Banijay Gaming appointed Antoine Jouteau as chief executive, with his role due to begin on 1 September, the company said. He will set the group’s strategy, including organic growth and targeted acquisitions, following its completed combination with Tipico Group and planned acquisition of JOA.
The new CEO will set strategy for organic growth and targeted acquisitions following the Tipico combination and planned JOA acquisition.
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France’s competition authority cleared Banijay Group’s planned acquisition of JOA Group and its 33 land-based casinos, according to the report. The authority found no competition concerns from overlap with Betclic, but cautioned Banijay to assess the effects of integration and commercial bundling as it develops an omnichannel strategy.
Reportedly, Tipwin has appointed Christian Heins as chief commercial officer. Heins joins from Tipico with responsibility for expanding digital sports betting and virtual slots.
Betclic held 55.2% of measured online gambling brand demand in Ivory Coast in September 2026, according to Blask data cited in the report. National demand rose 21.7% month on month, while LONACI Online’s share fell from 8% to 6%.
German and European courts have opened the way for players to sue online gambling operators to recover losses incurred between 2008 and 2021, when online betting was illegal in Germany, citing Deutsche Welle. The Stuttgart Higher Regional Court ruled in September 2025 in favour of a Baden-Württemberg player against Malta-based Tipico Games. The BGH is expected to rule in January 2027.
German and European courts have opened the way for players to sue online gambling operators to recover losses accumulated between 2008 and 2021, when online betting was illegal in Germany, citing Deutsche Welle. The main targets are foreign companies that operated in the country without a local licence. Compensation could reach billions of euros, according to the report.
Stuttgart’s higher regional court ordered Tipico to reimburse six players. It found the operator lacked authorisation when the losses occurred, making the gambling contracts void and entitling players to recover their losses.