Sydney-listed gaming supplier Aristocrat has failed in its bid to acquire Playtech after its proposal was unable to secure the required shareholder approval needed to progress the transaction.
Playtech convened a Court Meeting and General Meeting earlier Wednesday in connection with Aristocrat’s recommended £6.80 cash offer.
The total votes in favour of [...]
Britain's Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) will trial a new system that aims to prevent problem gamblers hopping from one site to another.
The ‘Single Customer View’ system will be operated by the independent not-for-profit national self-exclusion organisation GAMStop, in partnership with the Gambling Commission and the Information Commissioner’s Office.
The trial [...]
A group of unknown Playtech shareholders look set to scupper Aristocrat’s bid to acquire the London-listed gaming supplier and operator.
Playtech shareholders are due to vote on the Aristocrat bid today (Feb. 2), with both companies pre-emptively announcing that they do not expect the proposal to pass.
In a statement Wednesday morning, [...]
Stockholm-listed supplier Kambi Group has agreed a new long-term sportsbook deal with Canada's NorthStar Gaming.
The agreement will see Kambi power Northstar's online sportsbook in Ontario's soon-to-be regulated market, which opens to private operators on 4 April.
“Kambi’s data-driven sportsbook and flexible technology, along with our proprietary UX approach, will give us [...]
Clarion Gaming is hoping an 80 per cent capacity ICE 2022 will showcase small businesses after TCSJOHNHUXLEY became the fifth major exhibitor to pull out of the show in less than a week.
Clarion Group managing director Alex Pratt and ICE managing director Stuart Hunter told Gaming Intelligence that the company [...]
Flutter Entertainment brought a long saga to an end yesterday with the launch of PokerStars in Greece.
PokerStars won a license to operate in Greece last July but has been battling to gain permission for much of the past decade.
Flutter International chief executive officer Dan Taylor commented: “Launching PokerStars under a [...]
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has confirmed that the province will open its new regulated sports betting and iGaming market to private operators in April.
iGaming Ontario (iGO), a subsidiary of the AGCO, has been working with the Ontario Government to establish a new iGaming market that will [...]
London-listed betting and gaming operator Entain will invest up to £100m to launch a new global innovation hub, Ennovate, which aims to deliver new experiences to customers.
Ennovate will invest up to £100m in innovation projects, start-up investments and collaborations with UK, European and global partners, with £40m specifically earmarked for [...]
Aspire Global’s content and aggregation business Pariplay has signed a multi-state distribution deal in the United States with Golden Nugget Online Gaming.
The direct integration will see Pariplay’s Fusion aggregation platform go live with the operator in New Jersey, West Virginia and Michigan, subject to regulatory approvals.
Pariplay was recently granted its provisional [...]
Malta-based iGaming operator PressEnter Group has expanded its management team with the appointment of Qurban Hussain as chief financial officer.
Hussain brings a wealth of experience to PressEnter, having previously held senior finance roles at Tipico, ZEAL Group, Probability, Betfair and William Hill.
“Qurban is a finance powerhouse and also a great [...]
This week’s games and platform integrations round-up from Gaming Intelligence features the likes of Betsoft Gaming, Evolution, Greentube, Inspired, Scientific Games, Evoplay, Pragmatic Play, Pariplay, Yggdrasil, ORYX Gaming, Relax Gaming and Atomic Slot Lab.
Betsoft Gaming’s Triple Juicy DropsBetsoft Gaming has released its second slot title of the year with the [...]
Austrian gaming operator and supplier Novomatic, traditionally the biggest exhibitor at Clarion Gaming’s ICE expo, has pulled out of the rescheduled 2022 event.
Novomatic’s exit follows similar withdrawals from Gauselmann and Scientific Games, which as a group form ICE’s three largest exhibitors. Zitro Games has also announced it will not attend.
“A [...]