Legal
January 26, 2021
Tech Giants Accused of Profiting from Predatory Practices
Apple has been accused of hosting, facilitating, and profiting from illegal social casino games that identify, target, and exploit vulnerable individuals. Apple Profiting From Illegal Casino Games Tech giant Apple Inc. has been accused of hosting, facilitating and profiting from illegal free-to-play social casino apps on the App Store. The lawsuit also accuses Google and […]
Business
January 26, 2021
Inspired Signed Agreement with Entain for Virtual Sports
Technology and content provider for the gaming industry Inspired Entertainment, Inc. announced it entered into a new long-term contract with gaming group Entain plc to roll out its portfolio of Virtual Sports content across all of Entain’s retail shops and venues and online brands. “Inspired and Entain have been collaborating closely for the past decade […]
Business
January 26, 2021
Playtech in Advanced Talks to Sell Finalto for $200M
Finalto, Playtech’s financial arm, may soon find a new home as the company is in advanced talks to sell what it considers a non-core asset for at least $200 million. Playtech Confirms Intention to Sell Finalto Starting the week, Playtech confirmed that it has entered into exclusive talks with a consortium to sell its financial […]
Business
January 25, 2021
Betsson Signs Marketing Optimization Deal with LeanConvert
Betsson has selected LeanConvert to lead its digital optimization and return on investment methodologies across its global gaming portfolio. Betsson to Use LeanConvert ROI Protocols Swedish gaming provider Betsson has partnered up with London-based LeanConvert to optimize its digital platforms and conversion rates. The website optimization company, which specializes in user experience (UX), analytics, and […]
Business
January 25, 2021
Bally’s Corporation Agrees to All-Stock Acquisition of MKF
Casino and interactive entertainment company Bally’s Corporation is entering the world of daily fantasy sports (DFS), having signed today a definitive agreement to acquire the third largest and fastest growing DFS operator in North America Monkey Knife Fight (MKF). Entering the DFS Market Bally’s would acquire the DFS platform which offers a mixture of daily […]
Industry
January 24, 2021
GLMS Reported Slight Increase in Alert Reports in 2020
The Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS) published its 2020 Annual Monitoring and Intelligence Report, providing the main highlights in terms of objectives, key facts and figures. As part of the report, GLMS released data related to the number of suspicious alerts for the year. Alerts and Alert Reports The integrity body dealing with detection and […]
Industry
January 22, 2021
Pablo Ferreira Appointed Chief Marketing Officer at Soft2Bet
Online casino and sportsbook platform provider Soft2Bet announced today its head of country manager Pablo Ferreira, will become the company’s new chief marketing officer. “We are thrilled to name Pablo Ferreira as chief marketing officer and have no doubt that his appointment will bring continued success to the business.” Boris Chaikin, CEO, Soft2Bet Fantastic Personal […]
Business
January 21, 2021
BETZ Boosts with Bally’s, dMY Technology II, FDJ and Bragg
Investment adviser Roundhill Investments which manages 3 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) among which NYSE-traded BETZ, added 4 new stocks to the holdings of the gaining popularity sports betting and iGaming ETF. The Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF (BETZ ETF) managed by the New York-based investment company and rebalanced on a quarterly basis, bolstered its portfolio […]
Sports
January 21, 2021
CAS Dismisses Alvarez-Guzman’s Appeal, Lifetime Ban Remains
The Chilean tennis player Mauricio Alvarez-Guzman tried to appeal the lifetime ban penalty which he received from the Tennis Integrity Unit in 2019. Today the Court of Arbitration for Sport announced that the tennis pro’s appeal was dismissed, leaving the lifetime ban penalty unchanged. Chilean Tennis Player Appeal Dismissed by CAS It was back in […]
Business
January 21, 2021
After Stellar 2020, Entain Enters 2021 with Good Momentum
2020 was a stellar year for Entain, according to the company’s most recent financial year report. After observing a 27% growth of online net gaming revenue, the company enters 2021 with good momentum. Entain Reveals Its Q4 2020 and Financial 2020 Update The global sports-betting and gaming entertainment company, Entain plc released its trading report […]