Location: Italy

12/05/24 6:19 PM

New lottery-only focus bolsters IGT’s rating

  • David McKee, CDC Gaming
Fitch Ratings placed a BB+ ranking on International Game Technology (IGT) and on IGT Lottery Holdings. The move was a reaction to the $4... more
11/20/24 8:05 PM

Stake to pay €7m fee and refresh Idealbet in Italy

  • Ted Menmuir, SBC News
Stake (Stake.com) has marked out its intent to become a leading player in Italy’s reorganised online gambling market in 2025. The statement... more
11/12/24 8:54 PM

Flutter Entertainment’s first stock buyback highlights Q3 earnings call

  • David McKee, CDC Gaming
Peter Jackson, CEO of Flutter Entertainment, hailed an “excellent” third quarter in a November 12 earnings call. He also took the occasion... more
11/03/24 6:32 AM

Lottomatica’s online Italian market share hits record 30% in Q3

  • Zak Thomas-Akoo, Next.io
Lottomatica Group’s Italian online market share across all verticals climbed to 29.9% in Q3 2024, up 1.7% from 2023. The Italian lottery... more
09/17/24 4:10 PM

Flutter buys Snaitech for US$2.6 billion in major acquisition

  • David McKee, CDC Gaming
Moving into Italy in a big way, Flutter Entertainment bought igaming firm Snaitech on September 16 for €2.3 billion (US$2.6 billion). The... more
08/31/24 12:07 PM

Soccer player Sandro Tonali took comfort helping problem gamblers during 10-month ban

  • BBC Sport
Newcastle and Italy midfielder Sandro Tonali says he took comfort helping other problem gamblers tackle their issues during his 10-month... more
08/14/24 8:02 PM

Italy to launch new online licensing regime upon completing European Commission inspection

  • Ted Menmuir, SBC News
The launch of Italy’s new framework for online gambling concessions has entered its final legislative procedure under the supervision of... more
08/14/24 3:15 PM

Playtech mulls sale of Italian unit to Flutter

  • Reuters
UK gambling technology firm Playtech said on Wednesday that it is in talks with Irish betting firm Flutter Entertainment for the sale of... more
08/13/24 9:21 PM

FanDuel rules out imposing winning-bet surcharge, leading DraftKings to drop its plans

  • David McKee, CDC Gaming
Top executives of FanDuel parent Flutter Entertainment spoke mostly in generalities during Tuesday’s second-quarter earnings call. But they... more
07/31/24 8:03 PM

Stake.com expands into Italy with Idealbet acquisition

  • Stuart Crowley, Next.io
Stake.com has acquired Italy-based sports betting and remote gaming operator Baldo Line, which operates the Idealbet brand. Following the... more