European lottery and gaming operator SAZKA Group is set to become the largest shareholder in Casinos Austria following an agreement with Austrian state holding company Österreichische Beteiligungs AG (ÖBAG).
SAZKA and ÖBAG said Friday that they have agreed to jointly control Casinos Austria, with ÖBAG waiving its pre-emption rights on 78 per cent [...]
Sweden’s regulated gambling market generated total net gaming revenue of SEK24.79m (€2.34bn) in its first year since the re-regulation of the market, with licensed operators enjoying their strongest quarter to date during Q4.
Based on preliminary data from the Swedish Tax Agency, revenue in Q4 rose by 12 per cent to quarter-on-quarter to SEK6.65bn, [...]
This week has seen new games released by the likes of Pragmatic Play, Microgaming, iSoftBet, Nolimit City and MGA Games.
Pragmatic Play’s Aztec Bonanza
Pragmatic Play has released its latest slot title Aztec Bonanza.
The 5x6, variable ways slot transports players to the land of the Aztecs as they try to unlock the totem jewel. [...]
This week has seen a raft of platform integrations involving the likes of Red Tiger, Push Gaming, NSoft, Swintt and Stakelogic, among others.
Red Tiger / Premier Gaming
Red Tiger has launched its games with operator Premier Gaming.
Red Tiger’s titles have gone live with the operator’s Malta and Sweden licensed Pronto Casino and Premier [...]
Malta-based online betting and gaming operator SKS365 Group has appointed Massimiliano Mura as its new director of legal and compliance.
Mura brings with him more than 13 years’ experience in the gaming sector, having previously worked as a consultant for Liverpool-based operator Stanleybet and its B2B technology division Magellan Robotech.
In his new role, he [...]
The state-owned Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has distributed funds to the Department of Justice, Office of Cybercrime to help fight illegal online gambling in the country.
PAGCOR has initially released P5m (€88,531) as the first tranche of a P11.08m grant to be used to buy IT equipment for the operation of [...]
London-listed betting and gaming operator GVC Holdings has reported a 23 per cent increase in net gaming revenue to £3.66bn for 2019, benefiting from a full year’s trading of Ladbrokes Coral.
GVC recorded underlying growth in all areas of the business except UK Retail machines, where revenue declined following the implementation of the [...]
London-listed gaming supplier Playtech has secured a four-year extension to its long-term agreement with British bookmaker Betfred.
Expanding on a decade-long partnership, the new deal will see Playtech continue to provide Betfred with its casino, live casino, bingo and poker services on an exclusive basis in the UK.
The agreement also includes the extension of [...]
Stockholm-listed gaming operator and B2B provider Aspire Global has launched new UK-facing online casino and sports betting brand Betiton on its platform.
Operating under a UK licence, Betiton was founded last year by Arnaud Serour, who previously served as managing director of Aspire Global's Karamba B2C brand until last September.
The launch follows an [...]
Yggdrasil has expanded its partnership with Betsson Group to launch its slot games in Lithuania through the operator’s Betsafe brand.
For an exclusive six-month period, Betsson’s Betsafe.lt site will have access to Yggdrasil’s portfolio of slots from the beginning of next month, including titles such as Temple Stacks, the first game to feature the supplier’s [...]
Stockholm-listed Aspire Global has appointed industry veteran Jesper Kärrbrink as chairman of its recently acquired games development and aggregation business Pariplay.
Kärrbrink currently serves as chairman and creative director of games developer Green Jade Games, having previously served as CEO of Mr Green until its acquisition by William Hill last April. [...]
Malta-based casino games provider NetGaming has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of Natalya Ovchinnikova as head of product.
Ovchinnikova will oversee the production process for NetGaming’s slot portfolio, with the company planning to release a mixture of branded and original content every month throughout 2020.
She brings nearly a decade of [...]