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Sweden survey shows growth in gambling participation

The latest survey into gambling participation in Sweden shows a minor rise in real-money gambling in 2020, marking the first growth in eight years.

The annual survey by Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen and research firm Novus shows that 66 per cent of respondents gambled in the past year, an increase of [...]

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Scout Gaming Group

Scout Gaming posts third quarter revenue growth of 85%

Stockholm-listed fantasy sports provider Scout Gaming Group has reported an 85 per cent increase in revenue to SEK15.0m for the third quarter of 2020, as the number of active players across its network rose 117 per cent compared to last year.

Scout said that fantasy sports activity was higher than normal [...]

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Intralot

Sokratis Kokkalis returns as Intralot CEO

Athens-listed gaming and lottery supplier Intralot has announced the return of founder and chairman Sokratis Kokkalis to the role of group chief executive officer.

Kokkalis takes over as CEO of Intralot from Christos Dimitriadis, who now moves to a new role focused on the company’s opportunities in the United States.

Dimitriadis served [...]

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GAN posts strong revenue growth but loss widens in Q3

Gaming technology supplier GAN has reported an 86 per cent improvement in third quarter revenue to $10.27m, although higher costs contributed to a widening loss for the period.

Real-money iGaming revenue climbed by 86.3 per cent year-on-year to $7.69m in Q3, with simulated gaming contributing revenue of $2.58m, an increase of [...]

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GAN

GAN agrees €149m deal to acquire Coolbet

New York-listed gaming supplier GAN is entering the B2C market through the acquisition of Vincent Group, operator of the Coolbet online betting and gaming brand.

The proposed acquisition will add more than 175 new employees to GAN and give the company a proprietary sports betting platform to drive growth in the [...]

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IMG Arena expands live streaming rights for World Snooker Tour

London-based sports content provider IMG Arena has extended its live streaming partnership with the World Snooker Tour (WST).

The partnership expands IMG's existing live streaming rights deal for the betting industry and covers a greater number of WST matches and tournaments.

“We are delighted to extend our agreement with IMG Arena,” said [...]

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UK online gambling market returns to growth in September

The latest data from Britain’s Gambling Commission has revealed that the online gambling market grew to £420m in September, with sports betting boosted by the return of the English Premier League.

After three consecutive months of decline, data collected from licensed online gambling operators covering 80 per cent of the market [...]

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Playtech

Playtech Bingo expands into Austria with win2day

London-listed gaming supplier Playtech has been selected to power a new online bingo offering for Austrian Lotteries’ win2day brand in Austria.

Playtech will provide the win2day site with a number of standard bingo rooms, as well as standalone versions of popular Playtech Bingo variants such as Age of the Gods Bingo, [...]

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Greentube debuts slots in Belarus with GrandCasino launch

Novomatic’s interactive division Greentube has launched its games in Belarus for the first time in partnership with licensed operator GrandCasino.

Online adaptions of popular Novomatic titles such as Book of Ra, Lucky Lady´s Charm, Sizzling Hot and Dolphin’s Pearl are now available to Belarusian players, with more content from Greentube Collections [...]

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Sportech

Sportech sells Connecticut venue; expands in Denmark

London-listed gaming technology supplier and venues operator Sportech has agreed the conditional sale of its Sports Haven bar and grill and sports wagering venue in New Haven, Connecticut.

The sale is subject to due diligence and is expected to complete in the first half of 2021, with anticipated proceeds of $6.75m [...]

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Latvia

Gaming Innovation Group shares surge on new Latvian contract

Shares in Oslo-listed gaming supplier Gaming Innovation Group hit a new 52-week high Monday after the company announced a new long-term contract to take Novomatic’s Admirāļu Klubs online in Latvia.

The contract with SIA Admirāļu Klubs, a joint venture between Austria’s Novomatic and Latvian investment firm Foroms, will see Gaming Innovation [...]

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Red Tiger

Red Tiger goes live with UK-facing operator SpaceCasino

NetEnt-owned casino games developer Red Tiger has expanded its presence in the United Kingdom with the launch of its content on STech's SpaceCasino brand.

The rollout includes popular Red Tiger games Piggy Riches MegaWays, Dynamite Riches and Gonzo’s Quest MegaWays.

“SpaceCasino is a real challenger brand in the competitive UK market and [...]

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