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Spearhead Studios set for UK debut with 888casino

EveryMatrix-owned slot developer Spearhead Studios is set to launch its content in the United Kingdom for the first time with leading operator 888casino.

The new distribution deal sees Spearhead Studios provide a range of slot games to 888casino, initially in the UK market, with Italy to follow.

“This partnership means a lot [...]

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Sweden opens consultation on new gambling regulations and fees

Sweden’s Ministry of Finance has opened a consultation into proposed license fees for online gaming software providers, as well as higher renewal fees for operator licenses.

The proposal to introduce supplier licenses in the Swedish gambling market was first mooted five years ago as a means to combat unlicensed gambling.

Under the [...]

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BRAGG

Bragg’s ORYX Gaming launches in Spain with 888casino

Bragg Gaming Group’s ORYX Gaming subsidiary has expanded its presence in Spain's regulated iGaming market after launching its content with 888casino.

In an extension of an existing partnership with the operator, a selection of games from ORYX’s RGS portfolio are now live with 888casino in Spain, alongside exclusive content from Bragg's in-house [...]

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Swedish gambling market grows 5% to €2.4bn in 2021

Sweden’s licensed gambling operators recorded a 5 per cent increase in net sales to SEK26.03bn (€2.4bn) in 2021, buoyed by a strong performance during the final quarter of the year.

Net sales in Q4 were up 2 per cent year-on-year at SEK7.01bn, buoyed by growing contributions from the land-based Casino Cosmopol [...]

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Danske Spil

Online gaming drives Danske Spil revenue growth in 2021

Denmark’s state-owned gaming operator Danske Spil has reported a 2 per cent increase in gross gaming revenue to DKK4.83bn (€649.2m) in 2021, driven by strong growth online.

Danske Spil said that it made solid progress during the year, despite the impact of Covid-19 restrictions on its land-based operations and the introduction [...]

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GI Games Round-up: Featuring Inspired, Evoplay, iSoftBet and more

This week’s games and platform integrations round-up from Gaming Intelligence features the likes of Inspired Entertainment, Evoplay, iSoftBet, Lightning Box, Relax Gaming, Pragmatic Play, Endorphina, Betsoft Gaming, iSoftBet, Inspired and Wizard Games.

Inspired’s Double Cash Spinner

Inspired has launched Double Cash Spinner, a three-reel, nine win-line stepper game.

“Double Cash Spinner brings the [...]

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bet365

Online gaming growth drives bet365 full year revenue to £2.82bn

British online betting and gaming operator bet365 has reported a marginal increase in revenue to £2.82bn for the year ended 28 March 2021, despite the impact of Covid-19 on its results during the first half of the year.

Despite seeing the number of active customers increase by 13 per cent year-on-year, [...]

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Veikkaus records 13% fall in revenue in 2021

Finland's state-owned gaming operator Veikkaus has reported a 13 per cent drop in gross gaming revenue to €1.10bn in 2021, with results impacted by Covid-19 related restrictions and the introduction of compulsory player identity authentication on land-based slot machines.

Revenue from slot machines fell by 52 per cent year-on-year to €143.0m [...]

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Unibet

Kindred to expand sports betting footprint in Arizona

Stockholm-listed online betting and gaming operator Kindred Group is expanding its presence in Arizona after securing a new license to offer sports betting in partnership with Turf Paradise.

Kindred will offer sports betting at the Arizona racetrack under its ninth Limited Event Wagering Operator (LEWO) license, adding to its existing licenses [...]

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Match-fixing an increasing threat as global sports betting turnover surpasses €1.45 trillion for the first time

Sportradar Integrity Services has revealed the detection of a record number of suspicious matches in its annual ‘Betting Corruption and Match-fixing’ report. 

Sportradar’s bet-monitoring service, the Universal Fraud Detection System (UFDS), identified 903 matches in 2021 which showed signs of suspicious activity, across 10 sports and in 76 countries. 

This represents the [...]

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Stakelogic secures MGA licence for live casino

Casino games developer Stakelogic has secured licence approval in Malta to provide live casino games.

The license from the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) allows the supplier to provide live casino games to operators in jurisdictions where the MGA license is accepted.

Stakelogic Live is streamed from studios based in Birkirkara, Malta, and [...]

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Entain

Online growth takes Entain’s full year revenue to £3.89bn

London-listed betting and gaming giant Entain has reported a 7 per cent rise in net gaming revenue (NGR) to £3.89bn in 2021, benefiting from a ninth consecutive year of double-digit online growth.

Despite 2021 being another year disrupted by Covid-19 and temporary shop closures, Entain delivered strong underlying growth, with online [...]

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