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Pragmatic Play launches new bingo product for LeoVegas

Gaming supplier Pragmatic Play has rolled out a new online bingo product for operator LeoVegas.

Brands including LeoVegas UK, Crown Bingo, Pink Casino and Legs Eleven will now have access to the supplier's portfolio of bingo games, including 90, 80, 75, 50 and 30 ball bingo variants.

“I am thrilled and thoroughly looking forward to [...]

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OPAP

VLTs drive OPAP revenue growth in 2019

Athens-listed lottery and gaming operator OPAP has reported a 5 per cent increase in gross gaming revenue to €1.62bn in 2019, benefiting from a strong contribution from video lottery terminals (VLTs).

Gross gaming revenue (GGR) from VLTs rose 43 per cent year-on-year to €297.7m, helping to offset declines in the lottery, [...]

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Caesars Entertainment

Caesars Entertainment agrees £13m payment for UK AML failures

The UK Gambling Commission has penalised casino operator Caesars Entertainment for historical failings in its social responsibility and anti-money laundering controls.

Caesars will pay £13m for the failings, which in one case resulted in a customer being allowed to drop £3.5m and lose £1.6m in three months, without being asked to provide proof of source [...]

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William Hill

William Hill names new finance and operations chiefs

London-listed gaming operator William Hill has announced the appointment of a new chief financial officer and chief operating officer.

William Hill has named Matt Ashley as its new CFO, replacing Ruth Prior, who stands down on 15 May following the company’s annual general meeting.

Ashley joins from London-listed transport provider National Express, [...]

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Damian Cope to step down as OPAP chief executive

Greek gaming operator OPAP has confirmed that chief executive Damian Cope will be leaving the company at the end of May.

Cope has led the business since July 2016 and is stepping down at the end of his current four-year contract to return to the UK.

He will continue to support the [...]

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Spain

Spain restricts most gambling advertising during COVID-19 shutdown

The Spanish government has published new regulations today that restrict gambling operators' ability to market to consumers during the current COVID-19 state of emergency.

More than fifty new measures have been introduced with immediate effect through a Royal Decree to reinforce those already adopted by the Spanish government in the past [...]

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Relax Gaming launches TNT Tumble online slot

Malta-based casino games provider Relax Gaming has expanded its popular Tumble slot series of games with the launch of TNT Tumble.

Following on from the successful releases of Temple Tumble and Tower Tumble, the third title in the Tumble series is a 5x7 slot set in a serene meadow lined by [...]

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Nektan announces closure of Rapid Games; begins search for additional funding

London-listed gaming supplier Nektan has reported revenue of £0.8m for six-month period ended 31 December, with the company also confirming that its US-facing Rapid Games joint venture had ceased to operate.

With the company’s transition to a B2B business following the sale of its UK B2C assets to Grace Media, Nektan’s [...]

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Aspire Global’s Pariplay names Andrew Maclean as new sales director

Aspire Global’s newly acquired game development and aggregation platform Pariplay has appointed Andrew Maclean as its new director of sales.

Maclean brings over 15 years of iGaming industry experience to Pariplay, having served as director of commercial account management for SG Digital, and before that as commercial director of Nordics at [...]

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Pragmatic Play

Pragmatic Play expands BetVictor deal to include live casino

Casino games supplier Pragmatic Play has launched its live casino offering with Gibraltar-based operator BetVictor.

With the supplier already providing its slot portfolio to the operator, Pragmatic Play’s live casino titles, such as Speed Roulette, Blackjack and the recently released Roulette Macao, have now gone live with BetVictor’s players in the [...]

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Svenska Spel

Svenska Spel cancels dividend as layoffs loom

Sweden’s Svenska Spel has become the latest gaming operator to cancel its proposed dividend as it is forced to temporarily lay off staff in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The state-owned company said Tuesday that it has taken the decision to withdraw its proposed SEK850m dividend (approx. €75m) after discussions with stakeholders.

Although Sweden has [...]

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Fast Track

Alea signs up for FAST TRACK’s CRM platform

Malta-based iGaming software provider FAST TRACK has signed a deal to provide its customer relationship management (CRM) solution to operator Alea.

FAST TRACK will provide Alea’s flagship SlotsMillion online casino with its real-time player engagement platform, allowing the operator to centralise all aspects of player communication and rewards.

The FT CRM solution [...]

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