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DiffusionData Offers Free Trial of Diffusion Cloud

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February 18, 2025

DiffusionData Offers Free Trial of Diffusion Cloud

DiffusionData, the pioneer and leader in real-time data streaming, today announced that Diffusion Cloud is now available free on a no obligation trial basis for one month, with no deployment costs.
To support new sign-ups, DiffusionData will make service engineers available if a participant requires advice during the set-up process. To sign up for the free trial and to start using Diffusion Cloud today, click here.

Diffusion Cloud for Financial Services
DiffusionData empowers financial institutions via the industry’s most secure data streaming framework. Diffusion Cloud powers personalised real-time streaming at low latency enabling our clients to deliver time-critical information such as live pricing data, trading information and customer notification at Internet scale. During the trial, users will be able to connect to their existing data sources, such as a Kafka instance or Redis database, and stream in minutes. The framework enables efficient, cost-effective cloud deployments, saving egress costs, and is suitable for Mobile and Web applications where performance and scalability are essential.
With the power of no-code data transformation, request response messaging, in-memory data caching and real-time data distribution at scale, Diffusion Cloud helps clients accelerate platform modernisation. A key benefit for financial organisations is more cost-effective development, deployment and maintenance vs an in-house build. Development teams will save weeks of effort and drastically reduce bandwidth consumption.

Diffusion Cloud for iGaming
iGaming is highly event-driven and demands applications that instantly react to fast-changing market prices before a game (Pre Match), and during the game (In Play). Industry leaders and well-known high-street brands use Diffusion Cloud to eradicate missed bets and provide real-time market lines that keeps them ahead of competitors (In Play, Cash Out, Live Scores, Personalised Offers etc.). Diffusion Cloud handles the large increased spike in users that comes with a major sporting event and delivers data to all the users in real-time – providing superior customer experiences across all your iGaming offerings be it Sportsbook, Casino, Bingo, and eSports.
iGaming companies use the Diffusion Cloud framework to seed development and shorten go-to-market time for new offerings; control and secure gaming event-data flowing to and from millions of online customers; reduce development and ongoing operational costs; simplify deployment; assure regulatory compliance for geographic expansion; and deliver personalised and enriched individual experiences. All of this is achieved by our clients through Diffusion Cloud today.

Industry Challenges

Scalability and Reducing CapEx and OpEx Costs

Competition and speed of innovation requires organisations to reduce their development cycles and deploy new technologies, in particular around data transformation. It is critical to keep operational costs under control. To reduce costs there is a need for a proven and performant framework which can reduce operational complexity and cost, manage increased scale of real-time data delivery to meet market demands, and assure data access control and security. The key to success is deploying a framework, i.e. Diffusion Cloud, that can easily and reliably scale up and down as required and deliver data with optimal efficiency using patented data optimisation and compression algorithms to reduce bandwidth costs by up to 90%.

Connecting, Transforming and Delivering Real-Time Data
Technology providers are looking to introduce solutions which reduce bandwidth and infrastructure requirements for customers to enable lower day-to-day operational costs, less system stress during peak events, and reduced support costs. The reality is that legacy technologies are not smart and send too much data to too many people unnecessarily, which is inefficient and expensive. Peak events will frequently cause massive loads on infrastructure, increase bandwidth needs and result in bottlenecks that affect the business’s bottom line.
Streaming technologies need to be aware of how data is being used to minimise bandwidth requirements. In order to manage and transmit only the data that has changed, the framework must have the capability to know what has been sent, when it was sent, and to whom it was sent. Such features allow companies to enhance their applications and expand revenue opportunities. Diffusion Cloud addresses the demanding needs of vendors when handling scale, performance, regulatory requirements, disparate geographies, and infrastructure efficiency, are vital to business success.

Personalisation
One of the key differentiators for many companies is to offer a personalised user experience. There is a business need to anticipate customer desire based on their actions. Responding to customers in a personalised manner can move the goal posts away from churn and towards customer retention and increased engagement and revenue per customer. When a customer engages through online applications, it is critical that they can easily choose options which address their specific requirements. To achieve this goal, one needs to be able to connect to a variety of data sources. In the past, this has meant engaging in an expensive and time-consuming data integration project.
Diffusion Cloud allows our customers to meet these goals without the integration burden. Diffusion is purpose-built to oversee the unique, real-time data ingestion, processing, and delivery challenges among data sources, applications, users, and devices for companies.

Grethe Brown, CEO at DiffusionData, said: “Diffusion Cloud removes many of the obstacles developers face when using open source or in-house built solutions, most notably in terms of scalability and latency. By providing developers and architects with a free month’s trial, we are giving them access to a mature, fully managed service; enabling them to trial and evaluate the benefits that Diffusion Cloud can deliver to their organisation.”

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In summary – Diffusion Cloud
Diffusion Cloud is a pub/sub cache server based on web socket technologies, letting clients keep a connection open and get notified of state changes instead of polling for updates. Diffusion Cloud minimises traffic flow with minimal latency and enables end-to-end data flow, securely, and at scale.

Diffusion Cloud enables:

Efficient, real-time messaging: Optimised to stream a high rate of messages to many connected clients;
Optimised distribution: Understands your data and can automatically remove out-of-date or redundant data; and
Optimised performance: Understands how clients and connections are performing and can gracefully manage clients that need to resume sessions after a loss of connectivity.

About DiffusionData
DiffusionData (formerly Push Technology) is a pioneer in real-time data distribution, providing infrastructure software for fast-moving data streams. The software is delivered as a cloud, on-premise, or hybrid solution to companies worldwide in sectors such as financial services, iGaming, retail, transportation, health, and digital media.
DiffusionData empowers organisations to connect, transform, and deliver real-time data. This supports informed decisions and drives business innovation in an ever-evolving digital landscape. Serving personalised low-latency data to tens of thousands of endpoints presents a difficult scaling challenge that Diffusion solves. The DiffusionData team merges business and technology insights to create world-class solutions. Learn more at www.diffusiondata.com.

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Live-dealer specialist Ezugi to provide immersive casino experiences to SkillOnNet’s Brazilian platforms

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August 12, 2025

Adrienn Sarkany

Global entertainment brand SkillOnNet has announced the expansion of its successful partnership with live-dealer gaming solutions specialist Ezugi into the regulated markets of Brazil.

The move builds on a strong existing relationship between the two companies and highlights their commitment to delivering top-tier gaming experiences across Latin America.

Players at SkillOnNet’s Brazilian platforms, such as PlayUzu.bet.br and BacanaPlay.bet.br, now have access to Ezugi’s high-quality live casino games, including roulette, blackjack, and baccarat.

Part of the Evolution Network, Ezugi has established cutting-edge studio environments in Latin America to provide localised games with localised limits and Spanish-speaking dealers for an unbeatable live casino experience.

Meanwhile, SkillOnNet has been making a splash in Latin America through its PlayUZU and BacanaPlay brands. After launching PlayUZU in Brazil this year, the casino has quickly become a household name in the market, thanks to big-budget TV and marketing campaigns. PlayUZU promotes a “fairer” online casino experience, offering bonuses with no playthrough requirements.

Jani Kontturi at SkillOnNet said: “Ezugi has proven itself to be a standout partner with an exceptional product, and we’re excited to deepen our collaboration. Latin America is a key growth region for us, and we’re committed to offering our players the very best in live casino entertainment.”

Gilad Ben-Ami at Ezugi said: “With SkillOnNet, we share a vision of delivering localized, high-quality live casino content, and together we can offer a compelling product that meets the expectations of Latin American players.”

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Final CFG USA 2024 Online Gambling Report Confirms: Crime Wins After Years of Legalization

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August 12, 2025

Niji Narayan

The Campaign for Fairer Gambling (CFG) has released 2024 CFG USA State Supplement #2: All States, the final report in its landmark CFG USA 2024 Series, warning that the rapid expansion of legal online gambling is fueling more gambling and higher consumer losses – all without displacing crime from the total marketplace.

The analysis, produced by technical marketplace intelligence platform Yield Sec, offers the most comprehensive national and state-by-state breakdown ever produced across the US online sports betting, casino, and poker marketplaces. It shows that states with more legal operators record the highest Gross Gambling Revenue (GGR) per capita as a percentage of income – but, illegal operators continue to dominate, with 74% of total GGR across US online gambling being stolen by crime during 2024.

In 2024, the total US online gambling marketplace was worth $90.1 billion, of which $67.1 billion (74%) was illegal. The illegal sector grew by 64% year-on-year, outpacing the legal sector’s 36% growth.

There are three states with legalized online sports betting where the market is below the average of 0.31% GGR per capita as a percentage of income for states with no legalization, being Oregon, Maine, and Arkansas. These states have operator numbers of Oregon 1, Maine 2, and Arkansas 3, for an average of 2, below the national average of 9.

There are three states with both legalized online sports betting and casino gaming where the market is below the average of 0.77% of GGR per capita as a percentage of income for states with legalization of online sports betting only, being Delaware, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. These states have operator numbers of Delaware 4, Rhode Island 2, and Connecticut 3 for an average of 3, below the national average of 14.

There is a pronounced correlation between having a small number of legal operators and lower GGR per capita as a percentage of income.

The proponents of legalization assert that having more legal operators is better for competition and implies that this will help reduce the size of the illegal sector. The evidence, contained in CFG reporting from years of monitoring and the most comprehensive study ever conducted upon the US online gambling marketplace at both the national and state levels, contradicts this assertion.

Derek Webb, Founder and Funder of CFG, said: “The onus is on the proponents of legalization to provide an explanation as to how they managed to get it so wrong – at the least, they should apologize to the legislators they influenced based on their misleading representations. There should now be a moratorium on state expansion until effective action reduces illegal revenues and enables effective control of online gambling marketplaces.”

Ismail Vali, founder and CEO of Yield Sec, added: “Decades of illegal online gambling in the USA were meant to end with legalization and regulation. The hope was simple: legal, licensed options in each state would ‘channelize’ the marketplace and eliminate illegal gambling. This has not happened.

“Seven years after state legalization began in 2018, the US online gambling marketplace remains a fortress of crime, and the zero-sum game hope that legalization and regulation would, on their own, remove crime, has failed. Illegal gambling isn’t one problem – it’s many. You can only control it through process – MPEO: Monitor, Police, Enforce, Optimize. Crime has now stolen hundreds of billions of dollars from American commerce and communities over more than three decades – it’s time to make this end.”

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Century Casinos, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2025 Results

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August 12, 2025

George Miller

Century Casinos, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2025 Results

Century Casinos, Inc. announced its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025.

Second Quarter 2025 Highlights*

Compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024:

Net operating revenue was $150.8 million, an increase of 3%.
Earnings from operations was $16.6 million, an increase of 16%.
Net loss attributable to Century Casinos, Inc. shareholders was ($12.3) million, a decrease in net loss of 70%, and basic net loss per share was ($0.40).
Adjusted EBITDAR** was $30.3 million, an increase of 10%.

“We are proud of the strength and momentum we have built across our portfolio, which has shown solid year over year growth and generated positive cash flow in the quarter. Following various inquiries from third parties about potential asset sales and strategic partnerships, we have initiated a strategic review process as part of our ongoing commitment to driving long-term value creation and optimizing our portfolio of assets and operations,” Erwin Haitzmann and Peter Hoetzinger, Co-Chief Executive Officers of Century Casinos remarked.

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Sports Betting – Missouri – In May 2025, the Company announced that it has partnered with BetMGM to operate an online and mobile sports betting application under the Company’s license in Missouri. The agreement includes a percentage of net gaming revenue payable to the Company, with a guaranteed minimum, as well as retail sportsbook options to be exercised at the Company’s discretion. Sports betting is expected to begin in Missouri in the fourth quarter of 2025.

Caruthersville, Missouri – Since the opening of the new casino and hotel on November 1, 2024, net operating revenue and Adjusted EBITDAR** have increased 26% and 31% respectively.

Poland – The Company was awarded a second license in the city of Wroclaw in March 2025. The Company expects to open the casino in the fourth quarter of 2025. The Company was notified in June 2025 that it had not received a new license for a second casino in Warsaw and closed the casino at the Hilton Hotel. The license for the Company’s flagship casino in Warsaw at The Presidential Hotel runs through 2028.

Strategic Review Process – The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has initiated a comprehensive strategic review of its operations, capital structure and strategic growth options. The review will explore a range of potential strategic alternatives for the Company’s assets and businesses aimed at enhancing shareholder value and supporting long-term growth. These alternatives may include opportunities to unlock value within our existing property portfolio, optimize the Company’s capital structure, evaluate potential mergers, strategic partnerships, or the sale of the Company, and to analyze potential divestments of assets or other asset-level transactions. In connection with this review, the Company has engaged Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP as legal counsel and Macquarie Capital as financial advisor.

This review follows the Company’s recent substantial capital expenditure program and solid operational performance in the second quarter of 2025 and reflects the Board’s proactive approach to positioning the Company for future success in an evolving market landscape. The Board has not set a timetable for the conclusion of this review. At this stage, no commitments or decisions have been made and there can be no assurance that the review will result in any transaction or particular change to the Company’s business. The Company does not intend to make further public comments on the process unless and until it determines that further disclosure is appropriate or necessary.