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Swedish gambling market grows despite retail decline

Sweden’s licensed gambling operators grew third quarter revenue by 1.3 per cent year-on-year, according to the latest data from gambling regulator Spelinspektionen.

The data is based on information from the Swedish tax authority and shows that licensed operators, both online and land-based, generated total gross gaming revenue of SEK6bn in the [...]

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Lottery.com plans New York Nasdaq IPO

Texas-based online lottery provider Lottery.com has revealed plans to become a publicly listed company through a business combination with Nasdaq-listed Trident Acquisitions Corp.

Lottery.com has entered into a binding letter of intent with the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) and expects to complete the business combination during the first quarter of [...]

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Sazka Group

SAZKA Group builds team for UK National Lottery bid

Lottery operator SAZKA Group continues to build its consortium in its bid to operate the UK National Lottery, confirming new UK hires across its team.

The four new appointments expand SAZKA's transition, procurement, supply chain and data network teams, with the majority sharing a similar background to the recently appointed chairman [...]

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Aspire Global

Aspire Global enters Russia with Sports Lotteries

Stockholm-listed gaming supplier Aspire Global has secured a potentially lucrative deal to provide its platform and games to Sports Lotteries LLC., one of only two authorised national lotteries in Russia.

The initial three-year contract will see Aspire Global provide its Player Account Management (PAM) platform and lottery games for online and [...]

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NeoGames

NeoGames announces pricing of Nasdaq IPO

iLottery solution provider NeoGames will make its stock market debut today on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol NGMS.

The initial public offering consists of 2,627,061 ordinary shares offered by the company and 2,180,461 ordinary shares offered by existing shareholders at a price of $17.00 per share.

Underwriters also have the option to [...]

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European Commission

Sazka gains EC competition clearance

Sazka’s bid to assume joint control of Casinos Austria has secured European Commission approval.

Sazka agreed a deal in March with Austrian state-owned holding company ÖBAG for joint control of Casinos Austria, having increased its shareholding in the business to over 50 per cent through the acquisition of the stake held [...]

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Sweden survey shows growth in gambling participation

The latest survey into gambling participation in Sweden shows a minor rise in real-money gambling in 2020, marking the first growth in eight years.

The annual survey by Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen and research firm Novus shows that 66 per cent of respondents gambled in the past year, an increase of [...]

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Intralot

Sokratis Kokkalis returns as Intralot CEO

Athens-listed gaming and lottery supplier Intralot has announced the return of founder and chairman Sokratis Kokkalis to the role of group chief executive officer.

Kokkalis takes over as CEO of Intralot from Christos Dimitriadis, who now moves to a new role focused on the company’s opportunities in the United States.

Dimitriadis served [...]

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Nebraska Lottery awards new contract to IGT

The Nebraska Lottery has awarded a seven-year contract to supplier International Game Technology (IGT) following a competitive procurement process.

The new contract extends a relationship which dates back to 1994 and will see IGT upgrade the lottery’s draw-based central system, provide new draw-based lottery terminals, and deliver its complete instant game [...]

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Massachusetts Lottery eyes online opportunities with new Scientific Games deal

New York-listed lottery and gaming supplier Scientific Games will provide the Massachusetts Lottery with instant games, second chance promotions and digital engagement programs under a new five-year contract.

The new contract extends the company’s long-term relationship with the Massachusetts Lottery, which launched its first instant game from Scientific Games in 1974 [...]

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Jumbo Interactive seals Lotterywest deal in Australia

Sydney-listed online lottery provider Jumbo Interactive has signed a definitive agreement with Western Australia's state government-owned lottery operator Lotterywest.

Following the signing of a binding term sheet at the end of September, Jumbo subsidiary TMS Global Services has now completed the signing of a ten-year contract to provide its online platform [...]

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Next Generation Lotteries wins eInstants supply deal with Norsk Tipping

Vienna-based lottery provider Next Generation Lotteries (NGL) has won a tender to supply eInstant games to Norwegian state-owned operator Norsk Tipping.

The deal sees NGL, which acquired Novomatic Lottery Solutions last year, continue to supply Norsk Tipping’s Flax and Yezz brands with instant win games, as well as new content from [...]

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