Social gaming

4th October 2023

SCCG in talks to launch social casino

Las Vegas-based gaming consultancy SCCG Management and gambling-focused social media initiative Lady Luck HQ are to explore potentially launching a new online social casino. Plans…

11th April 2023

Gaming “significantly” more diverse than workforce

A new report by the American Gaming Association (AGA) has revealed that the gaming sector is “significantly” more diverse than the US workforce as a…

14th February 2023

Betty start-up raises $5m in seed funding

Real-money gaming start-up Betty has announced that it has raised $5m from a suite of investors led by Karlani Capital. In addition to Karlani, CEAS…

8th November 2022

Fandex receives patent for fantasy sports stock exchange

Free to-play fantasy sports stock exchange Fandex has taken a step forward towards securing its intellectual property, announcing today that it has received US patent…

3rd November 2022

The road to Betr sports betting

Betr is aiming to make a splash in sports betting, based on a belief that customers are looking for a more simple sports betting product.…

10th February 2022

Zynga beats revenue targets in 2021, as Take-Two takeover nears

Zynga’s $2.78bn revenue for 2021 broke full year records, while the social gaming giant significantly cut its net loss for the period.  Revenue for the…

21st January 2022

Pennsylvania smashes revenue and handle records in 2021

Pennsylvania set a host of new records across a number of areas in its regulated gambling market in 2021, with total revenue in the state…

13th January 2022

Play Globally adds regulatory veteran Hensel to advisory board

Free-to-play gaming content provider Play Globally has added gaming regulatory veteran Susan Hensel to its advisory board. Hensel spent 15 years with the Pennsylvania Gaming…

9th November 2021

Zynga remains in loss in Q3 despite record revenue and bookings

Social gaming giant Zynga announced a net loss of $41.7m for the third quarter of its 2021 financial, despite also reporting record revenue and bookings…

22nd October 2021

SeventySix invests in Lucra Sports alongside sports tech businesses

SeventySix Capital has acquired an undisclosed stake in gaming platform Lucra Sports as part of a fresh series of investments. SeventySix described Lucra as a…

18th October 2021

Scopely to acquire GSN Games from Sony for $1bn

Mobile social gaming business Scopely has agreed to acquire GSN Games, a division of the Game Show Network, from Sony Pictures Entertainment for $1bn £728.4m/€860.6m).…

18th October 2021

Bet365 partners with NBA’s San Antonio Spurs with new free-to-play game

UK-based operator Bet365 will partner with the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs to create a new free-to-play game for fans. The game – Call your shot…

15th October 2021

RSI launches in Canada with sportsbook and social gaming platform

Rush Street Interactive (RSI) has announced that it is entering Canada by launching its social gaming and sportsbook platform Casino4Fun in the province of Ontario.…

8th October 2021

Zynga completes $525m acquisition of mobile games developer StarLark

Social gaming giant Zynga has completed its previously announced acquisition of mobile games developer StarLark from Betta Games for $525m in cash and stock. The…