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Lottery drives strong Q2 revenue growth for IGT

New York-listed International Game Technology (IGT) has reported a 74 per cent increase in revenue to $1.04bn in the second quarter of 2021, driven by a record performance from its Global Lottery business.

Global Lottery revenue increased by 58 per cent versus a year ago to $725m, with same-store sales climbing [...]

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Greentube

Greentube makes first move into Ukraine with First Casino launch

Novomatic's interactive division Greentube has gone live in Ukraine’s newly regulated iGaming market for the first time through an integration with Nubula Games’ First Casino brand.

First Casino’s customers can now access to top-performing Greentube titles including Diamond Link: Mighty Elephant and Diamond Link: Mighty Sevens, as well as classic titles [...]

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Relax Gaming takes to the seas with latest slot Deep Descent

Casino games provider Relax Gaming is taking players to the depths of the ocean with its latest slot release, Deep Descent.

The new game offers over 3,000 ways to win and an RTP of 95 per cent, with the 5x3 slot quickly evolving into a 5x5 slot during gameplay and offering [...]

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Paf steps up Sweden focus with iGaming acquisitions

Åland-based gaming operator Paf has acquired the Swedish subsidiaries of Hero Gaming, taking ownership of iGaming brands Speedyspel, SpeedyCasino and Speedybet.

Paf, which is owned by the Åland Provincial Government, has acquired Hero Gaming’s Speedy Ltd. and Speedy Originals Ltd. subsidiaries as part of its growth strategy in Sweden’s regulated iGaming [...]

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bet-at-home.com first half revenue falls 9%

Frankfurt-listed bet-at-home.com has reported a 9 per cent drop in gross betting and gaming revenue to €56.8m in the first half of 2021.

The company attributed the year-on-year decline to regulatory developments in its core market of Germany, which had a negative impact on customer activity during the period, including results [...]

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Nevada gaming win surpasses $1bn for 4th consecutive month

Nevada casinos generated total gaming win of $1.19bn during the month of June.

Marking the fourth consecutive month that the state’s regulated gambling market generated more than $1bn, gaming win soared by 110.5 per cent compared to the same month last year, which was negatively impacted by Covid-19 restrictions.

Gaming win fell [...]

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Belgium expands iGaming blacklist

The Belgian Gaming Commission has added 28 internet domains to its blacklist of unlicensed online gaming operators.

The latest update to the blacklist includes several domains belonging to Curacao-based Dama, JocSolutions and Genesys Technology, taking the total number of blacklisted domains to 254 since the first list was created in February [...]

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Gamanza takes Casino de Neuchâtel online in Switzerland

Casino de Neuchâtel has become the latest land-based casino to go online in Switzerland’s regulated iGaming market through a partnership with Baden-based platform provider Gamanza.

Casino de Neuchâtel’s Hurrahcasino.ch is powered by the GaminGenius platform from Gamanza, a subsidiary of Grand Casino Baden and Casino Davos owner Stadtcasino Baden Group.

“We felt [...]

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GI Games Round-up: High 5 Games, Playtech, Scientific Games and more

This week’s games and platform integrations round-up from Gaming Intelligence features the likes of High 5 Games, Playtech, iSoftBet, Pragmatic Play, Scientific Games, Endorphina, Greentube, Evoplay, Ezugi, Hacksaw Gaming, Pariplay and Relax Gaming.

High 5 Games’ Retro Riches

High 5 Games has launched 1980s arcade game-themed slot Retro Riches.

“With Retro Riches, we’re [...]

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Churchill Downs

Record quarter for Churchill Downs Incorporated as revenue hits $515m

New York-listed racing and gaming operator Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) has reported a 178 per cent increase in net revenue to a record $515.1m in the second quarter of 2021.

After the comparable period last year was negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, CDI enjoyed strong performances across its land-based racing [...]

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FSB

FSB eyes Latin America expansion with latest hire

iGaming platform provider FSB has appointed David Charnock as its business development manager for the Latin American market.

Based out of FSB's San Jose office, Charnock will be responsible for continuing the momentum of the company and growing its operations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

“David’s experience and deep understanding [...]

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Britain sees improvement in problem gambling rate as overall participation falls

Gambling participation in Great Britain has fallen to its lowest level in five years according to the latest data from the Gambling Commission.

Overall participation in any gambling activity in the last four weeks fell to 41.6 per cent of respondents in June 2021, compared to 45.1 per cent in June [...]

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