GiG reports €9 million Q1 revenue as cost-cutting strategy and AI investments reshape outlook
The company attributed short-term profitability pressures to internal restructuring measures, headcount reductions and investment into AI-powered automation tools
B2B
Betsson subsidiary goes live in Colombia with Scientific Games platform
Colombia was one of the first Latin American markets to be regulated, in 2016
Financials
‘Misleading, short-sighted and self-defeating’: Blog dismisses use of GGR as revenue proxy
Advisory firm Regulus Partners explains how gross gaming revenues are not necessarily representative of money players actually spent
Streaming
What next for slots streaming as Twitch bans affiliate links?
iGaming Group and VerifiedStreamer's Phil Pearson presents his outlook on Twitch's ban of affiliate links on slots streaming
B2B
Swintt strengthens online presence with iBet deal
The Malta-licensed, in-demand provider’s localised content now live with popular online sportsbook and casino brand
Graphics
New petition demands gaming character emojis are added to the official Unicode Standard
Ebuyer, which is behind the petition, has released classic gaming character emojis including Mario, Sonic, GTA and Halo for immediate ...
acquisition
Aspire Global CEO hails success of BtoBet acquisition
The subsidiary joined Aspire in September of last year
Games
International survey indicates dramatic shift in gambling habits to online verticals
Lottery games were found to be the most popular format for online gamblers
Financials
Aspire Global records all-time highest revenue in second quarter
These promising figures were driven by a strong development in all segments and the acquisition of BtoBet in September
Crypto
CryptoGamble.tips reports 10 fold increase in users during first half of 2021
This is said to be indicative of positive upward trends relating both to the website and attitudes towards the crypto-gaming ...
B2B
Kindred Group, EveryMatrix sign agreement on casino content distribution across USA
'Kindred Group is one of the earliest adopters of iGaming and sportsbook globally and been very successful since the inception'
HR Developments
Max Meltzer confirmed as Strive Gaming CEO
He joins a former colleague, Damian Xuereb at the newly formed company
Financials
Raketech revenue up by a quarter in first half of 2021
CEO Oskar Mühlbach describes Q2 as a record quarter
USA
Jay-Z launches US sportsbook bid – reports
He is launching a licence bid in collaborations with Michael Rubin's Fanatics
Streaming
Twitch to prohibit online gambling links
The company was facing increasing pressure to ban or limit gambling streams
acquisition
Betsson announces multi-million euro partial acquisition of Canadian startup
The deal will initially see Betsson get a 28% share of Slapshot Media Inc