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Investor gloom as gaming shares slump in November

There was little to cheer for gaming investors in November as the vast majority of the industry’s leading publicly-listed gaming companies saw their share prices decline over the course of the month.

Of the 50 operators and suppliers making up the Gaming Intelligence Stock List, the combined value of their shares [...]

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Intralot

Intralot returns to profit as turnover surpasses €302m

Athens-listed lottery and gaming solutions provider Intralot has reported a 24 per cent increase in group turnover to €302.8m for the nine-month period ended 30 September, driven by continued strong growth in its US operations.

Turnover from the company’s Licensed Operations (B2C) segment rose 38 per cent compared to the same [...]

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Martin Nieri named new GOAT Interactive CEO

African online betting and gaming operator GOAT Interactive has named chief marketing officer Martin Nieri as its new chief executive officer.

Nieri, who joined the operator of Premier Bet and Premier Vegas from Flutter in June this year, will assume the roles of CMO and CEO.

“Africa continues to represent a great [...]

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Premier Bet signs African betting partnership with AS Monaco

GOAT Interactive’s Premier Bet brand has become the first official regional partner in Africa for French Ligue 1 football club AS Monaco. 

The agreement will see Premier Bet's brand visible through the virtual LED technology of the Stade Louis-II during AS Monaco’s Ligue 1 home matches.

“AS Monaco are synonymous with innovation and [...]

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Pronet Gaming expands platform with LiveGames deal

iGaming solutions provider Pronet Gaming has added to its portfolio of casino products with the launch of a new live roulette game from Malta-based developer LiveGames. 

The new mobile-first live dealer title comes with a green screen feature that allows for unique operator branding on each table. It also includes new [...]

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Microgaming

Microgaming agrees sale of Quickfire business to Games Global

Microgaming has agreed to sell its Quickfire distribution business and portfolio of online games to Games Global, a newly established private capital-backed company led by former IGT executive Walter Bugno.

Games Global will acquire the international distribution rights to Microgaming’s exclusive gaming content, including progressive jackpot titles, as well as its [...]

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Gaming Intelligence Awards 2021

Scientific Games and Flutter dominate Gaming Intelligence Awards 2021

Scientific Games and Flutter Entertainment were the big winners last week as the Gaming Intelligence Awards 2021 were unveiled during a week of celebrations.

Scientific Games won an unprecedented six awards this year, dominating the North America region with an incredible four awards. With the supplier transitioning to become a pure [...]

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IGT

IGT names Gil Rotem as president of iGaming

New York-listed gaming supplier International Game Technology (IGT) has appointed former bet365 executive Gil Rotem as president of iGaming.

Rotem will be responsible for ensuring the ongoing development and global expansion of the IGT PlayCasino business, which includes iGaming, poker and bingo, reporting into IGT CEO Digital & Betting Enrico Drago.

“The [...]

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Gambling.com and Playtech lead share price growth in October

Shareholders in Gambling.com and Playtech were the big winners as their shares rocketed to the top of the Gaming Intelligence Stock List in October 2021.

While the leading publicly-listed gaming operators and suppliers saw the combined value of their shares decline by 2 per cent in October, Gambling.com’s shares rose by [...]

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Scientific Games to sell Lottery business to Brookfield Business Partners

New York-listed Scientific Games has agreed a $6.05bn deal to sell its lottery division to private equity firm Brookfield Business Partners.

Brookfield will pay a cash consideration of $5.825bn for the business, with an additional $225m payable as an earn-out, subject to achieving certain EBITDA targets in 2022 and 2023.

The acquisition, [...]

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Pronet Gaming adds Popular Bets & Events module to platform

iGaming solutions provider Pronet Gaming has added proprietary Popular Bets and Popular Events widgets to its platform to show players the market’s current top-10 bets and top-10 events.

The widgets work at an operator level, meaning the betting options that are presented are determined according to each operator’s traffic, offering customisation for Pronet Gaming clients globally.

“This is [...]

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Tennis

65 suspicious betting alerts reported by IBIA in Q3 2021

The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) notified 65 cases of suspicious betting to the relevant authorities during the third quarter of 2021.

The quarterly total marks a 14 per cent decrease on the same period last year when 76 alerts were issued.

Tennis continued to be the biggest source of alerts [...]

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