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GI Games Round-up: Relax Gaming, Ezugi, Light & Wonder and more

This week’s games and platform integrations round-up from Gaming Intelligence features Relax Gaming, Ezugi, Yggdrasil, Light & Wonder, ORYX Gaming, Pariplay and Pragmatic Play.

Relax Gaming’s Jurassic Party

Relax Gaming is transporting players back to the Jurassic era in its latest slot release, Jurassic Party.

“I predict that this quirky dinosaur-themed title is [...]

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Delaware iGaming wagers hit record high in March

Delaware’s licensed iGaming operators enjoyed their strongest month to date as total iGaming wagers increased by 22 per cent year-on-year to $37.4m in March.

The record performance was driven by Delaware Park, which returned as iGaming market leader in March as wagers rose by 39 per cent to $20.8m. Harrington’s iGaming [...]

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Playtech Live rolls out dedicated sports studio for Coral

London-listed gaming technology supplier Playtech has launched a dedicated sports studio for Entain's Coral brand.

The new studio enhances Coral's live casino offering and gives players access to games including classic 7-seat Blackjack, scalable All Bets Blackjack, and European Roulette.

The games are hosted 24 hours a day by professional game presenters [...]

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PokerStars launches new betting exchange

Flutter Entertainment-owned PokerStars has expanded its sports betting offering with the launch of a new betting exchange.

The PokerStars Exchange peer-to-peer online betting platform is powered by Flutter Entertainment’s Betfair exchange technology, giving PokerStars players access to the same global liquidity pool as the world’s largest betting exchange.

“We’re always looking at [...]

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888 powers Caesars’ WSOP online launch in Michigan

Online betting and gaming operator 888 has taken Caesars’ World Series of Poker (WSOP) brand online in Michigan’s regulated iGaming market.

Powered by 888’s proprietary technology, WSOP’s launch in Michigan extends the brand's presence in the United States to four states, alongside Pennsylvania, Nevada and New Jersey.

“We are delighted to support [...]

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Holland Casino generates online revenue of €40.4m in 2021

Dutch state-owned gaming operator Holland Casino has reported a 9 per cent drop in gross revenue to €304.2m in 2021, despite generating €40.4m in revenue from its newly launched iGaming operations.

Revenue from land-based casino operations fell by 21 per cent to €263.8m compared to the previous year, during which venues [...]

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Björn Krantz takes over as CEO of Yggdrasil

Casino games developer Yggdrasil has promoted Björn Krantz to succeed founder Fredrik Elmqvist as chief executive.

Krantz takes over as chief executive with immediate effect, having joined the company in 2020 from NetEnt, first as head of the publishing division and most recently chief of global market operations.

Elmqvist has served as [...]

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Rank Group

Rank Group lowers full year earnings guidance as UK venues struggle

Shares in Rank Group fell by more than 8 per cent in London Thursday morning after the casino and bingo operator cut its earnings forecast for the current financial year.

Rank lowered its previously estimated earnings before interest and taxation (EBIT) to £47m-£55m for the year ending 30 June 2022, down [...]

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Michigan iGaming operators hit record $131.7m in wagers

Michigan’s commercial and tribal casino operators collected a combined $162.15m in total gross receipts from online sports betting and iGaming operations in March.

Total gross receipts in March increased by 27 per cent compared to the same month a year ago, and rose by 12 per cent versus the previous month.

For [...]

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Light & Wonder launches first slot under new brand

Casino supplier Light & Wonder is taking players on an intergalactic adventure with the release of Stargate Megaways, the first game to be released following the company's recent rebrand.

The new 6-reel slot is based on the Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) sci-fi fantasy film Stargate and includes imagery and characters from [...]

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Connecticut sports and iGaming wagers reach $960.7m in March

Connecticut’s regulated sports betting and iGaming market grew to $960.7m in March 2022, with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe continuing to dominate the market.

Total sports and iGaming wagers rose by 12 per cent compared to the previous month and were just below the record set in December, comprising an all-time high [...]

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OPAP to divest stake in online gaming operator Kaizen

Athens-listed OPAP is selling its stake in multinational online gaming operator Kaizen Gaming in order to focus on its home markets of Greece and Cyprus.

OPAP is selling its 36.75 per cent stake in Kaizen Gaming (Betano) to Rubidium Holding 2, an indirect subsidiary of parent company Sazka, on a debt [...]

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