Playtech, one of the world’s leading providers of software for online casinos, has decided to integrate Affordability UK technology into its information management solution (IMS) platform. This move will support the casino operators that work with Playtech’s platform in meeting regulatory requirements, but will also allow them to better protect the players. Affordability UK is supplied by TruNarrative, a company that specializes in KYC (know-your ...

Great Canadian Gaming Corporation, one of the largest gaming and entertainment companies in the country, has decided to suspend activity at two of its venues in the province of Ontario: Casino Ajax and Great Blue Heron Casino. Both locations reopened on September 28, after almost half a year of lockdown due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Now there are serious concerns about the health and safety of people in the province of Ontario, and the g ...

Evolution, one of the biggest providers of live casino software and content, has received the approval of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the United Kingdom for the proposed acquisition of NetEnt. Earlier this year, Evolution announced its offer to acquire NetEnt, and even though the bid received immediate support from the board and shareholders, it still had to go through competition approvals in different countries. The Malta Com ...

Apollo Global Management, a wealthy and powerful private equity firm, has agreed to acquire land-based casino operator Great Canadian Gaming Corporation in a deal worth just over 2.5 billion U.S. dollars, or 3.3 billion Canadian dollars. The deal would see Apollo purchase all outstanding shares issued by Great Canadian Gaming at a price of 39 Canadian dollars per share. The funds used would be managed by affiliates. The takeover wouldn’t displace ...

Evolution, the current global market leader when it comes to providing live casino software and content, has announced the launch of live casino games online for Caesars Casino & Sportsbook Pennsylvania in partnership with Caesars Entertainment. The deal between the two entities will see Evolution’s live dealer games available to Caesar’s customers in Pennsylvania for now, but the agreement will soon expand into New Jersey as well. Evolution’ ...

Ontario’s government is currently planning to introduce new legislation that will end the gambling monopoly in Canada’s largest province. The new legislation would open the market to private operators, while the state would get increased revenues from licensing fees and taxes. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) is the only operator that can offer online gambling in the province, through its PlayOGA.ca website. Last year the provinci ...

FanDuel, one of the most popular online casino and sportsbook operators in the United States, decided to boost its live casino offering with content from Evolution, one of the top providers in the industry. The deal between these two entities will allow FanDuel to offer live casino games for the very first time in the state of Pennsylvania. Evolution’s games will also be added to FanDuel’s offering in New Jersey. FanDuel’s operations in “The Gard ...

NetEnt, one of the biggest providers of casino software and content, has added another title to its already impressive portfolio of live dealer games. The new addition is its first-ever Baccarat live casino game, which it describes as a high-speed and scalable product. The Swedish software and content supplier has set up three separate Baccarat tables, and two of them are located in its physical studio, offering an experience that gets very close ...

Gaming Innovation Group (GiG), one of the world’s leading iGaming technology companies, has signed a long-term agreement with Bet Seven Online Ltd. for the launch of a new online casino in the first half of 2021. The deal will see GiG provide Bet Seven Online the software platform, frontend development and managed services for their first online gambling brand, SuperSeven. The agreement has a duration of at least three years, with an automatic ex ...

Online gambling technology suppliers, Evolution and NetEnt, have released reports for the first three quarters of 2020 and the numbers are looking great for both companies ahead of their proposed merger. Evolution, formerly known as Evolution Gaming until a rebrand that took place earlier this month, generated revenues of 140 million euros in the third quarter of 2020, and that’s a growth of 48% compared to the same period of 2019. The profits we ...