New York-listed casino and sportsbook operator Bally's Corporation has appointed Lee Fenton as its new CEO following the completion of its acquisition of Gamesys Group.
The closing of the acquisition follows receipt of all necessary regulatory requirements and shareholder approvals, with Gamesys delisted from the London Stock Exchange earlier Monday.
Following completion, [...]
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 [...]
London-listed gaming technology provider Playtech has entered into an agreement to provide bingo side games to Jumpman Gaming.
Extending its existing casino partnership with the operator, Playtech’s bingo games studio will initially roll out nine games for Jumpman Gaming, including popular titles such as Fruity Burst, Tiki Paradise: Masks of Mayhem, [...]
The latest study of gambling participation in Spain shows that the country had one of the lowest rates of problem gambling in Europe in 2020, despite almost 81 per cent of adults participating in at least one form of gambling.
The study conducted by Carlos III University of Madrid and research [...]
Online bingo pioneer Parlay Games has teamed up with electronic gaming systems provider Video King to launch a suite of Class II iGaming products for Tribal customers in the United States and Canada.
The two companies have worked together for the past ten months to develop proprietary games, intellectual property and [...]
A new tax on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) has been signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte.
Republic Act No. 1159 clarifies the tax liabilities of POGOs, their employees and services providers, and incorporates them into the Philippines tax system.
A key feature of the Act is a final withholding tax [...]
Lawmakers in Lithuania are attempting to decouple the country’s online and land-based gaming licenses due to a surge in the number of slots halls and betting outlets.
Lithuania’s iGaming legislation, which came into force in January 2016, sought to protect domestic interests by requiring online operators to also have a land-based [...]
Gaming supplier Pragmatic Play has teamed up with BetVictor to relaunch the UK-facing Heart Bingo brand.
Previously owned by Gamesys, the popular brand has now been revitalised by BetVictor through a range of new features provided by Pragmatic Play, including Bingo Blast and Drop Pots.
The deal expands on the partnership between [...]
London-listed gaming operator and supplier Playtech has reported a 4 per cent fall in revenue from continuing operations to €457.4m during the first half of 2021.
Excluding results from Finalto and the company’s Casual and Social Gaming business, Playtech said that the H1 results were in line with expectations at the [...]
Betsson has appointed Johan Lundberg as chairman with immediate effect to replace Patrick Svensk.
Lundberg has served on the board of directors of Betsson AB since 2018 and takes over from Svensk, who has lost the trust of the board due to his handling of last week’s announcement regarding the departure [...]
Spain’s regulated online betting and gaming market continued to grow during the second quarter of 2021 as total gross gaming revenue (GGR) reached €216.0m.
Total GGR was up 3 per cent compared to the same period last year, but fell by 10 per cent compared to the previous quarter’s €240.0m.
Online casino [...]
The board of Entain has said it will consider DraftKings’ $22bn offer to acquire the business, while also highlighting the strength of its existing business and US joint venture with BetMGM.
The board of directors said they would carefully consider the £28 per share offer from DraftKings, having rejected a £25 [...]