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Super Group appoints Lisa Kampf as VP of investor relations

Online betting and gaming operator Super Group has brought in Lisa A. Kampf to serve as vice president of investor relations following its recent listing in New York.

Kampf joins Super Group from Ambac Financial Group, where she served as managing director of investor relations for the past five years, having [...]

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Ontario opens North America’s newest regulated iGaming market

Ontario opened its regulated online betting and gaming market today (4 April) with 13 operators going live in the Canadian province on day one.

The launch follows the establishment of a new online gaming framework for private operators, with iGaming Ontario working with the Government of Ontario and the Alcohol and [...]

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Belgium’s gambling and communications regulators agree greater coopoeration

The gambling regulator of Belgium has teamed up with the country’s communications regulator to improve efforts to block access to unlicensed online gaming websites.

The Belgian Gaming Commission and Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications (BIPT) have signed an accord to collaborate on the issue of illegal online betting and [...]

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Virginia online sportsbook wagers reach $401.9m in February

Virginia’s regulated online sports betting market generated total amounts wagered of $401.9m in February 2022, including $33.2m from this year's Super Bowl.

In another strong month for the market, wagering at the state’s 11 online sportsbooks again surpassed $400m, although this was down by 17 per cent compared to the previous [...]

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Delaware sports wagers continue decline into February

Delaware’s regulated sports betting market fell again in February 2022 as total handle declined compared to a year ago to $5.4m.

After declining by 19 per cent in January, total amounts wagered in the market fell by 28 per cent in February, with $5.2m generated by the state’s three licensed casinos [...]

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Tekkorp brings in Crispin Nieboer to head up new advisory arm

Las Vegas-based digital gaming investment firm Tekkorp Capital has established a new advisory arm, which will be headed up by former William Hill Online CEO Crispin Nieboer.

With a track record of investing in fast-growing and innovative companies, Tekkorp is now offering advisory services to its clients, including M&A, strategic and [...]

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Gaming Innovation Group

Gaming Innovation Group completes Sportnco acquisition

Oslo-listed gaming supplier Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has completed the acquisition of iGaming platform provider Sportnco for €51.4m.

Following the signing of a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) to acquire Sportnco last December, GiG has now received the necessary approvals from relevant authorities to complete the deal.

GiG has paid €51.4m to acquire [...]

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XLMedia

XLMedia begins search for new chief executive

London-listed online gaming affiliate XLMedia is searching for a new chief executive to replace Stuart Simms.

Simms will step down as XLMedia CEO in the coming months to pursue other interests after almost three years at the helm of the digital performance publisher, with the board of directors launching a formal [...]

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Codere doubles Q4 revenue after land-based recovery

Madrid-listed gaming operator Codere has seen revenue more than double to €291m during the final quarter of 2021, benefiting from improved results from its land-based operations in Europe and Latin America.

Codere's trading recovered significantly during Q4 following Covid-related closures and restrictions in the prior year period, with its results in [...]

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Parimatch Tech restructures senior leadership team

Eastern European-facing gaming operator Parimatch Tech has restructured its leadership team with Maksym Liashko named as sole CEO and two new deputy CEOs appointed.

Alongside Roman Syrotian, Liashko has served as co-CEOs of the business for the past two years, but will now continue as sole CEO following a restructure which [...]

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Unibet extends sponsorship of chess World Champion Magnus Carlsen

Kindred Group's Unibet brand has extended its sponsorship of Norwegian five-time World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen and his Oslo-based chess club Offerspill.

Carlsen has been a Unibet ambassador since 2020, with the operator agreeing a partnership with Offerspill the same year. Today, Offerspill is the largest chess club in Norway [...]

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Mexico and Colombia drive Codere Online growth in 2021

New York-listed iGaming operator Codere Online has reported a 17 per cent increase in revenue to €83.2m in 2021, buoyed by strong growth in Mexico and Colombia.

Spain remained Codere Online’s biggest market as net gaming revenue (NGR) climbed 3 per cent compared to the previous year to €49.8m, while NGR [...]

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