Popular Sydney based game developer, Lightning Box Games, is the latest small studio to be snapped up by one of the big guns in the industry, having been acquired by SG Digital. Lightning Box are already well known, especially in the US but also with players here in the UK, and this new arrangement will…
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Evolution Gaming Acquires Big Time Gaming
In June of last year, live casino market leader Evolution Gaming struck a deal with NetEnt to acquire the company, thus taking out a rival in their key marketplace. However, they also increased their own market share and gained a major player in the video slot space, not to mention acquiring Red Tiger, a NetEnt…
Gamesys and Bally’s to Merge in £2bn Deal
News broke this morning that two huge companies in the online gaming world are going to be joining forces, and for players this will mean more access to more exciting games. Gamesys, or The Gamesys Group to give the full title, is a UK based company that was created when JackpotJoy acquired Gamesys back in…
Betsson Withdraw From the UK
Yesterday, the Swedish gambling group Betsson AB announced that they would be closing all of their brands in the UK but one. The news came very suddenly and the players didn’t have long to react, because Betsson stopped taking bets and accepting deposits shortly after. Jackpot247, Betsafe, and LiveRoulette are among the sites affected. No…
Evolution Spends £1.6bn Acquiring NetEnt
The live gaming market leader, Evolution Gaming, this morning revealed that they had a deal on the table to buy a 90% share in well known game developer NetEnt. The deal represents a price of £6.80 per share, and only a few hours after the news broke that the offer had been tabled, it was…
32Red Poker Shuts Down
The well known online casino and poker provider, 32Red, sent an email to customers on Wednesday informing them that their poker operations will cease as of 19th May. The company, one of the Kindred Group’s best known brands, were one of the first to offer an online poker product having been in the business for…
