Posts From: February 2018

Hungarian Online Licensing Unlawful

Hungarian legislation on granting concessions for casinos and related organisations of online games are not compatible with EU law, the EU Court of Justice ruled on February 28, which will effectively bar...

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Austria’s Finance Minister urging Cryptocurrencies regulation

As Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies continue to grow in popularity and usage, Austria’s Finance Minister Hartwig Löger sets forth motions to define cryptocurrency regulations.  Löger suggest cryptocurrencies should be treated...

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iSoftBet adopts Spigo’s casual games

Leading online and mobile casino content provider iSoftBet is offering casual games to its operator partners for the very first time after striking a deal with Danish game developer Spigo....

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The Stars Group Acquires Majority Interest in CrownBet

The Stars Group, has announced today that it has acquired a 62% equity interest in CrownBet Holdings Pty Limited for an aggregate amount of approximately $117.7 million. Unless otherwise noted, all...

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Sportsbet, Ladbrokes and bet365, file bids for William Hill Australia

William Hill’s future in Australia is expected to be known by the end of this week after takeover bids were tabled on Monday. The Australian Financial Review is reporting that four bids were forthcoming...

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Turnover up at Webis Holdings

Webis Holdings plc, operator of WatchandWager, has increased group turnover by 41.4% to US$ 209.30 million (2016: US$ 148.08 million) with gross profit increasing by 7.1% to US$ 2.22 million (2016: US$ 2.07 million)....

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DraftKings hires sean hurley as head of sportsbook

DraftKings, has announced Sean Hurley has been hired as the new Head of Sportsbook to help build, launch and drive the sports betting vertical at DraftKings. In this newly created...

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Scientific Games to Acquire a Majority Stake in EsysnetG to Enhance Bingo Offering

Scientific Games Corporation, has announced it has closed on the acquisition of a majority stake in E-SYS Techologia EM Informática S.A. (“EsysnetG”), a video bingo content studio based in Sao Paulo,...

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GIG enters partnership with Hong Kong based games studio D-Tech

Gaming Innovation Group, and its game provider subsidiary, GiG Games, are proud to announce a partnership with Hong Kong based games studio D-Tech, acquiring a 36% stake in D-Tech. This...

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Goliath casino goes live on Aspire Global’s platform

Goliath Casino is a new iGaming operator offering casino and sports betting from Aspire Global’s upgraded iGaming platform. The new operator will become one of the first partners to offer Sportsbook...

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