Kindred Group has moved into its new, three-storey office space in Tigne, Malta centralising its 400-strong Malta workforce under one roof and leaving room for 100 more. The office space, on a 10-year rental lease, should pave the way for Group growth, CEO Henrik Tjarnstrom said. “We specialise in customer support and volume transaction when it comes to …
A Bloomberg report lists the Stockholm Stock Exchange as leading European iGaming initial public offerings (IPO). The most recent IPO’s include Better Collective A/S, Aspire Global AB and LeoVegas AB joining 16 other listed iGaming firms on the stock exchange. Adam Kostyal, head of Nasdaq’s European listings says Sweden enjoys a concentration of entrepreneurs “who’ve proved early adopters of …
Sports betting solutions and platform provider NSoft has strengthened market position in Slovenia with the release of its Live Betting MTS software solution to Športna Loterija. NSoft Live Betting MTS provides odds from trading service provider, Betradar.
Playson has launched ‘The God of Wild Sea,’ a 3×5 slot with 25-paylines. The God of Wild Sea offers Wilds, Free Spins and Scatters set to an aquatic backdrop replete wiith treasure chests stuffed to the brim with gold and gems. As the God summons up an underwater storm, gold and gems are carried from the …
SoftGamings has agreed a deal with casino games developer Pragmatic Play for the integration of gaming content on its platform. SoftGamings will boost its games offer with over 80 Pragmatic Play omni-channel slots and table games. The deal boosts Pragmatic Plays reach into the CIS and European regions, Melissa Summerfield, chief commercial officer of Pragmatic Play, said. “This partnership …
Evolution Gaming has signed an “historic” agreement with Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey to install a multi-camera Dual Play Roulette table which will allow on-premise customers to play alongside online players. The installation marks Evolution’s first outside of Europe and the first Evolution Dual Play table to feature American (double-zero) roulette. The Dual Play table is …
White Hat Gaming has launched a new online casino brand Klasino.com, owned by 8 Ball Games Ltd, part of Stride Gaming. Klasino will offer players a choice of 500 games and progressive jackpots from operators including Microgaming and NetEnt. Ryan Solomon, Director of Casino at 8 Ball Games Ltd, said: “We are delighted to partner with White Hat Gaming …
Global Daily Fantasy Sports (GDFS) will take its fantasy sports product live in the Italian market with B2B provider Microgame S.P.A. following completion of integration and testing work and final authorisation from Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM). GDFS has a two-year exclusive partnership with Microgame for the Italian market which was agreed back in February. Darcy Krogh CEO of …
Las Vegas-based commercial gaming supplier AGS has announced the acquisition of UK and Gibraltar-licensed real-money-gaming content provider and aggregator Gameiom Technologies Ltd for a $5 million consideration. The acquisition will serve as the launchpad for AGS’ iGaming division, which will become part of its AGS Interactive business segment. “In assessing RMG providers, AGS felt it was important to pursue …
Pinnacle Solution has entered into an eSports supply deal with Asian BGE, operator of numerous brands including DafaBet and Nextbet. Under the terms of the deal, Asian BGE will use the Pinnacle Solution’s iFrame API to expand into eSports. Jane Guan, chief operating officer of Pinnacle, said: “We’re delighted to supply Asian BGE with our eSports iFrame API and look …
Relax Gaming has appointed Alexia Smilovic as its new director of compliance and regulated markets. Smilovic joins Relax Gaming having worked for NetEnt as head of regulated markets for the past two years, prior to which she served four years at Gaming Labroratories International B.V. as iGaming operations manager. Daniel Eskola, Relax Gaming CEO, said: “Bringing Alexia on …
‘Top Trumps Football Stars” is a new slot from Playtech accompanied by World Cup-themed Live Dealer rooms and new mini-Poker games. Top Trumps Football Stars is the latest addition to Playtech’s Sporting Legends series and is based on the iconic Top Trumps card game but offers an interesting twist in which players can choose which of thirty footballers they …
Games developer Wazdan has launched a new European office in Malta, located on the edge of the central business district. The new office will house Wazdan’s global brand team, business development unit and primary European finance unit. Wazdan’s head of sales, Andrzej Hyla, said: “We are a high-growth company with a rich legacy, our new Malta office is …
The Gauselmann Group has announced the appointment of Lars Felderhoff to the position of chief financial officer succeeding Alexander Vleeming who leaves the firm after a 10-year tenure. Felderhoff, previously the commercial director of ads Gauselmann GmbH, will assume the role as of July 1, 2018.
The Dutch gambling regulator, Kansspelauthoriteit (KSA), begins its next phase in the clamp down on Loot boxes later this week. The action follows an investigation into the practice from November 2017 to April 2018 in which the regulator concluded that loot boxes encourage a gambling mindset in youth and requires games companies to make adjustments which would …
Kambi Group has reported the departure, with immediate effect, of Susan Ball from the board of directors on which she has served since 2014. Ball has reportedly vacated the seat to pursue other business opportunities. Lars Stugemo, Chairman of Kambi, said: “Sue has played an invaluable role on our Board over the last four years. Her judgment, financial …
Gunn Merete Paulsen has returned to Norwegian gambling regulator Lotteri-og stiftelsestilsynet (Lottstift) replacing Atle Hamar who was appointed Secretary of State in the Ministry of Climate and Environment after heading up Lottstift for the past 18 years. Paulsen, a lawyer, formerly served four of her seven-year tenure as deputy director at the regulator, leaving Lottstift in 2015 to join PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
A new independent game studio Stormcraft Studios has been established and will provide exclusive content to online gaming giant, Microgaming. The talented team behind games such as Mega Moolah and Immortal Romance have established the new studio under the Stormcraft Studios brand. Microgaming expects a new surge of premium content that will bring even greater choice and innovation …
Iron Dog Studios has added another big-name online casino operator to its roster of partners after striking a deal to supply Interwetten with its full suite of games. The deal means that players at Interwetten Casino now have access to the developer’s growing library of slots and table games. Iron Dog Studio, which is part …
Local media reports from Oregon indicate that the state lottery is planning the launch of a mobile app to boost sales and engage with a younger demographic. Oregon Lottery spokesperson Chuck Baumann said lottery players across the country are aging and the organisation’s biggest challenge lies in diversifying in order to attract a younger demographic. …
Online bingo-lead operator Jackpotjoy plc announced Monday that it has made the final earn-out payment for its Botemania acquisition, a Spanish bingo business. This final payment as well as a first milestone payment amounted to GBP 63.5 million and has been comfortably met by existing cash resources, management advised in a statement. The Jackpotjoy segment, …
Toronto-listed The Stars Group has released details on its new public share offering, the proceeds of which will go towards the $4.7 billion acquisition costs of Sky Betting and Gaming (see previous reports) The documents propose a 15 million common share placement, additionally supported by a secondary 6 million share disposal undertaken by existing corporate …
USD land gambling group Penn National Gaming has completed the acquisition of a second social bingo development company, Las Vegas-based Absolute Games, for an undisclosed consideration. The acquisition will be integrated into the group’s interactive ventures division, a spokesman confirmed this week. Our readers will recall that two years ago Penn National paid $60 million …
Italian gambling regulator Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli is to push for tighter anti-money laundering regulations, spurred by Italian Financial Authority claims that it has experienced a 26 percent rise in AML alerts, and a desire to further comply with the European Union Fourth AML directive. The initiative follows consultations with industry and politically …