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Indiana sports betting decline continues into June

Indiana’s sports betting market continued to decline into June as total wagers fell by 13 per cent to $224.1 million.

Online sports wagers declined by 11 per cent compared to a year ago to $212.8 million, while retail sports wagers fell by 36 per cent to $11.3 million.

Baseball generated $65.0 million [...]

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GI Games Round-up: Nolimit City, Pragmatic Play, Evolution and more

This week’s games and platform integrations round-up from Gaming Intelligence features the likes of Nolimit City, Pragmatic Play, Wizard Games, Evoplay, PopOK Gaming, Play’n GO, Playson, Evolution, Yggdrasil, Ezugi, Pariplay, Bragg Gaming and Light & Wonder.

Nolimit City’s Bounty Hunters

Evolution-owned Nolimit City has launched its latest Western-themed slot with the release [...]

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Massachusetts Gaming Commission names interim executive director

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has appointed Todd Grossman to serve as interim executive director to replace Karen Wells.

Grossman currently serves as general counsel and is an eleven-year veteran of the MGC, having joined the Commission in 2012 near the inception of the agency.

In his time as general counsel, Grossman has [...]

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Maryland

Crab Sports launches mobile sportsbook in Maryland

Crab Sports has become the eleventh mobile sports betting operator to go live in Maryland through a partnership with Gaming Innovation Group’s iGaming Cloud.

The launch follows licence approval from the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission (MLGCC), and Crab Sports successful completion of a controlled demonstration of its online sports [...]

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Tennis

FanDuel continues as WTA authorized gaming operator

Flutter Entertainment’s FanDuel has extended its multi-year partnership with the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA).

The agreement sees FanDuel continue as an authorised gaming operator for the WTA Tour in North, South and Central America, providing the operator with access to the WTA’s trademarks and scoring data through official data supplier Stats [...]

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Scientific Games extends instant lottery program in North Carolina

Lottery supplier Scientific Games has extended its successful instant game partnership with the North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL).

Through the Scientific Games Enhanced Partnership, which began six years ago, the NCEL’s scratch-off sales have grown from $1.7 billion in fiscal year 2017 to $2.6 billion in FY 2022.

“Our partnership with Scientific [...]

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Greentube

Greentube launches first iLottery game with Washington DC Lottery

Novomatic’s iGaming subsidiary Greentube has launched its first iLottery game in the United States with the Washington DC Lottery.

Drop The Balls is a cross between pinball, pachinko and bagatelle, with the Washington DC Lottery the first US state lottery to offer the game to its players.

In the game, players have [...]

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West Virginia sports and iGaming annual wagers top $4.55 billion

West Virginia’s sports betting and iGaming market generated total wagers of $4.55 billion for the fiscal year ended 30 June, with iGaming wagers surpassing $4.0 billion.

Licensed operators in the Mountain State enjoyed a strong finish to the fiscal year as wagers were up 32 per cent year-on-year at $301.6 million [...]

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Oregon

Oregon sports wagers climb 29% in June

Sports betting in Oregon climbed by 29 per cent to $43.9 million in June, and took total wagers for the first half of 2023 to $312.4 million.

In June, baseball was the largest sport by wagers at $18.1 million, 41 per cent of the total. Other sports accounted for 29 per [...]

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4ThePlayer.com granted full supplier licence in Michigan

London-based online casino games developer 4ThePlayer.com has been granted a full iGaming supplier licence in Michigan.

The full approval follows the receipt of a provisional licence last October, and the introduction of its first games in the state, 9k Yeti and 3 Secret Cities.

4ThePlayer.com's games are accessible to players in Michigan [...]

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Stakelogic set for US debut with Bally’s live casino deal

New York-listed gaming operator Bally's Corporation has entered into a strategic partnership with Stakelogic to support the launch of its iGaming operations in Rhode Island.

The agreement follows the recent passage of the Rhode Island iGaming bill, which extended Bally's role as the sole active casino operator in the state to [...]

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Maryland

Maryland sports wagers surpass $2bn in first half of 2023

Maryland's licensed operators reported sports wagers of $2.07 billion in the first half of 2023, after June’s handle reached $254.5 million.

Mobile betting in Maryland in June was $243.8 million and retail betting was $10.7 million.

FanDuel and DraftKings dominated Maryland’s mobile betting sector, with 45 per cent and 37 per cent [...]

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