04/27/21 Better Collective appoints former NetEnt CEO Therese Hillman to board Shareholders at affiliate group Better Collective have approved the appointment of Therese Hillman to the board.
04/23/21 Atlantic City’s Showboat Hotel to open huge arcade Investors are spending $7m to give Atlantic City’s Showboat Hotel the city’s biggest arcade, plus a sports bar and boxing ring.
04/23/21 Caesars completes $4bn William Hill acquisition Caesars Entertainment has completed its acquisition of the British bookmakers William Hill as it expands its sports betting and online gambling business.
04/22/21 Swedish igaming operators complain after banking services suspended Swedish igaming operators argue that the suspension of banking services by Nordic banks is unlawful.
04/21/21 Sazka creates new brand Allwyn for UK operations Sazka will group UK operations under the name Allwyn as it works on its bid for the National Lottery.
04/19/21 Canada’s Nuvei Corp acquires betting payments provider The Canadian payment technology company expects to expand into the US market through the acquisition of Mazooma, a sports betting payment technology service.
04/18/21 Acroud completes acquisition of TheGamblingCabin owner The affiliate marketing company has bought the Sweden-facing tipster brand for €4.7m.
04/18/21 Entain launches employee share ownership scheme The British gaming giant Entain has announced the creation of an employee share ownership scheme across the entire group.
04/16/21 888 announces CSR committee chaired by Baron Mendelsohn The UK online betting and gaming operator 888 has formed a committee to oversee CSR strategy.
04/15/21 Zlatan Ibrahimovic under fire for shares in betting company The Swedish footballer reportedly owns 10 per cent of Bethard.com, which puts him in breach of FIFA and UEFA rules.
04/14/21 Trinity college SU to hold referendum on gambling sponsorship Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) has voted to hold a referendum on whether it should accept advertising or sponsorship money from gambling companies.
04/14/21 Gambless gains certification and expands language options Gambless, a mobile app that provides remote support to problem gamblers, has expanded its support to include Spanish and Japanese.
04/11/21 Sisal in surprise bid for UK National Lottery licence Italy’s Sisal has joined the race for the next UK National Lottery licence.
04/09/21 Southampton FC agrees biggest sponsorship deal to date Southampton FC will keep Sportsbet.io as its main shirt sponsor for another three years in what is the biggest sponsorship deal in the club’s history, including Bitcoin bonuses.
04/08/21 Entain moves to acquire remaining Enlabs shares Entain has initiated a compulsory acquisition proceeding for the remaining Enlabs shares it has not yet purchased.