Channel Islands-based technology and professional services consultancy the C5 Alliance Group has announced plans to expand the range of services available to online gaming clients following its acquisition of data centre solutions provider Itex Holdings.
Itex has been active in the online gaming industry for the past seven years, with offices [...]
NASDAQ-listed Majesco Entertainment, developer of the Zumba Fitness game for Nintendo Wii among others, has targeted growth opportunities in the online gaming and social casino sector as the company looks to supplement its existing business.
Majesco will establish GMS Entertainment for the purpose of pursuing an online casino games strategy.
Majesco chief [...]
Online media distribution and services provider RealNetworks, operator of the GameHouse gaming platform, has acquired cross-media social gaming developer Slingo in a $15.6m deal.
Founded in 1994, RealNetworks was one of the first movers in digital content distribution through its RealPlayer and RealDownload services, and is currently active in the social [...]
Global Poker Index (GPI), the global poker ranking system owned by Zokay Entertainment, has completed the acquisition of The Hendon Mob, the online poker portal created more than twelve years ago by four professional poker players.
TheHendonMob.com is a comprehensive database of poker players, venues, festivals, events and live tournament results. [...]
Australian betting giant Tabcorp Holdings has finalised the acquisition of TV wagering service TAB Active from Donaco International, the company which was previously known as Two Way Limited.
Tabcorp has acquired the service for a fee of AU$0.863m (€0.61m) from gaming and hospitality company Donaco International, which was formed following a [...]
US gaming supplier Bally Technologies has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SHFL entertainment for a total consideration of approximately $1.3bn.
London-listed gaming technology and services provider Playtech has acquired Gibraltar-based poker school and affiliate website PokerStrategy.com from etruvian Holdings for a total consideration of €38.3m.
Digital sports content provider Perform Group is looking to raise approximately £120m through the placement of up to 23.9m new ordinary shares in the company, which will be used to fund the acquisition of Opta Sports Data Limited as well as other future acquisition opportunities.
Perform intends to place up to [...]
Chinese state-affiliated media company Vodone has agreed a RMB150m (€18.6m) acquisition of provincial online lottery operator Beijing Caiwang Bohui Technology Company (BCBTC), as it seeks to strengthen its position in the Chinese sports lottery market.
Community bingo site GameVillage has been acquired by Angel Crest Holding, a company founded by leading bingo affiliates Avaneesh Shivananda and Ravi Raghav.
Social gaming operator Zynga has made a move to strengthen its social casino offering with the acquisition of US social gaming developer Spooky Cool Labs.
Spooky Cool Labs is a games studio based in Chicago which was founded by Joe Kaminkow, IGT’s former lead games developer who was recently poached by [...]
Gibraltar-based online gaming provider Nektan has raised £5m following a successful private equity fund-raising placement, with the company using some of the proceeds to acquire mobile gaming technology provider Mfuse.