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GiG offers an online-casino platform to New Jersey operators

Oslo-listed Gaming Innovation Group (GIG) has been authorised by The State of New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement  to provide a real-money online casino platform solution to operators in the state of New Jersey, USA. The agreement steps after GiG in February agreed a deal to supply its full range …

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Scientific Games renewed partnership with the New Mexico Lottery

New York-listed Scientific Games has renewed new eight-year deal that will extend its long partnership with the New Mexico Lottery. Through the agreement, the provider provides instant products and services and a two-year loyalty rewards programme. It will also continue providing content, technology and services for the lottery’s second-chance promotions …

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FanDuel provides sports betting services to the Greenbrier resort

FanDuel and The Greenbrier have finalized an agreement for FanDuel to provide a retail, online and mobile sports wagering service at The Greenbrier. West Virginia lawmakers this year approved sports betting at the state’s five casinos and on approved mobile apps, shortly before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a federal …

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Konnikova is the new PokerStars Ambassador

Author, journalist and now professional poker player! Maria Konnikova is the new Ambassador for PokerStars after her gradual transformation from a writer to woman of action. She switches pencils and papers for the green table since she agreed with PokerStars to become a pro. In January 2017 she started participating …

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Playtech buys the remaining 19% stake in Snaitech

London-listed gaming solutions provider Playtech will soon announce the redemption of the remaining 19% stake in Snaitech, thereby completely completing the acquisition for £741 million. In April 2018 Playtech acquired a 70.6% stake in Snaitech, and then acquired another 10.3% of the company. For Playtech, the Italian deal comes in …

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HBG Gaming Group becomes the 11th online licensee in Colombia

Colombian gambling regulator Coljuegos announced that Italian gambling operator HBG Gaming Group had received a five-year license to offer online sports betting and casino games via its AguiJuego brand. Aquijuego.co becomes the eleventh licensed iGaming site in the market, joining fellow licensees Wplay, Betplay.com, Colbet, Zamba, Codere, Mijugada, Masgol, Luckia, …

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Pennsylvania Lottery entered into partnership with Global Payments

US financial technology service provider Global Payments signed a partnership with Pennsylvania Lottery in the US. Under the terms of deal, Global Payments is to power payment processing for the Pennsylvania Lottery’s newly-launched online offering. Customers can use the Global Payments ACH payment services to deposit funds and also receive …

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Pinnacle entered into a global partnership with MuchBetter

Online bookmaker Pinnacle has struck a deal with online gaming payments company MuchBetter. Under the agreement, Pinnacle Solution has received significantly reduce its transaction fees, as well as prevent fraud and provide the best deposit and withdrawal experience possible to customers. MuchBetter services will now be available to all Pinnacle …

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Microgaming rolls out independent game studio

A new independent Stormcraft Studios has been to supply exclusive content to Isle of Man-based iGaming provider Microgaming. The first official game release by Stormcraft Studios, which already available to Microgaming operators became Fortunium. The game is a five-by-five reel slot, set in the steampunk metropolis of Fortunium. It offers …

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Playtech finalizing Snaitech takeover

One more hurdle is left behind for Playtech on its way to acquire Snaitech. The Italian financial watchodog Consob approved the €846M takeover of the remaining 19 percent stake in the Italian betting and gaming operator Snaitech SpA (Snaitech). The UK-listed technology supplier already holds an 80.9 percent stake in …

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32Red fined 2 million GBP for not protecting gambling addict

Online betting company 32Red, sponsor for various football clubs such as Rangers, Aston Villa and Middlesbrough, has been hit with 2 million GBP fine for failing to protect a client with gambling addiction. The vulnerable customer was allowed to deposit 758000 GBP between 2014 and 2017, but 32Red didn’t carry …

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Lottovate launched a new lottery in Netherlands

The company Lottovate, owned by the Zeal Group, has developed a new lottery Raffld – the first in the Netherlands lottery after almost thirty years. This lottery is focused primarily on the Dutch “millenials” – people aged 22-36 years, a group that makes up a quarter of the population of …

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Stars Group seeks funds for Skybet deal

The Stars Group, owner of the online giants PokerStars and BetStars, revealed its intentions for a public offering of 15 million common shares in order to fund the acquisition Skybet. The Canada-based provider of technology-based product offerings seeks approximately 4.7 billion USD for completing the deal and the decision was …

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Rush Street launched online sportsbook in Colombia

Rush Street Interactive has been granted an online gaming licence to operate in the country. This news confirmed president of Colombian gaming regulator Coljuegos, Juan Perez Hidalgo. As the 11th operator to be granted a licence, Rush Street has launched its rushbet.co sportsbook a week before the World Cup starts. …

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Marathonbet becomes global betting partner of ManCity

Premier League champion Manchester City has announced its first ever global betting partnership with online bookmaker Marathonbet. As part of the deal, Marathonbet will provide the matchday betting offering at the Etihad Stadium, with branded betting kiosks, for supporters once the 2018/19 season kicks off in August. The bookmaker will …

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