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Ohio reports sports handle of $362 million in June

Ohio sportsbooks generated handle of $362.1 million in June, taking the total for the state’s first six months of regulated sports betting to $3.82 billion.

Online betting accounted for 97 per cent of handle in the first six months at $3.71 billion, with June’s total of $348.4 million marking the lowest [...]

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Virginia sports betting market grows by 9% in H1

Sports wagers in Virginia grew by 9 per cent to $2.61 billion in the first half of 2023, with June’s handle up by 10 per cent to $325.5 million.

Internet wagering was 9 per cent higher in June at $322.1 million and took H1 2023 handle to $2.59 billion. Retail betting [...]

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Columbus Ohio

Ohio gaming revenue surpasses $500 million in H1

Ohio’s land-based gaming revenue grew by 1 per cent to $512.0 million in the first six months of 2023, after June’s revenue came in at $82.8 million.

Table gaming revenue fell by 5 per cent in June to $24.2 million, partially negating a 4 per cent rise in slot machine revenue [...]

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Montana sports betting up 1% in July

The Montana Lottery has reported a 1 per cent increase in sports betting handle to $2.6 million in July, the lowest monthly total since the same month last year.

Baseball accounted for 69 per cent of Montana’s wagers during the month, followed by basketball and tennis, both with a 7 per [...]

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GI Games Round-up: Playson, Inspired, CreedRoomz and more

This week’s games and platform integrations round-up from Gaming Intelligence features the likes of Playson, BF Games, Evoplay, Pragmatic Play, Inspired Entertainment, Big Time Gaming, CreedRoomz, Yggdrasil, Nolimit City, Bragg Gaming, Playtech and Relax Gaming.

Playson’s Wolf Land: Hold and Win

Playson has launched Wolf Land: Hold and Win, the newest release [...]

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DraftKings

DraftKings reduces net loss as Q2 revenue hits $874.9 million

DraftKings is raising its full year revenue guidance after seeing second quarter revenue increase by 88 per cent to $874.9 million.

The year-on-year growth was driven by a 44 per cent rise in monthly unique payers (MUPs) to 2.1 million, reflecting strong unique payer retention and acquisition across DraftKings’ Sportsbook and [...]

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Catena Media

Catena Media sells UK and Australian businesses

Stockholm-listed online gaming affiliate Catena Media has agreed to sell its UK and Australian online sports betting brands to UK-based Moneta Communications for €6.0 million.

The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of this year, and covers all assets in Catena Media’s UK business, which includes sports betting [...]

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AGS records 10th consecutive quarter of growth

Gaming supplier AGS enjoyed another record performance in the second quarter of 2023 as revenue increased by 17 per cent to $89.8 million, its tenth consecutive quarter of sequential growth.

Revenue grew across all three of the company’s business segments, with revenue from its core electronic gaming machine (EGM) segment reaching [...]

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Amelco secures licence approval in Ontario

Amelco has secured licence approval in Ontario ahead of the launch of its sports betting and platform services in the Canadian province.

Amelco’s end-to-end product is set to go live in Ontario for the first time after its iGaming, player account management and sportsbook platform was approved by the Alcohol and [...]

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Arizona

Arizona sports handle falls to $452 million in May

Arizona reported total sports handle of $451.7 million in May, which was a 2 per cent decrease on the previous year.

Mobile wagering in Arizona accounted for 99 per cent of monthly betting wagers and amounted to $447.0 million, a fall of 2 per cent year-on-year, while Arizona’s retail wagers were [...]

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Play Synergy receives gaming approval in Nevada

Gaming supplier Play Synergy is set to enter the Nevada gambling market after being granted manufacturer and distributor gaming licenses by the Nevada Gaming Commission.

The Nevada licences follow the United States Bankruptcy Court this week approving its proposal to purchase electronic gaming machine (EGM) and online assets of Aruze Gaming [...]

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Hacksaw Gaming secures West Virginia iGaming supplier licence

Malta-headquartered online casino games provider Hacksaw Gaming has obtained a full supplier license to distribute its content in West Virginia.

The approval from the West Virginia Lottery enables to the supplier to roll out its games to licensed operators in the state, including titles such as Wanted Dead or a Wild, [...]

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