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Seven charged in connection with illegal gambling in New York

Authorities in New York have charged seven individuals for their roles in an illegal online and land-based gambling business.

Defendants Louis Ferrari and Dominic Sprague are accused of co-owning an illegal poker business operating out of a property in Rochester, New York, with Ferrari also accused of operating an illegal online [...]

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NeoGames and Intralot do Brasil take Loteria Mineira online in Brazil

New York-listed gaming and lottery supplier NeoGames has partnered Intralot do Brasil to launch a new iLottery and online sports betting platform in Brazil for Loteria Mineira.

Loteria Mineira is the official lottery of Brazil's second largest state, Minas Gerais, with the launch of LotoMinas marking NeoGames’ entry into the Brazilian [...]

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Bragg Gaming expands Caesars partnership into New Jersey

Casino games provider Bragg Gaming has launched its new content and Remote Game Server (RGS) technology with Caesars Sportsbook & Casino in New Jersey.

After rolling out its new content and RGS technology with Caesars in Michigan last year, the New Jersey launch includes new titles from Bragg’s Atomic Slot Lab [...]

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Seven online sportsbooks set to go live in Massachusetts

Seven mobile sports betting operators are expected to go live in Massachusetts when the regulated online market opens on March 10.

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) has approved temporary licenses for nine mobile sports betting operators - BallyBet, Barstool Sportsbook, BetMGM, Betr, Caesars Sportsbook, DraftKings, Fanatics, FanDuel, and WynnBET.

All except for [...]

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Genting revenue tops €4.74bn as land-based gaming sector recovers

Kuala Lumpur-listed Genting Berhad has reported a 65 per cent increase in group revenue to RM22.38bn (€4.74bn) for 2022, following improved results from its Leisure & Hospitality division.

Leisure & Hospitality represented more than 77 per cent of Genting’s total revenue at RM17.37bn. This was more than double the previous year, [...]

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New Hampshire sports betting handle falls 2% in January

The New Hampshire Lottery reported a 2 per cent decline in January sports betting handle to $97.2m, compared to last year's all-time high.

Online wagers fell by 8 per cent year-on-year to $75.3m, although some of that decline was compensated for by a 22 per cent increase in retail wagers to [...]

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Nashville, Tennessee

Tennessee sportsbook handle grows 6% in January

Sports betting handle in Tennessee was $410.8m in January, which represented a 6 per cent year-on-year increase.

January’s margin was 10.1 per cent, 0.7 percentage points higher than the previous year, and gave a 14 per cent rise in gross win to $41.4m.

After permitted deductions, the adjusted gross win for the [...]

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Virginia land-based casino revenue grows to $22.5m in January

Land-based casino revenue in Virginia reached its highest monthly total since launch at $22.5m, as the new Rivers Casino Portsmouth had a good first week of operations.

Rush Street's Rivers Casino only opened for business on 23 January but still reported revenue of $9.0m, which was 40 per cent of Virginia’s [...]

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VICI Properties enjoys record year as revenue grows to $2.6bn

New York-listed real estate investment trust VICI Properties has reported a 72 per cent increase in revenue to a record $2.6bn in 2022, after closing on $22.8bn of transactions during the year.

The year-on-year increase in revenue was primarily related to incremental revenue from the MGM Growth Properties transactions, which closed [...]

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Webis Holdings sees first half revenue decline to $6.2m

London-listed Webis Holdings has posted a 9 per cent fall in revenue to $6.2m for the half-year period ended 30 November 2022, with results negatively impacted by exceptionally adverse weather conditions.

The bulk of the company’s H1 total was derived from Racetracks, although revenue declined by 7 per cent at $5.1m, [...]

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BetMGM

BetMGM enhances responsible gaming initiatives across North America

Sports betting and iGaming operator BetMGM has made a new pledge to prominently feature responsible gaming messages in its marketing and advertising campaigns.

In alignment with the start of Problem Gambling Awareness Month, which begins on Wednesday, responsible gaming messaging will be featured within BetMGM’s mobile app and ads, ranging from [...]

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Interactive growth takes Bally’s full year revenue to $2.26bn

New York-listed Bally’s Corporation has reported a 71 per cent increase in full year revenue to $2.26bn in 2022, of which more than $1bn was derived from its Interactive businesses.

Revenue from the company’s core Casinos & Resorts segment grew by 19 per cent compared to the prior year to $1.23bn, [...]

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