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Greentube, a division of Novomatic Interactive, has gone live in Switzerland’s newly reorganized online casino market with Grand Casino Luzern’s digital gaming operation, mycasino.ch. The integration marks Greentube’s debut in Switzerland and gives Grand Casino Luzern access to a premium selection of popular land-based classics, with 50 titles that are …

Online casino operator Videoslots.com has officially launched in the regulated Danish online gaming market. The popular online casino brand obtained a license from the Danish Gambling Authority in early September. Denmark-based players can now access Videoslots and play games by some of the industry’s leading suppliers such as Yggdrasil, NetEnt, …

Betgenius, a leading supplier of data and trading services to sportsbooks, has launched a live streaming service giving operators access to new content from sports competitions around the world. Bet365 is one of the operators who already penned a new agreement with Betgenius, which will see the operator integrate Betgenius’ …

Scientific Games, the gambling and lottery solutions provider, and the Dutch State Lottery (Nederlandse Loterij), the largest gaming company in the country, have agreed to expand their partnership and launch a new digital sports betting solution in the Netherlands. The extended partnership will see Scientific Games launch its OpenSports end-to-end …

Sports data and content supplier Sportradar has confirmed the acquisition of the award-winning sports betting and gaming omnichannel platform business Optima, with the deal effective immediately. The acquisition sees Optima extending Sportradar’s current betting services portfolio to become a full-service B2B data, betting, trading and player management platform business. Sportsradar’ …

Paschal Donohoe, the Finance Minister of Ireland, has confirmed that in 2020 bookmakers across the country are set to receive a €50,000 a year relief from the 2 per cent tax levied on betting in the Republic which is hoped will support the country’s independent bookmaking sector. Ireland’s gambling sector …

Leading sports data, technology and intelligence firm Sportradar has secured a new exclusive partnership with New York-listed Pay-TV supplier Dish which will see it named as the company’s official sports data provider. Sportradar will provide its data APIs from major sports leagues, including the NBA, MLB and NHL, across Dish …

London-listed gambling operator The Rank Group (Rank) has confirmed completing its take over of online casino and bingo operator Stride Gaming. In a released statement, Rank said that it now owns the entire issued ordinary share capital of Stride. Rank’s original bid that it lodged in May was worth £115.3m(€129.5m). …

The William Hill US division and Monumental Sports & Entertainment have announced details of a new partnership that will see the first sportsbook open inside a professional sports venue in the US. Monumental Sports & Entertainment is the owner of the Washington Wizards, Washington Capitals, and Washington Mystics franchises. William …

Åland Islands-based gaming operator Paf has confirmed that it will reduce its maximum yearly loss limit by €5,000 to €25,000, in a bid to prioritise responsible gambling measures. In 2018, Paf became the first international gaming company to introduce a maximum annual loss limit for its customers. Paf has since …

Malta-based games developer Hacksaw Gaming has been granted regulatory approval to launch in the United Kingdom by the UK Gambling Commision (UKGC). The supplier license allows Hacksaw to offer its innovative scratchcards to UK players for the first time. The company currently has 27 of them in its offer. “This …

Flutter Entertainment (formerly known as Paddy Power Betfair) is merging with Nasdaq listed Stars Group (TSG) in an all-share deal that will create one of the world’s biggest online betting group. Following the merger, shareholders of Flutter, would own approximately 55 per cent of the new company, with TSG Shareholders …

Stockholm-listed betting and gaming operator Betsson has successfully placed senior unsecured bonds amounting to SEK1bn (€93.3m), after attracting interest from several large institutional investors throughout the Nordic region. This September, Betsson governance moved to sanction a minimum SEK 500 million (€47 million) bond placement, led by Scandinavian investment banks Nordea …

Rush Street Interactive and the French Lick Casino Resort have launched the first legal online sportsbook in Indiana – BetRivers.com. The website is now available both online and mobile, with users able to place bets on a wide range of sporting events. Players can register and bet instantly, as Indiana …

At least eight areas have revealed their interest in getting a chunk of the newly legalized gambling sector in Japan. The candidates will compete for permission to host one of the three integrated casino resorts in the country. Japan Tourism Agency’s survey has shown that Hokkaido, the city of Chiba, …

National Basketball Association (NBA) announced a new partnership deal with sports bookmaker William Hill, making the England-based firm an authorized sports betting operator of the league in the United States. As part of the agreement, William Hill will have the right to use official NBA betting data and league marks …

Kindred Group-owned Unibet has followed up its New Jersey debut with a move into the Pennsylvania sports betting market. The sportsbook went live in the state through a partnership with Mohegan Sun Pocono. The new Mohegan Sun Pocono sportsbook will initially only be running as a land-based service, with sports …

The National Football League (NFL) and sports technology and entertainment company DraftKings Inc have announced a landmark partnership to make DraftKings the first-ever Official Daily Fantasy Partner of the League. “This is a defining moment in the industry, and we are thrilled to become the first daily fantasy sports partner …

Sky Betting & Gaming (Sky Bet) affiliate marketing subsidiary Oddschecker Global Media has agreed to acquire London-based live scores and football statistics site WhoScored.com for an undisclosed sum. “I am delighted to welcome the WhoScored team to Oddschecker Global Media. WhoScored.com is a well-established site with a fantastic product and …

Athens-listed gambling group OPAP SA is facing disruption in its home market of Greece following the decision taken by the State Council to revoke the operator’s online sports betting licence. The decision comes after Austrian operator Goalbet successfully appealed the decision from the Hellenic Gaming Commission’s (EEEP). It argued that …