Operator News
Germany – German casinos up eight per cent as pent up demand pays off
German casino group DSbV (Deutscher Spielbankenverband) has highlighted growth of eight per cent for Germany's casinos so far in 2022, confirming that it expects 'results as before the pandemic in 2019.' Kerstin Kosanke, CEO of the German Casino Association DSbV, said she is optimistic about the rest of 2022. "Just as the home office ...
Interactive
Malta – Evolution agrees deal to buy Nolimit City
Evolution AB’s wholly owned subsidiary, Evolution Malta Holding Limited, has entered into an agreement to acquire the entire issued share ...
Sports betting
Switzerland – Sportradar launches all-in-one ORAKO sportsbook
Sportradar today announced ORAKO, an all-in-one sportsbook solution for betting operators seeking to introduce a sports betting offering or ...
Supplier news
The Netherlands – Merkur takes Zonic slot to Gaming in Holland
The Netherlands has always been an important market for the MERKUR brand, in terms of both the arcade and casino sectors. Holland’s current ...
Operator News
Switzerland – Swiss casinos pay 11.5 per cent less tax in 2021 but online bridges the gap
The casino levies of Swiss casinos in 2021 were at the previous year's level. Rising online sales have compensated for the decline in revenue from land-based casinos. CHF 249m went to the AHV compensation fund. In the fight against illegal gambling, the Federal Gaming Commission (ESBK) has made 160 criminal decisions and conducted criminal investigations in five major cases. At its meeting on 22 June 2022, the Federal Council took note of the ESBK's 2021 Activity ...
US – Nevada Gaming Commission gives final approval for Legends Bay Casino
The Nevada Gaming Commission has given its final approvals for the $120m Legends Bay Casino allowing operator Olympia Gaming to open the venue in August. It will become the first new casino in Reno since the opening of Silver Legacy in ...
Germany – German casinos up eight per cent as pent up demand pays off
German casino group DSbV (Deutscher Spielbankenverband) has highlighted growth of eight per cent for Germany's casinos so far in 2022, confirming that it expects 'results as before the pandemic in 2019.' Kerstin Kosanke, CEO of the German ...
France – FDJ manages to ‘erase the impact of the crisis and come out of it stronger’
Française des Jeux (FDJ), the operator of France's national lottery games, generated a turnover of €2.256bn in 2021, up 17.5 per cent year on year. The second European and fourth world lottery generated group EBITDA of €522m, up 22.3 from ...
Interactive
Asia – QTech Games bolsters its offering with CQ9 Gaming integration
QTech Games, the number-one games distributor across all emerging markets, has announced its latest premium partnership with Asian video content and slots supplier, CQ9 Gaming. Under the terms of the new agreement, CQ9 Gaming’s GLI-certified portfolio – comprising top-quality slots, arcade, and table casino games – has been integrated for ...
US – DraftKings launches new online gaming in West Virginia
DraftKings Inc. a leader in the digital sports, entertainment and gaming industries has announced that starting Friday, 24 June, customers in West ...
Malta – Evolution agrees deal to buy Nolimit City
Evolution AB’s wholly owned subsidiary, Evolution Malta Holding Limited, has entered into an agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of ...
Canada – Light & Wonder facilitates Fantasma Games’s entry into Canada with Loto-Québec launch
Light & Wonder, has further enhanced its partnership with Fantasma Games after delivering the slot developer’s content to Loto-Québec. The launch ...
Peru – Greentube strengthens presence In Latin America following Solbet deal
Greentube, the NOVOMATIC Digital Gaming and Entertainment division, has signed a deal with Solbet that sees its content go live in Peru and ...
Sports Betting
Asia – Spectacular growth helps Pronet Gaming pivot towards Asia
Pronet Gaming is to turn its attention to emerging markets in Asia following the unprecedented success that has allowed it to expedite its ambitious plans ahead of schedule. The full turnkey platform specialist has expanded rapidly in the last 18 months after providing a range of operators with sportsbook and casino platform solutions, as well as a range of retail options, in a variety of jurisdictions around the world. This growth has funded a massive ...
Switzerland – Sportradar launches all-in-one ORAKO sportsbook
Sportradar today announced ORAKO, an all-in-one sportsbook solution for betting operators seeking to introduce a sports betting offering or enhance an existing one. ORAKO is packed with the technology, products and tools operators need to ...
Brazil – Match fixing scandal unearthed in women’s football
A reported attempt was made to fix the results of a match in the top women’s division of Brazilian football. The President of Santos football club Andres Rueda claimed during a press conference that a player had been approached by a club ...
Malta – Altenar to scale next-gen betting terminal for global markets
Altenar, the leading sportsbook and iGaming software provider, is preparing to offer its newly developed in-house retail terminal system to all global clients following its initial launch success. Developed to offer the industry’s first ...
Esports
Supplier News
The Netherlands – Merkur takes Zonic slot to Gaming in Holland
The Netherlands has always been an important market for the MERKUR brand, in terms of both the arcade and casino sectors. Holland’s current climate of positive regulation being provided by the Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) chaired by René Jansen has led MERKUR to become a strategic partner of Gaming in Holland (GiH) and to join the GiH ...
Australia – IAGR releases conference program for IAGR2022
The International Association of Gaming Regulators has released the program for its annual conference, taking place in Melbourne, Australia from 17 to 20 ...
US – Steve Beason joins Scientific as President of Digital and Sports Betting
Scientific Games has announced the addition of well-known industry technology professional Steve Beason to the company's Executive Leadership Team. With ...
The Netherlands – TCSJOHNHUXLEY returns to European in-person events with debut appearance at iGB Live!
TCSJOHNHUXLEY, will be celebrating a number of landmarks at the forthcoming iGB Live! (July 5 to 8, Amsterdam RAI). Not only will the internationally ...
Peru – Novomatic premieres DIAMOND X 2.3 at Peru Gaming Show
The local NOVOMATIC teams celebrated an excellent exhibition as well as a long awaited reunion with customers, partners and colleagues from across Latin ...
