Esports
August 25, 2021
Kambi Acquires Abios to Expand in Esports
Kambi, a premium provider of sports betting services to licensed B2C gaming operators, has struck an acquisition deal to get its hands on market-leading esports data and technology platform Abios. The Companies Strike a $31M Acquisition Deal According to the deal, Kambi will provide an initial payment of $17.2 million, followed by a second one of up […]
Business
August 24, 2021
Super Group’s 2021 Semi-Annual Revenue Is Likely to Reach $762.6 Million
The holding company of the online sportsbook and casino operator Betway, Super Group, revealed that its net revenue for the first six months of 2021 is likely to reach $762.6 million and, with these numbers, Super Group states that it is on track with its annual expectations. Although it did not publish its full results […]
Business
August 24, 2021
Scientific Games Taps Sideplay to Boost Lottery Game Offer
Scientific Games is acquiring Sideplay Entertainment now pending regulatory approval as the company seeks to boost its iLottery products worldwide. SG Makes a Move on Sideplay for More Digital Lottery Games Scientific Games continues to build up its portfolio of iLottery options with the company now confirming the acquisition of Sideplay Entertainment. Sideplay is known for its […]
Esports
August 24, 2021
Bybit Signs Deals with Esports Orgs Alliance and Astralis
Bybit continues to expand its clout in esports following an earlier partnership with Na’Vi. Now, the crypto exchange has teamed up with Alliance and Astralis. Bybit Secures More Esports Presence Crypto exchange Bybit has stolen another march on esports following its inaugural partnership with Natus Vincere (Na’Vi). The exchange has now signed two three-year deals with Alliance and Astralis, two […]
Industry
August 23, 2021
YouGov Global Survey: 57% Say Gambling Firms Disregard Harmful Gambling
YouGov has published the results of its annual gambling report looking into 13 markets across the globe. 57% of Respondents Play Sports Betting for Fun The recent International Gambling Report 2021 carried out by YouGov looks into the gambling behavior of players across 13 countries in the world. The report also examines the gambling preferences in terms of gender and across the different generations in India, the UK, Italy, Poland, Australia, Mexico, Denmark, France, Spain, the US, Germany, Sweden and Singapore. […]
Business
August 23, 2021
Aristocrat Opens a New Helsinki Studio and Acquires Playsoft and Futureplay
Aristocrat Leisure Limited, the Australian slot games giant, is expanding its global presence and development with the recent purchase of two studios based in Europe, as well as with the establishment of one additional studio. The details on the deal were announced on Friday, and they state that the two added studios are Futureplay (Helsinki, […]
Insider
August 20, 2021
GamblingNews and Chalkline CEO Dan Kustelski Discuss the Company’s Future (Podcast #3)
The GamblingNews podcast series has proven to be a hit with gambling industry insiders, and we were recently fortunate enough to have Dan Kustelski, the co-founder and CEO of Chalkline, on our show. As the gambling industry is undergoing rapid, and sometimes sudden, changes, Chalkline’s unique products are proving to be valuable commodities for operators […]
Business
August 19, 2021
BETBY Teams up with DST to Introduce Player Prop Markets
BETBY, a software provider of quality data feeds dedicated to improving sportsbook artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, has teamed up with Digital Sports Tech (DST) to launch its player prop betting markets. BETBY Partners with Digital Sports Tech BETBY has partnered with Digital Sports Tech (DST) as it seeks to expand its inventory of […]
Esports
August 19, 2021
NA’VI to Become Bybit’s Gateway to Esports in New Partnership Deal
Professional Ukrainian esports organization Natus Vincere announced yesterday on its Twitter page that it will be entering a strategic partnership with the cryptocurrency exchange Bybit. The three-year deal will see the two parties develop their respective industries’ values. Developing Their Respective Fields Together As a part of the agreement, Natus Vincere’s players will don jerseys bearing Bybit’s logo […]
Business
August 19, 2021
Sightline Payments Becomes a FinTech Unicorn After Latest Funding
A unicorn may be a mythical horse-like creature to most, but, in the business world, it’s anything but fake. A unicorn is a privately-owned company that has been valued at more than $1 billion and, according to financial analysts, there are only 700 such companies around the world. Sightline Payments, the payments solutions provider that […]