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Gaming Realms reports Q3 growth and award of full Michigan license

London-listed content developer Gaming Realms expects to achieve its full-year financial targets after recording strong growth in the third quarter of the year.

The company said Tuesday that it continues to be encouraged by the performance of its games across North American and European markets, with third quarter content licensing revenue [...]

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Chicago receives five bids for integrated casino resort

The City of Chicago has received five proposals to develop the city’s first integrated casino resort.

The request for proposals (RFP) for the integrated casino resort closed Friday (Oct. 29), with five companies bidding for the city’s sole casino license.

Bally’s Corporation submitted proposals for a self-managed casino at two different sites, [...]

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Kalamba Games granted MGA supplier licence

Malta-based Kalamba Games has been granted a supplier licence by the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA).

Kalamba's portfolio includes over 50 titles as well as a set of promotional tools via its BullsEye platform, which includes tournaments, leaderboards, meta games and a new predictive CRM platform, StarGazer.

The Malta license follows Kalamba's recent [...]

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PlayUp partners Wild Rose to enter Iowa iGaming market

Australian and US online sports betting operator PlayUp has secured market access to enter Iowa's regulated iGaming market through a partnership with licensed casino operator Wild Rose Entertainment.

PlayUp has already begun the regulatory process to gain licensure in Iowa for sports betting and will do the same once the regulatory framework is [...]

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Live5 announces Canadian expansion into British Colombia

Slot game developer Live5 has expanded into the Canadian market after securing approval to launch in British Colombia.

The certification by the British Colombia Gaming Enforcement and Policy Branch (GEPB) allows the developer to integrate its titles, via Scientific Games, with the British Columbia Lottery Corporation and its PlayNow iGaming site.

Live5 [...]

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Maryland Governor Larry Hogan

Maryland Governor calls for launch of sports betting as more license applicants approved

With the NFL season well underway and March Madness fast approaching, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has urged the legislature’s Sports Wagering Applicant Review Commission to swiftly approved sports betting licenses.

Governor Hogan made the call after the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Commission (MLGC) approve two further sports betting license applications last [...]

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Administrative Court reinstates Vivaro’s Swedish licence

Sweden’s Administrative Court has backed BetConstruct subsidiary Vivaro in its appeal against the country’s gambling regulator Spelinspektionen.

The regulator had revoked Vivaro’s iGaming and sports betting licences last month for failing to launch operations within one year of receiving the licences, as required under Sweden’s Gaming Act.

Vivaro appealed the licence revocation [...]

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Dublin, Ireland

Ireland outlines new regulatory framework for gambling

The government of Ireland plans to have a new national gambling regulator in place by 2023 to license and regulate online and land-based operators.

Having approved plans for a new regulator in 2019, the government has now outlined a general scheme for gambling regulation under the proposed authority, which will be [...]

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NYRA Bets gets green light in Michigan

The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) has issued a provisional horse race betting license to the New York Racing Association’s NYRA Bets brand.

Sports bettors in Michigan now can place pari-mutuel bets on live and simulcast horse races with the operator, the fourth to be awarded an advance deposit wagering (ADW) [...]

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New York mobile wagering tax set at up to 64%

New York’s Mobile Sports Wagering Evaluation Committee has determined the final tax rates that will be paid by mobile sports betting operators in the state, based on the number of licensed operators.

The mobile sports betting licensing process, which closed to applicants in August, required prospective licensees to propose the highest [...]

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KSA begins licensing process for horse race betting in the Netherlands

Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has opened a new licence application process to select the country’s sole horse race betting operator.

Horse race betting in the Netherlands requires a totalisator licence and has been operated by Sportech for the past five years, with the current licence set to expire on 30 [...]

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Betway

Super Group’s Betway expands US and European operations

Super Group-owned online bookmaker Betway has announced the launch of operations in its fifth market in the United States, as well as the award of a new license in Europe.

The Betway brand now has gone live in Iowa, adding to existing operations in Colorado, Indiana, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

The [...]

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