Online performance marketing firm Catena Media has announced the completion of an all-cash arrangement that has seen it purchase the real-time sports data website at Lineups.com for $39.6 million.

The Maltese firm used an official press release to detail that the agreement is destined to strengthen its position in the embryonic sportsbetting market of the United States by allowing it to utilize the Colorado-based domain’s full range of real-time analysis and bet prediction tools.

Special service:

Catena Media declared that Lineups.com supports sportsbetting aficionados by providing them with ‘confirmed and projected starting line-ups and rosters’ covering a wide range of contests from some of the United States’ most popular sports leagues including the National Hockey League (NHL), National Football League (NFL) and Major League Baseball (MLB). It stated that the sports-focused affiliation website also handles fantasy sports action and a…

In the United States and a federal judge has reportedly agreed to expedite a lawsuit the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians filed against the Catawba Indian Nation earlier this year in an attempt to stop the latter’s effort to bring a $273 million casino resort to North Carolina.

According to a Monday report from The Charlotte Observer newspaper, the Catawba Indian Nation is hoping to open the first phase of its Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort on a 16.5-acre plot of land near the small community of Kings Mountain by next autumn complete with a gaming floor offering at least 1,300 slots. But, the federally-recognized Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has purportedly long been against this plan due to the fact that it runs North Carolina’s only existing pair of casinos in the impressive Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort and smaller Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino and Hotel.

Litigation launched:

The newspaper reported that the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians…

In the Philippines and the majority-owned Suntrust Home Developers Incorporated subsidiary of Asian junket operator Suncity Group has reportedly established its own Suncity WC Hotel Incorporated enterprise to serve as the official operator of the coming Resorts World Westside City development.

According to a report from Inside Asian Gaming, Suntrust Home Developers Incorporated paid a one-time fee of $200 million in May so as to obtain the exclusive rights to all future gaming and hotel business inside the envisioned five-star integrated casino resort. The source detailed that the Manila-listed subordinate has now incorporated its own Suncity WC Hotel Incorporated vehicle to handle all construction, operational, management and maintenance duties for the planned $700 million facility until July of 2033.

Participating players:

Suncity Group reportedly controls 51% of the shares in Suntrust Home Developers Incorporated via its Fortune Noble Limited…

Greentube, a subsidiary of NOVOMATIC Digital Gaming and Entertainment, is pleased to reveal that it has entered into a partnership with Dutch brand One Casino to further extend its presence in the Dutch regulated market.

Strengthening its presence:

With this alliance, Greentube hopes to further extend its presence in the Netherlands and introduce its rich portfolio of games to an additional number of Dutch players. Examples of content that will be hosted on the platform of One Casino are digital conversions of Amusement With Prizes (AWP) titles involving Club 2000, Simply Wild™ and Random Runner 15, together with hits like Cash Connection™ series games, Sizzling Hot™ deluxe and Book of Ra™ deluxe.

Furthermore, this particular alliance with One Casino, a local operator that currently boasts more than 1,300 titles in its portfolio, gives Greentube the opportunity to make its games known…

International trade show organizer Smile-Expo sro has announced that anyone with even a small interest in the Greek gambling scene will want to attend its Greece Gambling Conference event on March 1.

The firm used an official press release to detail that the extravaganza is set to take place inside the 196-room Novotel Athens hotel and feature a range of discussions and seminars focused towards the land-based and online gambling market in Greece. It stated that this dialogue will encompass ‘the prospects for development of the gambling market in the country’ as well as ‘the specifics of its legislative regulation.’

Comfortable confines:

Smile-Expo sro revealed that it had initially intended to hold the latest edition of its Greece Gambling Conference last October but was forced to reschedule the event due to the local government’s implementation of a range of coronavirus-related safeguards. The organizer described the gathering’s Novotel Athens base as …

After the International Game Technology (IGT) accused the GB Gambling Commission of the failure related to issuing the fourth UK National Lottery license, the High Court decided to dismiss the case.

The fourth license disagreement:

The Commission issued the fourth license to Allwyn in September 2022, and this decision was announced to the public a few months before, in March 2022.

This decision greatly affected Camelot, which was the national lottery operator in the UK for almost three decades.

After the decision was announced, Camelot joined forces with its technology provider, IGT,…

British lottery and gaming machines innovator International Game Technology (IGT) has announced the signing of an agreement that is to see it offload a pair of wholly-owned Italian subsidiaries for approximately €950 million ($1.15 billion) in cash.

The New York-listed firm used an official Monday press release to detail that the arrangement for its Lottomatica Videolot Rete SpA and Lottomatica Scommesse Srl subordinates will involve buyer Gamenet Group SpA handing over an initial €725 million ($878.52 million) before making a subsequent €100 million ($121.17 million) payment by the end of next year. It stated that the coming sale ‘remains subject to customary closing conditions including regulatory approvals’ and will moreover oblige the entity of private alternative investments specialist Apollo Global Management Incorporated to part with a final disbursement of €125 million ($151.47 million) by September 30, 2022.

Arrears appeasement:<…

Konami has finally revealed the full list of games featured in the upcoming Yu-Gi-Oh Early Days Collection. What’s most exciting about the upcoming compilation is that some of the 14 Game Boy titles included were exclusive to Japan the first time around. Konami has also revealed when fans can revisit the early days of the franchise. Yu-Gi-Oh Early Days Collection releases February 27, 2025 for Nintendo Switch and PC. Physical edition preorders come with a Quarter Century Secret Rare Yu-Gi-Oh card and are available for $50 at Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, GameStop, and Target for $50.