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Tipwin unveiled as sponsor of the German Basketball Federation

German betting operator Tipwin has been named as the Official Betting Partner of the German Basketball Federation (DBB). 

The new partnership was launched at the recent men's national team World Cup qualifiers and will extend to the women's national team in future. 

As the official betting partner of the federation, Tipwin will benefit [...]

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OPAP

OPAP appoints Ilias Katsaros as chief retail officer

Greek gaming and lottery operator OPAP has strengthened its management team with the appointment of Ilias Katsaros as chief retail officer.

Katsaros joins OPAP from German footwear giant adidas where he worked for more than 8 years, most recently serving as senior director sales strategy and development for Europe.

Prior to that, [...]

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Delasport signs online sportsbook deal in Mexico with Winpot

iGaming platform provider Delasport has agreed a deal to enter Mexico's online betting market through a partnership with locally licensed operator Winpot.

The agreement will see Delasport power Winpot's entry into the online sports betting market.

“We are extremely pleased with the new global partnership with Winpot," said Delasport CEO Oren Cohen [...]

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Scientific Games returns to profit as 2021 revenue grows to $2.15bn

New York-listed Scientific Games has reported consolidated revenue from continuing operations of $2.15bn in 2021, buoyed by a record performance from its iGaming and SciPlay divisions.

Excluding results from the discontinued Lottery and Sports Betting divestitures, full year revenue was up 27 per cent compared to the previous year, with strong [...]

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Scientific Games completes split with gaming division rebranded as Light & Wonder

The gaming division of Scientific Games has unveiled its new corporate identity, Light & Wonder, with the lottery division retaining the Scientific Games moniker.

The rebranding completes a year-long streamlining of the business that has seen the supplier sell its $6.05bn lottery division to Brookfield Business Partners while Endeavor Group acquired [...]

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SciPlay eyes hyper-casual games market with Alictus acquisition

New York-listed social gaming operator SciPlay has agreed a deal to acquire mobile games developer Alictus.

SciPlay will pay $100m in cash to acquire an initial 80 per cent stake in the Turkish studio and will increase its shareholding over the next five years, acquiring the remaining 20 per cent in [...]

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Wizard Games goes live in West Virginia with BetMGM

Aspire Global’s in-house game development studio Wizard Games has launched in West Virginia with operator BetMGM. 

A selection of Wizards' portfolio of slot games, including Rumble Rhino and Dragons of the North, are now available to BetMGM Casino players in the state.

The games have been deployed via Pariplay’s Fusion platform under a distribution deal [...]

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Relax Gaming launches Tiger Kingdom Infinity Reels slot

Casino games aggregator and content provider Relax Gaming has unveiled its latest slot release, Tiger Kingdom Infinity Reels.

The high volatility Asian-themed slot gives players the chance to win up to 20,000x their stake through the Infinity Reels mechanic. Whenever players match three symbols on the 3x3 game grid, the first reel will move [...]

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SIS appoints Julian Wheeler as new chief technology officer

Live betting services provider Sports Information Services (SIS) has appointed Julian Wheeler as chief technology officer (CTO). 

Wheeler has over 20 years' experience in broadcasting through various roles at Sky New Zealand, which included five years as chief technology and product officer. He has also held senior positions at BT, where [...]

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BRAGG

Bragg Gaming granted supplier licence in the Bahamas

Toronto-listed iGaming technology and content provider Bragg Gaming Group has been granted approval to launch its content and services in the Bahamas.

Marking the supplier’s newest regulated market entry, the certification will enable Bahamian operators to offer online casino games from Bragg’s proprietary and third-party game development studios.

The approval is the [...]

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IGT

Record year for IGT as 2021 revenue grows to $4.1bn

New York-listed International Game Technology (IGT) has reported a 31 per cent increase in revenue to $4.09bn in 2021, generating record operating income of $902m for the year.

IGT said that it met or exceeded all of its financial goals in 2021, posting double-digit growth across all three of its business [...]

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888 Holdings

888 fined £9.4m in latest enforcement action by Gambling Commission

London-listed betting and gaming operator 888 Holdings has been fined £9.4m by Britain’s Gambling Commission for social responsibility and money laundering failures.

The fine relates to failings in the operator’s historical safer gambling and anti-money laundering policies and procedures in the United Kingdom, which were discovered during the Commission’s compliance assessment [...]

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