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Iowa sportsbooks struggle again as November wagers fall to $247.5m

Iowa’s sports betting market declined again in November as total wagers fell by 14 per cent versus a year ago to $247.5m.

Sports wagers were down year-on-year for the third consecutive month, with online sportsbook wagers falling 14 per cent to $223.5m, and retail wagers down 11 per cent at $24.0m.

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Rush Street Interactive

Rush Street Interactive opens new offices to support LatAm expansion

New York-listed betting and gaming operator Rush Street Interactive (RSI) is expanding its Latin American presence with the opening of two new offices in Colombia.

The new offices in Bogota and Medellin will support RSI’s continued expansion of its Latin America presence and the growth of its RushBet brand in Colombia [...]

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PointsBet

PointsBet nominates William Grounds to Board as US-based director

US and Australian sports betting operator PointsBet Holdings has nominated William Grounds as an independent non-executive director of the company.

Grounds is a seasoned senior executive and board member who was formerly president and chief operating officer of Infinity World Development Corp, an affiliate of Dubai World where he was responsible [...]

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Oregon

Oregon sees World Cup betting boost in November

The Oregon Lottery recorded a 70 per cent increase in sports betting handle to $55.5m in November, with wagering on soccer seeing a 139 per cent rise due to the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Soccer betting handle was $6.3m in November, which was the sport’s highest monthly total, and contributed [...]

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Bragg Gaming goes live in Michigan with BetMGM

Toronto-listed gaming supplier Bragg Gaming Group has further expanded its presence in North America with its content going live with BetMGM in Michigan.

Bragg’s content and technology is now live with six iGaming operators across three North American markets, with the BetMGM launch featuring titles such as Egyptian Magic from Atomic [...]

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Canadian Gaming Association

Canadian Gaming Association expands board of directors

The Canadian Gaming Association has elected five new members to the board of directors, expanding its leadership to 18 members.

The five new directors were elected at the Canadian Gaming Association’s (CGA) annual general meeting on December 7 and replace outgoing members David Flinn, Bob Parente, and George Sweny, whose term [...]

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EveryMatrix integrates Playgon live dealer casino games

iGaming supplier EveryMatrix has expanded its product portfolio through a multi-jurisdictional distribution agreement with Playgon Games.

EveryMatrix will make Playgon’s live dealer casino games available to operator partners globally under the three-year agreement, with integration of the games expected to be completed shortly.

“Partnership with EveryMatrix Games is another milestone for our [...]

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West Virginia iGaming growth offsets sportsbook decline in November

West Virginia’s combined sports betting and iGaming market continued to see strong growth in November as total wagers from licensed operators rose 35 per cent year-on-year to $473.1m.

The five-week period ended 3 December saw iGaming wagers increase by 55 per cent versus a year ago to $390.5m, offsetting an 18 [...]

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BtoBet poaches new VP of sales from IMG Arena

NeoGames-owned sports betting technology provider Btobet has appointed Freddie Bowring as vice president of sales.

Strengthening its senior team, Bowring will be responsible for driving BtoBet’s core sales and building strategic partnerships with prospective customers.

He joins BtoBet after nearly six years’ service at IMG Arena, most recently serving as sales director [...]

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GI Games Round-up: Featuring Betsoft Gaming, Greentube, Play’n GO and more

This week’s games and platform integrations round-up from Gaming Intelligence features the likes of NetEnt, Relax Gaming, Betsoft Gaming, Greentube, Play’n GO, Wizard Games, Pariplay, Endorphina, Pragmatic Play, Nolimit City, Yggdrasil and Gaming Corps.

NetEnt’s Cupcakes

Evolution-owned NetEnt has expanded its slot portfolio with the launch of its sweet-themed Cupcakes game.

“Gumdrop symbols [...]

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Massachusetts issues first sports betting licence

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) has awarded the state’s first sports betting licence to casino operator Encore Boston Harbor.

Following a presentation by representatives of Encore Boston Harbor and a review of the application submitted by Wynn MA, the MGC voted unanimously to approve the first Category 1 sports wagering operator [...]

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New York online sportsbooks hit $1.55bn in November wagers

New York’s licensed online sports betting operators recorded another strong month as total wagers reached $1.55bn in November.

Sports wagers from the state’s nine online sportsbooks increased marginally compared to the previous month’s $1.54bn.

New York online sports betting wagers: November and Apr-Nov 2022 (US$)

Flutter Entertainment-owned FanDuel maintained its market leadership position [...]

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