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Ainsworth selects Pariplay as LatAm online games distributor

Stockholm-listed gaming supplier Aspire Global has further strengthened its position in the Latin American gaming market through a deal with Ainsworth Game Technology.

Aspire Global subsidiary Pariplay will serve as the online distributor of Ainsworth titles in Latin America via its Fusion games aggregation platform, with the new commercial partnership forming [...]

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PointsBet

PointsBet brings in Jeff Gamble as vice president of creative

Sydney-listed online gaming and betting operator PointsBet has appointed Jeff Gamble as its new vice president of creative.

Gamble boasts nearly two decades of experience leading content and creative teams in the sports and entertainment industry, most recently serving as vice president of creative and content for the Brooklyn Nets and [...]

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Entain

DraftKings makes bid to acquire Entain

London-listed betting and gaming operator Entain has confirmed that it has received a proposal from DraftKings to acquire the business.

In response to recent media speculation that DraftKings had made an offer of more than $20bn for its business, Entain’s board said only that the consideration would include a combination of [...]

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PointsBet to sponsor Manly Warringah Sea Eagles from 2022

Sydney-listed sportsbook operator PointsBet has become a new major sponsor of Australian professional rugby league club the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.

The exclusive multi-year sponsorship will see PointsBet take over the front position on the Sea Eagles' NRL jerseys from next season for at least the next four years, and also [...]

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PointsBet partners first MLS club with Austin FC tie-up

Sports betting and iGaming operator PointsBet has agreed a sponsorship deal in Texas with Major League Soccer club Austin FC.

The long-term, exclusive sponsorship agreement covers retail and online sports betting, daily fantasy sports and free-to-play games, and marks PointsBet’s first partnership with an MLS club.

PointsBet will receive prominent branding at [...]

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Genius Sports brings in Ian Wray to lead global soccer business

New York-listed Genius Sports has appointed sports data expert Ian Wray to lead its global soccer business.

Wray joins Genius Sports from ChyronHego, where he led global sales for the sports-data focused Tracab division over the past nine years.

In that role he worked closely with the majority of major football leagues [...]

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PointsBet

PointsBet Canada names Dale Fallon as senior director of product

Sydney-listed betting and gaming operator PointsBet Holdings has hired Dale Fallon as senior director of product for its Canadian operations.

Fallon joins PointsBet from Canadian sports media brand Rogers Sportsnet, where he was responsible for product strategy and delivery of a suite of apps and websites, with a particular focus on [...]

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Intralot

Sports betting boosts Intralot first half revenue

Athens-listed lottery and gaming solutions provider Intralot has reported a 34 per cent rise in group turnover to €202.6m in the first half of 2021, with sports betting in the comparable period last year negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

After seeing solid growth during the first quarter of 2021, Intralot’s [...]

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Genius Sports doubles revenue but Q2 loss soars to $464.2m

New York-listed Genius Sports has seen revenue more than double to $55.8m in the second quarter of 2021, although significantly higher costs pushed the sports data provider to a loss of $464.2m for the period.

Revenue grew by 108 per cent year-on-year, driven by strong growth in the core Betting Technology, [...]

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Ainsworth names Harald Neumann as next CEO

Sydney-listed gaming supplier Ainsworth Game Technology (AGT) has named former Novomatic CEO Harald Neumann as its next chief executive.

Based in Las Vegas, Neumann will take over as the supplier’s new CEO on 1 October, replacing Lawrence Levy who steps down this Friday.

Neumann served more than five years as Novomatic CEO [...]

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Shareholders delight as gaming shares bounce back in August

August proved to be a good month for shareholders of many of the leading publicly-listed gaming operators and suppliers, as the combined value of the shares on the Gaming Intelligence Stock List increased by 9 per cent.

After a tricky start to the third quarter of 2021 as gaming shares struggled [...]

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BlueBet

BlueBet withdraws Virginia sports betting license application

Australian sports betting operator Bluebet Holdings lost more than 20 per cent of its share value Monday after confirming the withdrawal of its license application in the US state of Virginia.

The decision to withdraw the application follows advice from the Virginia regulator, which stated that with 18 applications received for [...]

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