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Videoslots names Matthew Muscat as new CFO

Malta-based iGaming operator Videoslots has promoted Matthew Muscat to the role of chief finance officer.

Muscat has worked at Videoslots for almost four years, joining as head of finance before moving up to finance director. He has also previously served as senior finance manager at Bethard Group.

“Matthew has been a huge [...]

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bet365 partners SIS for new live lottery product

bet365 has expanded its online lottery offering with the launch of a new live lottery product from Sports Information Services (SIS).

Developed by SIS-owned live numbers provider 49’s, Lotto365 delivers a live draw every five minutes, 23 hours every day, created and streamed from SIS’ broadcast studios in Milton Keynes in [...]

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Pariplay expands US presence with Caesars Sportsbook in New Jersey

NeoGames-owned Pariplay is continuing to expand its presence in the United States after taking its first games live with Caesars Sportsbook & Casino in New Jersey.

A range of feature-rich slots from Pariplay’s in-house studio Wizard Games have gone live in the Garden State through Pariplay’s Fusion iGaming platform.

Pariplay has also [...]

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France Q3 iGaming revenue up 9% on sports betting growth

France’s regulated iGaming market grew by 9 per cent in the third quarter of 2022 to €485m, driven by a solid quarter of growth from the online sports betting sector.

Online sports betting turnover grew by 13 per cent to €1.80bn and, with a margin of 16.8 per cent, helped revenue [...]

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German lottery sales near €8bn mark in 2022

German state lottery association Deutsche Lotto und Totoblock (DLTB) has reported a 0.9 per cent increase in total sales to €7.97bn for the 2022 year, of which €1.09bn was generated online.

Sales from the DLTB’s 16 state lotteries were again dominated by the popular Lotto 6aus49 game, which contributed nearly half [...]

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Playtech

Playtech adds private wealth manager Samy Reeb to board of directors

London-listed gaming supplier Playtech has announced the appointment of Samy Reeb to the company’s board of directors.

Reeb joins the Playtech board with immediate effect as a non-executive director.

“I am delighted to welcome Samy to Playtech,” said Brian Mattingley, non-executive chairman of Playtech. “His broad skillset and extensive knowledge of Asia [...]

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Genius Sports and SoftConstruct settle sports data legal dispute

New York-listed sports data and technology provider Genius Sports has agreed a settlement to resolve a legal dispute with Armenian software provider SoftConstruct.

As part of the settlement, SoftConstruct has agreed to purchase a multi-year licence to supply Genius’ sports data via its BetConstruct and FeedConstruct channels.

The licence acknowledges Genius' ownership [...]

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Netherlands

Advisory Division of Netherlands parliament questions aspects of proposed gambling ad ban

The Advisory Division of the Netherlands Council of State has published its opinion on the government’s proposed ban on untargeted advertising by online gambling operators.

The Advisory Division, which provides guidance to government and parliament on legislation, said that it understands the government’s desire to protect vulnerable gamblers but noted a [...]

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Spain

Spanish Q3 iGaming revenue tops €240m on betting and slots growth

Spain’s quarterly online gambling revenue rose by 31 per cent to €240.8m during the third quarter of 2022, helped by strong growth from online slots and live dealer roulette.

Online casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) was up by 28 per cent year-on-year to a new quarterly high of €128m, equivalent to [...]

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Greece adds more than 1,000 domains to iGaming blacklist

The Hellenic Gaming Commission has significantly expanded its blacklist of illegal online gambling sites with the addition of more than 1,000 new domains.

The 36th update to the country’s iGaming blacklist brings the total number of blocked domains to 4,418.

As with the previous update back in September, the blacklist includes a [...]

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SkillOnNet and bet-at-home secure latest German online slot licences

SkillOnNet and bet-at-home have become the latest operators to be granted approval from the State Administrative Office of Saxony-Anhalt to offer online slot games to players in Germany.

SkillOnNet has been approved to launch online slots via 40 brands, although the company's main focus will initially be its flagship DrueckGluek.de site, [...]

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Super Group completes Digital Gaming Corporation acquisition

New York-listed betting and gaming operator Super Group has completed the acquisition of Digital Gaming Corporation (DGC).

The acquisition expands Super Group’s global footprint into the United States, providing the operator with market access in up to twelve US states.

DGC is currently live in eight of those states, including Iowa, Pennsylvania, [...]

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