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Ontario gambling regulator reinstates betting on UFC events

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has confirmed that licensed sports betting operators in the province can resume offering bets on Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) events.

The AGCO ordered all operators in Ontario to stop offering and accepting wagers on UFC events in December following a number of alleged [...]

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Pennsylvania betting and gaming revenue hits record $5.21bn in 2022

Pennsylvania’s gambling market reached new heights in 2022 as total revenue from all forms of gaming increased by 10 per cent to $5.21bn, buoyed by another record performance in December.

December’s total revenue grew by 17 per cent year-on-year to $475.0m, surpassing the market's previous monthly record set in March 2022.

This [...]

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Connecticut iGaming wagers surpass $1bn for first time in December

Connecticut’s sports betting and iGaming market hit a new record high in December as total wagers reached $1.16bn, with iGaming wagers surpassing $1bn for the first time.

December’s wagers were higher than October’s previous record of $1.14bn and marked the fourth consecutive month that combined sports betting and iGaming wagers surpassed [...]

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Massachusetts gaming revenue climbs 8% in December

Land-based casino gaming revenue in Massachusetts increased by 8 per cent in December to $103.2m, marking the best monthly performance of 2022.

Revenue from both slots and table games improved year-on-year, with slot revenue growing by 9 per cent to $64.9m, while table game revenue was up 6 per cent at [...]

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Bally’s Corp. to cut 15% of interactive workforce

New York-listed Bally’s Corp. plans to lay off 15 per cent of its interactive workforce in an effort to achieve profitable interactive operations in North America.

The reduction in the interactive workforce is expected to cost the company up to $15 million in cash severance costs, with the company providing no [...]

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Online Gaming

IGT and Greentube sign patents agreement for iGaming

Leading gaming suppliers IGT and Greentube have signed a patent cross-licensing agreement for online games.

The agreement includes valuable patents related to remote game server (RGS) technologies for providing games over a network, and allows IGT to offer the global gaming industry a patent license to the combined RGS portfolios of [...]

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Entain

Entain accelerates exit from unregulated iGaming markets

London-listed betting and gaming operator Entain has reaffirmed plans to exit a number of unregulated markets where there is no clear path to market liberalisation.

It follows the operator’s previous commitment in November 2020 that 100 per cent of the group’s revenue would come from markets that are nationally regulated by [...]

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New Jersey matches record as gaming revenue hits $5.21bn in 2022

New Jersey’s casinos, racetracks and their partners recorded a 10 per cent increase in total gaming win to $5.21bn in 2022, a level not seen in more than fifteen years.

The strong performance was driven by a 9 per cent rise in land-based casino win to $2.79bn, and a 22 per [...]

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New York bill proposes lower mobile sports betting tax; more licensees

New York Senator Joseph Addabbo Jr. is hoping to grow the number of licensed mobile sports betting operators in the state to sixteen over the next two years.

Addabbo’s proposal calls for fourteen operators to be licensed in the state by the end of January 2024, rising to sixteen operators by [...]

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Mississippi bills aim to allow online betting and airport slots

Newly introduced bills in Mississippi aim to authorize sports betting online and the operation of slots in airports.

Following unsuccessful attempts to pass similar legislation last year, Representative Casey Eure has introduced HB 606 to allow licensed gaming establishments to offer “betting, gaming or wagering on sporting events or athletic events [...]

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New York bill targets safer gambling messaging

New York Assembly Member Clyde Vanel has introduced a bill seeking to add warning messages to gambling advertising in the state.

A 1118 would require all advertisements for gambling and sports betting to include warnings about the potential harmful and addictive effects of gambling.

It would also require the state gaming commission [...]

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GAN launches Coolbet brand in Mexico

Nasdaq-listed gaming operator and supplier GAN has launched its Coolbet brand in its tenth jurisdiction after going live in the regulated Mexican iGaming market.

Coolbet has been launched in partnership with an unnamed locally licensed partner, offering top-market odds and a localized sports betting menu, including the 2023 Mexico Open, MLB [...]

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