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Jumbo expands UK lottery presence with deal to acquire StarVale

Sydney-listed lottery provider Jumbo Interactive has expanded its presence in the UK lottery market through an agreement to acquire external lottery manager StarVale in a potential AUD$40.6m (approx. £21.5m) deal.

The acquisition aligns with Jumbo’s strategy to build scale in its Managed Services and Software-as-aService (SaaS) business segments, with Lancaster-based StarVale [...]

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Scientific Games pulls out but Clarion confirms ICE will go ahead

Scientific Games is the latest company to back out of Clarion Gaming’s flagship conference ICE 2022, following this week's announcement that Merkur Gaming had withdrawn from the event.

Scientific Games is the second major exhibitor to pull out after Gauselmann confirmed on Tuesday that its companies would not be attending the [...]

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Schleswig Holstein parliament approves gambling amendments

Lawmakers in the German state of Schleswig Holstein have approved amendments to gambling legislation which include a tiered tax structure for online casino games and increased funding for addiction treatment services.

The amendments that were unanimously approved Wednesday (Jan. 26) are designed to increase consumer protection and adapt state law to [...]

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Betway

Super Group to begin trading on NYSE Friday Jan. 28

Online betting and gaming operator Super Group will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday (Jan. 28) after its business combination with Sports Entertainment Acquisition Corporation (SEAH) secured shareholder Wednesday.

SEAH’s shareholders voted to approve the proposed business combination with Betway parent Super Group, with 34,579,356 voting in [...]

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Rank Group

Rank Group returns to profit as first half revenue grows to £333.7m

London-listed bingo and casino operator Rank Group has reported an 88 per cent increase in net gaming revenue (NGR) to £333.7m for the first half of its 2021/22 financial year, buoyed a return to growth from its UK-facing digital business.

Rank said that year-on-year comparisons for the six-month period ended 31 [...]

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Gambling Commission

Genesis Global fined £3.8m by British gambling regulator

Britain’s Gambling Commission has issued a £3.8m fine to multi-brand online casino operator Genesis Global, which has also been told it must undergo further extensive auditing.

Genesis Global had its operating licence suspended by the British gambling regulator in July 2020 after an investigation revealed significant social responsibility and money laundering [...]

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Bragg’s Atomic Slot Lab studio unveils first slot Egyptian Magic

Toronto and New York-listed gaming supplier Bragg Gaming has announced the launch of Egyptian Magic, the first slot title release from its newly established game development studio Atomic Slot Lab.

The new title has been rolled out across a number of regulated European iGaming markets via the ORYX Hub distribution platform, and [...]

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Relax Gaming promotes Nadiya Attard to chief commercial officer

iGaming aggregator and content provider Relax Gaming has promoted Nadiya Attard to the role of chief commercial officer.

Attard has served as the supplier's director of sales since joining from NetEnt two years ago, and takes over as chief commercial officer (CCO) from founder Daniel Eskola, who takes on the role [...]

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Yggdrasil launches Cazino Zeppelin Reloaded

Casino games developer Yggdrasil has released a revamped version of its popular Steampunk-themed slot game Cazino Zeppelin.

Cazino Zeppelin Reloaded sees the return of Cazino Dealer wilds which can land on any reel, stick and have multiplier values of up to 5x, leading to wins as high as 102,838x the player’s [...]

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IBIA

236 suspicious betting alerts reported by IBIA in 2021

The latest annual report from the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) reveals that there were 236 reported cases of suspicious betting activity in 2021, with football at a record high of 66 alerts. 

The annual figure marks a 13% reduction on the 270 cases reported in 2020 and cover 13 [...]

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Ardalan Shekarabi

Sweden proposes gambling regulation reform

The government of Sweden has announced plans to “regain control of the Swedish gambling market”, having re-regulated the market in 2019.

The focus is once again on driving out unlicensed operators, with the illegal gambling market having grown in recent years due to strict restrictions imposed on licensed operators.

The proposals unveiled [...]

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Gaming Realms

New market launches drive Gaming Realms revenue growth

London-listed content developer Gaming Realms expects to post a 27 per cent increase in full-year 2021 revenue to £14.5m, driven by entry into new markets.

The strong revenue growth followed the launch of Slingo content with 35 new partners internationally, including a number of regulated European iGaming markets, as well as [...]

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