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PointsBet named official partner of University of Maryland Athletics

Sydney-listed betting and gaming operator PointsBet USA has penned a multi-year partnership with Playfly-owned Maryland Sports Properties.

The agreement marks the first sports betting partnership within the Big Ten Conference and will feature fan-facing in-game and campus activations in and around Maryland's XFINITY Center and Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium.

"Investing in the University of [...]

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Former Cheddar News and Time executive joins PointsBet

Sydney-listed betting and gaming operator PointsBet has appointed Liam Roecklein as senior vice president of content.

Roecklein previously served as senior vice president and general manager of Cheddar News, overseeing the financial news network's content, growth, programming and production. 

He joins PointsBet as the brand ramps up the creation of original content under the direction [...]

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Investor gloom as gaming shares slump in November

There was little to cheer for gaming investors in November as the vast majority of the industry’s leading publicly-listed gaming companies saw their share prices decline over the course of the month.

Of the 50 operators and suppliers making up the Gaming Intelligence Stock List, the combined value of their shares [...]

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Scientific Games acquires AToM cashless table game solution

New York-listed gaming supplier Scientific Games has expanded its suite of cashless products with the acquisition of ACS’ PlayOn.

The deal enables the supplier to provide AToM cashless table game solutions to casino operators in North America, with AToM currently live at over 20 properties across California, Nevada and New Mexico, [...]

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Sportradar and Kambi extend US betting partnership

New York-listed sports technology provider Sportradar has agreed a five-year extension to its US betting partnership with supplier Kambi.

The agreement re-establishes Sportradar as Kambi’s exclusive supplier of NBA, NHL, MLB, and college sports data in the US market.

As part of the new deal, Sportradar will continue to provide Kambi [...]

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DraftKings unveils plans to launch gamified NFTs featuring NFL players

New York-listed sportsbook and fantasy sports operator DraftKings has unveiled plans to launch gamified NFT (non-fungible token) collections featuring NFL players during the 2022/23 season.

The operator has teamed up with the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) and its licensing partner OneTeam Partners to launch gamified NFTs on the DraftKings Marketplace next [...]

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Wynn Resorts brings in new CFO from Aristocrat Leisure

New York-listed Wynn Resorts has named Julie Cameron-Doe as its next chief financial officer, effective in the second quarter of 2022.

Cameron-Doe will join Wynn after completing her notice period at gaming supplier Aristocrat Leisure, where she has served since 2013, most recently as CFO.

She replaces Craig Billings, who will assume [...]

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The Cordish sells Live! Casino real estate assets for $1.8bn

New York-listed Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI) has entered into definitive agreements to acquire the real property assets of three casinos from affiliates of The Cordish Companies for $1.81bn.

The strategic partnership will see GLPI acquire the real property assets of three of Cordish’s regional gaming assets; Live! Casino & Hotel [...]

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Missouri to revisit legalised sports betting

Lawmakers in Missouri have pre-filed legislation to legalise and regulate sports betting, having failed to pass similar legislation in each of the past four years.

The Senate bill pre-filed by Senator Denny Hoskins is substantially similar to bills introduced in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, except for the proposed tax rate, [...]

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Maryland

Maryland approves two more retail sportsbooks as others prepare to launch

The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission (MLGCC) has approved two more retail betting locations as the state prepares to launch its regulated sports betting market.

The state regulator determined that Riverboat on the Potomac and Long Shot’s have met the qualification requirements for sports betting licenses.

Riverboat on the Potomac is [...]

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Relax Gaming releases latest in Money Train series of slots

Casino games developer Relax Gaming has expanded its portfolio with the launch of new Western-themed slot Money Cart Bonus Reels.

The new slot re-introduces all the player favourites from the supplier’s original Money Train game, with reel respins and expansions keeping the train in motion as they try to pull off [...]

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Missouri lawmakers file competing VLT bills

Licensed liquor establishments and fraternal and veterans’ organisations in Missouri will be eligible to host video lottery game terminals under newly proposed legislation.

The bill introduced by Senator Denny Hoskins would allow up to 15,000 video lottery terminals (VLTs) to be deployed across the state beginning January 1, 2024, with a [...]

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