Operator News
US – Mobile peer-to-peer sports bettor ZenSports makes land-based move
ZenSports' peer-to-peer sports betting product, which has focused entirely on the international market since launching in March 2019, has taken its first step towards getting licensed in the United States. ZenSports' consumer product is a mobile peer-to-peer sports betting marketplace where anyone in any legal market in the world can create and accept sports bets with anyone else in any legal market in the world, without the need for a centralised bookmaker. ...
Canada – Century Casinos sells Calgary casino for CA$10m
Century Casinos will sell the casino operations of Century Casino Calgary in Alberta to 2267166 Alberta Ltd. for CA$10m (US$7.5m based on the exchange rate on July 31, 2020) plus a three year quarterly earn out as specified in the agreement. The CA$10m was paid at the execution of the definitive agreement and is non-refundable, except as described in the Agreement, but subject to ...
US – Future of Palms Casino hangs in the balance
During a second-quarter earnings call with investors yesterday, Frank Fertitta, Chairman and CEO of Red Rock Resorts told analysts that he did not know if or when the company was to reopen any of its closed properties, including its Las Vegas Palms resort. The Palms, Texas Station, Fiesta Henderson and Fiesta Rancho have yet to reopen as Red Rock seeks to achieve approximately ...
Supplier News
US – AGS highlights ‘strengthened liquidity position’ from COVID-19 measures
AGS recorded a net loss of $42.6m in its second quarter from a net loss of $7.6m in the prior year, primarily due to the decrease in EGM and Table Products revenue, partially offset by decreases in expenses that were a result of management's actions taken to decrease spending amid COVID-19, including employee furloughs, a reduction in force, ...
Australia – IGT ADVANTAGE System and solutions selected by Australia’s Crown Sydney
International Game Technology's award-winning IGT ADVANTAGE casino management system with its suite of innovative systems solutions has been selected to ...
Italy – Casino di Venezia installs Link King and 88 Link Lucky Charms from Zitro
Zitro has successfully installed its video slot games in Casino di Venezia of Italy. Players from one of the most renown casinos in Europe can now enjoy ...
US – AGEM Index shows 3.3 per cent increase from June to July
The AGEM Index increased by 13.55 points in July 2020 to 420.86 points, a 3.3 per cent gain from June 2020. Six of the 13 AGEM Index companies reported ...
US – IGT’s revenue down by 48 per cent due to impact of COVID-19
IGT said its second quarter 2020 results reflected the impact of global COVID-19 restrictions with revenue down across all business segments and all ...
Legislation
Spain – Catalonia’s casinos get the all clear for late closing
Grup Peralada's three casinos in Catalonia, Casino Barcelona, Paralada casino and Casino Taragona, will now be able operate past midnight, following a decision by the Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC) that has now relaxed the need ...
US – AGA encouraged as congress moves to deliver more relief
While gaming continues to responsibly reopen across the country, the US casino sector remains among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and additional federal support is needed to weather this storm. Initial relief efforts through the ...
Spain – CONFAD approves plan to tackle betting fraud
Spain's National Commission to tackle the manipulation of sports competitions and betting fraud (CONFAD) has approved its national plan for the period 2020-2021, with four main areas of work and the objective of covering a wide spectrum of ...
Australia – International Betting Integrity Association wants Australia to legalise in-play betting
The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has wants in-play sports betting to be legalised in Australia, claiming customers are looking for in-play sports betting options with offshore operators that pay no fees to ...
Interactive
Turkey – Zynga enters into agreement to buy Rollic one of the fastest growing hyper-casual mobile game companies
Social poker giant Zynga has entered into an agreement to acquire Istanbul-based Rollic, a mobile games developer and publisher with an exciting portfolio of popular hyper-casual games that have been downloaded more than 250m times. With this acquisition, Zynga enters the hyper-casual market – one of the largest and fastest growing gaming ...
US – Operators rally for digitisation of US national and state lotteries
From Oregan to Maryland, state lottery operators are rallying their respective officials to allow online ticket sales as a new normal of decreased retail ...
Gibraltar – BtoBet strengthens partnership with Camanbet to encompass omnichannel approach
BtoBet has strengthened its partnership with Camanbet, with the Venezuela-based operator going live online making use of the Neuron 3 platform. Camanbet ...
UK – BetConstruct launches latest live casino game Switch Blackjack
BetConstruct has announced the release of its latest live game, Switch BlackJack. Switch Blackjack is the fourth major gaming release for BetConstruct’s ...
Spain – CT Gaming Interactive granted Spanish online market licence
CT Gaming Interactive has been granted its licence for the Spanish online market. A range of the company's online casino games will be soon live and ...
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