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GI Games Round-up: Featuring Relax Gaming, Evolution, Play’n GO and more

This week’s games and platform integrations round-up from Gaming Intelligence features the likes of Relax Gaming, Evolution, Wizard Games, Play'n GO, iSoftBet, Evoplay, Yggdrasil, and Pariplay.

Relax Gaming's Wild Chapo Dream Drop

Relax Gaming has released the latest slot to feature its progressive jackpot in the form of Wild Chapo Dream Drop.

“Wild Chapo Dream Drop’s [...]

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Bally’s second quarter revenue soars to $552.5m

New York-listed casino and sportsbook operator Bally's Corporation has seen second quarter revenue more than double to $552.5m, driven by its growing Interactive businesses.

Revenue in Q2 soared by 106 per cent compared to the same period last year, with Casinos & Resorts revenue climbing 14 per cent to $299.9m.

North America [...]

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Interactive drives Q2 revenue growth for newly renamed PENN Entertainment

New York-listed Penn National Gaming has been renamed PENN Entertainment as the racing and gaming operator reported a 5 per cent increase in revenue to $1.63bn for the second quarter of 2022.

The year-on-year growth was driven by a 61 per cent increase in Interactive revenue to $154.9m in Q2, while [...]

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California sports betting battle prompts lawsuit by NAACP

The battle to control sports betting in California is becoming increasingly acrimonious, with ballot arguments by supporters of Proposition 27 prompting a lawsuit from the NAACP.

The suit is in response to a proposed ballot pamphlet encouringing California voters to say no to Proposition 26, the in-person Tribal Sports Wagering Act, [...]

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MGM Resorts

MGM Resorts benefits from growth in Las Vegas as BetMGM losses continue

New York-listed MGM Resorts International has reported a 44 per cent increase in consolidated net revenue to $3.26bn for the second quarter of 2022, buoyed by strong growth in its core Las Vegas market.

The year-on-year growth was driven by increased business volume and travel activity primarily at the company’s Las [...]

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4ThePlayer.com launches first online slot in New Jersey

Online casino games developer 4ThePlayer.com has launched its content in the United States for the first time after securing a transactional waiver from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE).

A selection of top-performing titles have gone live with licensed operators in the state through an integration with Gaming Realms' [...]

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FanDuel

FanDuel names Andrew Sneyd as EVP of Marketing

Flutter Entertainment-owned FanDuel Group has announced the promotion of Andrew Sneyd to executive vice president of marketing.

Sneyd will oversee marketing functions across the company’s portfolio of brands within sports betting, daily fantasy sports, casino, advance-deposit wagering, retail, and free-to-play. 

Sneyd formerly served as senior vice president of brand and will now steward growth marketing, [...]

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Caesars launches online sportsbook in Wyoming

New York-listed Caesars Entertainment has become the fourth operator to launch an online sportsbook in Wyoming. 

Caesars' launch follows in the footsteps of DraftKings, BetMGM and FanDuel, with Wyoming’s two other licensed operators, PointsBet and Barstool Sportsbook, still yet to launch.

The Wyoming launch means that the Caesars Sportsbook is now live [...]

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OpenBet expands product offering with Multi Builder acquisition

Sports betting technology provider OpenBet has enhanced its product portfolio with the acquisition of Multi Builder Limited.

The deal will see Multi Builder’s proprietary sports technology and quantitative trading models, which trade under the Sportsbook Models brand, integrated with the OpenBet product portfolio.

Co-created by Oliver Preston and Jonathan Smith, Multi Builder’s [...]

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EveryMatrix secures license approval in Ontario

iGaming platform provider EveryMatrix is set to expand its presence in North America after securing license approval in the Canadian province of Ontario.

The approval from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) allows the supplier to distribute gaming content from Armadillo Studios and Spearhead Studios via its casino integration [...]

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Colorado Flag

Colorado sportsbook wagers climb to $4.82bn

Colorado’s retail and online sportsbooks collected total wagers of $4.82bn during the 2021/22 fiscal year, with wagers in the final month of June climbing 45 per cent.

Colorado's 23 online sports betting operators saw wagering increase by 37 per cent year-on-year to $310.4m in June, with the state's 15 retail sportsbooks [...]

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Caesars Entertainment

Las Vegas and Digital segments drive Caesars revenue growth

Caesars Entertainment has reported a 13 per cent increase in net revenue to $2.82bn for the second quarter of 2022, benefiting from strong growth in the Las Vegas and Caesars Digital segments.

Las Vegas net revenue rose by 34 per cent to $1.14bn in Q2, helping to offset a 2 per [...]

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