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Raketech

Raketech to accelerate geographical expansion after solid Q1 performance

Stockholm-listed iGaming affiliate Raketech has reported a 1 per cent increase in revenue to €6.5m for the first quarter of 2020.

The company enjoyed a strong performance from casino-related comparison products in Norway and Sweden, which was offset by lower revenue from sports-focused products, including the company’s Danish communities, Finnish sports [...]

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Raketech

Raketech acquires iGaming affiliate Lead Republik

Stockholm-listed Raketech has acquired all of the assets of Malta-based iGaming affiliate Lead Republik for €1.4m.

The purchase price represents a multiple of approximately 3x EBITDA and includes the possibility of additional earnout payments based on certain performance measures.

Part of the earnout is capped up to a maximum of €0.3m until 28 February 2021, [...]

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Catena Media

Catena Media names new finance chief

Stockholm-listed online lead generation specialist Catena Media has appointed Peter Messner as group chief financial officer (CFO).

Messner will take up his new role on 1 April, replacing Erik Edeen who has held the role on an interim basis since January of last year.

Messner brings over 20 years’ experience in leading [...]

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Better Collective acquires leading eSports platform HLTV.org

Stockholm-listed sports betting affiliate Better Collective has acquired leading eSports platform HLTV.org in a deal worth up to €34.5m.

Better Collective has paid an initial €26.4m to acquire the HLTV.org platform, one of the world’s most popular eSports platforms for the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) game.

The payment comprises €23.7m in cash and Better Collective [...]

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Danske Spil

Danske Spil proposes stricter rules for gambling in Denmark

Denmark’s state-owned gaming operator Danske Spil has proposed stricter rules to protect vulnerable players and minors from gambling, including a ban on advertising during live sports on television and the prohibition of VIP programs and affiliates.

The leading Danish operator claims that the market does not adequately protect vulnerable players and minors, citing the [...]

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Playtech

Playtech partners Rightlander to enhance affiliate compliance

London-listed gaming technology provider Playtech has entered into a partnership with affiliate compliance specialist Rightlander.

Rightlander’s solutions will be made available to Playtech’s operator partners through the Playtech IMS platform, including a range of affiliate compliance tools such as Automated Compliance Monitor, a PPC Monitor, a Proactive Affiliate Finder, and Compliance Live, which allows [...]

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Net Gaming Europe names Robert Andersson as new CEO

Stockholm-listed iGaming affiliate Net Gaming Europe has appointed Robert Andersson as its new president and chief executive with immediate effect.

Andersson succeeds Marcus Teilman, who has stepped down after nearly eight years in the role.

Net Gaming said the purpose of the change was to create better conditions for the company to return to growth, while [...]

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Gaming Innovation Group

Gaming Innovation Group approved for affiliate launch in Pennsylvania

Oslo-listed Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has been granted an affiliate license to enter Pennsylvania’s regulated iGaming market.

Continuing its recent US expansion, Pennsylvania becomes the fourth state in which GiG’s Media division is active through its World Sports Network (WSN.com) and CasinoTopOnline.com brands.

“The Pennsylvania authorisation comes at an opportune moment for us [...]

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Net Gaming Europe sees revenue and profit decline in 2019

Stockholm-listed iGaming affiliate Net Gaming Europe has posted a 23 per cent drop in revenue to €14.3m for the full 2019 year as results were impacted by a major change in the company’s business model.

The company said that the main purpose of changing the business model was to build a more stable revenue [...]

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Catena Media

Catena Media swings to 2019 loss as revenue declines 2%

Stockholm-listed online lead generation specialist Catena Media has reported a 2 per cent decline in revenue to €102.8m for 2019, after suffering a fall in revenue for the third consecutive quarter.

Revenue in Q4 fell 3 per cent year-on-year to €26.6m, including an exceptional €0.5m adjustment relating to its US business in previous periods. Casino [...]

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Strong finish to the year for Better Collective after record Q4 2019

A record performance during the final quarter of the year has helped Stockholm-listed iGaming affiliate Better Collective post full year revenue of €67.4m in 2019.

Revenue in Q4 increased by 61 per cent to a record €19.6m, with the company benefiting from recent acquisitions in the US and Sweden.

Results was negatively impacted however by [...]

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Raketech

Raketech eyes M&A for further expansion after 2019 struggles

Stockholm-listed iGaming affiliate Raketech has reported a 6.5 per cent drop in revenue to €23.9m for the full 2019 year, with results impacted by the re-regulation of the Swedish gaming market at the start of the year.

The company said that its results was negatively impacted by declining player values in Sweden during 2019, with [...]

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