Athens listed gambling technology and lottery systems supplier Intralot recorded solid revenue growth for its Q1 2018 trading. The firm reports a modest gross gaming revenue (GGR) increase of 2.5% for Q1 2018, which was further complemented by solid revenue (+12.7%) and EBITDA growth (+15.6%), while group revenues rose by 4.3% in Q1 2018 compared to the previous period of 2017. …
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Peter Stagles has made the move from 21Bet to bolster the management team at BetLion ahead of the operator’s planned assault on the East African sports betting market. His appointment as Group Operations Director comes at an exciting time for BetLion, who this month combined the launch of its new betting product in Uganda by signing a sponsorship deal with …
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Last week’s failure by Giuseppe Conte Italy’s Prime Minister-designate to form a government has been met with relief by Italian betting industry stakeholders, yet angst remains as Italy faces yet another constitutional crisis. Leading the right-wing populist coalition of the Lega Nord and Five Star Movement, the only parties capable of forming a government, Conte was blocked by Italian President …
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bwin has announced the renewal of its sponsorship agreement with this season’s Europa League winners Atlético Madrid. The fresh agreement means that the partnership will continue for at least two more seasons through to the 2020 season. The GVC owned online betting brand will retain its status as the club’s official online gaming and betting partner, with the operator continuing …
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Paddy Power has detailed that the new series of ITV2’s ‘Love Island’, starting Monday 4 June, has taken ‘90% more in pre-event bets’ than its 2017 edition. Following May’s Bank Holiday weekend, ITV2 bosses revealed the identities of Love Island 2018’s eleven contestants (5 girls – 6 boys). Running over a period of eight-weeks, Love Island producers firmly believe that …
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Aiming to set its offering apart at the World Cup, BetBright has launched its biggest ever prize fund promotion ahead of the 2018 football World Cup, giving customers the chance to win £10 million. The competition challenges punters to accurately predicting the first goalscorer, correct score and the time of the first goal of the World Cup Final. Open to …
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London AIM-listed industry white label turnkey services provider Nektan Plc, has confirmed that it has signed a multi-brand partnership with affiliate marketing network Traffic Label. Nektan will launch three new online casinos; Slotster, SpinSlots.com and Jackpotslot.com, which will utilise its lead Evolve platform system. Traffic Label, are a digital marketing services firm, primarily focused on affiliate/acquisition marketing and SEO disciplines. …
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The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has sanctioned gaming operators over the publication of adverts that could specifically appeal to children. The complaints were made by the campaign group, Fairer Gambling relating to promotions by Fun88.co.uk, Letou.co.uk and ProgressPlay owned m88.com. Three of the complaints were in regards to m88 and were about Fairytale Legends Red Riding Hood, Fairytale Legends Hansel …
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Colossus Bets operator and supplier of ‘next generation betting pools’, has confirmed the appointment of Influence Digital London as its new social/digital marketing lead to scale up promotion of their B2C platform during a crucial summer 2018 period. Updating the market, Colossus Bets has tasked Influence Digital with developing its B2C social content strategy on educating betting consumers on ‘crowd-betting …
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Pinnacle customers have been given the chance to hit a World Cup jackpot this summer, with the bookmaker’s €20,000 Shoot-Out competition. As well as the main €20,000 prize, the highly-regarded online operator is offering €10,000 to anyone who can answer the “Golden Goal” question. The promotion rewards predictive skill with ten yes or no World Cup related questions. Anyone who …
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