Nektan receives software and gaming licence for UK market

B2B gaming platform and content provider Nektan, has successfully received approval for both a software and a gaming licence for the UK market.Since the new regulation was introduced in the UK in late 2014, Nektan had been operating under a Gibraltar continuation licence for UK facing gaming services."We are pleased to have received approval for both a software and gaming licence, which allows Nektan to operate our platform for our partners under a local licence in the UK market, said the firm's chief David Gosen."The UK is the largest gaming market in Europe and remains a key focus for our continued growth."The share price had climed 8.87% to 178p by 09:20.