Industry Insight
Key Takeaways
  • The saga of the sale of bwin.party continues as GVC raises its offer.
  • More second quarter results paint a generally positive picture of the state of the gaming industry, but new UK taxes are weighing heavily on the business which are most exposed to them.
  • The €59 million deal to buy iGame brings the 24hr Poker brand into the Unibet corporate family.
  • William Hill revenues from online poker fell 30% in the first half of 2015 compared to the same period last year.

More second quarter results paint a generally positive picture of the state of the gaming industry, but new UK taxes are weighing heavily on the businesses which are most exposed to them.