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Woodbine Entertainment begins search for new CEO

Woodbine Entertainment has begun the search for a new chief executive after long-serving CEO Jim Lawson announced that he will be stepping down from his role after eight years with the company.

“On behalf of our board of directors, I would like to thank Jim for his strong unwavering and impactful [...]

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Maryland records sports wagers of $386 million in March

Maryland’s sports wagers hit $386.0 million in March as mobile betting on March Madness was available for the first time in the Old Line State.

“There are a few events on the calendar that really drive sports wagering participation, and the NCAA basketball tournament every March is right at the top [...]

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Des Moines Iowa

Iowa sports wagers fall 3% in Q1 2023

Sports wagers in Iowa fell by 3 per cent to $660.1 million in the first quarter of 2023, after March posted a slight fall in year-on-year turnover to $232.6 million.

Internet sports betting was unchanged in March at $209.0 million, whilst retail betting was down by 6 per cent to $23.6 [...]

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New York commercial gaming revenue reaches $60m in March

New York’s four commercial land-based casinos recorded revenue of $60.8 million in March, exceeding the $60 million mark for the first time since October 2022.

Total revenue was 7 per cent higher in March, although slot machine revenue from the four casinos was unchanged from the previous year at $40.9 million. [...]

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Everi agrees deal to acquire Video King

New York-listed gaming solutions and payments provider Everi Holdings is expanding its digital gaming content through an agreement to acquire certain assets of Video King for $59m.

The acquisition will accelerate the growth of Everi’s Games segment through the acquisition of complementary assets and an established customer base in over 60 [...]

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Connecticut Lottery seeks sports betting and fantasy sports suppliers

The Connecticut Lottery has launched the process to select a new sports betting partner to replace Rush Street Interactive.

The Connecticut Lottery launched a Request for Proposals (RFP) this week after Rush Street Interactive announced in late March that both parties had agreed to end their sports betting partnership.

The RFP launched [...]

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Bragg goes live in Mexico with Caliente

Bragg Gaming Group has gone live in Mexico with gaming operator Caliente Interactive.

Further expanding the supplier’s presence in the region, exclusive content from Bragg’s proprietary studio Atomic Slot Lab have gone live on the Caliente.mx site. 

The new deployment will also enable further exclusive titles from the company’s partner studios to be [...]

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Montana sports handle jumps 45% in March

The Montana Lottery reported sports handle of $5.8 million in March, which was a year-on-year increase of 45 per cent.

March’s betting performance took Montana's total handle for the first quarter of 2023 to $17.3 million, an increase of 36 per cent on 2022.

Basketball accounted for 79 per cent of Montana’s [...]

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Aristocrat Leisure

Aristocrat Leisure appoints Jennifer Aument to board of directors

Sydney-listed gaming supplier Aristocrat Leisure has nominated Jennifer Aument as a non-executive director of the company. 

Aument is a seasoned senior executive and board member who was formerly global transportation chief executive officer of infrastructure consulting firm AECOM.

She also served as president and chief executive officer of Transurban’s North American business for [...]

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FanDuel sportsbook

FanDuel features Charles Barkley in latest campaign

Flutter Entertainment-owned sports betting brand FanDuel is launching a new advertising campaign featuring NBA legend Charles Barkley.

The new “Think like a player” ad shows a younger Barkley encouraging FanDuel users to “think like a player” when placing wagers on the platform, recruiting his younger self to help fans create Same Game Parlays [...]

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New York mobile betting surpassed $5 billion in Q1 2023

New York’s mobile sports betting increased by 9 per cent to $1.8 billion in March and took total first quarter handle over $5 billion.

FanDuel recorded its best monthly sports handle since launch in March and was up by 10 per cent to $740.1 million, giving it a 41 per cent [...]

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Wyoming Capitol

Wyoming sports wagering rises 13% in February

Wyoming's sports wagers rose by 13 per cent to $11.6 million in February, although it was the lowest monthly total since September 2022.

February’s gross win was 53 per cent higher at $1.1 million because the monthly margin improved by 2.5 percentage points to 9.0 per cent.

After deductions, the adjusted taxable [...]

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