A lucky Swedish player at Svenska Spel Sport & Casino became the latest record breaking winner after scooping SEK28 million (€2.5m), playing one of NetEnt’s most popular progressive jackpot slot Mega Fortune.

After showcasing their brand new, unique game ‘Crazy Time’ at ICE London earlier this year, Evolution Gaming premiered the game this week and it’s looks to be something of a showstopper!

Swedish software developer have had a busy year so far after delivering a plethora of superb slot titles including Gorilla Kingdom, Super Striker, Gods of Gold: Infinity Reels and Street Fighter II: The Worlds Warrior based on an iconic 90’s video game of the same name.

Evolution Gaming, a market leader in Live casino products have shown a keen interest in a merger with Swedish software giant NetEnt. The new merger would follow hot on the heels of M&A’s between Flutter and The Stars Group, Draftkings and SBTech and Eldorado Resorts and Caesars Entertainment, but the potential of a merger between NetEnt and Evolution could potentially be the biggest to date.

Camelot who currently hold the license for operating the UK’s National Lottery are set to sign an extension of three months until July 2023.

With the resumption of the Premier League and Championships this week, after no action since early March, gambling campaigners are fearful of a ‘frenzy’ of customers placing bets on the beloved game.

Operators, Bethard and Betsson Nordic Ltd part of the Betsson Group have been hit hard with hefty fines relating to violations of Swedish gambling regulation.

GVC, owners of Ladbrokes and Coral brands have announced they are to reopen all Ladbrokes and Coral betting outlets within the UK on June 15th after the easing of lockdown rules by the UK government.

Reach plc are the UK’s largest newspaper group selling over 620 million newspapers last year alone. Not only do they bring us news daily via various newspapers and online, in 2008 they launched the Mirror Brand’s online bingo platform, Mirror Bingo.

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) have banned an ad from GVC’s Coral brand after a complaint against Ladbrokes, another GVC brand has been rejected.