BeyondPlay has become the latest company to enter the UK betting and gaming supplier market, securing an officially sanctioned licence. The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) Remote Casino Host and Gambling Software Licence will enable the company to offer its products and solutions to British operators, particularly targeting igaming firms. A B2B startup company, BeyondPlay has underscored the acquisition of a …
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LeoVegas AB has agreed to sell its 25% stake in igaming B2B venture BeyondPlay to Bettor Capital for €1.9m. Currently finalising its sale to MGM Resorts, Leo Vegas had been an early-stage investor of BeyondPlay (formerly SharedPlay) since the start-up was founded in 2021. Led by founder Karolina Pelc, BeyondPlay is a specialist developer of multiplayer components/tools for igaming operators …
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The gambling industry’s fundraiser to support the Ukrainian public, Gaming Industry for Ukraine, has made strides towards achieving its £250,000 target. Issuing an update this morning, the initiative – which provides financial backing to the Choose Love charity’s Ukraine Crisis Fundraiser – detailed that it has secured £190,000 in donations from betting operators in the past week. Companies to have …
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Organisations within the gaming industry have been working together to launch a major fundraising push to help people displaced by the current military action in Ukraine. The Gaming Industry for Ukraine initiative aims to raise £250,000 to support Choose Love’s Ukraine Crisis Fundraiser, which supports projects providing vital aid to the refugees that are being created by Russia’s incursion into …
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B2B SaaS provider for the real money gaming industry, SharedPlay, has “strategically” hired Cristina Turbatu as its new chief technology officer. Turbatu previously held the positions of team lead, software architect and senior software developer after five-plus years as head of innovation labs and marketplace for Playtech. Until recently, she also served as managing director for Girls in Tech Gibraltar – a not-for-profit organisation that promotes diversity …
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LeoVegas backed start-up SharedPlay has announced its first senior appointment, recruiting Jacqui Gatt as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Gatt the former Director of Gaming Operations for Casumo Malta, joins SharedPlay as the start-up builds the foundations of its B2B solution which aims to optimise multi-player gaming opportunities, engagements and experiences for online operators. Expanding its leadership team, SharedPlay highlighted Gatt’s …
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SG Digital (Scientific Games Corp) has confirmed the appointment of Karolina Pelc as Vice President of Casino Innovation. Pelc joins SG Digital’s executive management team from Stockholm-listed online gambling group LeoVegas AB, where she served in a number of online casino leadership roles (2015-2018). Taking on VP responsibilities for casino development, Pelc is set to focus on enhancing SG Digital’s casino …
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One lucky European player is celebrating, after scooping a huge €1,917,485 jackpot last week. The individual, from Norway, was playing on LeoVegas’ mobile site, when he won the huge amount through Yggdrasil Gaming’s Joker Millions slot. Dropping the progressive jackpot last week, it is the latest in a line of major jackpots paid out by the online and mobile casino …
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Mobile gaming specialist LeoVegas has teamed up with Big Time Gaming and LetsGiveItASpin to deliver game changing betting events for live casino streamers. The Swedish-based operator will be revealing ‘Danger High Voltage’, the latest slot from Big Time Gaming, via live stream on 3 May, before making the game available to all its customers for a week via the NYX …
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Silver Lion has been given an exclusive launch on LeoVegas. The new slot from Lightning Box Games is only available to players on LeoVegas.com until it goes to general release on December 7. The 5×4 reel, 1024 ways slot which features zebras, hippos, meerkats and tribesmen, takes players on safari across the sweeping plains of the African Savannah in search …
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