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GI Games Round-up: Featuring Pragmatic Play, Evoplay, Red Tiger and more

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

Pragmatic Play’s Colossal Cash Zone

Pragmatic Play has expanded its slot portfolio with the launch of Colossal Cash Zone.

“Colossal Cash Zone blends elements from retro-styled fruity slots with [...]

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Denmark

Denmark betting and gaming market grows to €822.5m in 2021

Denmark’s regulated betting and gaming market saw total gross gaming revenue (GGR) increase by 2 per cent to DKK6.12bn (€822.5m) in 2021, despite a marginal decline in December.

Total GGR from sports betting, online casino, gaming machines and land-based casinos fell in December to DKK539m, with sports betting GGR declining by [...]

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Sportradar

Sportradar signs integrity services deal with Athletes Unlimited

Sportradar is expanding its footprint in women's sport through a new multi-year integrity services agreement with Athletes Unlimited. 

The deal will see Sportradar Integrity Services protect Athletes Unlimited competitions from match-fixing and betting-related corruption through a series of activities, including bet monitoring and reporting via the Universal Fraud Detection System (UFDS). 

Sportradar will [...]

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NIESR aims to model cost of gambling harm in Britain

Britain’s Gambling Commission has commissioned the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) to measure the cost of gambling harm.

The research will be funded by penalties imposed on operators by the Gambling Commission and aims to uncover the cost of gambling-related harms for individuals, communities and the wider society, [...]

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Playtech to reengage with Gopher Investments after Aristocrat offer rejection

Gopher Investments, an affiliate of Hong Kong-based investment firm TTB Partners, has resurfaced with a possible cash offer for Playtech.

Following Wednesday’s unsuccessful shareholder meeting to approve the sale of the business to Aristocrat Leisure, Playtech was contacted by TTB requesting that Playtech release it from restrictions under Rule 2.8 of [...]

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R.Franco Group becomes sixth major exhibitor to quit ICE

Spain’s R.Franco Group is the sixth major exhibitor to withdraw from this year’s rearranged ICE conference, which is due to run from 12 - 14 April.

Following Merkur Gaming, Scientific Games, Novomatic, Zitro and TCSJOHNHUXLEY before it, the Spanish company highlighted international restrictions over the Omicron variant of COVID-19 and the [...]

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Sportingtech brings in Victoria Bonner as chief marketing officer

Malta-based sports betting and iGaming platform provider Sportingtech has appointed Victoria Bonner as its new chief marketing officer.

Bonner's appointment strengthens the supplier’s executive team and adds almost a decade of gaming industry experience to the role, having previously worked for the likes of Odobo, NetEnt and Pragmatic Play.

She most recently [...]

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PressEnter Group brands

PressEnter Group names Hampus Eriksson as CPO

Malta-based iGaming operator PressEnter Group has appointed Hampus Eriksson as chief product officer.

Eriksson has previously held senior industry roles at ComeOn Group, NetEnt and Evoke Gaming, and recently co-founded Swedish consulting firm Reel Rush AB.

As chief product officer at PressEnter Group, Eriksson will be responsible for the operator’s expansion into [...]

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Evolution

Evolution rolls out dedicated live casino across ComeOn brands

Stockholm-listed casino supplier Evolution has launched a dedicated online live casino environment for ComeOn Group.

The Ruby Lounge-branded live casino environment has gone live across all ComeOn brands in multiple markets, and currently comprises eight live blackjack tables and one live roulette table.

“The Ruby Lounge extends choice and entertainment, offering an [...]

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Playtech to develop new gaming content with The Jockey Club

London-listed gaming technology provider Playtech has signed a new five-year partnership to develop a range of products based on the famous races and racecourses operated by The Jockey Club.

The international agreement gives Playtech the rights to develop content across various product verticals including casino, live casino, poker, virtual sports and [...]

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Midnite raises $16m in funding round led by The Raine Group

London-based eSports betting operator Midnite has secured $16m in a Series A funding round led by global merchant bank The Raine Group.

The proceeds will be used to fund Midnite's growth initiatives as the operators looks to expand its existing sportsbook and CashMode skill-gaming products, as well as enter the online [...]

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Bragg Gaming names Lara Falzon as president and COO

Toronto-listed supplier Bragg Gaming has appointed experienced iGaming executive Lara Falzon as president and chief operating officer.

Falzon has served on Bragg’s board of directors since March 2021, and brings more than 10 years of industry experience to the new role, including a significant track record of managing and structuring several [...]

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