroMillions appeal’ against DCMS and its interested parties – the UKGC and National Lottery operator Camelot UK. This week, Lord Justice Green and Justice Gross rejected Lottoland and Multi Lotto UK’s February High Court appeal seeking to annul DCMS approved ‘Gambling …

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