Novomatic Italia has confirmed the acquisition of a substantial number of shares in HBG Gaming Group, significantly enhancing its presence in Italy in the process. The agreement has enabled Novomatic to secure 80% shares in the Italian gaming group, which has interests in betting, online gaming machines, bingo and the ‘telematic network of entertainment’. As the Italy-facing subsidiary of the …
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SBC Digital Italia: Retail gambling faces its ‘adapt-or-die’ moment
Having observed Europe’s strictest national lockdown orders, Italy’s retail incumbents have reawakened to a myriad of new challenges, disrupting all components of their traditional business models. Day-One of the SBC Digital Italia Summit saw market experts shed light on the ‘adapt-or-die’ scenario of Italian gambling finally accepting its digital convergence as incumbents recognise that there will be no return to …
Read More »Lottomatica wins Italian Lottery provisional concession
Updating the market, New York-listed International Game Technology PLC (IGT) has announced that lottery subsidiary Lottomatica, has been awarded a provisional concession by Italian gambling regulator Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli to operate its national lotto game. Lottomatica will officially gain the concession in the second quarter of 2016, which is set to run for nine years. Last March, …
Read More »Lottomatica enters consortium for Italian Lottery bid
IGT Group Italian gambling subsidiary Lottomatica has confirmed that it has entered a four-party consortium aiming to bid for the Italian lottery tender. Lottomatica will lead the bid consortium made up of members Italian Gaming Holding ( a subsidiary of SAZKA Group), Arianna 2001 SPA (an entity affiliated with the Federation of Italian Tobacconists) and Novomatic Italia. Issuing a corporate statement …
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