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PointsBet Canada names Dave Rivers as vice president of marketing

Sydney-listed betting and gaming operator PointsBet has hired Dave Rivers as vice president of marketing for PointsBet Canada.

Rivers joins the operator from Canadian telecommunications company Bell Canada, where he was responsible for sponsorship strategy and portfolio from contract negotiations to activation and content creation.

"Dave is one of the smartest and [...]

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GI Games Round-up: Inspired, Relax Gaming, iSoftBet and more

This week’s games and platform integrations round-up from Gaming Intelligence features the likes of Inspired, Relax Gaming, iSoftBet, Evoplay, High 5 Games, Pragmatic Play, Endorphina and Evolution.

Inspired’s Reel Spooky King Megaways

Inspired has launched Reel Spooky King Megaways, a Halloween-themed slot game featuring the popular Megaways game mechanic.

“We’re delighted to be [...]

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Scientific Games wins Vermont Lottery systems contract

Scientific Games is set to take over as the systems supplier of the Vermont Lottery following a competitive selection process.

The contract is for an initial ten-year term and will see Scientific Games provide the lottery operator with its AEGIS open architecture enterprise gaming system and a central communications network.

It will [...]

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FSB

FSB taps IGT for latest new hire

FSB has appointed Madinia Melanis as vice president of program management as the sports betting and iGaming supplier continues to expand its presence in North America.

Melanis will officially assume her role at FSB on November 12 and will be responsible for the on-boarding of FSB’s North American client base, and [...]

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IGT

AGLC awards contract extension to IGT

International Game Technology (IGT) has secured a five-year video lottery contract extension with Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC).

The extended contract runs through to July 2026 and will see IGT upgrade AGLC’s video lottery central system to the latest version of its INTELLIGEN systems software, which includes improved network diagnostics [...]

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Patrick Daigle named new CEO of Atlantic Lottery

Canadian provincial lottery operator Atlantic Lottery has confirmed the appointment of Patrick Daigle as its new president and chief executive.

Daigle has been with Atlantic Lottery since 1997 and served as chief financial officer prior to being appointed interim president and CEO in February.

He replaced Chris Keevill, who served as president [...]

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Evolution

Evolution launches dedicated live casino studio for Penn National

Stockholm-listed casino supplier Evolution has launched a dedicated live online casino studio for Penn National Gaming in the United States.

The dedicated area has been fully branded as Barstool Sportsbook & Casino and is located at Evolution’s live casino production studio in New Jersey.

“We are delighted to continue to build on [...]

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Louisiana

Betfred launches OpenBet-powered retail sportsbook in Louisiana

British bookmaker Betfred has unveiled a new OpenBet-powered retail sportsbook in Louisiana through a partnership with Paragon Casino Resort.

The Betfred Sportsbook accepted its first bets on Wednesday at the Draft Room at Paragon Casino, which features theatre seating and a video wall, with betting available at counters and kiosks.

It is [...]

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Fubo Gaming Cleveland Cavaliers

Fubo Gaming agrees first NBA team partnership with Cleveland Cavaliers

FuboTV's sports betting and iGaming arm Fubo Gaming has signed its first partnership with an NBA franchise through a long-term deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The partnership will promote the Fubo Gaming brand through an integrated marketing campaign, highlighted by broadcast-visible signage, presence on team television and radio game programming, and [...]

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Scientific Games signs exclusive US content deal with White Hat Studios

Scientific Games has signed an agreement to become the exclusive content aggregator of White Hat Studios games in the United States.

Scientific Games will be the sole content aggregator in the US to distribute titles from White Hat Studios, White Hat Gaming’s new US-focused casino content division which recently acquired a [...]

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Strong third quarter for investors as gaming shares climb 9%

It proved to be a good summer for gambling investors as the industry’s leading publicly-listed gaming operators and suppliers saw the combined value of their shares increase by 9 per cent during the third quarter of 2021.

Following strong performances in August and September, there were 26 companies on the Gaming [...]

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Evolution

Evolution expands Betway partnership to the United States

Stockholm-listed casino supplier Evolution has expanded its US presence through an agreement with Super Group’s Betway brand in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Betway is already a long-standing Evolution customer and recently entered the US market through an exclusive brand licensing agreement with Digital Gaming Corporation (DGC).

The expanded partnership will see Evolution’s portfolio [...]

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