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Evolution shares rise as Q3 revenue reaches €579 million

Stockholm-listed casino games provider Evolution has posted a 28 per cent increase in total revenue to €579.0 million for the third quarter of 2024, helping quarterly profit rise 20 per cent to €328.6 million.

Net revenue increased by 15 per cent year-on-year to €519.4 million, with other operating revenue of €59.7 [...]

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Catena Media

Catena Media warns of €40 million impairment charge in Q3 2024

Shares in Catena Media fell by more than 15 per cent in Stockholm Wednesday after the iGaming affiliate warned that its third quarter financial results will be negatively impacted by a non-cash impairment charge of €40 million.

The impairment charge relates to the write-down in the book value of specific sports [...]

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Scientific Games brings in Matt Lynch as president of Digital

Global lottery company Scientific Games has appointed Matt Lynch as its new president of Digital, with Steve Beason taking on the role of chief innovation officer.

Joining the company’s executive leadership team, Lynch brings more than 20 years of digital leadership from roles at Amazon, Samsung, Symantec and Firework.

He will replace [...]

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GI Games Round-up featuring Galaxsys, Play’n GO and more

This week’s games and platform integrations round-up from Gaming Intelligence features Play’n GO, Galaxsys, Pragmatic Play, Gamomat and Peter & Sons.

Play’n GO’s Rich Wilde and the Pearls of Vishnu

Play’n GO invites players to join intrepid explorer Rich Wilde on his most daring adventure yet in Rich Wilde and the Pearls [...]

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evoke returns to growth as Q3 revenue climbs to £416.6 million

London-listed betting and gaming operator evoke plc has returned to growth in the third quarter of 2024 as group revenue increased by 3 per cent to £416.6 million.

The third quarter performance marks the first year-on-year growth by evoke since Q1 2022, with gaming revenue climbing 10 per cent to £288.3 [...]

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Entain

Online drives solid third quarter growth for Entain

London-listed betting and gaming operator Entain has reported an 8 per cent increase in total net gaming revenue (NGR) for the third quarter of 2024, including results from its BetMGM joint venture.

Excluding the United States, Online NGR rose 10 per cent year-on-year as all key markets delivered growth during Q3, [...]

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Scientific Games promotes from within for VP systems engineering role

Scientific Games has promoted Patrick Homm to the role of vice president of systems engineering to lead the company's international lottery systems technology.

Homm has been with Scientific Games since January 2022 as director of software development, where he has managed multiple high-impact retail and iLottery projects.

Prior to this he spent [...]

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Aristocrat Leisure

Aristocrat defends IP rights after settlement with former employee

Sydney-listed gaming supplier Aristocrat Leisure has settled a dispute with former long-term employee Dinh Toan Tran relating to the company's intellectual property (IP) rights.

Tran admitted that prior to resigning from his role in December 2023, he had copied a substantial amount of Aristocrat’s sensitive and valuable IP, including trade secrets, [...]

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Relax Gaming names Enrico Bradamante as chief growth officer

Relax Gaming has appointed former NetEnt and Pariplay executive Enrico Bradamante as its new chief growth officer.

Bradamante brings over a decade of industry experience to the iGaming aggregator and casino content supplier, most recently serving as chief commercial officer and managing director at Pariplay (now part of Aristocrat Interactive).

He also [...]

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EveryMatrix set to complete Fantasma Games acquisition

EveryMatrix is set to complete the acquisition of Fantasma Games after securing approval from more than 95 per cent of Fantasma Games shareholders.

In September, EveryMatrix announced a public offer to acquire all shares in Fantasma Games for SEK59 per share for a total cash consideration of SEK209.8 million.

The offer was [...]

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GI Games Round-up featuring Nolimit City, Play’n GO and more

This week’s games and integrations round-up from Gaming Intelligence features Pragmatic Play, Nolimit City, Play’n GO and Relax Gaming.

Pragmatic Play’s Bet Behind Pro Blackjack

Pragmatic Play has launched Bet Behind Pro Blackjack, a first-of-its-kind Live Casino game that seats bots, not people, at the table.

“Bet Behind Pro Blackjack extends Pragmatic Play’s [...]

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BGC

BGC unveils standards guide for international operators and regulators

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has released an International Best Practice Guide for operators and regulators worldwide.

The guide was commissioned by the standards body and compiled by the professional services company Alvarez and Marsal (A&M) in an effort to improve industry standards globally.

This guide outlines the core objectives that [...]

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