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TAB named NBA official wagering partner in Australia

Tabcorp's online and retail betting business TAB has been named as an official wagering partner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in Australia. 

The agreement will see TAB featured across the NBA’s digital platforms, including NBA.com, the NBA App, and NBA Australia’s Facebook and Twitter accounts, with the operator also serving as the presenting partner of [...]

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Playtech

Aristocrat makes all cash bid to acquire Playtech

Sydney-listed gaming supplier Aristocrat has made a £2.7bn bid to acquire London-listed iGaming technology supplier Playtech.

Aristocrat is offering to acquire the business for 680 pence per share in cash, valuing the business at £2.1bn on a fully diluted basis and an enterprise value of £2.7bn. This represents a 58.4 per [...]

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PointsBet

PointsBet signs exclusive Curling Canada partnership

Sydney-listed sports betting operator PointsBet has been named as an official sports betting partner of Curling Canada.

The long-term partnership includes exclusivity for all Curling Canada event broadcasts, including 300 broadcast hours and over 350 repeat hours per season.

PointsBet Canada will also become sponsor of the Curling Canada Season of Champions [...]

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Western Australia resumes WA TAB sale process

The government of Western Australia has recommenced the sale process for online and retail betting operator WA TAB at the request of the Racing and Wagering Western Australia (RWWA) board.

The sale process began prior to the onset of covid-19 and was intended to secure the long-term future of the state's [...]

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Entain continues to benefit from online growth in third quarter

Another solid online performance has helped Entain to achieve total net gaming revenue growth of 4 per cent in the third quarter of 2021, buoyed by strong growth in online sports betting.

Entain’s total net gaming revenue (NGR) was 4 per cent higher than the same period a year ago and [...]

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ICC selects Sportradar as global data and betting partner

Sports data and technology provider Sportradar has been chosen by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to serve as its data distribution and official betting partner.

The agreement covers 275 top-tier matches from eight ICC men’s and women’s tournaments, beginning with this month’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup hosted by India in [...]

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PointsBet

PointsBet Canada names Dave Rivers as vice president of marketing

Sydney-listed betting and gaming operator PointsBet has hired Dave Rivers as vice president of marketing for PointsBet Canada.

Rivers joins the operator from Canadian telecommunications company Bell Canada, where he was responsible for sponsorship strategy and portfolio from contract negotiations to activation and content creation.

"Dave is one of the smartest and [...]

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GI Games Round-up: Inspired, Relax Gaming, iSoftBet and more

This week’s games and platform integrations round-up from Gaming Intelligence features the likes of Inspired, Relax Gaming, iSoftBet, Evoplay, High 5 Games, Pragmatic Play, Endorphina and Evolution.

Inspired’s Reel Spooky King Megaways

Inspired has launched Reel Spooky King Megaways, a Halloween-themed slot game featuring the popular Megaways game mechanic.

“We’re delighted to be [...]

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Strong third quarter for investors as gaming shares climb 9%

It proved to be a good summer for gambling investors as the industry’s leading publicly-listed gaming operators and suppliers saw the combined value of their shares increase by 9 per cent during the third quarter of 2021.

Following strong performances in August and September, there were 26 companies on the Gaming [...]

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PointsBet extends official betting partnership with PGA Tour

Sydney-listed betting and gaming operator PointsBet has been granted a three-year extension to continue serving as an official betting operator of golf’s PGA Tour.

PointsBet's live betting odds integrations will be featured on PGA Tour linear and streaming broadcasts on GOLF Channel and Peacock, with plans to include them on the [...]

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Catena Media on top as gaming shares rise in September

After the impressive share price gains seen in August, the leading publicly-listed gaming operators and suppliers saw the combined value of their shares on the Gaming Intelligence Stock List increase by a further 2 per cent in September.

In another good month for gaming investors, there were 22 companies that saw [...]

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Ainsworth names David Bollesen as chief product officer

Sydney-listed gaming supplier Ainsworth Game Technology (AGT) has appointed David Bollesen as its new chief product officer.

Bollesen has over 25 years experience in the digital entertainment industry, managing game studios in the US, UK and most recently in the Asia Pacific region for IGT over the past eleven years.

His new [...]

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