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Gaming Innovation Group expands PlayStar deal into Pennsylvania

Oslo-listed platform provider Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has signed a long-term agreement to power PlayStar Casino’s launch in Pennsylvania.

Building on their initial partnership in New Jersey, PlayStar will use GiG’s platform technologies to power its second online casino in the United States. The deal also marks GiG’s third market entry [...]

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European Commission

Operator trade groups back calls to re-establish EU Expert Group on Gambling

Seventeen European trade associations have urged the European Commission (EC) to re-establish the EU Expert Group on Gambling Services to support regulatory cooperation between Europe’s gambling authorities.

In a joint letter to the European Commissioner for Internal Market, Thierry Breton, the trade associations call for the reinstatement of the Commission-mandated Expert [...]

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Rank Group

Rank set for £80m HMRC refund as trading begins to improve

London-listed gaming operator Rank Group has reported trading in line with management expectations in the first six weeks since the reopening of its venues in the UK.

The operator’s venues have been trading above cash breakeven and are expected to continue to improve as social distancing and international travel restrictions are [...]

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Bally’s and Gamesys shareholders approve business combination

Bally's Corporation and Gamesys Group have secured shareholder approval for their proposed business combination.

The two companies obtained the requisite votes for all shareholder approvals related to the proposed transaction at their respective shareholder meetings Wednesday, with the business combination expected to complete in the final quarter of this year, subject [...]

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Evolution

Evolution completes Big Time Gaming acquisition

Stockholm-listed casino supplier Evolution has completed its acquisition of slots developer Big Time Gaming.

Following an initial agreement in April, Evolution has now received all regulatory approvals to complete the transaction, with the company paying an up-front consideration of €220m through a combination of €80m in cash and the remainder in [...]

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Germany’s regulated betting and iGaming market opens

Germany’s regulated sports betting and online gaming market opens today, with all attention now turning to combating unlicensed operators in the market.

The new State Treaty on Gambling comes into force today following a transitional regime which began in October, with the new law imposing strict restrictions on licensed operators.

These include [...]

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Bally's Corp

Bally’s partners WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury to enter Arizona gaming market

New York-listed gaming operator Bally's Corporation has entered into a ground-breaking partnership with women’s professional basketball team Phoenix Mercury.

The agreement marks the operator’s first market access deal with a professional US women's sports team and gives Bally's a path into Arizona, which is expected to open its regulated sports betting [...]

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Pragmatic Play launches live casino with Betsson

Gaming content provider Pragmatic Play has rolled out its live casino portfolio with operator Betsson.

The rollout follows the expansion of Pragmatic Play's existing agreement to provide online slots to the operator, with Betsson customers now gaining access to live dealer titles such as Blackjack Azure, Roulette Azure and Mega Wheel.

“Betsson [...]

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Sisal launches innovation lab in Italy

Lottery and gaming operator Sisal has launched its first innovation lab in Turin, Italy, giving local talent the opportunity to develop skills in technology and IT.

The launch will help Sisal achieve its goal of having a quarter of the company involved in the implementation of new technologies and coding, with [...]

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Betway

Super Group targets Betway expansion ahead of New York listing

Super Group will launch its Betway brand across at least three continents during the second half of 2021, with the operator set to go live in its third US state this week.

The Betway brand has gone live in Colorado and Indiana, and is currently undergoing a three-day test by the [...]

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Relax Gaming adds Spadegaming to distribution platform

Relax Gaming has signed up Spadegaming as the latest addition to its Powered By Relax distribution platform.

The agreement will provide Spadegaming with access to Relax’s host of tier-one operators while further enhancing the selection of games available on the Powered By platform.

“Spadegaming’s focus on technology and high-quality content represents the [...]

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Gaming Realms partners EveryMatrix for Slingo distribution

London-listed Gaming Realms is further expanding the reach of its Slingo Originals portfolio of games through a new multi-year licensing and distribution agreement with B2B iGaming software provider EveryMatrix.

The agreement will make the Slingo portfolio available to the global network of operators active on EveryMatrix’s CasinoEngine integration platform.

“This is an [...]

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