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PlayUp loses New Jersey license

PlayUp has lost its license to operate in New Jersey after failing to respond to information requests from the Division of Gaming Enforcement (NJDGE).

The New Jersey regulator had been seeking information on the company’s finances, including details of employee withholding tax payments, payroll registers, and bank statements.

The information request was [...]

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Toronto, Ontario

AGCO names Dave Forestel as new chairman

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has appointed iGaming Ontario chair Dave Forestell as its new chairman.

Forestell has served on the AGCO board since December 2018 and replaces Lalit Aggarwal, who stepped down as chair last week.

Forestell had also been presiding as chair of iGaming Ontario, a subsidiary [...]

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IGT

IGT upgrades Totalizator Sportowy’s iLottery platform in Poland

International Game Technology (GT) has upgraded the iLottery platform for Polish national lottery operator Totalizator Sportowy.

The upgrade has seen all components of Totalizator Sportowy’s iLottery platform moved to the cloud for the first time, becoming the first European lottery to have its end-to-end iLottery system on the cloud.

Totalizator Sportowy's iLottery [...]

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Louisiana

Louisiana sports wagers reach $2.52 billion in fiscal year 2022/23

Louisiana’s licensed sports betting operators took in total wagers of $2.52 billion during the 2022/23 fiscal year, buoyed by a strong performance in June.

June’s sports wagers were up 28 per cent year-on-year at $169.1 million, with mobile sports wagers increasing 28 per cent to $145.7 million, offsetting a 23 per [...]

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Detroit, Michigan

Detroit casinos post growth in June despite retail sportsbook loss

Michigan’s three commercial casinos in Detroit have posted a 3 per cent increase in combined casino and sportsbook revenue in June to $101.9 million.

Retail table games and slots contributed $101.9 million during the month, which was offset a loss of $395,606 from retail sports betting, mostly due to a customer [...]

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GI Games Round-up: NetEnt, Galaxsys, Pariplay and more

This week’s games and platform integrations round-up from Gaming Intelligence features the likes of NetEnt, Play’n GO, Pragmatic Play, Galaxsys, Pariplay, Big Time Gaming, Evoplay, BetConstruct, Yggdrasil, PopOK Gaming, Evolution, Light & Wonder and Playtech.

NetEnt’s Wild Turkey Megaways

Evolution-owned NetEnt has launched Wild Turkey Megaways, the sequel to one of its [...]

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California Lottery player wins $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot

One lucky California Lottery player has matched all six Powerball numbers to win a jackpot worth $1.08 billion, the third largest Powerball jackpot and sixth largest US lottery jackpot ever won.

A single ticket sold in California matched all six numbers drawn Wednesday night, as final ticket sales pushed the jackpot [...]

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Interblock bolsters portfolio with Aruze table games acquisition

Interblock has stepped in to acquire Aruze Gaming America’s electronic table game assets.

The deal to acquire the assets follows Aruze Gaming America’s filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection six months ago, and this week’s agreement to sell its slot machine business to Play Synergy.

Interblock said the acquisition marks a significant [...]

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IWG launches eInstant progressive jackpot in Pennsylvania and Virginia

Lottery games provider Instant Win Gaming (IWG) has rolled out its multi-state eInstant progressive jackpot in the United States with the Pennsylvania and Virginia Lotteries.

Mega Money Jackpots is powered by IWG’s InstantJackpots and sees designated games from each participating lottery contribute a small percentage of their sales to fund the [...]

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Betsson

Online casino drives Betsson’s record second quarter

Betsson has reported a 27 per cent increase in group revenue to €236.8 million for the second quarter of 2023, buoyed by a record performance from its online casino product.

As revealed earlier this month, the operator’s online casino generated more than two-thirds of Betsson’s Q2 revenue after increasing by 35 [...]

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Las Vegas Sands reinstates quarterly dividend as Q2 revenue soars

Las Vegas Sands has seen net revenue more than double to $2.54 billion in the second quarter of 2023, as a recovery in travel and tourism spending in both Macau and Singapore boosted results.

Casino revenue soared by 163 per cent compared to the same period last year to $1.86 billion, [...]

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Connecticut sports and iGaming wagers again surpass $1bn in June

Connecticut’s sports betting and iGaming market grew by 39 per cent in June as total wagers reached $1.07 billion, the tenth consecutive month that overall wagers have surpassed $1 billion.

June’s iGaming wagers increased by 45 per cent year-on-year to $979.6 million, offsetting a 5 per cent drop in online sports [...]

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