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Playtech launches new live game show title for Ladbrokes UK

London-listed gaming technology supplier Playtech has launched a new bespoke live game show for Entain-owned Ladbrokes UK.

The dedicated studio is hosted at the Playtech Live studio in Riga, with the new live dealer game Well Well Well Live developed in partnership with Entain and its in-house game studio CR Games

The [...]

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PointsBet Canada names new vice president of strategy

Sydney-listed betting and gaming operator PointsBet has appointed Brett Jackman as vice president of strategy for its Canadian operations.

Jackman joins PointsBet Canada from Canadian communications giant Rogers Communications (RCI), where he served for seven years, most recently as senior director of corporate strategy with responsibility for RCI's CAD$26bn deal to [...]

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Schleswig-Holstein sets out online casino licensing process

The German state of Schleswig-Holstein has launched the administrative procedure to select four online casino operators for licensure in the state.

The administrative procedure aims to select four operators to offer online casino games to players in Schleswig-Holstein under 15-year licenses, with taxes set at 39 per cent of gross revenue [...]

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Netherlands launches investigation into gambling ads aimed at young people

The popularity of online gambling amongst 18- to 24-year-olds has taken Dutch lawmakers by surprise, prompting a new investigation into advertising and bonus offers.

In an update to parliament on the first six months of the regulated Dutch online gaming market, minister for legal protection Franc Weerwind revealed that gross gaming [...]

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Gaming Realms posts maiden profit in 2021

London-listed content developer Gaming Realms has reported a 29 per cent increase in revenue to £14.7m in 2021, with a strong performance from its licensing segment helping to produce a maiden profit of £1.3m for the year.

Revenue from licensing grew by 48 per cent year-on-year to £11.1m, comprising a 36 [...]

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French online betting and iGaming market hits record high in 2021

France’s regulated online betting and iGaming market returned to growth in 2021 as total gross gaming revenue increased by 24 per cent to a record €2.16bn.

Results were buoyed by strong momentum from online sports betting and an 11 per cent increase in total active players to 5.4m, according to French [...]

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ACMA launches proceedings against online poker providers

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has launched civil proceedings against two individuals and one company involved in providing online poker to players in Australia.

The legal action follows an investigation by ACMA which found that the accused offered online poker games to Australian players in breach of Interactive Gambling [...]

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Lady Luck Games partners Future Anthem to optimise games portfolio

Stockholm-listed casino games developer Lady Luck Games has partnered with Future Anthem to optimise the performance of its portfolio.

Lady Luck Games has signed up to Future Anthem’s Performance Optimisation module to gain in-depth insight into player behaviour, which will enable the company to optimise game launches, undertake data-driven game design, [...]

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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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