Posts From: June 2018

Global Daily Fantasy Sports to raise $3m

Global Daily Fantasy Sports is pleased to announce that it intends to raise gross proceeds of up to $3,000,000 through a non-brokered private placement of 17,143,000 units of the Company at a...

Fantasy Sports
BetConstruct at World GES 2018

On July 3 – 5 BetConstruct will be in Barcelona, Spain to attend World Gaming Executive Summit 2018. Having discussions around betting, compliance and industry in general, WGES will unite...

Business News
Bet365 acquires The Zenith Building for £31.5m

Bet365 has bought The Zenith Building in Manchester’s Spring Gardens for £31.5m. Bet365 is a tenant of The Zenith and currently occupies around a third of the building, which is...

Business News
Antigua and Barbuda Confronts U.S. at WTO Over iGaming Dispute

Antigua and Barbuda is “losing all hope” of a financial settlement in a long-running dispute with the United States and it may ask the head of the World Trade Organization...

Business News
Betfred slumps to annual loss

Betfred, which is ultimately owned by gambling mogul Fred Done, made a pre-tax loss of £18.1 million, down from a profit of £32.4 million.  Despite the red ink, 75-year-old Done...

Business News
Go for Gold in Ancient Greece with THE GOLDEN OWL OF ATHENA

Ancient wealth and wisdom await in The Golden Owl of Athena, the new 5×3, story-focused slot game from Betsoft Gaming. Set in Athens at the height of the age of...

Games
GambleAware appoints M&C Saatchi

GambleAware has appointed creative agency M&C Saatchi to develop a new safer gambling advertising campaign. Broadcasters and gambling industry groups drew up proposals for a major responsible gambling advertising campaign...

Marketing
Jürgen Häfner named Managing Director of Lotto Rheinland-Pfalz

The managing directors of the 16 state-owned lottery companies have chosen Lotto Rheinland-Pfalz GmbH and managing director Jürgen Häfner as their successor at their June meeting. “We are delighted that...

People News
Lotteries and State Betting billed 8,917 million euros in 2017, 1.24% more than the previous year

The General Shareholders’ Meeting of the State Company Lotteries and State Gambling (SELAE) has approved the annual accounts for the fiscal year 2017, a period in which it recorded a...

Lotto
Looking back at the 2018 GiH Conference

The 7th annual Gaming in Holland Conference concluded yesterday in sunny Amsterdam. We had some big news and some big names. In this newsletter, we will highlight some of most...

Event News