Posts From: February 2021

Twenty-three million Americans to bet on Super Bowl LV

23.2 million Americans plan to bet a total of $4.3 billion on this year’s Super Bowl LV matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, according to new...

Sports Betting
SAZKA Group appoints Charles Garland to advise on UK lottery bid

THE Czech group which is aiming to take the UK National Lottery franchise away from Camelot further beefed up its bid board by appointing Charles Garland to its bid board....

People News
Entain launch people panel to discuss debate on betting and gambling

Entain has launched The Players’ Panel to give consumers a voice on the issues around betting and gambling in the UK. This comes at a critical moment for the 99%...

Business News
Sportech sell Bump 50:50 business to Canadian Bank Note Company

Sportech has entered into a conditional agreement to sell its Bump Worldwide business to Canadian Bank Note Company, for gross consideration of CN$10 million (c.£5.7 million), which includes a CN$2...

Business News
PokerStars launches in Michigan

PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker operator, became the first to launch real-money poker in Michigan.  MGCB said it had authorized casino operator the Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians,...

Business News
Gambling Commission look to rise license fee by 55%

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has launched a consultation into the funding of the Gambling Commission. The consultation, which will run until 25 March 2021, proposes...

Licensing
Yggdrasil and ReelPlay unveil new slot GIZA Infinity Reels™

Yggdrasil has unveiled its first Infinity Reels™title, GIZA, deployed in partnership with YG Masters partner ReelPlay and utilising Yggdrasil’s innovative GATI technology. GIZA Infinity Reels™ is ReelPlay’s second game to be produced through...

Games
Lottery.com goes live in Turkey with Inball

Lottery.com has entered into an agreement of cooperation for a 30-year term with Turkish company Inball to offer select Lottery.com products in Turkey, both physically and electronically. The Company also...

Lotto
Betfred lands Rob Smith as US brand ambassador

Betfred Sports has signed the all-time Denver Broncos receiving leader, Rod Smith, to an exclusive marketing agreement which will make the three-time all-star, two-time American Football champion and Ring of...

Marketing
2021 – A New Era for Scientific Games

5 Star catches up with Rob Procter, Content Specialist Director at SG Digital, and talked about their creative and innovative process.  You’ve mentioned previously that this year marks a new...

Features