Rick Fox reaches settlement agreement with Vision Esports
Rick Fox has come to a private settlement agreement with Echo Fox shareholder Vision Esports, as reported by Newsweek. The agreement results in lawsuits filed by both Fox and Vision…
Apollo PE takes majority stake in Gamenet Italia
US private equity fund Apollo Global Management (Apollo) has this morning confirmed that it has acquired a 48.6% stake in Italian gambling group Gamenet SPA. Issuing a market filing, Apollo…
IGT & Scientific Games consortium secures Brazil’s LOTEX tender
Following seven failed attempts to sanction an effective tender process, BNDES Brazil’s national development bank confirms the sale of state-owned instant win games (scratchcard) operator LOTEX to ‘Consórcio Estrela Instantânea’…
Barcelona City Council gets tough on gambling venues
Barcelona’s City Council has ruled that it will not permit the opening of any new gambling establishments, arcade, bingo hall or casino, as communicated in a statement sent to Catalunya’s…
Esport-Management rebrands to nicecactus.gg, launches esports fund
Team management platform Esport-Management has rebranded to nicecactus.gg following the closure of its Series A round.Raising €5 million (£4.3 million) from private investors, the company has also launched its Nicecactus…
University of Kentucky and Gen.G join forces for gaming program
University of Kentucky has partnered with esports organisation Gen.G esports to build an esports and gaming program.The partnership aims to “develop wholly new pathways for student recruitment, classroom and internship…
GiG makes its Croatia play acquiring majority stake in Top Games
Stockholm-listed Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has this afternoon confirmed that it has agreed to acquire a 75% stake in ‘Top Games d.o.o.’ – a Croatian gambling enterprise which maintains a…