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Playzido agrees platform integration deal with Rank Digital

Endemol Shine Group’s B2B games platform Playzido has agreed a deal to provide content to Rank Digital’s leading iGaming brands.

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Vereeni Investments acquires stake in iGaming provider Singular

Malta-based venture capital fund Vereeni Investments continues to grow its involvement in the online gaming industry, with the latest deal seeing it invest an initial €5m in software [...]

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Cherry receives SEK9.19bn takeover bid to take company private

Stockholm-listed operator and B2B supplier Cherry has received a SEK9,193m (€805.1m) takeover offer from European Entertainment Intressenter, a company jointly controlled by a consortium consisting [...]

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Swedish FA goes to court to challenge new sports betting licenses

Sweden’s Football Association has filed a legal challenge against the country’s newly-issued sports betting licenses, causing confusion ahead of the opening of the re-regulated Swedish [...]

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Sweden’s gambling regulator says no to temporary authorisation

With Sweden’s re-regulated gambling market set to open in two weeks, the country’s gambling regulator has issued a statement reminding operators that the new Swedish [...]

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AGS acquires US regional slot route operator for $49m

New York-listed gaming supplier PlayAGS has entered into an agreement to acquire Toronto-listed regional slot route operator Integrity Gaming Corp for US$49m.

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Strong growth for China’s lottery market in 2014

China’s lottery market generated total sales of RMB382.4bn (€53.8bn) during 2014, an increase of 24 per cent versus the previous year, following strong performance from both the Welfare and Sports lotteries.

Sales from the Sports Lottery increased by 33 per cent to RMB176.4bn during the year, according to data released by [...]

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Sportech rolls out new betting platform for Chile racetracks

Sportech Racing and Digital, a subsidiary of UK-listed gaming operator Sportech, has launched a new online horse race betting platform for two racetracks in Chile.

Launched earlier this month, Teletrack.cl is a joint venture between Sportech and Club Hípico de Santiago and Sociedad Hipódromo Chile, two of the leading thoroughbred racetracks [...]

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SafeCharge earnings to double in 2014 following strong trading

UK-listed online payments provider SafeCharge International Group said Wednesday that it expects earnings for the full 2014 year to be more than double the previous year and ahead of market expectations.

In a trading update to the London Stock Exchange this morning, SafeCharge said that trading in the final quarter of [...]

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Squash governing body selects Sportradar as official data partner

Sports data provider Sportradar has signed a deal to become the official data provider of the Professional Squash Association (PSA), the governing body for men and women's professional squash around the world.

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Lotto24 secures extension to German advertising permit

German online lottery broker Lotto24 has been granted a two-year extension to its advertising permit, allowing it to continue promoting its products across multiple channels in Germany.

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SBTech to unveil new gaming platform Chameleon360 at ICE

Online gambling software provider SBTech is set to launch its new turnkey betting and gaming platform Chameleon360, combining multiple product verticals and suppliers within a single solution.

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Hockey federation partners IOC in fight against match-fixing

Hockey’s world governing body, the International Hockey Federation (FIH), has become the latest sporting association to sign up to the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) sports betting information-sharing solution, the Integrity Betting Intelligence System (IBIS).

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KamaGames named social casino partner of Manchester United

Dublin-based studio KamaGames has announced a multi-year global partnership to become the official social casino partner of leading English football club Manchester United.

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Washington bill looks to classify fantasy sports as skill game

A new bill has been introduced which proposes to amend laws in the US state of Washington and classify fantasy sports contests as a game of skill rather than a form of gambling.

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Mondogoal signs fantasy football deal with Chelsea FC

Fantasy sports operator Mondogoal has continued to expand its roster of high-profile team partners with Premier League leaders Chelsea FC the latest to join the foray.

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William Hill shares dip despite record 2014 operating profit

UK bookmaker William Hill has reported a record operating profit of approximately £371m for the full 2014 year, with group revenue climbing 8 per cent following strong performances from its online, Australian and US operations.

William Hill said that it was a good performance in 2014 for the company, driven by [...]

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Lotto24 post strong 2014 revenue growth but widens net loss

Lotto24 has reported strong revenue growth in its preliminary results for 2014, although the German online lottery broker incurred a net loss of €16m during the year as a result of investments made to further expand its operations.

Billings soared 168 per cent versus the previous year to €82m, generating revenue [...]

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