Operator News
Australia – The Star launches bid to merge with Australian rival Crown
Somewhat out of the blue, the Star Entertainment Group has submitted a conditional, non-binding, indicative proposal to merge with Crown Resorts at a nil-premium share exchange ratio of 2.68 The Star shares per Crown share. Based on recent trading values of The Star and the substantial value that would be unlocked by a merger, The Star ...
Interactive
UK – Pronet Gaming platform extends Tenlot’s reach
Pronet Gaming has signed a strategic agreement with Tenlot Group which will see its platform made available to major lottery suppliers. This ...
Sports betting
US – Wynn Interactive to merge and float with Austerlitz Acquisition
Wynn Resorts and Austerlitz Acquisition have entered into a definitive agreement under which Austerlitz will combine with Wynn Interactive to ...
Supplier news
US – Lottery boom helps IGT earn ‘among highest revenue and profit levels in company history’
Fueled by its global lottery division, IGT generated 'among highest revenue and profit levels in company history' delivering consolidated revenue ...
Operator News
Philippines – Soliare GGR up 29 per cent quarter to quarter but closures halt rebound
Although it is now shut again, 88 days of operation saw Bloomberry Resorts, the operator behind Solaire Resort & Casino, to a 29 per cent in crease in revenues in its first quarter of 2021 compared to its last quarter of 2020. Enrique K.Razon Jr.,Bloomberry Chairman and CEO, said: “Despite the challenges, the company generated solid results in the first three months of 2021 with gaming revenues, EBITDA and the bottom line improving from the previous quarter. Our ...
Belgium – European Casino Association states ICE London is pivotal to recovery
European Casino Association (ECA) Chairman, Per Jaldung believes ICE London 2022 (February 1-3, ExCeL Exhibition Centre, London) will be a pivotal event for the land-based casino sector as it addresses the challenges of operating in a ...
China – Wynn reports positive trends in Macau, Las Vegas and Boston
Wynn Resorts had something positive to report for each of its gaming markets for the quarter ended March 31, with Macau’s Golden week seeing the highest amount of normalised profit since the pandemic began, record ever slot revenue in Las Vegas ...
Australia – The Star launches bid to merge with Australian rival Crown
Somewhat out of the blue, the Star Entertainment Group has submitted a conditional, non-binding, indicative proposal to merge with Crown Resorts at a nil-premium share exchange ratio of 2.68 The Star shares per Crown share. Based on recent ...
Interactive
Aland – Tom Horn Gaming expands its European footprint with Paf link-up
Tom Horn Gaming, an igaming software supplier, has announced its latest content partnership with the Nordic based operator Paf which will further strengthen its local coverage of European markets. Building on Tom Horn’s strong growth momentum and expanding product offering, this link-up further enhances the provider’s ability to rapidly ...
UK – Pronet Gaming platform extends Tenlot’s reach
Pronet Gaming has signed a strategic agreement with Tenlot Group which will see its platform made available to major lottery suppliers. This significant ...
Luxembourg – Greentube wins major tender to supply Luxembourg National Lottery with omni-channel solution
Greentube, the Novomatic Interactive division, has won a highly competitive tender to supply the state-owned National Lottery in Luxembourg with its ...
UK – Blueprint Gaming appoints new Senior Account Manager
Online slot developer Blueprint Gaming has appointed Annemarie Reedijk to its senior account management team. Ms. Reedijk brings a wealth of industry ...
US – Spin Games’ and Galaxy Gaming announce online content licensing agreement
Spin Games, a North American leader in Remote Gaming Server (RGS) technology and interactive content, has entered into a content licensing agreement with ...
Sports Betting
UK – Metric Gaming powers Snabbis sportsbook launch
Metric Gaming has powered another complete sportsbook launch following the successful debut of Snabbis.com sports betting service. The European sportsbook, which comes two years after its online casino launch, will be made available and fully localised in each country the brand operates in. Snabbis’ sportsbook will offer players an enhanced customer service experience via Metric Gaming’s in-play personalisation engine, while an optimised back-end can process more ...
US – Record revenue in March sees Illinois become North America’s third biggest betting market
Illinois sportsbooks set records for betting and revenue in March, easily reaching $600m in monthly wagering for the first time and again surpassing Pennsylvania. But the state's newfound position as the nation's No. 3 market could be ...
Switzerland – Sportradar buys InteractSport to become a leading cricket data and content provider
Sportradar, a leading global provider of sports data intelligence and sport entertainment solutions, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire InteractSport, a sports data and technology company with partnerships across a range of ...
US – PointsBet buys ‘racing’s best kept secret’ BetPTC.com
PointsBet USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of PointsBet Holdings, is buying Premier Turf Club, an Advance Deposit Wagering (ADW) company licensed by the Oregon Racing Commission. The agreement is set to initiaÂlly position PointsBet within the US ...
Supplier News
UK – PST goes all aboard with Virgin Cruises
Seating specialist PST is collaborating with Virgin Cruises on the launch of its second ship, Valiant Lady. The announcement follows on from the success PST enjoyed providing furniture to Virgin’s inaugural ship, Scarlet Lady and the team is proud to be afforded a second opportunity to partner with Virgin Cruises. Initially providing ...
US – Lottery boom helps IGT earn ‘among highest revenue and profit levels in company history’
Fueled by its global lottery division, IGT generated 'among highest revenue and profit levels in company history' delivering consolidated revenue of ...
US – JCM expands relationship with Jake’s 58 into digital signage solutions
JCM Global (JCM) has installed an ultra-high resolution sports ticker Digital Signage Solution at Jake’s 58 Casino Hotel that is suspended from the ceiling ...
US – Gary Platt’s Tesla Chair at two Parx Casino bars
Guests at Parx Casino in Pennsylvania will sit back and enjoy the fun and entertainment of Jax Bar & 360 Lounge Bar in the patented design and comfort of ...
US – Lottery, SciPlay and digital all enjoy double-digit growth for Scientific
Lottery, SciPlay and digital businesses all delivered double-digit revenue growth for Scientific as the company successfully drove customer engagement with ...
