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Michigan operators enjoy record iGaming performance in January

Michigan’s commercial and tribal online sports betting and iGaming operators reported a 20 per cent increase in total gross receipts to $187.3m in January.

Gross receipts from iGaming increased by 27 per cent to a record $154.7m in January, offsetting a 3 per cent fall in online sports betting receipts to [...]

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Catena Media

Strong Q4 for Catena Media as North America drives growth

Stockholm-listed online gaming affiliate Catena Media has posted a 15 per cent increase in revenue from continuing operations to €27.4m for the final quarter of 2022, driven by strong growth in North America.

Led by the launch of online sports betting in Maryland, the North American region contributed 78 per cent [...]

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Betsson

Betsson goes live with Betsafe brand in Ontario

Stockholm-listed Betsson Group has been granted operator and supplier licences to launch its services in the Canadian province of Ontario.

The B2C operator licence enables Betsson to launch its Betsafe-branded online casino and sports betting offering in the market on Strive Gaming’s platform, which is 40 per cent owned by Betsson.

Betsson [...]

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Louisiana

Louisiana begins 2023 with record sports betting handle

Sports betting handle in Louisiana reached an all-time high of $282.3m in January, a 214 per cent increase on the previous year.

Online sports betting in the state began in January 2022 with handle of $40.5m and, one year later, that figure had grown to $245.2m, a four-fold increase.

January’s net proceeds [...]

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Caesars Entertainment

Caesars full year revenue climbs 13% to $10.82bn

Caesars Entertainment has reported a 9 per cent increase in net revenue to $2.82bn for the final quarter of 2022, taking full year net revenue past $10.82bn.

The year-on-year improvement in Q4 was driven by continued growth in the Las Vegas segment as net revenue increased by 11 per cent to [...]

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Better Collective

Better Collective sees revenue climb to €269.3m in 2022

Online betting and gaming affiliate Better Collective grew full year revenue by 52 per cent to €269.3m following a strong performance in the final quarter of the year.

The FIFA World Cup helped new depositing customers climb 117 per cent to a record 580,000 during the fourth quarter, driving a 63 [...]

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Kambi

Kambi benefits from strong Q4 to report 2% revenue growth in 2022

Sports betting technology and services provider Kambi has recorded a 2 per cent increase in full year revenue to €166m following a strong end to 2022.

The company benefited from 66 per cent revenue growth in the final quarter of the year to €57.8m following a number of new market launches, [...]

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Powerball becomes official lottery game of NASCAR

The Multi-State Lottery Association’s Powerball lottery game has become an official partner of American stock car racing association NASCAR.

The deal is the first between Powerball and a major sports league, with Powerball designated as an official lottery game of NASCAR.

“NASCAR and Powerball have shared in the goal of providing exhilarating [...]

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Minnesota mobile sports betting bills introduced

Lawmakers in Minnesota have introduced legislation to regulate mobile sports betting.

The bills introduced Monday would allow the state to award up to 11 mobile sports betting operator licenses to Indian Tribes that lawfully conduct Class III gaming in the state, with each tribe eligible for one twenty-year mobile sports betting [...]

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Mississippi sports betting handle drops 14% in January

Sports wagers in Mississippi dropped by 14 per cent to $57.2m in January, with declines across all the major sports.

American football ($22.8m) and basketball ($22.9m) had similar levels of handle for the month and accounted for 80 per cent of turnover. Wagering on American football fell by 5 per cent [...]

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Bragg Gaming goes live with Swiss Casinos in Switzerland

Bragg Gaming has strengthened its presence in Switzerland’s regulated iGaming market after launching its content with Swiss Casinos.

A selection of games from Bragg’s exclusive portfolio have gone live on SwissCasinos.ch, with further games to be released at regular intervals.

“Rolling our content out with another Swiss operator is a fantastic achievement [...]

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SIS partners HKJC to add The Saudi Cup to World Pool events

Sports Information Services (SIS) has agreed a deal with the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) for six races on the Saudi Cup race meeting to become HKJC World Pool events.

HKJC will host the wagering pools on Saudi Cup day races 3-8, giving bettors access to the biggest international commingled pools [...]

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