Pennsylvania's regulated sports betting market generated total wagers of $16.2m in December, benefiting from the first contributions from SugarHouse Casino and Rivers Casino.

Oslo-listed Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has been approved as an affiliate in New Jersey, enabling the company to send traffic to regulated online casinos and sportsbooks in the state.

Swedish horse race betting operator AB Trav och Galopp (ATG) will strengthen its pari-mutuel betting offering through a partnership with American stock exchange Nasdaq.

Three more operators have been granted approval to launch in Sweden’s re-regulated market after receiving licenses from regulator Spelinspektionen.

Frankfurt-listed lottery provider Zeal Network has rejected Lottoland’s offer for its core German assets, describing the non-binding offer as “significantly inadequate”.

This week has seen new game releases by PokerStars, Pragmatic Play, Kalamba Games, Blueprint Gaming, Evoplay Entertainment and iSoftBet, as well as integrations for Booming Games, Stakelogic and GiG Games.

New York-listed supplier International Game Technology (IGT) has secured a seven-year contract to provide new lottery equipment and services to the South Dakota Lottery.

Las Vegas-based casino operator Affinity Gaming has confirmed the appointment of Mary Elizabeth Higgins as its new chief financial officer.

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