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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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Pollard Banknote eyes Europe as iLottery drives Q1 growth

Toronto-listed lottery supplier Pollard Banknote has reported a 9 per cent increase in revenue to CAD$124.6 million in the first quarter of 2023, buoyed by record results from its North American-facing iLottery operations.

The year-on-year growth was attributed to higher sales of ancillary lottery products and services, while eGaming systems revenue [...]

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Kansas sports wagers lowest since launch in April

Kansas’ sports wagers amounted to $133.0 million in April, marking the state’s lowest total since launch in September 2022.

Online betting amounted to $126.3 million, led by DraftKings with $53.0 million and FanDuel with $39.7 million.

Retail wagers were $6.7 million and the market leader was Barstool Sportsbook with handle of $4.3 [...]

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GI Games Round-up: Relax Gaming, Yggdrasil, NetEnt and more

This week’s games and platform integrations round-up from Gaming Intelligence features the likes of Relax Gaming, Nolimit City, NetEnt, Yggdrasil, Playson, Wizard Games, BF Games, Play’n GO, Evoplay, Evolution, Pragmatic Play and Ezugi.

Relax Gaming’s Mega Heist

Relax Gaming has released its latest action-packed title with the launch of Mega Heist.

“This title [...]

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Oregon

Oregon sports handle hits $55 million in April

The Oregon Lottery has reported sports handle of $55.2 million in April, an increase of 28 per cent year-on-year.

Basketball bets accounted for 39 per cent of monthly wagers at $21.3 million, but this was a 3 per cent fall on the previous year. Baseball had a 21 per cent share [...]

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BetMakers ready to take MonmouthBets online in New Jersey

Sydney-listed BetMakers Technology Group is powering the launch of a new fixed odds horse racing betting offering in New Jersey for leading racetrack Monmouth Park.

Approved by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, MonmouthBets is set to take wagers from customers ahead of Monmouth Park’s opening day on Saturday (13 [...]

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