Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has announced that the Rizk Casino brand has received approval to launch in Germany from the Federal Gambling Authority, Gluecksspiel (GGL). This approval will see RIZK become the flagship casino property of Betsson AB, operating in Germany’s Fourth Interstate ‘GlüNeuRStv’ gambling marketplace. Formerly a B2C brand of GiG, Rizk was acquired by Betsson in April 2020, …
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Gaming Innovation Group Inc (GiG), the Malta-based igaming tech firm, has extended its long-term agreement with online gaming outfit Betsson Group for the provision of platform and managed services. These include customer service and full business operations across multiple territories. In a statement, GiG confirmed that the contract extension will run for an additional three years, taking the term of …
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Betsson AB has reported an ‘all-time high’ record fourth-quarter performance, having recorded sustained growth despite ‘unprecedented challenges across all operating regions’. Publishing its full-year 2020 results, Betsson recorded Q4 group revenues of SEK 1,762 million (€175 million), up 37% on corresponding Q4 2019’s SEK 1,289 million. Record trading saw Betsson deliver ‘growth across all products and regions’ as Q4 online …
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Reputation management, showing support to its affiliates and growing the team with new talent have topped the bill for Sebastian Jarosch in his first few months at Betsson Group Affiliates. It hasn’t been the easiest of starts for Jarosch, who joined the team as Head of Affiliates with the Covid pandemic in “full swing” and with affiliates partners facing new …
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Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has formed a strategic partnership with Betgenius to boost its sports data, trading and risk management provisions, and further the sportsbook capacity of its flagship B2B platform. The agreement will see GiG utilise Betgenius’ end-to-end live data, trading and risk management services to upgrade all sportsbook provisions for regulated market partners. 2020 has marked a year …
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Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has maintained its 2020 corporate agenda, confirming that it intends to fully divest its entire B2C unit to Stockholm counterpart Betsson AB by mid-April. Last February, GiG accepted a €31 million cash and shares deal offered by Betsson to divest its entire B2C unit, including control of its flagship properties Rizk, Guts, Kaboo and Thrills. Agreeing …
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Stockholm-listed Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has detailed confidence in its future outlook and prospects as the company transitions to becoming a single-focus B2B technology incumbent. This morning, GiG published its Q4 2019 results, recording corporate declines across all major operating metrics and citing a number of factors impacting both B2C and B2B performance. Recording a 26% decline in Q4 2019 …
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Issuing a market filing this morning, Stockholm-listed Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has disclosed that it will divest its entire B2C unit to Betsson AB. The company confirmed that it has agreed terms on a share purchase agreement worth €31 million, consisting of a €22.3 million cash payment for the assets on top of a further €8.7 million prepaid platform fee. …
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Mirroring industry-wide trends, Stockholm-listed Gaming Innovation Group (GIG) reports that Swedish home market adjustments continue to impact its corporate performance. Publishing its Q3 2019 trading update (period ending 30 September), GiG records a 20% decline in corporate revenues to €30 million (Q32018: 37m). Closing October trading, GiG governance issued a Q3 pro-forma guidance detailing that it had been forced to reduce …
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Despite facing ‘toughened regulatory environments’, the governance of Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) details confidence in the firm’s overriding corporate strategy, pursuing ‘global geo expansion’ growth through ‘strong B2B partnerships’ coupled with ‘internal B2C’ brand launches within ‘selected markets’. Publishing its first interim results as a Stockholm-listed enterprise, GiG records H1 2019 group revenues of €63 million, down 14% on corresponding …
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