2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1358+ words) Home > Strategy > M&A > Opportunity knocks for GiG as 888Africa acquisition expected to ‘strengthen B2B pipeline’ CFO says GiG is approaching the completion of its acquisition of an 80% stake in 888Africa, marking a significant new chapter for the group. It is an unexpected…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (486+ words) Home > Finance > Half year results > ‘Exceptional growth’ in Americas supports Playtech H1 growth, Sun Bingo business impacts B2C revenue Playtech on Thursday reported a 10% revenue increase year-on-year in H1 to €425.1 million, driven by what it described as “exceptional growth” for its B2B business in…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (638+ words) Home > Sports betting > Polymarket vaults past prediction market rivals on App Store as celebs join Lebron in star-studded ad As a lifelong football enthusiast, it comes as little surprise that Lebron James’ transformative move to Polymarket on Labor Day Weekend…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (888+ words) Home > Sports betting > Sun International considers M&A and expansion outside of SA in SunBet growth drive Sun International remains committed to improving its SunBet product after the product produced strong H1 earnings for the wider online business. The operator yesterday…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (362+ words) Home > Legal & compliance > Cyprus explores options to ban wefare recipients from gambling Lawmakers and regulators in Cyrpus have been debating methods to prevent recipients of the Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) from using state welfare payments for gambling. The GMI, know…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (654+ words) Home > Finance > Half year results > SunBet outpaces South African market growth in H1, driving group income up 7% Sun International reported 7.4% group income growth during its H1, driven by a strong performance from its online brand SunBet. Group income reached R6.58 billion ($411.9 million) across…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (708+ words) Home > Strategy > M&A > Lottomatica and Cirsa agree merger to form ‘second-largest listed global operator’ Lottomatica and Cirsa have agreed a blockbuster merger that would create the second-largest listed gaming and sports betting operator in the world. Announced on Wednesday,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (935+ words) Home > Prediction markets > Meet the invisible sportsbook powering the prediction market boom Strip away the language of contracts, order books and event trading and Bernard Marantelli has a blunt description of what is happening inside US sports prediction markets. “Kalshi…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (310+ words) Home > Legal & compliance > Romanian city bans new gambling halls with existing venues facing closure by 2027 The local council of Timișoara has unanimously voted to prohibit the authorisation of any new gambling halls across the city. On Tuesday, Mayor Dominic Fritz…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (418+ words) Home > Sports betting > Match-fixing alerts in Helsinki derby sparks investigation in Finland The investigation was triggered by Atlantis FC winning 5-3 against HIFK Football after trailing 3-1 at half-time. As reported by Hufvudstadsbladet, the Finnish Football Association (Bollförbundet) confirmed receipt of multiple…...