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Unibet extends sponsorship of chess World Champion Magnus Carlsen

Kindred Group's Unibet brand has extended its sponsorship of Norwegian five-time World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen and his Oslo-based chess club Offerspill.

Carlsen has been a Unibet ambassador since 2020, with the operator agreeing a partnership with Offerspill the same year. Today, Offerspill is the largest chess club in Norway [...]

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GI Games Round-up: Featuring iSoftBet, Pragmatic Play, Pariplay and more

This week’s games and platform integrations round-up from Gaming Intelligence features iSoftBet, Pragmatic Play, Yggdrasil, Red Tiger, Pariplay and ORYX Gaming.

iSoftBet’s Plunderin’ Pirates: Hold & Win

iSoftBet has expanded its slot portfolio with the launch of Plunderin’ Pirates: Hold & Win.

“We are delighted to finally be launching Plunderin’ Pirates: Hold & [...]

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Camelot launches High Court proceedings to retain Lottery licence

UK National Lottery operator Camelot has issued legal proceedings against the Gambling Commission in the High Court today (1 April).

Camelot is challenging the Gambling Commission’s decision to select rival Allwyn as the preferred applicant for the next licence to operate the National Lottery.

Allwyn was named the preferred applicant on March [...]

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Mexico and Colombia drive Codere Online growth in 2021

New York-listed iGaming operator Codere Online has reported a 17 per cent increase in revenue to €83.2m in 2021, buoyed by strong growth in Mexico and Colombia.

Spain remained Codere Online’s biggest market as net gaming revenue (NGR) climbed 3 per cent compared to the previous year to €49.8m, while NGR [...]

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Spain

Spain’s online betting and gaming market declines 4% in 2021

Spain’s regulated online betting and gaming market declined by 4 per cent in 2021 as total gross gaming revenue (GGR) fell to €815.3m.

The full year decline followed a 24 per cent drop in GGR during the final quarter of the year to €175.9m, as sports betting GGR fell by 58 [...]

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Pragmatic Play launches new sportsbook product

iGaming content provider Pragmatic Play has expanded its product offering with the launch of its first sportsbook solution.

The new sportsbook will be available to operator partners through a single API, offering a comprehensive range of sporting events, as well as access to exclusive official data from the English Premier League, [...]

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Pinnacle Solution granted Malta sports betting licence

Online betting and gaming operator Pinnacle has secured licence approval from the Malta Gaming Authority for its sportsbook subsidiary Pinnacle Solution.

The MGA licence, along with a new esports product which will be showcased for the first time at ICE 2022, will underpin the supplier’s growth plans for the year [...]

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IMG Arena extends Euroleague Basketball partnership

Endeavor Group’s sports subsidiary IMG Arena has extended its longstanding partnership with Euroleague Basketball for live streaming rights within the sports betting industry.

The extended agreement will also see IMG Arena capture live game data in stadia from over 500 matches a season in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and 7DAYS EuroCup. 

“IMG [...]

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Novibet

Novibet agrees merger with Nasdaq-listed Artemis SPAC

European online betting and gaming operator Novibet has agreed a deal to go public on the Nasdaq stock exchange through a merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Artemis Strategic Investment.

The agreement gives Novibet a pre-transaction enterprise valuation of $625m and will see existing Novibet stakeholders hold approximately 75 per [...]

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Sportradar

Sportradar shares soar as 2021 revenue grows to €561.2m

New York-listed sports data and technology provider Sportradar Group has reported better-than-expected results for 2021 as revenue rose 39 per cent to €561.2m, driven by strong growth across all business segments.

The company enjoyed a strong finish to the year as Q4 revenue climbed 41 per cent year-on-year to €152.4m, with [...]

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Sportech revenue recovers in 2021 after transitional year

London-listed betting technology supplier Sportech has reported a 32 per cent increase in revenue from continuing operations to £22.9m in 2021.

Sportech said that it was another difficult year for the business as Covid-19 restrictions continued to impact its business, resulting in a 28 per cent decline in total retail betting [...]

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Relax Gaming approved to enter Ontario iGaming market

Relax Gaming is the latest online casino games supplier to secure license approval to launch its content in Ontario's regulated iGaming market from next week.

The approval from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) will allow Relax to debut 130 games with multiple operators in the province.

The launch in [...]

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