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GI Games Round-up: Wizard Games, Evoplay, Play’n GO and more

This week’s games and platform integrations round-up from Gaming Intelligence features the likes of Wizard Games, Evoplay, Play’n GO, Betsoft Gaming, Pragmatic Play, CreedRoomz, Yggdrasil, Greentube, Big Time Gaming and Bragg Gaming.

Wizard Games’ Alice in Vegasland

NeoGames-owned Wizard Games is heading down the rabbit hole towards bright lights and big thrills [...]

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Arizona reports $645 million in March sports wagers

Sports wagering in Arizona fell by 7 per cent to $645 million in March, but was up against the state’s best monthly betting performance in its year-on-year comparison.

March’s betting wagers took the total for the first quarter of the year to $1.85 billion, of which 99 per cent came from [...]

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Karen Wells to step down from Massachusetts Gaming Commission

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) is looking for a new executive director to replace Karen Wells, who will be departing the state regulator next month.

Wells will step down on 14 July after ten years with the MGC, having joined the regulator in 2013 as director of the Investigations and Enforcement [...]

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DraftKings

DraftKings makes late $195m bid for PointsBet’s US business

Sydney-listed sports betting operator PointsBet Holdings has received an offer from DraftKings to acquire its US business for US$195 million in cash.

Having already agreed to sell its US online sports betting, iGaming and retail sportsbook businesses to Fanatics last month, PointsBet said Friday that it has received an unsolicited non-binding [...]

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Golden Matrix sees second quarter revenue climb 21%

New York-listed Golden Matrix Group (GMGI) has reported a 21 per cent increase in revenue to $10.3 million for its fiscal second quarter ended 30 April.

The bulk of the quarterly total was derived from the company’s B2C offering, which generated $6.5 million from RKings and Mexplay, while B2B contributed revenue [...]

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New York gaming revenue falls 3% in May

Gaming revenue at New York’s four commercial casinos fell by 3 per cent to $55.6 million in May, with declines across slots, table games and poker.

Revenue from slot machines was down by 3 per cent in the month to $39.4 million on handle of $507.6 million.

Table gaming revenue was also [...]

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eCOGRA expands in US with Connecticut approval

UK-based testing agency eCOGRA has secured approval from the Connecticut State Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) Gaming Division to offer its products and services in the US state.

The certification allows the agency to provide independent testing, inspection, and certification services to operators in Connecticut.

The independent testing laboratory will also offer its clients software testing, RNG (Random [...]

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CasinoEngine drives EveryMatrix record revenue in May

iGaming platform provider EveryMatrix has reported record results for May after generating monthly turnover of €4bn and surpassing 4 billion monthly game rounds across its CasinoEngine platform.

Monthly casino turnover across the casino platform has now risen from €2bn in May 2021 to €3bn in February of this year, while the [...]

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Great Canadian set for opening of landmark Toronto casino

Canadian casino operator Great Canadian Entertainment has confirmed that it will open its new CAD$1 billion land-based casino resort in Toronto next week.

Set for opening on 20 June, the landmark Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto is situated adjacent to Woodbine Racetrack and features 328,000 square feet of gaming space, including [...]

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North Carolina sports betting bill signed into law

North Carolina is joining Vermont in becoming the latest US state to regulate sports betting after Governor Roy Cooper signed legislation into law on Wednesday.

Governor Cooper signed HB347 into law at a ceremony at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte yesterday, with legalised sports betting expected to begin early next year.

“This [...]

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Toronto, Ontario

Ontario’s first year of iGaming generates CAD$1.6 billion in GDP

New research undertaken by Deloitte has estimated that the first year of Ontario’s regulated iGaming market contributed nearly CAD$1.6 billion to the Canadian province’s gross domestic product (GDP).

The report found that the market sustained more than 12,000 full-time jobs across the province in the first year, with the industry having [...]

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Vermont, Burlington

Vermont legalises online sports betting

Vermont Governor Phil Scott has signed legislation into law to regulate online-only sports betting in the Green Mountain State.

Bill H.127 was approved by lawmakers last month and signed into law by the Governor on Wednesday.

Under the regulations, up to six online sports betting operators will be able to serve players [...]

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