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Missouri sees new sports betting and iGaming bills introduced

Lawmakers in Missouri have introduced a number of sports betting and iGaming related bills this week.

Senator Tony Luetkemeyer introduced a sports betting bill in the Senate to compete with the bill previously introduced by Senator Denny Hoskins.

Senator Luetkemeyer’s bill contains many of the same provisions as Senator Hoskins’ SB643 but [...]

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New Hampshire

New Hampshire sportsbook wagers climb 79% in November

New Hampshire’s regulated sports betting market continued to see strong growth in November 2021 as total wagers increased by 79 per cent compared to the prior year period.

November wagers generated by the New Hampshire Lottery and its exclusive sports betting partner DraftKings rose to $83.2m, but fell by 15 per [...]

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US affiliate SharpLink acquires FourCubed

US-based sports betting affiliate SharpLink Gaming has acquired FourCubed’s iGaming and affiliate marketing network for $8.15m.

FourCubed operates an international iGaming affiliate network of over 12,000 sub-affiliates, delivering over 1.8 million referred players since the network’s launch in 2008.

For the past three years, FourCubed has averaged annual revenues of more than [...]

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Gaming1 brings in CVC Capital Partners to accelerate growth

Belgium’s Ardent Group is looking to accelerate the growth of its Gaming1 division through a new partnership with CVC Capital Partners.

The partnership with CVC Capital Partners Fund VIII aims to establish Gaming1 as a leading technology supplier in regulated gaming markets by leveraging the company’s proprietary technology and existing operations [...]

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Delaware sports wagers climb to $121.3m in 2021

Delaware’s regulated sports betting market saw total wagers increase by 34 per cent to $121.3m in 2021.

The strong year-on-year growth came despite a 20 per cent drop in December wagers to $12.6m, which comprised $7.5m in sports wagers from the state’s three licensed casinos and $5.1m in wagers from Sports [...]

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Leander secures exclusive supply deal with Golden Nugget Online Gaming

New York-listed iGaming operator Golden Nugget Online Gaming (GNOG) has expanded its online casino platform through an exclusive content deal with Leander.

GNOG will take on seven of Leander’s top-performing slots on an exclusive basis until the end of 2023, including titles such as Viking Raid Zone, Cash Up, Silk Road Riches, [...]

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PointsBet

PointsBet adds Evolution’s live casino games to New Jersey iGaming platform

Sydney-listed betting and gaming operator PointsBet has added live dealer games from Evolution to its online casino offering in New Jersey.

Broadcast from Evolution's live dealer studio in the state, PointsBet players in New Jersey now have access to a range of live casino games, as well as the supplier's gameshow-style Dreamcatcher [...]

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Pragmatic Play brings in Irina Cornides as COO

iGaming content provider Pragmatic Play has appointed Irina Cornides as chief operations officer.

Cornides has over a decade of experience in the iGaming industry, most recently serving as chief commercial officer for Asia at Gamesys (now Bally’s), where she led the fastest growing division within the business.

She served at Gamesys (previously [...]

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BRAGG

Bragg launches ORYX Gaming Content with 888 in the UK

Bragg Gaming Group’s ORYX Gaming subsidiary has gone live in the UK for the first time with 888casino following the award of its UK supplier licence in November 2021. 

A selection of games from ORYX’s RGS offering are now live on 888casino in the UK, including games developed by ORYX’s in-house studio [...]

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Oregon Lottery sees sportsbook turnover reach $331.6m in 2021

The Oregon Lottery generated total turnover of $331.6m from its DraftKings-powered online sports betting platform in 2021.

The lottery benefited from a strong end to the year as December turnover reached $33.7m, with Basketball the most popular sport with $15.5m in wagers, followed by American football at $11.2m, soccer at $2.5m, [...]

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GeoComply co-founder returns as chief executive

GeoComply co-founder and chair Anna Sainsbury is assuming the role of chief executive officer, having previously held the role between 2011 and 2018.

Sainsbury succeeds co-founder David Briggs, who has led the business since that time and helped to achieve significant revenue growth for the geolocation and compliance specialist.

Briggs will now [...]

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Virginia sportsbooks collect $402.6m in wagers in November

Virginia’s licensed sports betting operators generated total wagers of $402.6m in November 2021, marking the second-best monthly performance since the opening of the market at the start of last year.

Total sports wagers from the state’s 10 licensed operators were 6 per cent lower compared to the previous month’s record $427.3m, [...]

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