FTSE gambling group GVC Holdings has confirmed that it has migrated all Italian divisions to a new Rome office, which will house around 360 staff of its Eurobet, bwin and Gioco Digitale Italia properties. Located in the Lungotevere district near Rome’s city centre, GVC completed its Italian HQ relocation last week, opening a new six-floor (approx. 4,200 sqm) office which will …
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New York-listed gambling technology group International Game Technology Plc (IGT) has confirmed that senior executive Alberto Fornaro has chosen to end his tenure as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Fornaro will leave the management team on 31 January 2020 to ensure a smooth corporate transition. IGT’s board of directors has unanimously approved the appointment of Timothy Rishton, current Senior VP and Chief …
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Michele Magro, General Counsel of the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA), has confirmed that the regulator will work with Italy’s ADM Customs Agency and further authorities to ‘eliminate criminal infiltrations in online gambling’. Magro confirmed to Italian betting news source AgiproNews that MGA officials had met with Italian counterparts in Rome to discuss regulatory cooperation and further information sharing to strengthen …
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Milan-based start-up Mercurius, sports betting data science enterprise confirms that it has raised €500,000 completing its second round of venture capital funding. Mercurius is founded by the engineering trio of Fabrizio Machella (CEO), Lorenzo Malanga (Data Science Chief) and Mario Ciardulli (CMO) seeking to develop new algorithms and components treating sports betting as a ‘new alternative asset class’ open to …
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Tightening control of Italy’s online gambling marketplace, the 5Star-DP coalition government seeks to reduce the number of incumbents participating in the market by 2023. Attached to 5Star-DP’s first Budget Law decree, the coalition government seeks to reduce the total number of Italian online gambling licences to 50, from its current 85 concessions. The proposed revision has been communicated by Italy’s …
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Major industry supplier Sportradar has come out strongly against a report in the Italian media which links the firm to the long-running Galassia criminal investigation. The company has issued a statement strongly refuting the allegations made within the article published by Business Insider Italia and said it regards many of the allegations and statements made to be incorrect, untrue and …
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efbet has been given the green light to enter the sports betting and casino market in Italy by Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM) – the country’s gambling regulator. This is just the latest part of efbet’s expansion strategy, with Bulgaria’s largest sportsbook and casino operator having already obtained licences for Romania, Serbia and Spain. Having signed the official papers …
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No respite will be offered to Italian gambling incumbents, as the newly installed 5Star-DP coalition government confirms the fourth set of tax hikes on gaming machines sanctioned over the past year. Inbound with 5Star-DP’s first ‘Budget Law’ decree, Italian gambling faces an increase in video lottery terminals (VLT) turnover tax to 9% – formerly set at 7.9%. Meanwhile, arcade operators …
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US private equity fund Apollo Global Management (Apollo) has this morning confirmed that it has acquired a 48.6% stake in Italian gambling group Gamenet SPA. Issuing a market filing, Apollo confirms that it aims to delist the company for its index on the Borsa Milan stock exchange. A former Italian gambling subsidiary of Greek gambling group Intralot SPA, in 2018 …
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Expanding its services and inventory, Magellan Robotech – the B2B technology division of Stanleybet Group – has announced the launch of its new ‘K1 – standalone betting terminal’, which will be serviced and operated by new division ‘Magellan Betting Kiosk’ (MBK). Unveiled at SBC’s ‘Betting on Sports 2019’ conference, Magellan Robotech declares a major product initiative which sees Stanleybet’s division move beyond …
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