An ongoing legal battle between two of the US’ biggest igaming suppliers has taken another turn, as Aristocrat restated this week that Light & Wonder copied its Dragon Link slot title.

Following last month’s developments where Aristocrat saw its initial complaint partially dismissed, the Dragon Link supplier has issued its first amended complaint “to stop Light & Wonder from free-riding” on the success of its slot machine.

Filed with the US District Court for the District of Nevada, Aristocrat’s reissued complaint refers to the maths within Dragon Link as “difficult, if not impossible, for others to replicate”, while suggesting that L&W has conducted a “wide-ranging campaign to copy Dragon Link” by hiring several former Aristocrat employees.

The defendant suggests that this campaign began in 2022, when L&W renamed one slot title from Dragon Unleashed to Dragon Unleashed Link. According to Aristocrat, this was a “transparent attempt to sow confusion” with Dragon Link.

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GamCare has boosted its leadership team after naming Alexa Roseblade as its new Chief of Staff.

In this role, Roseblade will work across the gambling support charity to deliver its priorities and mission, overseeing its annual governance programme and operational delivery, processes and ways of working.

She will also help to develop strong relationships and partnerships to support those affected by gambling harm.

Previously, Roseblade spent four years managing GamCare’s Children and Young People’s Team, which includes its dedicated Young People’s Service and the Young People’s Gambling Harm Prevention Programme.

Commenting on her new role, Roseblade said: “In my four years at GamCare, I have seen the vital work our dedicated staff deliver for those who need our support. Not just through our Helpline and Treatment services, but our many impactful prevention and education programmes.

“I’m looking forward to working closely with GamCare’s staff and Board to support the charity as w..

Svenska Spel President and CEO Anna Johnson has highlighted the operator’s recent restructuring, stating that it has led to “lower costs, improved earnings and a strengthened operating margin” in the second quarter of 2024.

In addition, Johnson noted that opportunities have now been created for the Swedish operator to “invest in transformation, strengthened responsible gaming work and investments that create growth”.

Casino Cosmopol closures impact overall revenue

Publishing its interim report, Svenska Spel declared an overall Q2 net gaming revenue of SEK 1.87bn (€161.8m), down by five per cent year-over-year (Q2 2023: SEK 1.97bn).

The operator noted that the decrease was partly due to its Casino Cosmopol business only having one casino open in comparison to three the previous year following the closure of casinos in Malmö and Gothenburg, resulting in a SEK 90m reduction.

Its online unit improved by eight per cent in comparison to the same period last year, accounting for 59 per ..

With comings and goings commonplace across the industry, GambleAware, Nederlandse Loterij and the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission are among those to have seen changes to their teams recently.

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GambleAware has appointed Professor Siân Griffiths CBE as its new Chair of Trustees.

Since 2018, Griffiths has been the Deputy Chair for the charity. However, she will now be replacing Baroness Kate Lampard CBE as Chair of Trustees on July 18, as Lampard is stepping down after eight years in the role to lead the Lampard Inquiry investigating mental health inpatient deaths in Essex.

Griffiths brings public health insight and experience to the role and has helped gambling harms to be seen alongside other public health issues. Alongside being Deputy Chair, she was also Chair of the charity’s Performance and Delivery Committee for several years.

She has previously been President of the UK Faculty of Public Health, Associate Non-Executive Director of Public Health England..