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A refinanced Scientific Games Corporation (SGC) has published its 2017 full-year results (period ending 31 December), detailing solid growth across its assets and performance KPIs. The Nasdaq-listed industry technology group details that in 2017, it was able to strengthen its global commercial pipeline, developing a ‘richer revenue mix’ for its operations. Updating investors, SGC details that group revenues increased 7% …

Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has become the latest firm to join the All-in Diversity Project, becoming a founding member as it underlines its commitment to the sector. Currently in its inaugural year, the industry driven initiative aims “to benchmark diversity, equality and inclusion for the global betting and gaming sector.” Highlighting an ongoing strategy to the improvement of diversity in …

Andrea Pirlo, one of the most revered players in recent football history, has joined 1xBet as a brand ambassador in a deal that will run for the whole of 2018. Pirlo, who will feature in 1xBet advertising campaigns and take part in marketing events, made this announcement on his Facebook page: “I’m glad to announce my ambassador partnership with 1xBET …

Poland’s national lottery operator Totalizator Sportowy has selected Playtech Plc as the lead systems supplier for its online casino platform and games portfolio. The FTSE250 industry technology firm won the exclusive contract following a competitive tender process by Totalizator Sportowy governance. Moving forward, Playtech will integrate its complete online casino platform and games suite, with the technology further providing digital …

Entering 2018, industry full-service marketing agency Digital Fuel has launched a new marketing platform for the online gambling sector, developed to be compliant of forthcoming regulations set by the European Community’s ‘General Data Protection Regulation’ (GDPR). Toby Oddy Founder & CEO of Digital Fuel, details why he has placed data compliance at the forefront of his agency, and how GDPR …

The Esports Integrity Coalition (ESIC) has announced the addition of three new members to the organisation, as it reinforces its position as a global body dedicated to combating all forms of corruption and cheating in the world of esports. The first member, Geem, is a digital esports platform based in Dubai. Geem is positioned to provide daily online competitions to the …

This week’s announcement that The Arena Racing Company (“ARC”) will fully equip all of its 15 racecourses with WiFi by the end of summer 2018, has been met with a negative response from Fair-Bet Bookmakers. The WiFi, which will be powered by Sky WiFi can be used by everyone from customers in the grandstands, paddocks, bars and restaurants, through to …

Prime Minister Theresa May, faces threats from all sides, as she tries to negotiate the UK’s breakaway from the European Union. This week’s release of the first draft of the EU’s Brexit agreement with the UK was supposed to mark a breakthrough for PM May’s negotiating team. Instead it appears that May is on a collision course with Brussels, as …

The European Court of Justice (CJEU) has ruled that the Hungarian requirement to have an offline casino, in order to be sanctioned to offer online casino games, is a “clear violation of EU law.” In a case regarding EU-licensed and regulated operator Sporting Odds, the CJEU had been asked whether the freedom to provide services, under Article 56 of the …

Spanish gambling operator Grupo Codere has published its 2017 full-year results, reporting metric growth across its group assets and KPIs. The refinanced Spanish legacy gambling operator, reports a 6% increase in corporate revenues to €1.6 billion (FY 2016: €1.55 billion). Operating under its restructured corporate recovery plan, Codere reports a 2017 group EBITDA of €246 million, up 26% on corresponding …