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Rhode Island sees 10% rise in online betting handle

Online sports betting handle in Rhode Island rose by 10 per cent in October to $34.3m, the highest monthly total of 2022 so far.

The online sports betting margin more than doubled to 10.6 per cent (October 2021: 5.0 per cent), giving gross win of $3.6m, up 132 per cent versus [...]

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Nevada sports betting revenue rises 18% in October

Nevada’s total gambling revenue grew by 4.8 per cent to $1.28bn in October, with the state’s sports betting market having a particularly strong performance.

Sports betting revenue rose 17.7 per cent year-on-year to $56.9m, with revenue from American football wagering climbing 12 per cent to $33.3m - the largest contributor to [...]

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Rivalry shares soar on record Q3 revenue performance

Toronto-listed esports betting operator Rivalry Corp has reported record results for the third quarter of 2022 as revenue increased by 93 per cent to CAD$7.1m.

The record quarter was driven by a 203 per cent increase in betting handle to $70.3m, with its newly launched online casino offering contributing 30 per [...]

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Kahnawà:ke initiates legal challenge against Ontario iGaming market

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) is challenging the legality and constitutionality of Ontario’s newly regulated iGaming market, claiming that it is “significantly” damaging Kahnawà:ke’s economy.

The Council is to file a Notice of Application with the Ontario Superior Court against iGaming Ontario and the Attorney General of Ontario, challenging the [...]

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DraftKings partners Churchill Downs to launch horse race betting platform

Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) has entered into a multi-year agreement to bring pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing to DraftKings players.

CDI subsidiary TwinSpires will provide advance deposit wagering (ADW) technology to DraftKings, which will launch DK HORSE next year, allowing players to bet on horse racing using a standalone branded app.

The [...]

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Inspired goes live in Ontario with Kaizen Gaming’s Betano brand

New York-listed gaming supplier Inspired Entertainment has launched its Virtual Sports products in Ontario with Kaizen Gaming’s Betano brand.

The launch in the Canadian province follows successful launches with Betano’s sister brand, Stoiximan, over the past year in Greece, with more territories to follow over the next 12 months.

Betano has gone [...]

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Rush Street

Rush Street Gaming brings in industry veteran to lead HR

Rush Street Gaming has appointed Dawn Reynolds Pettit as senior vice president of human resources.

Petit has joined Rush Street’s corporate team from Hard Rock Casino, where she served as regional vice president of human resources, having previously held the same role at Caesars Entertainment.

She will be based at Rush Street [...]

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Pariplay adds Konami Gaming content to iGaming platform

NeoGames-owned aggregator and content provider Pariplay has expanded its Fusion iGaming platform with new content from leading supplier Konami Gaming.

The agreement will see Konami’s online portfolio of popular land-based casino titles integrated onto the Fusion platform, providing access to a network of 150 operators.

“Konami Gaming has built a deserved reputation for [...]

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Deadwood, South Dakota

South Dakota gambling market grows 7% in October

Wagering on land-based casino gaming and sports betting in South Dakota increased by 7 per cent in October to $134.2m.

Slot machine handle was up by $8.9m to $125.6m and helped to offset a decline in wagering on table games, which fell by 6 per cent to $7.8m.

The lowest denomination (one [...]

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Greco set to combat online casino bonus abuse in New Jersey

iGaming operators in New Jersey have a new tool to combat bonus abuse with the launch of Greco in the market.

Greco has secured approval as an iGaming vendor in New Jersey, allowing the European company to provide its gameplay risk engine to operators in the United States for the first [...]

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GI Games Round-up: Featuring Red Tiger, Betsoft, Greentube and more

This week’s games and platform integration round-up from Gaming Intelligence features four of Evolution’s in-house studios, alongside the likes of Relax Gaming, Betsoft Gaming, Greentube, BF Games and Galaxsys, among others.

Red Tiger’s In the Rabbit Hole

Evolution-owned Red Tiger is taking players to explore a magical world of ample surprises and [...]

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Genius Sports agrees NFL video streams with Canadian sportsbooks

New York-listed sports data and technology provide Genius Sports has agreed new licensing agreements to distribute live video streams of NFL matches to three Canadian sportsbooks.

bet365, Bet99 and Rivalry have been granted rights to distribute low latency video feeds of all regular and post-season matches from the NFL to their [...]

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