Tag Archives: malta

BtoBet CEO Kostandina Zafirovska ‘True industry omni-channel innovation can only be driven by Artificial Intelligence’

SBC News BtoBet CEO Kostandina Zafirovska ‘True industry omni-channel innovation can only be driven by Artificial Intelligence’

Ahead of this week’s Vienna International Gaming Expo 2017 (VIGE – 20-22 March) BtoBet CEO Kostandina Zafirovska has stated that true industry omni-channel innovation will be driven by new Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities. This year, Malta-based industry platform and software provider BtoBet has challenged industry standards and perspectives with regards to innovation and new technologies. Last February, the firm presented …

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GIG strengthens affiliate portfolio with €11.5 million acquisition of Casinotopsonline.com

SBC News GIG strengthens affiliate portfolio with €11.5 million acquisition of Casinotopsonline.com

Oslo-listed Gaming Innovation Group (GIG) continues its M&A focused growth strategy and industry affiliate marketing services expansion by confirming the acquisition of Casinotopsonline.com for a total consideration of €11.5 million. Updating the market, GIG governance detailed that its takeover of Casinotopsonline.com and its related assets represented industry marketing subsidiary Innovation Labs biggest acquisition to date. On completing the deal, GIG …

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Industry First… Malta MGA awards Oulala with B2B skill games licence

SBC News Industry First... Malta MGA awards Oulala with B2B skill games licence

B2B fantasy sports platform provider Oulala Games (Oulala.com) has been awarded the first ever Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) ‘B2B Skill Games Licence’. Updating stakeholders, Oulala management stated that the MGA B2B approval represented an ‘important corporate milestone’, as the company had set-up a founders’ goal to be ‘regulated separately from other iGaming activities’. To date, Oulala UK market initiatives have been …

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Students Welcome…Betsson AB opens third Academy Program

SBC News Students Welcome...Betsson AB opens third Academy Program

Stockholm-listed European sports betting operator Betsson AB has announced the launch of its third student training program ’The Betsson Academy 2017’ seeking to find fresh future talent for its operations. Launching its intensive ‘12-week internship program’ for 2017, Betsson AB management is seeking to fill 13 full-time future positions within its new Malta headquarters, which currently employs over 1,000 employees from …

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Estonia & Latvia growth offsets Olympic Entertainment closures in Poland & Belarus

SBC News Estonia & Latvia growth offsets Olympic Entertainment closures in Poland & Belarus

Led by growth in its core markets of Estonia and Latvia, Eastern European gambling operator Olympic Entertainment Group (OEG) has reported full-year 2016 revenues (before tax) of €205 million (FY 2015: €177 million) Closing its FY 2016 corporate performance, OEG would declare net revenues of €161 million (FY 2015: €136 million), with its Estonian home market generating revenues of €45 …

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Betradar accredits Platin Gaming sports betting solutions

SBC News Betradar accredits Platin Gaming sports betting solutions

Malta-based industry full-service white label solutions supplier Platin Gaming has announced that sports and betting data specialist Betradar have certified seven core mechanisms of its sports betting system. Updating the market, Platin Gaming governance detailed that it had asked Betrader the industry’s leader in sports data provisions to review its white-label betting software, adding further reliability and authority for its B2B …

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Fredrik Elmqvist – Yggdrasil success shows industry underdogs can win through innovation & effective output

SBC News Fredrik Elmqvist - Yggdrasil success shows industry underdogs can win through innovation & effective output

Industry games and platform provider Yggdrasil has declared 2016 as its most successful year in business, with the company reporting a staggering 332% increase in corporate revenues to SEK 87 million (£7.7 million). Significantly strengthening its commercial pipeline, Yggdrasil has signed twenty new industry clients during the year (eleven of them in the UK market). The commercial boost would see …

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Malta task force urges government to replace ‘inadequate’ sports integrity laws

SBC News Malta task force urges government to replace 'inadequate' sports integrity laws

Malta gambling, police and sports stakeholders have asked for the government to review national sports integrity laws and policy, as existing legislation is no longer viable within a digital context. A sports anti-corruption task force consisting of Malta Football Association (MFA), Malta Police, the Attorney General and the Malta Gaming Association have presented a draft bill to the government seeking …

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Catena Media seeks Swedish market boost with €5 million acquisition of Slotsia.com

SBC News Catena Media seeks Swedish market boost with €5 million acquisition of Slotsia.com

Stockholm Nasdaq-listed Catena Media continues its affiliate marketing expansion by confirming that it has agreed to acquire Swedish online casino portal Slotsia.com for a maximum consideration of €5 million. Updating investors, Catena governance stated that the acquisition would boost the firm’s position as industry leader in Scandinavian player acquisition, furthering its services to Catena client operators. In its acquisition note, Catena …

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BtoBet to present ‘intelligent AR’ marketing tools at ICE 2017

SBC News BtoBet to present 'intelligent AR' marketing tools at ICE 2017

Seeking to break new ground within the betting and igaming technology, industry platform provider BtoBet will present its ‘first mobile intelligent augmented reality’ functions at ICE 2017 (7-9 February to London ExCeL). Detailing the technology, BtoBet leadership states that augmented reality (AR) could revolutionise all aspects of betting/igaming’s value chain. As a data led industry platform and software provider BtoBet wants …

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