Italian engagement with Virtual Sports betting products is on the rise, as latest industry figures show that gross gaming revenues (GGR) have hit the €42 million. A traditional retail product, Virtual Sports has gained a positive uptake through online betting platforms, as Italian betting operators move to expand their betting content. In the first two months of 2018, bookmakers have …
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The month of February saw significant growth within the Italian betting sector, which generated gross gaming revenues (GGR) of €124 million up a staggering 260% on February 2017 revenue figures. The market share for Italian wallets is closely contested by its licensed incumbents. February saw Group GmbH Austria’s Sks365 brand take the lead with 13% of total sector revenues, from former …
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The European Lotteries Association (EL) will host a meeting for members of its Sport Working Group in London on Tuesday 20 March, the registration and networking day for the Betting on Football Conference at Stamford Bridge (20-23 March). EL is the umbrella organisation of national lotteries operating games of chance for the public benefit, which brings together both state-owned and …
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Lottomatica, the Rome-based gaming, lottery, iLottery and iGaming operator, has launched an affiliate programme for its Italian online gambling web portal. The new affiliate programme for the multi-vertical brand is in partnership with Income Access, Paysafe Group’s marketing software provider, and will be managed using the Income Access platform. Licensed by Italian gambling regulator Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli …
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Updating the market, international gambling and lottery systems provider IGT Group Plc has confirmed that it has secured a three-year extension to its existing services contract with the New York Lottery. The agreement will see the New York Lottery extend its existing provisions with IGT services adding new terminals, technology portals and multimedia enhancements. The New York Lottery has been …
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Issuing a market update, Amaya Inc subsidiary PokerStars has declared that its online casino product has become ‘Italian market leader’ just two years after being officially launched. Backing its claim, PokerStars points to a June report by regulator the Amministrazione Autonoma dei Monopoli di Stato (AAMS), in which its online casino has taken circa 8.85% of GGR market share. PokerStars …
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Publishing its Q1 trading results, New York-listed IGT Group Plc has detailed a tough opening to its financial year, reporting declines throughout its core metrics. The gambling technology and lottery systems provider would detail a group revenue decline of 10% to $1.15 billion (Q1 2016: $1.28 billion). IGT governance detailed that the revenue decline reflected a tough comparative period, combined …
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Lottomatica’s sports-betting operation in Italy enjoyed 7% growth in wagers in the third quarter benefitting from the second-half of the European Championships falling in the period, however parent company IGT’s results were marred by a significant fall in social casino revenues. The company gave very little further detail other than suggesting the sports-betting business helped contribute, alongside the company’s lottery …
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Shergul Arshad, the Founder of Mondogoal, spoke at BOS alongside Lottomatica’s Ubaldo Baldi, Oulala CEO Valery Bollier and Sportito CEO Riccardo Mittiga. Off the back of signing partnerships with Lottomatica, SISAL and more recently the Microgame Group in Italy, Arshad discussed the vast potential benefits for bookmakers to include a daily fantasy product. He said: “It poses a particularly interesting integration for live …
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On the fence about attending the Betting on Sports this month? We’ve put together nine reasons why there’s only one place to be on the 15th and 16th. The largest sports betting event of the year with six components On the 15th and 16th September the largest sports betting focused conference of the year will be in session. With operators from …
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