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Wyoming sports wagers hit $40 million in Q1 2023

Wyoming’s sports wagering reached $40.7 million in the first quarter of 2023, after March recorded a 16 per cent increase in handle to $14.8 million.

Gross win in March increased by 67 per cent to $1.8 million at a margin of 12.4 per cent, giving a quarterly total of $4.5 million, [...]

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Bragg launches games with PlatinCasino in Spain

Bragg Gaming Group is expanding in Spain through a partnership with locally licensed operator PlatinCasino.es.

Titles from Bragg’s exclusive casino content portfolio are now live on PlatinCasino.es, with additional content to be released at a later date.

The latest deal for Bragg follows several new partnership agreements across key European jurisdictions under [...]

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GI Games Round-Up: Relax Gaming, Play’n GO and more

This week’s games and platform integrations round-up from Gaming Intelligence features Evoplay, Play'n GO, Relax Gaming, Inspired, Yggrasil and more.

PLAY’N GO’S RONIN’S HONOUR

Play’n GO has expanded its portfolio of premium slots with the launch of Ronin’s Honour, an all-new samurai-action title.

“Ronin’s Honour is pure fun,” says George Olekszy, head of [...]

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AGCO proposes ban on celebrities in gambling advertising

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has announced plans to ban the use of athletes and celebrities in online gambling advertising campaigns.

The proposed changes to the internet gambling Advertising Standards aim to minimise the potential harm that advertising campaigns featuring celebrities and athletes can have on youth and [...]

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Downtown Chicago

Illinois posts sports handle of $875m in February

Illinois’s sports handle increased by 29 per cent year-on-year to $875.4 million in February, but was below $1 billion for the first time since September 2022.

Online wagering continued to dominate Illinois’s betting market and accounted for 97 per cent of turnover at $847.4 million, which was a 30 per cent [...]

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Indiana Capitol

Indiana sports handle drops 9% in March

Indiana’s sports wagers fell by 9 per cent to $433.0 million in March, against a very strong yearly comparison.

Mobile betting decreased by 8 per cent to $404.0 million, whilst retail betting was down by 21 per cent to $29.0 million.

With March Madness underway, basketball accounted for 52 per cent of [...]

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888 Holdings

888 Holdings’ online operations offset retail growth in Q1 2023

London-listed betting and gaming operator 888 Holdings has reported a 5 per cent fall in revenue in the first quarter of 2023.

Revenue in the first quarter of the year fell to £446 million from £469 million in Q1 2022, as strong growth in retail was offset by lower online revenue.

The [...]

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Detroit, Michigan

Michigan commercial casino revenue falls 3% in March

Michigan’s three commercial casinos reported a 3 per cent fall in adjusted gross revenue to $119.2 million in March, with declines in both gaming and retail sports betting.

Land-based adjusted gaming revenue declined by 3 per cent to $117.8 million. The MGM Grand Detroit had revenue of $54.4 million (down by [...]

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Scientific Games and Georgia Lottery extend long-running partnership

Scientific Games has agreed a deal to continue supplying its portfolio of scratch games to the Georgia Lottery for a further seven years.

The contract renewal with the Georgia-based lottery supplier coincides with the 30th anniversary of their primary instant game partnership, which has helped the Lottery raise more than $26.1 billion [...]

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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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