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Issuing a short statement, Stockholm-listed operator Unibet Plc has confirmed that it has paid out an initial €7.5 million (£5.9 million) to the former owners of iGame Group Ltd in accordance with its agreed August 2015 corporate acquisition terms. The €7.5 million earn-out relates to ‘first-stage’ performance benchmarks attached to Unibet’s €59 million buyout of iGame assets (acquisition completed in …

The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has signed a formal agreement with Microsoft Malta, which will see the technology developer create a customised ‘Customer Relationship Management’ (CRM) system, designed to ease licensing procedures. Creating a secure web portal, Microsoft will simplify the licensing process for all new Malta prospective operators. All MGA applicants will be able to follow in ‘real-time’ their …

IP/domain seller and database resource WhoIS has reported that Curacao and Malta licensed bookmaker Pinnacle Sports has acquired control of premium generic domain ‘Pinnacle.com’. The domain was acquired from Phoenix-based electronic components manufacturer Avnet EMG for an undisclosed sum. At present Pinnacle Sports governance has not confirmed the purchase or its strategic plan for the domain ‘Pinnacle.com’. However, the domain …

Malta-based venture capital firm Optimizer Invest has confirmed the appointment of Carla Maree Vella as its new Chief Executive Officer. Vella joins the investment fund from Nasdaq Stockholm-listed European betting operator Betsson AB, where she served as Managing Director of the Betsson.com brand (2015-2016). As Optimizer Invest’s new CEO, Vella will play a key role in identifying new venture investments …

This year’s SiGMA conference has been moved back to 16-19 November to be further away from BAC and EiG, and to go back to back with MiGS, creating a dynamite Malta Gaming Week. The second edition of SiGMA took place between the 4th and 7th November 2015, as the SiGMA summit cemented itself as the largest iGaming show in Malta and …

Peter Greenhill, recently recruited as Head of eBusiness by Equiom Group, explains how his new firm fits into the gaming eco-system and why it decided to become a sponsor of the Asian Spring Social, organised by AGBrief and SBC.  SBC: Hi Peter, great to catch up. As a gaming and eBusiness leadership veteran, what attracted you to join the Equiom Group …

FanTeam.com, an operator in the daily fantasy sports markets in Europe, has today announced that it is welcoming further investment in order to strengthen its brand. FanTeam.com is owned by the Maltese company Scout LTD, which itself is owned by Norwegian and Swedish private companies and individuals. FanTeam is fully licensed in the United Kingdom and Malta. Target markets are mainly the UK, Russia, …

Olympic Entertainment Group and Eden Leisure have selected BetConstruct as its supplier for sports betting systems and provisions for its new joint venture enterprise Casino Malta (St Julian’s). Gambling technology provider BetConstruct were unveiled as partner at the grand opening of Casino Malta, which will be operated by Olympic Casino management. Announcing the partnership, BetConstruct governance detailed that it had …

Presenting its 2015 full-year results, the governance of Mr Green & Co AB (Mr Green) has detailed to investors that the company will aim to launch a sports betting product in 2016, as the Malta based operator looks to broaden its European online gambling services. Presenting its 2015 results, the operator detailed that it had grown its corporate revenues to …

Malta Prime Minister Dr Joseph Muscat officially inaugurated the opening of The Malta Gaming Authority’s (MGA) new offices at technology complex ‘SmartCity Malta’. In attendance of the Malta business, igaming and political community, the MGA opened the doors to it new +25000 square metre office, which will house 150 employees. MGA governance stated that the office opening, outlined the organisations …