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New Jersey gaming revenue tops $2.73 billion in first half of 2023

New Jersey’s casinos, racetracks and their partners have reported a 12 per cent increase in total gaming revenue to $2.73 billion for the first half of 2023, buoyed by a strong performance in June.

June’s total gaming revenue rose 14 per cent year-on-year to $457.2 million, with land-based casino win climbing [...]

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Entain

Entain set to bolster US offering with Angstrom Sports acquisition

Entain has agreed a deal to acquire Angstrom Sports, a UK-based provider of pricing for US sports.

Entain will pay a total consideration of £81 million to acquire the business, plus contingent payments totalling a maximum of £122 million, payable over three years.

The company said the acquisition will make Entain the [...]

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Penn Entertainment completes migration of Barstool Sportsbook & Casino

Penn Entertainment has completed the migration of its Barstool Sportsbook & Casino offering to the company’s proprietary technology platform.

The migration to Penn’s custom technology stack brings all components of its online gaming operations in the United States in-house and enhances the Barstool Sportsbook product offering.

This includes a significantly upgraded user [...]

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888 Holdings

888 shares slump as Gambling Commission initiates UK licence review

Britain’s Gambling Commission (GBGC) has commenced a review of 888’s operating licence following FS Gaming’s recent investment in the company and subsequent proposal to appoint former GVC senior executives as part of 888’s new leadership team.

New York-based FS Gaming acquired a stake in 888 last month, and subsequently presented a [...]

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Betway named official partner of Major League Cricket

Super Group-owned online betting and gaming operator Betway has become an official partner of the newly established T20 cricket league, Major League Cricket (MLC).

Major League Cricket Powered by Betway is a new T20 competition that began Thursday (13 July) and takes places in two stadiums in the United States; Grand [...]

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IGT

IGT expands Mississippi footprint with new retail sportsbook

New York-listed supplier International Game Technology (IGT) is powering a new retail sportsbook at the Palace Casino Resort in Mississippi, with an on-premise mobile sports betting offering to follow.

The Contact Sports and Race Book at the Biloxi-based venue offers players a range of pre-game and in-play wagering options at the [...]

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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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