Latest News
Evolution Gaming releases the Year-End Report 2020

Live casino games provider Evolution Gaming released the year-end report for January 2020 – December 2020. What the year-end report revealed was something that didn’t come as a surprise for anyone who’s been following the company’s path over the past couple of years. The fourth quarter, for instance, increased the operating revenues by staggering 68 percent. This means that the revenue increased from 106,0 million euros to 177,7 million euros.
Full-year stats are impressive to look at. Operating revenues of Evolution Gaming increased by 53 percent. Moneywise this means moving from 365,8 million euros to 561,1 million euros. On 11th February 2021 the company stock went up to 100 euro, which was expected.
Fourth Quarter of 2020 for Evolution
There were at least a few important events that led to the great results for the fourth quarter. The company itself stated that those events were especially the rising demand and good leverage from investments that were made during 2020. Also, the huge acquisition of game provider NetEnt’s live games portfolio played a big part in the results. Another important event for the end of the year was the launching of the Live Craps game, which is first of its kind world-wide.
What the CEO of Evolution Had to Say
According to Martin Carlesund, the CEO of Evolution Gaming, the year 2020 was an eventful one, ending with a high note. The acquisition of NetEnt made it possible for Evolution to add a second vertical to the Live Casino offering. Adding new brands to Evolution’s games portfolio makes the company even more well-placed for its long term ambitions as becoming the leader in the online casino industry.
What the CEO was especially pleased with was that the company continued to see a positive drive both in engagement levels and in the number of players. The popular Game-Show portfolio of Evolution Gaming will be further strengthened in the upcoming years, which will most likely lead to even better results with new player segments.
Investing in iGaming Stocks
Like the finnish Casino portal Laatukasinot reported earlier today, Evolution Gaming and other companies involved in iGaming business are becoming more attractive for a wide spread of investors globally and in the Nordic Countries. It is estimated that the net worth of gambling in Europe alone is around 100 billion euros. The iGaming sector and the casino games have had the fifth of the shares, but ever since the Covid-19 pandemic hit, the amount of the shares is estimated to be rising.
Casino industry is a highly attractive industry for investors since it isn’t’ that easily affected by the economic cycle, as people tend to play around the year. On the other hand investing in Evolution Gaming or other casino-related companies is very risky, since different countries are regulating gambling as they wish. This means that the market for game providers and online casinos can be highly volatile both geographically and politically.
When looking at companies such as Evolution Gaming, those risks are probably more than worth taking.
Gambling in the USA
Gaming Americas Weekly Roundup – March 13-19

Welcome to our weekly roundup of American gambling news again! Here, we are going through the weekly highlights of the American gambling industry which include the latest news and new partnerships. Read on and get updated.
Latest News
Affinity Interactive (AI) announced that its affiliates have entered into a definitive agreement to sell Rail City Casino (Rail City) to affiliates of Truckee Gaming LLC (Truckee Gaming). The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
WynnBET, the online sports betting and casino app from the global leader in luxury hospitality, Wynn Resorts, announced that its online sports betting platform is live in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Players can download WynnBET on the Apple and Google Play Stores or register for an account at www.wynnbet.com/ma.
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) announced that Tom Mungham, its current registrar and chief executive officer, has decided to retire from his current roles this fall. Tom will continue in these roles while the Board conducts its search for the agency’s next Registrar and CEO and will remain to support a smooth transition until that individual begins.
Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria and the State of California have entered into a Tribal-State gaming compact as announced by Governor Newsom’s office on March 9, 2023. This will replace the agreement signed in 2012. The new compact increases the number of authorised slot machines at Graton Resort & Casino from 3000 to 6000.
Tiidal Gaming Group announced that it and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Tiidal Gaming Holdings, have entered into a share sale and purchase agreement with Entain Holdings (UK) Limited, pursuant to which Tiidal Holdings will sell all of the shares of the Company’s operating subsidiary, Tiidal Gaming NZ Limited (Sportsflare), to Entain.
Partnerships
Betplay has extended its partnership with Colombian football’s governing body Dimayor for a further six years. For the past three years, as a sponsor of Dimayor, the operator has held the naming rights to the body’s competitions, including the First Division (Betplay League), Second Division (Betplay Tournament), Colombia Cup (Betplay Cup), Super League and Women’s League.
The United Soccer League (USL) and global sports marketing agency SPORTFIVE have reached a new, long-term, expansive partnership to help the league grow its business globally. Under the agreement, SPORTFIVE will continue to secure key international media distribution partnerships across television and digital platforms for USL’s professional leagues, including the USL Championship and USL League One men’s competitions and the USL’s new professional women’s competition, the USL Super League, which will launch in August 2024.
Playtech has announced a landmark strategic partnership with Hard Rock Digital (HRD). Under the partnership, HRD will license a range of the company’s proven technology solutions and iGaming content to deliver the authentic experience customers have come to expect across Hard Rock’s global ecosystem of entertainment, hospitality and bricks and mortar casinos.
Elray Resources announced it has signed up its first operator, Maxibet Technology N.V., and is in the process of finalising the operator’s blockchain casino under the brand name Maxibet, licensed in Curaçao and to be operated globally.
Rush Street Gaming and Rivers Casino announced a partnership with MSC Cruises that grants Rush Reward Members at all Rivers Casino locations an annual cruise benefit that applies to most of the company’s sailings worldwide.
Latest News
Symplify integrates Open AI into its Engagement Ecosystem

Symplify, the Stockholm-based market leader in CRM and AI cloud solutions, has integrated Open AI into its Engagement Ecosystem to optimise client content creation.
Seamlessly utilising Open AI within Symplify’s platform will enable existing partners to create custom auto-generated content and imagery across all key marketing channels. The goal is to reduce content production times by up to 60% by providing a faster and more efficient solution for creating high-quality content.
A consistent issue facing clients is acting on the abundance of campaign and journey ideas, as the last stage of production can often be time-consuming. The Open AI integration allows users to easily generate text and images with a simple command within the Symplify Editor, while the copy can be refined and customised to suit specific needs. The resulting high-resolution images are entirely bespoke.
With the integration of Open AI, Symplify users can streamline their content production process, allowing them to focus on other critical aspects of their business.
Symplify’s CEO Robert Kimber said: “Symplify’s success is underpinned by our belief in futureproofing our partners’ businesses and by integrating Open AI into our Engagement Ecosystem we’re strengthening that commitment. By optimising the content development we’re helping grow our customers’ CRM strategies at scale, while offering multi communication channel coverage.”
eSports
Team Top-G crowned champions of NESC 2023; become first ever Indian female CS:GO team to qualify for World Esports Championships

Scripting history, team Top-G emerged as champions of the inaugural all-female CS:GO qualifiers with a stunning 2-1 victory against team Purr-ple at the ongoing National Esports Championships (NESC) 2023 organized by the Esports Federation of India (ESFI). Following this monumental result, Top-G has become the first Indian female CS:GO team to qualify for the global finals of the World Esports Championships (WEC).
With ace CS:GO athletes such as captain Swayambika Sachar (Sway), Shagufta Iqbal (xyaa), Nidhi Salekar (Stormyyy), Dilraj Kaur Matharu (COCO), Aastha Nangia (CrackShot) and Priyanka Choudhary (ALEXAA) as Substitute in their squad, Top-G proved their mettle against team Purr-ple in the closely-contested finals.
Expressing her feelings on the stellar victory, the team captain of Top-G, Swayambika ‘Sway’ Sachar said, “Winning the finals was an unreal feeling for all of us. We felt so many emotions before, after, and most importantly during the match and the adrenaline rush was on another level. Triumphing in this tournament and representing India on an international stage is a dream come true for all of us and we aim to prove on the world stage why we deserve this spot. We are grateful to ESFI for providing us with such an amazing opportunity and we truly appreciate the efforts put in by them to uplift women in Esports.”
Top-G dominated the first map by 16 -10 before Purr-ple made a stunning comeback to win the second map 16-14. While both teams were going toe-to-toe in the enthralling finals, Top-G utilized their effective teamwork and proficient attacking tactics to edge out their opponents and take the last map by 19-15 in overtime.
“It gives us immense joy to see a female team representing India at the World Esports Championships for the first time in history. The electrifying finals were a testament to the ability that our country’s female athletes possess and why ESFI has constantly been taking significant efforts to provide them with opportunities to display their talent and high-quality gameplay. We would like to congratulate Top-G on their remarkable accomplishment and look forward to them winning at the regional & global finals in Romania,” said Vinod Tiwari, President of the Esports Federation of India.
The ESFI will now be organizing friendlies against distinguished CS:GO teams from other countries for team Top-G before their participation at the WEC 2023 which is scheduled to take place in Iasi, Romania.
With a whopping prize pool of $500,000 (INR 4.12 crore) and at least 130 countries participating, the 15th WEC is set to be the largest edition of the tournament to date. The global finals of the prestigious tournament will take place from August 24 – September 4, 2023.
One of the country’s top sports & Esports communication agencies, Artsmith-Concepts & Visions, will continue its support to the Esports Federation of India as their official communication partner.
The ongoing NESC is witnessing the participation of 275 athletes across four different titles – CS:GO, DOTA 2, Tekken7, and eFootball 2023 and its exciting action is being streamed live on ESFI’s Youtube, Facebook, and Glance Gaming channels.
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