Social gaming
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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).…
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…
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.…
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…
Low6 launches in North America with Jacksonville Jaguars prediction game
Social gaming technology company Low6 has partnered with NFL steam the Jacksonville Jaguars to launch a new gaming platform, UltimateJags, its first US product. UltimateJags…
Scout Gaming debuts new US social sportsbook platform
Scout Gaming is to make its US debut, launching a North America-focused social sportsbook platform through a partnership with new sports league, the Masters Cup…
Facebook debuts new free-to-play predictions games
Social media giant Facebook has launched free-to-play daily sports prediction game Pick & Play Sports as it debuts its new Facebook Fantasy Games series in…
Boom appoints Masci to new VP of creative role
Boom Entertainment has appointed Joseph Masci – formerly of Aristocrat Technologies and High 5 Games – to the newly created role of vice president of…
Betsperts closes $6m Series A funding round
Sports betting and fantasy startup Betsperts Media & Technology Group has closed a $6m Series A founding round, welcoming a number of new investors. The…