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Betano agrees new shirt sponsorship deal with Aston Villa

Kaizen Gaming’s Betano brand has agreed a deal to become the new principal and front-of-shirt sponsor of English Premier League side Aston Villa FC.

The announcement follows Betano’s recent UK market debut in partnership with BVGroup, with the two-year agreement seeing Betano’s logo feature on the front of Aston Villa’s men's [...]

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Ukraine

Ukraine introduces new online gambling restrictions

The Ukrainian government is hoping to counteract the negative consequences of online gambling after introducing new restrictions on advertising and a ban on gambling by military personnel.

The restrictions were proposed by the country’s National Security and Defense Council and enacted by President Volodymyr Zelensky on 20 April.

The decree states that [...]

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Lotto Bayern enters iGaming market with online casino launch

Germany’s first state-run online casino has successfully launched in the State of Bavaria.

Spielbanken Bavaria Online was launched last week by the State Lottery and Casino Administration and is operated by Lotto Bayern, the sole authorised casino and lottery operator in Bavaria.

The new online casino offers live games from the state’s [...]

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Netherlands Court orders bwin and PokerStars to repay gambling losses

The Overijssel District Court in the Netherlands has ordered bwin and PokerStars to refund players who lost money with them before they had a local licence.

The District Court rulings published Thursday find that Entain’s bwin brand and Flutter Entertainment’s PokerStars brand are liable to refund players who lost money gambling [...]

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PAGCOR appoints Wilma Eisma as new president and COO

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has appointed Wilma Eisma as its new president and chief operating officer (COO).

Eisma succeeds Juanito Sanosa Jr., who resigned as president and COO in January after less than 18 months in the role.

A lawyer by profession, she brings more than twenty years of [...]

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Holland Casino overcomes online decline as 2023 revenue grows to €817.8 million

Dutch state-owned gaming operator Holland Casino has reported an 8 per cent increase in gross revenue to €817.8 million for 2023, despite a decline in its online operations.

Buoyed by a 24 per cent increase in the number of customer visits to 5.1 million, revenue from Holland Casino’s land-based venues rose [...]

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Gaming Innovation Group

Gaming Innovation Group powers Casino Time launch in Ontario

Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) is expanding its presence in Ontario by powering the launch of Casino Time, a joint venture between leading retail operators in the Canadian province’s Charitable Gaming sector.

GiG is providing its iGaming platform and LogicX real-time rules engine for the operator’s online bingo and casino site, with [...]

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Aristocrat Leisure

NeoGames and Aristocrat set to complete business combination next week

Sydney-listed Aristocrat Leisure is on course to complete its business combination with NeoGames next week.

The two companies confirmed Thursday that all necessary gaming regulatory approvals required for completion have been received or waived. In addition, all antitrust and foreign investment regulatory clearances have been received.

This marks a further step towards [...]

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GI Games Round-up featuring Nolimit City, Indigo Magic, Playtech and more

This week’s games and platform integrations round-up from Gaming Intelligence features Nolimit City, Playtech, Play’n GO, Pariplay, PopOK Gaming, Indigo Magic, Eyecon, Pragmatic Play and Galaxsys.

Nolimit City’s Tombstone No Mercy

Evolution-owned Nolimit City has released Tombstone No Mercy, an upgraded version of its popular 2019 slot Tombstone.

“The Original Tombstone was my [...]

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Mohegan Gaming names new interim chief operating officer

The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority has appointed Joseph Hasson as interim chief operating officer (COO) to replace Jody Madigan.

Madigan has served as COO since August 2021 but has now resigned, effective 1 August, and will be taking a leave of absence pending his departure.

He will be replaced on an interim [...]

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Michigan iGaming revenue tops $200 million in March

Michigan’s monthly iGaming revenue topped $200 million for the first time in March, rising by 25 per cent to $215.2 million.

March was also a notable month for Michigan’s iGaming sector because FanDuel overtook BetMGM as the market leader for the first time.

FanDuel’s iGaming gross revenue was up by 69 per [...]

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888 predicts return to growth after Q1 revenue falls 3%

888 Holdings expects to return to growth in the second quarter after posting a 3% fall in group revenue to £431.2 million in Q1 2024.

The year-on-year fall in first quarter group revenue was driven by a 10 per cent fall in betting revenue to £159.0 million, which offset growth of [...]

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