Gambling

Amaya sells stake in Innova Gaming Group lottery business

Canadian gambling operator Amaya Gaming has agreed on a deal to sell the stakes of its former subsidiary business Innova Gaming Group to Pollard Banknote, a Canadian lottery services company. Amaya announced that it had reached a support agreement with Canadian lottery services company Pollard Banknote Limited, which has made …

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Evolution and Matchbook have signed a contract

With this deal signed, Matchbook will be able to offer customers a range of games by Evolution for desktop, tablets and mobile. Matchbook players will get access to Evolution games as soon as possible. Matchbook, expects to roll out the content during the second quarter of this year. The company …

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GVC raise €320m from the new deal

GVC CEO Kenneth Alexander announced that GVC Holdings will earn €320 million leveraged loan, making the company’s first venture into syndicated debt markets in order to get cheaper, longer term financing. As a matter of fact, long-term refinancing provides greater visibility and security in terms of GVC debt facilities. To …

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Pinnacle drops out from the Polish market

The bookmaker operator Pinnacle has announced its withdrawal from the Polish sports betting market due to the country’s induction of a new gambling regime. New Polish gambling laws will take effect in April. Pinnacle cited these regulatory changes as the reason behind the decision. The restrictive framework has been estimated as …

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Playtech available in Czech Republic

Online casino games are now licensed in the Czech Republic thanks to the content and software supplier’s partnership with Fortuna, the country’s first licensed online gaming operator. Last week Fortuna, which was founded in Prague in 2009 and is an industry leader in Central and Eastern Europe, was awarded the …

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Illegal gambling frozen in Switzerland

This was to be expected. The Swiss government has voted in favor of a measure that requires internet service providers in the country to begin blocking access to all illegal gambling websites. “Blocking websites works – experience abroad demonstrates that,” Thierry Burkart from the centre-right Radical Party said, according to …

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Grand provider

Microgaming is one of the highest recognized providers of online casino software and has been for many years. The company was established in 1994 and has thrived ever since and excelled with the release of their Viper software in 2002. Microgaming Viper software has now become a benchmark for excellence …

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