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Sweden introduces gambling reform bill

The Swedish government has introduced a new bill as part of its proposed reform of the country’s gambling market.

Building on proposals first mooted by the government in January, the 191-page bill outlines new measures to promote a safer gaming market through strengthened regulations.

The bill would exclude unlicensed operators from the [...]

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Better Collective

Better Collective benefits from US growth in Q1

iGaming affiliate Better Collective has reported a 74 per cent increase in first quarter revenue to €67.4m following strong growth in the United States, with organic revenue growth of 44 per cent versus Q1 2021.

The US business increased revenue five-fold over the first quarter of 2021 and now accounts for [...]

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Sports betting and iGaming drive Pennsylvania growth in April

Pennsylvania’s licensed betting and gaming operators recorded another strong month as total revenue from all forms of gambling rose 14 per cent to $461.6m.

April’s total was just below the previous month’s record $462.7m, with year-on-year growth from iGaming, sports betting and land-based casino gaming offsetting declines in fantasy contest and [...]

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Rank Group partners GamCare to expand Safer Gambling training

London-listed bingo and casino operator Rank Group has partnered with GamCare to provide safer gambling and social responsibility training to over 1,400 employees.

The programme will see GamCare deliver 150 days of training to Rank staff and builds on Rank’s longstanding work with GamCare, under which customer service, digital and land-based [...]

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Light & Wonder

Light & Wonder sets outs ambitious growth plans

Shares in gaming supplier Light & Wonder gained 9.37 per cent Tuesday after the company revealed its financial targets through to 2025.

L&W is aiming to grow consolidated Adjusted EBITDA to $1.4bn in 2025, representing a compounded annual growth rate of 15 per cent, with a targeted net debt leverage ratio [...]

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FanDuel

FanDuel brings in Asaf Noifeld to lead casino business

Flutter Entertainment-owned FanDuel has tapped sister company PokerStars for a leader to grow its online casino business.

Asaf Noifeld has been appointed to the newly created role of Managing Director, Casino, after eight years with PokerStars, where he helped to build the casino business from scratch.

"Asaf brings deep experience building online [...]

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Evolution

Evolution to supply casino portfolio to PlayStar in New Jersey

Stockholm-listed casino supplier Evolution has signed an agreement to provide its live casino and RNG-based casino games to US-facing online casino operator PlayStar. 

The deal will enable PlayStar customers to access a range of Evolution's online live casino games and ‘First Person’ casino games in New Jersey when the operator makes [...]

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Pragmatic Play launches slot portfolio with bet365

iGaming content provider Pragmatic Play has launched its full online slot portfolio with leading operator bet365.

The milestone deal strengthens the supplier's presence in the UK and other iGaming markets and gives bet365's customers access to titles such as Gates of Olympus and Wolf Gold, as well as latest releases Drill [...]

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GAN

Latin America drives record first quarter for GAN

New York-listed gaming supplier and operator GAN has reported a 38 per cent increase in revenue to a record $37.5m for the first quarter of 2022.

The year-on-year revenue growth was driven by a 71 per cent increase in B2C revenue from Coolbet, while B2B revenue climbed 2 per cent to [...]

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Operators agree £675,000 settlement with Britain’s Gambling Commission

Two operators will pay a combined £675,000 to Britain's Gambling Commission for social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures.

Jumpman Gaming, operator of 243 online gaming websites, will pay £500,000, while Progress Play (201 websites) will pay £175,718, both for failures relating to anti-money laundering (AML) and customer interaction compliance. 

“We will always [...]

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New Jersey gambling market grows 20% despite sports betting decline

New Jersey’s regulated gambling market grew by 20 per cent to $422.5m in April, buoyed by strong growth in iGaming and land-based casino gaming revenue.

The state’s nine licensed properties saw total casino win increase by 24 per cent year-on-year to $235.3m in April, with iGaming revenue climbing 27 per cent [...]

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888 Holdings

888 shareholders approve proposed William Hill International acquisition

Shareholders in 888 Holdings have unanimously approved the company’s proposed acquisition of William Hill’s non-US business.

At an Extraordinary General Meeting held in London earlier Monday, a resolution to approve the purchase under the terms set out in the Sale and Purchase Agreement was approved by 99.73 per cent of the [...]

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