Ainsworth Game Technology has promoted Mike Trask to head of game development studio and brought in Sean Evans as his replacement as vice president of marketing and product strategy.
Based in Austin, Texas, Trask will lead a design team focused on creating strong performing game content.
He has been with Ainsworth for [...]
Gambling revenue in Sweden fell slightly to SEK27.13 billion (€2.42 billion) in 2023, after the fourth quarter produced the best result of the year.
Revenue in Q4 2023 was SEK7.10 billion, but this was down by 2 per cent on the previous year.
Commercial eGaming revenue was unchanged in the quarter at [...]
Britain’s Gambling Commission has released the first set of results from its new Gambling Survey for Great Britain (GSGB).
The survey is based on interviews with a nationally representative sample of 4,801 adults over the age of 18 who were interviewed during the period July to November 2023.
It shows that Lotteries [...]
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin has appointed Mary Jo Flaherty as interim director of the Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) to replace David Rebuck, who is retiring after 13 years in the role.
Rebuck is the longest-serving director in DGE’s history and is retiring after a total of 36 years [...]
Online gambling revenue in Spain grew by 28 per cent in 2023 to a new annual record of €1.24 billion.
In the final quarter of the year, total revenue was up by 1 per cent to €315.3 million, which was also a quarterly record and Spain’s fifth consecutive quarter with revenue [...]
International Game Technology (IGT) is spinning off its Global Gaming and PlayDigital businesses to merge with Everi Holdings.
The business combination with Everi will create a diverse global gaming and fintech enterprise, with IGT shareholders expected to own approximately 54 per cent of the enlarged company and Everi stockholders the remaining [...]
Sydney-listed gaming supplier Ainsworth Game Technology has reported a 17 per cent increase in revenue to AUD$284.9 million in its unaudited results for 2023, with just under half of the total derived from North America.
International revenue increased by 24 per cent year-on-year to $245.1 million, accounting for 86 per cent [...]
Sydney-listed gaming supplier and social gaming operator Aristocrat Leisure has promoted Matthew Primmer to the role of group chief product officer.
Primmer has over 20 years’ experience in the gambling sector, including ten years at Aristocrat in a range of senior product strategy, insights and leadership roles in Australia and the [...]
Denmark’s gambling regulator Spillemyndigheden has expanded the country’s blacklist of illegal gambling operators with 83 websites added.
This marks the 10th time that the regulator has gone to court to block illegal websites that offer sports betting and online casinos to Danes without a licence.
The latest additions bring the country’s [...]
Switzerland’s two gambling regulators have added another 141 domains to their respective blacklists of illegal gambling operators, bringing the combined total to nearly 2,000 websites.
In the latest update, the Swiss Federal Gaming Commission (CFMJ) added 99 sites to its blacklist of illegal operators targeting Swiss players without a local licence.
This [...]
Casino operator Great Canadian Entertainment has appointed Pauline Alimchandani as chief financial officer (CFO).
Subject to customary regulatory approvals, Alimchandani will take over as CFO on March 31 when incumbent finance chief Darren Gwozd steps down.
Alimchandani has over 18 years of professional experience, most recently serving as CFO at Toronto-listed electric [...]
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has appointed Joseph Hillier as the agency’s new chief strategy officer and corporate secretary.
Hillier joins the AGCO from the Office of Ontario Attorney General Doug Downey, where he served as chief of staff since 2020.
He has also been a key strategic [...]