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Pariplay goes live with DraftKings in New Jersey

NeoGames-owned aggregator and content provider Pariplay has expand its presence in North America after launching games with DraftKings.

DrafKings’ players in New Jersey now have access to titles from in-house development studio Wizard Games, as well as a large selection of third-party titles, including content exclusive to Pariplay.

Initially launching in New [...]

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Oregon

Oregon sports betting handle grows 23% in February

The Oregon Lottery reported a 23 per cent rise in sports betting handle to $48.4m in February, although handle was below $50m for the first time in five months.

Betting on basketball increased by 18 per cent year-on-year to $23.9m and accounted for 49 per cent of total monthly wagering.

Tennis and [...]

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GI Games Round-up: Wizard Games, Relax Gaming, Pariplay and more

This week’s games and platform integrations round-up from Gaming Intelligence features the likes of Wizard Games, Relax Gaming, Evoplay, Pragmatic Play, Pariplay, PopOK Gaming, Bragg Gaming, Endorphina, Yggdrasil and Greentube.

Wizard Games’ Thor’s Hammer Strike

NeoGames-owned Wizard Games is unleashing the power of the gods with its latest release, Thor’s Hammer Strike.

“It’s [...]

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AGS posts record fourth quarter as revenue hits $81.7m

New York-listed gaming supplier AGS has posted a 16 per cent increase in revenue to $81.7m for the final quarter of 2022, marking the company's eighth consecutive quarter of sequential growth.

The year-on-year growth was driven by a 17 per cent rise in fourth quarter revenue to $75.3m from the company’s [...]

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Weather dampens US horse racing wagers in February

Wagering on US thoroughbred racing fell by 5 per cent in February to $863.3m, according to latest data released by Equibase.

There were six extra race days in February (263) compared with the previous year, with the drop in monthly wagering attributed to separate issues at the Sam Houston Race Park [...]

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Affinity Interactive agrees sale of Rail City Casino in Nevada

US betting and gaming operator Affinity Interactive has entered into an agreement to sell Rail City Casino in Nevada for an undisclosed amount.

The Western Nevada-based casino will be acquired by affiliates of Truckee Gaming, with the transaction expected to close before the end of 2023, subject to regulatory approval and [...]

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BetMGM

BetMGM launches Wheel of Fortune online casino in New Jersey

BetMGM has launched its new Wheel of Fortune-branded online casino in New Jersey through a partnership with International Game Technology (IGT).

Launched in collaboration with Sony Pictures Television, Wheel of Fortune Online Casino features a range of America's Game-branded slot titles, along with additional themed games and features.

“We are thrilled to [...]

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Everi adds Debra Nutton to board of directors

New York-listed gaming supplier Everi Holdings has expanded its board with the appointment of Debra Nutton as an independent director.

Nutton is currently an executive coach and gaming consultant with more than four decades of gaming industry experience.

She previously served as executive vice president of casino operations for Wynn Las Vegas [...]

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FSB names Adam Smith as permanent CEO

Sports betting and gaming supplier FSB has appointed Adam Smith as permanent CEO following a successful three month interim period.

Smith took interim control in December to replace David McDowell and has overseen FSB’s recent entry into North America with long-term partner Fitzdares in Ontario.

“Taking full-time charge of FSB is a [...]

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Future Anthem appoints Jessica Wu as head of marketing

Data and AI specialist Future Anthem has appointed Jessica Wu as the company’s new head of marketing.

Wu will be responsible for spearheading Future Anthem’s marketing efforts in the North American sports betting and iGaming sectors.

She joins Future Anthem after two years at Betway as head of marketing for Canada, where [...]

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Entain

Retail recovery drives Entain revenue growth but profit falls 93%

London-listed betting and gaming operator Entain grew full year net gaming revenue by 12 per cent to £4.35bn in 2022, with growth in retail operations offsetting a slight decline online.

Total online net gaming revenue (NGR) was below the company’s expectations and fell by 1 per cent to £3.05bn in 2022, [...]

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Loto-Quebec

Loto-Québec revenue climbs to CAD$2.2bn

Canadian provincial lottery operator Loto-Québec has reported a 31 per cent increase in total revenue to CAD$2.23bn for the first nine months of its 2022/23 fiscal year.

The strong performance was driven by a 22 per cent increase in revenue to $758.9m in the fiscal third quarter ended 26 December, which [...]

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