Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has expanded its presence in the burgeoning South American igaming market, becoming the lead platform solutions supplier to JOY Enterprise BV Securing a five-year agreement, GiG will provide its platform account management (PAM) to power JOY Enterprise BV soon to be launched Playr.bet brand in Latin America “This is a new venture into an unknown vertical …
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Catena Media Plc has this morning notified investors that it has recruited Carnegie Investment Bank to serve as financial advisor to assess strategic options related to the continued sale of media assets and including the entire sale of the business. The decision sees the Stockholm-listed affiliate publisher accelerate the streamlining of its media portfolio, originally sanctioned in May 2022 by …
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Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has this morning announced that it has reached a binding agreement to acquire online gambling community AskGamblers.com from Catena Media Plc. The buyout is agreed for a total consideration of €45m, with GiG acquiring the additional online casino assets of JohnSlots.com and NewCasinos.com, alongside “further smaller European domains”. The €45m deal will be paid as a …
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Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has confirmed the appointment of Marcel Elfersy as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), who will oversee the business development of platform and sportsbook units. The appointment sees GiG strengthen the commercial capacity of its platform and sportsbook units, which target growth with tier-one partners. An experienced igaming C-level executive, Elfersy is the former VP of Business Development …
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Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has significantly expanded its UK presence having entered a strategic partnership with News Corp UK & Ireland Limited. The agreement will see GiG’s media division serve as the lead content publisher for News UK’s ‘premium sports’ portals of The Sun and talkSPORT. GiG Media will be charged with delivering in-depth and verified content to The Sun …
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“We believe that this certification is a testament to GiG being a top tier service provider,” noted Gaming Innovation Group after receiving ISO 20000 certification. The authorisation for the group’s platform follows the undertaking of an extensive review of internal service management system, framework and practices, and is lauded by GiG as an “internationally recognised mark of quality”. ISO 20000 is …
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Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) rides with confidence as its business is refreshed by the successful integration of the Sportnco platform, supporting the continued record-breaking growth of its Media network. Publishing its 2022 interim trading statement, the group declared all-time-high Q2 corporate revenues of €22m, up 37% on corresponding 2021’s €16.1m. Headline growth was attributed to the GiG Media network recording …
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Betsson AB has expanded its technology partnership with Gaming Innovation Group (GiG), which will serve as the lead platform provider for its burgeoning Colombian business. In the summer of 2020, Betsson entered Colombia’s regulated online gambling marketplace, acquiring a 70% stake in market-leading sportsbook operator ColBet – an asset subsequently rebranded to Betsson.co. GiG has supported Betsson’s Colombian market expansion, …
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Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has inked an additional agreement with an unnamed existing partner, via its subsidiary Sportnco Gaming, to provide its sportsbook in Colombia. Alongside its sportsbook launch, GiG’s player account management (PAM) will also be launched in Colombia, making it the third regulated market that provides both software and services to the client. Hervé Schlosser, Managing Director of …
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SOFTSWISS has confirmed the appointment of Jan Flores as Deputy Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the igaming solutions and software supplier. An expert in the management of igaming systems and IT operations, Flores joins SOFTSWISS senior management team from Gaming Innovation Group (GiG), where he formerly served as Director of Product Operations (2019-2022). A 15-year industry tech executive, Flores has …
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