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iGaming Expert Panel & Demo Room take centre stage at Gaming In Holland Conference

SBC News iGaming Expert Panel & Demo Room take centre stage at Gaming In Holland Conference

Gaming In Holland – announced two major initiatives are taking place at this year’s conference. The first is the iGaming Expert Panel sessions discussing ‘The Future of the Dutch Regulated iGaming and Lottery market’.  In which an international line-up of keynote speakers that include:- Walter Bugno, CEO of GTECH Lottomatica, Mor Weizer, CEO of Playtech, Joe Saumarez Smith, Chairman Bedegaming and NED Horseracing Authority. The top …

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Playtech posts Q1 2015 revenue uplift with new clients & services

SBC News Playtech posts Q1 2015 revenue uplift with new clients & services

FTSE 250 listed igaming technology supplier Playtech posted its 2015 opening quarter performance, reporting top line metric growth on all key verticals as the operator extended its technology provisions and signed new customers in the period. In what has so far been a tough first quarter for online gambling operators who have faced increasing tax costs and unfavourable sports result …

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Playtech to hire 600 staff as it prepares for major omni-channel push

SBC News Playtech to hire 600 staff as it prepares for major omni-channel push

Industry leading software and services provider Playtech, has announced today that it is looking to add a further 300 employees to its 4000 global workforce in the next eight months, as the company looks to roll-out several large scale omni-channel projects in the UK and emerging markets. Playtech has outlined that it will look to significantly grow its investment and …

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Legislation & Lottery to come under the spotlight at Gaming in Holland Conference

SBC News Legislation & Lottery to come under the spotlight at Gaming in Holland Conference

Gaming in Holland today confirmed that this year’s conference topics shall spotlight separate sessions dedicated to secondary iGaming legislation and lottery modernization. Confirmed keynote speakers include: Mr. Walter Bugno President and CEO of GTECH International; Mr. Mor Weizer, CEO of Playtech Plc; Mr. Mark Davies, Managing Director of Camberton PR, member of Betfair founding management team and several key Dutch government officials …

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Playtech plans €315 million convertible bond for acquisitions

SBC News Playtech plans €315 million convertible bond for acquisitions

Igaming technology provider Playtech announced plans to raise €315 million (£250 million) in convertible bonds in order to fund potential corporate acquisitions. The Israeli gambling technology provider stated that the convertible bonds would be used to increase funds and ease mechanisms for future acquisitions. Playtech added that it had identified a set of potential opportunities that would create ‘significant value …

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Playtech plans UK POC supplier strategy

SBC News Playtech plans UK POC supplier strategy

Playtech senior management have stated that it will renegotiate supplier terms with its operators, in order to prepare its igaming technology and provisions network for the changes in market conditions that will be applied by the imminent Point of Consumption (POC) tax. Speaking after Playtech’s Q3 corporate performance presentation, Chief Financial Officer Ron Hoffman said that the company had begun …

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Mor Weizer – Playtech targets next level acquisition

SBC News Mor Weizer - Playtech targets next level acquisition

Having recorded its strongest ever revenue quarter (€116.5 million), Playtech CEO Mor Weizer stated that the igaming technology provider would look to make an acquisition which would “take Playtech to the next level”. Ahead of regulatory changes being brought into the UK and European igaming markets, Weizer detailed that Playtech would look to make a major gaming acquisition by H1 …

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Playtech to beat expectations after bumper Q3 2014 performance

SBC News Playtech to beat expectations after bumper Q3 2014 performance

iGaming technology and services provider Playtech continued its strong 2014 corporate performance, as it the company announced its 2014 Q3 interim results. Playtech reported total company revenues of €116.5 million (£93 million) during the period, representing a 28.6% increase Q3 2013 – €90.6 million total revenues. The technology provider saw increased revenues in all its product verticals (see table below). Playtech …

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Mor Weizer – ‘Playtech have the Firepower and Appetite to do Buyouts.”

SBC News Mor Weizer - 'Playtech have the Firepower and Appetite to do Buyouts.”

UK Newspaper the Daily Telegraph reported that Israeli based igaming software supplier Playtech may be looking to acquire business ventures in the coming months. Playtech may undertake a series of acquisitions in order to strengthen its existing portfolio of igaming products and services. Speaking to the British newspaper CEO Mor Weizer commented that the management of Playtech were on the …

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