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No-code innovation platform Flows, which allows iGaming businesses to build workflows without code, announced it has strengthened its commercial team with the appointment of Domenico Mazzola as its Director of Sales. Mazzola brings about over 15 years of experience in sales, business development, commercial strategy and software development; eight years of which were spent within the gaming industry.  He joins Flows after serving as Commercial Director of sportsbook provider Altenar, where he worked for five years and played a key role in strengthening the brand’s position in many markets, as well as entering regulated jurisdictions such as the UK, Spain,…

Content provider to the iGaming industry Pragmatic Play has gone live with Argentinian operator Pálpitos in the province of Tucumán, to provide its award-winning slots portfolio. As part of the deal, Pálpitos’ customers will now gain access to Pragmatic Play’s slot portfolio, including recent releases such as Wild Beach Party, Queenie, and Rainbow Gold, and fan favorites like Big Bass Bonanza. Víctor Arias, Vice President of Latin American Operations at Pragmatic Play, said: “We are excited to partner with Pálpitos and provide them our diverse and innovative slot vertical. This will give their substantial Tucuman player base access to our award-winning titles and…

Gaming and sports betting consultancy SCCG Management announced Thursday that its client OddsAI has signed an agreement with privately-owned African sports betting brand Worldstar Betting to integrate their odds feed into the brand’s sportsbook. The move is set to “boost engagement and improve the experience for Worldstar’s football betting customers”. In a press release, the consultancy stated that Odds AI will also supply Worldstar Betting with its “heavily automated” bet settlement service, ensuring “fast, efficient and reliable” results of football bets wagered on any Worldstar Betting platform. Stephen Crystal, Founder and CEO of SCCG Management, said: “We are excited to further our presence in the African…

A war for sports betting legalization in California is set to heat up this month, with campaigning efforts commencing ahead of a ballot in November. Online sports betting operators, which have built a $100 million lobbying fund for their effort, are set to take on Native American tribes in what could be the state’s most expensive political campaign ever. Top California strategist Dana Williamson, until recently a chief political adviser to Xavier Becerra, now Joe Biden’s health secretary, has been hired to spearhead the campaign on behalf of online operators, reports The Telegraph. The companies include giants DraftKings, BetMGM, FanDuel, Bally’s…

One day after the second edition of the Brazilian iGaming Summit (BiS) ended its central two-day event last week, the same organizers held the first edition of the iGaming-focused, exclusive event Affiliates Latam on Thursday, which they called a “success” in terms of attendance numbers, also at Espaço Boulevard JK in Brazil’s capital city São Paulo. Organizers Jericho Eventos attributed the positive results of the debut to the “great participation” of the sports betting, eSports, bingos, and lotteries sectors, which filled the auditorium and the space destined for the stands throughout the day. It was attended by celebrities such as…

Germany’s Sachsen-Anhalt State Administration Office announced it has approved nine more licenses for virtual slot machines and poker across the country, which are now added to the three permits already issued. However, the entity has not revealed which operators they are destined for.  Operators submitted a total of 71 applications for licenses since the verticals were legalized after a new treaty came into force on July 1, 2021. Of the total, eight applications were withdrawn, three are under discussion by the Glücksspielkollegium, and only one has been rejected, with many still yet to be reviewed.  Three online companies have already…

A committee of the Thai National Assembly that is analyzing the possibility of legalizing gambling is proposing the establishment of five casinos, with revenues taxed at 30%, as it believes that it would help reduce problems with the increasing number of illegal gambling dens in the country. Pichet Chuamuangphan, the second vice-chairman of the committee, said after a meeting held Wednesday that they have submitted their findings to the government for them to consider the establishment of legal casinos. The casinos would be in the north, northeastern, central, and southern regions of Thailand as well as the Greater Bangkok area. Furthermore,…

MGM Resorts CEO Bill Hornbuckle, Wynn Resorts CEO Craig Billings, and Sands Chairman and CEO Robert Goldstein will participate in a virtual panel about the future of casinos organized by US media company CNBC on July 13. CNBC Evolve Global Summit will host executives from around the world to engage with and learn from leaders and innovators who are leaning into this new economic landscape and adjusting to stay ahead. One of the panels will be titled “Betting of the Future: Reinventing the Modern Casino”, featuring the cited three CEOs, moderated by CNBC Correspondent Contessa Brewer. Play your cards right ♠️…

Caesars Entertainment’s sale of the international, non-US assets of William Hill to 888 Holdings is now completed, as announced by the three companies on Friday. As part of the organizational changes, Ulrik Bengtsson and Eric Hageman, former CEO and CFO of William Hill, will be leaving 888. Las Vegas-based Caesars first bought British bookmaker William Hill in a $4 billion deal, completed in April last year —one of the largest mergers within the gambling industry in recent years. The company then agreed to sell William Hill’s non-US assets to 888 for £2.2 billion ($2.88 billion), a transaction unveiled in September. However, 888 Holdings informed in…

Gambling products and services provider Light & Wonder (formerly known as Scientific Games) has entered into an amended agreement for the sale of its online sports betting technology company OpenBet to Endeavor Group Holdings. The global sports and entertainment company, owner of Ultimate Fighting Championship, is set to acquire OpenBet for $800 million, $400 million down from a previous announcement. The amended terms of the transaction were unveiled on a Thursday SEC filing. Under the new agreement, Light & Wonder will receive $750 million in cash and $50 million in Class A common stock of Endeavor, based on the average…

Sin City has been able to secure both NHL and NFL teams over the past few years. And now, a Las Vegas MLB team is a step closer. Rumors have been flying about a professional baseball team in Vegas for years, and perhaps even an NBA team, ever since professional baseball and hockey both found new homes in the desert. One major obstacle to this has been a “relocation fee” that Major League Baseball normally charges teams to relocate. That fee can easily have been hundreds of millions of dollars. However, according to a story in the Las Vegas Journal-Review,…

International gambling company Novomatic invited Tuesday all its employees at its headquarters in the town of Gumpoldskirchen, Austria, to a Health Day. The action was part of the third Novomatic Company Day, which was described by the brand as a “great success.”  “The pandemic has once again shown that health is the highest good, and workplace health promotion brings numerous benefits for employees and employers alike. The anticipation for the already third NOVO-Company Day was great, as due to COVID hardly any events could be held lately,” the company said in an official press release.  Ryszard Presch and Johannes Gratzl,…

Online sportsbook and casino operator Betsson announced Thursday it has been named Exclusive Sportsbook Partner of Conmebol Copa América Femenina 2022 (Women’s Conmebol Copa America). The soccer event is set to take place in Colombia July 8-30, 2022, with a total of 25 matches to be played in the cities of Cali, Armenia and Bucaramanga.  Betsson, which last year was the Official Regional Sponsor for the men’s Conmebol Copa América 2021, will activate branding and promotional activities in stadiums, get several media exposure opportunities, and will be able to use the championship’s assets and footage in its marketing and content,…

iGaming technology company Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) signed Friday an agreement with new partner Caravel Entertainment Limited, best known for operating the Moosh brand, to provide it with its sportsbook and platform in Portugal. The agreement was signed between GiG’s subsidiary Sportnco Gaming and Caravel for an initial period of three years, which could be further renewed for additional periods. In a press release, the company stated that the deal represents a continued strengthening of GiG’s targeted strategy in fast-growing regulated markets, and will see Caravel shift from its existing technology to GiG’s for the moosh.pt site, and as such “will provide…

Gaming content is the core of an online casino, and possibly the most effective tool for attracting and retaining players. Players’ opinions about an iGaming site largely depend on the variety and quality of its game portfolio. In a new comprehensive analysis, Ayvar Gabidullin, Business Development Manager at Slotegrator, explains why it is important for operators to offer the right content for their target market. To stay on their good side, operators have to tackle the task of finding out what the target audience is looking for and giving it to them. Practice shows that this requires additional expertise. Every…