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Illinois sports handle sets new high in March

Illinois’s sports handle rose by 10 per cent to $1.07 billion in March and set a new monthly wagering high.

Online wagering grew by 12 per cent to $1.04 billion, whilst retail betting fell by 20 per cent in March to $35.0 million.

Betting on professional sports amounted to $735.6 million, versus [...]

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Bally’s partners Oakland Athletics for new Las Vegas ballpark

Bally's Corporation has announced plans to develop a new ballpark for MLB’s Oakland Athletics on a portion of the current Tropicana Las Vegas property.

In conjunction with Gaming & Leisure Properties (GLPI), Bally’s has reached a binding agreement with the Oakland Athletics which will enable the Athletics to overcome a key [...]

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Betr becomes seventh sportsbook to go online in Massachusetts

Sports betting operator Betr has launched its online sportsbook in its second US state after going live in Massachusetts.

Betr is the 7th operator to go online in the state after temporary licences were issued to nine companies ahead of the opening of the market on 10 March, with Fanatics and [...]

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Bragg Gaming continues Swiss expansion with Pasino.ch launch

Bragg Gaming has further expanded its presence in Swtizerland’s regulated iGaming market after rolling out its content with Casino Du Lac Meyrin’s Pasino.ch.

Pasino becomes Bragg’s seventh operator partner in the country following recent roll outs for Grand Casino Bern’s 7melon and Grand Casino Basel’s GoldenGrand brands.

Casino Du Lac Meyrin is [...]

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Arizona

Arizona posts $609 million in February sports wagers

Sports wagers in Arizona grew by 24 per cent to $609.3 million in February, as the state played host to Super Bowl LVII during the month.

Mobile betting accounted for nearly all of Arizona’s monthly wagers at $604.9 million (99 per cent) and was above the $600 million level for the [...]

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Indiana Capitol

Indiana sports handle drops 11% in April

Indiana’s sports wagers dropped by 11 per cent in April to $321.4 million, with declines in both mobile and retail channels.

Mobile betting in Indiana was down by 9 per cent to $303.5 million, whilst retail betting dropped by 31 per cent year-on-year to $17.9 million.

Parlay bets contributed $91.6 million of [...]

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Robert Hoskin to step down from Entain’s Board

London-listed betting and gaming operator Entain has confirmed that long-serving executive Robert Hoskin will be leaving the company’s Board at the end of next month.

After 18 years with the group, Hoskin is stepping down as chief governance officer and will leave the Board on 30 June, but remain in role [...]

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iGaming contribution grows for Mohegan as Q2 revenue hits $405.8 million

North American casino operator Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority has reported a 13 per cent increase in revenue to $405.8 million in its fiscal second quarter ended 31 March.

As with its first quarter, the company attributed the year-on-year growth to a full period of operations and a return to relatively normal [...]

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PointsBet

Fanatics bolsters betting and gaming division with PointsBet acquisition

PointsBet has entered into a binding agreement to sell its betting and iGaming business in the United States to Fanatics.

The US$150 million transaction includes PointsBet’s iGaming, sports betting and advance deposit wagering operations in the United States, Banach Technology, as well as access to the source code of the company’s proprietary [...]

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NeoGames

Aristocrat Leisure agrees acquisition of NeoGames

Aristocrat Leisure has agreed a deal to acquire New York-listed gaming and lottery supplier NeoGames.

Aristocrat will acquire 100 per cent of NeoGames at a price of $29.50 per share, representing a premium of 104 per cent on the volume weighted average price of NeoGames’ shares in the three month period [...]

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Kambi

Kambi signs first sportsbook deal in Nebraska

Stockholm-listed sportsbook supplier Kambi Group has signed a deal to power a new retail sportsbook in Nebraska.

The multi-year deal will see Kambi launch an on-property sportsbook in the midwestern state for WarHorse Gaming, a division of Ho-Chunk, which is regulated by the Nebraska Racing Gaming Commission.

WarHorse Casino Lincoln will be [...]

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IGT

Malta National Lottery to re-launch instant tickets under new IGT deal

New York-listed supplier International Game Technology (IGT) has agreed two long-term contracts with Malta’s National Lottery operator, which will include the re-launch of the lottery’s instant ticket program.

Under the terms of an initial agreement, IGT's lottery central system and retail solutions went live last July with the new lottery operator [...]

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