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Caesars set to complete William Hill acquisition with court approval

London-listed gaming operator William Hill has secured court approval for its proposed sale to Caesars Entertainment.

The sale will be effected by means of a Court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement, with the High Court of Justice in England and Wales today sanctioning the scheme.

As a result, trading in shares of William Hill [...]

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Betsson

Betsson invests in TG Lab’s US iGaming platform

Stockholm-listed gaming operator Betsson has acquired a 35 per cent stake in TG Lab’s US-facing player account management (PAM) platform.

Subsidiary Betsson Perch Investments has paid US$6.5m for a 35 per cent stake in the Strive platform, which is expected to launch in the US during the second half of 2021.

Betsson [...]

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Comtrade expands iGaming platform with ALOT Solutions deal

Slovenian iGaming platform provider Comtrade Gaming has agreed a new strategic partnership with Lottoland’s B2B arm ALOT Solutions.

The deal will see ALOT Solutions make its prize cover and lottery games available as a bundled solution to new operators via Comtrade Gaming’s iCore platform.

“Lottoland is the No.1 brand in lottery betting [...]

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Sportradar

Sportradar adds Bloomberg executive to board of directors

Sports data and technology provider Sportradar has expanded its board of directors with the appointment of experienced marketing executive Deirdre Bigley.

Bigley has served as chief marketing officer of Bloomberg since 2014, responsible for designing and launching the first global marketing department for the financial data distributor, and building marketing strategies [...]

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Stakelogic promotes Olga Bajela to chief commercial officer

Casino games supplier Stakelogic has promoted Olga Bajela to the role of chief commercial officer.

Bajela joined Stakelogic’s sales team in September and took over as sales director towards the end of last year, having previously worked in business development roles in and outside of the iGaming sector.

She will now lead [...]

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Fast Track to provide player engagement solution to DoubleUp

Fast Track has entered into a deal to provide its CRM player engagement solution to newly established operator DoubleUp Group.

Fast Track will be working with DoubleUp Group to implement real-time engagement for the operator's new online casino brand, which will be powered by Pragmatic Solutions and is set for launch [...]

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Netherlands

Dutch gambling regulator receives 28 iGaming licence applications

Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has so far received 28 applications from gaming companies seeking a licence to operate online in the Netherlands.

It follows the opening of the regulator’s licence application process at the beginning of April, having been postponed from 1 January due to the impact of the Covid-19 [...]

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EveryMatrix brings in Staffan Cnattingius to head up Latin America expansion

iGaming platform provider EveryMatrix has appointed Staffan Cnattingius as its new director of business development for Latin America.

Cnattingius has spent over two decades in the gaming industry across both online and land-based casino operations, including stints at Play’n GO, Copacabana Gaming and QTech.

In his new role at EveryMatrix, he will [...]

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Betsson

Betsson acquires stake in LatAm-facing payment processor JDP Tech

Stockholm-listed Betsson has continued its recent expansion across Latin America with the acquisition of a 50 per cent stake in payment processor JDP Tech.

Through subsidiary Betsson Perch Investments, the company will pay €8.8m for a 50 per cent stake in JDP Tech, which owns a proprietary technology platform for handling [...]

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Pariplay and Greentube agree new distribution deal

Pariplay has expanded its Fusion content aggregator platform through a new multi-jurisdictional distribution agreement with Novomatic’s interactive division Greentube.

The deal will see Greentube’s games portfolio, including Book of Ra deluxe and fan-favourites Lucky Lady’s Charm deluxe and Sizzling Hot deluxe, made available to Pariplay’s operator network.

The agreement covers multiple regulated [...]

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La Française des Jeux (FDJ)

La Française des Jeux revenue tops €0.5bn in Q1

French gaming operator La Française des Jeux (FDJ) grew revenue by 5.2 per cent to €538m in the first quarter of 2021.

Despite the shutdown of almost 10 per cent of FDJ points of sale during the period and a 7pm curfew due to the coronavirus pandemic, total stakes increased by [...]

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BtoBet adds Captain Up gamification tools

Sports betting supplier BtoBet is offering operators a range of new marketing tools through a deal with Captain Up.

The agreement enables BtoBet operator partners to maximize customer activity and loyalty using gamification tools from Captain Up, such as challenges, missions, tournaments, jackpots, personal promotions and smart bonuses.

“We are empowering brands [...]

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