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XLMedia begins search for new chief executive

London-listed online gaming affiliate XLMedia is searching for a new chief executive to replace Stuart Simms.

Simms will step down as XLMedia CEO in the coming months to pursue other interests after almost three years at the helm of the digital performance publisher, with the board of directors launching a formal [...]

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Lottery.com

Lottery.com revenue soars to $68.5m in 2021

New York-listed online lottery provider Lottery.com has posted revenue for 2021 of $68.5m in its maiden full year results as a publicly-listed company.

Full year revenue soared by 819 per cent compared to the previous year, driven by the sale of $47.1m of LotteryLink credits for prepaid advertising, prepaid lottery games, [...]

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GI Games Round-up: Featuring iSoftBet, Pragmatic Play, Pariplay and more

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

iSoftBet’s Plunderin’ Pirates: Hold & Win

iSoftBet has expanded its slot portfolio with the launch of Plunderin’ Pirates: Hold & Win.

“We are delighted to finally be launching Plunderin’ Pirates: Hold & [...]

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Colorado Flag

Superbowl boosts Colorado sports betting handle in February

Colorado’s regulated sports betting market saw total handle increase by 65 per cent versus a year ago to $440.5m in February 2022, including $41.0m in handle from this year’s Superbowl.

February handle fell by 23 per cent compared to the previous month’s record $573.7m, with Colorado’s 26 licensed online betting operators [...]

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Federal Authorities shut down California online sports betting ring

Federal authorities in the United States have announced charges against five people accused of involvement in an illegal online sports betting operation in California.

The accused include former minor league baseball player Wayne Nix and Joseph Castelao, owner of the Sand Island Sports gambling website based in Costa Rica.

They have pleaded [...]

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Toronto, Ontario

AGCO issues more approvals for Ontario iGaming launch

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) continues to issue licenses ahead of the opening of Ontario's regulated online betting and gaming market on Monday (April 4).

Flutter-owned FanDuel is the latest operator to secure license approval, enabling it to go live in Ontario from Monday with its IGT-powered sportsbook [...]

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Novibet

Novibet agrees merger with Nasdaq-listed Artemis SPAC

European online betting and gaming operator Novibet has agreed a deal to go public on the Nasdaq stock exchange through a merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Artemis Strategic Investment.

The agreement gives Novibet a pre-transaction enterprise valuation of $625m and will see existing Novibet stakeholders hold approximately 75 per [...]

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Sportradar

Sportradar shares soar as 2021 revenue grows to €561.2m

New York-listed sports data and technology provider Sportradar Group has reported better-than-expected results for 2021 as revenue rose 39 per cent to €561.2m, driven by strong growth across all business segments.

The company enjoyed a strong finish to the year as Q4 revenue climbed 41 per cent year-on-year to €152.4m, with [...]

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Sportech revenue recovers in 2021 after transitional year

London-listed betting technology supplier Sportech has reported a 32 per cent increase in revenue from continuing operations to £22.9m in 2021.

Sportech said that it was another difficult year for the business as Covid-19 restrictions continued to impact its business, resulting in a 28 per cent decline in total retail betting [...]

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Relax Gaming approved to enter Ontario iGaming market

Relax Gaming is the latest online casino games supplier to secure license approval to launch its content in Ontario's regulated iGaming market from next week.

The approval from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) will allow Relax to debut 130 games with multiple operators in the province.

The launch in [...]

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Rush Street Interactive

Rush Street Interactive names Bruce Caughill managing director, Canada

New York-listed online betting and gaming operator Rush Street Interactive has appointed Bruce Caughill as managing director of its business in Canada. 

Caughill joined RSI this week as the operator prepares to launch its BetRivers online casino and sportsbook in Ontario on April 4, the first day of authorised online gaming [...]

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Slingo

Gaming Realms goes live with Loto-Québec

London-listed iGaming content developer Gaming Realms has rolled out its Slingo portfolio in Canada with Loto-Québec. 

The provincial lottery corporation operates the only authorised online gaming website in Quebec and can now offer players Gaming Realms' portfolio of Slingo Original games, beginning with the launch of Slingo Extreme and Blackjack Xchange

"Hot [...]

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