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Fubo Sportsbook goes live in Iowa

Sports-focused live TV streaming platform fuboTV has gone live with its first sportsbook in the United States.

Fubo Sportsbook is now officially live in Iowa through a partnership with Casino Queen, allowing the operator to offer online wagering to players in the state.

Fubo Sportsbook combines live TV streaming from its parent [...]

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WynnBET secures market access in West Virginia

Wynn Resorts’ online betting and iGaming brand WynnBET will operate in West Virginia through a partnership with Delaware North.

The market access deal allows WynnBet to offer an online sportsbook and casino to players in West Virginia, which represents the 18th US jurisdiction in which WynnBET has secured market access.

Hospitality and [...]

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PlayUp

PlayUp expands into iGaming in Pennsylvania

Australian and US online sports betting operator PlayUp has agreed a deal to enter Pennsylvania's regulated iGaming market as the company continues to expand its US presence.

PlayUp will offer iGaming in Pennsylvania, subject to regulatory approval, through a partnership with Caesars Entertainment's Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack.

This marks the operator's [...]

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Inspired virtual racing

Inspired Entertainment signs virtual sports contract with Mozzart

New York-listed supplier Inspired Entertainment has agreed a deal roll out its interactive Virtual Sports content in Serbia with iGaming operator Mozzart. 

Inspired's Virtual Plug & Play (VPP) solution will enable players in Serbia to access multiple Virtual Sports online, and will be rolled out in other European jurisdictions by Mozzart at [...]

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Scientific Games acquires live casino specialist Authentic Gaming

New York-listed gaming supplier Scientific Games is entering the live casino space for the first time through the acquisition of Authentic Gaming for an undisclosed amount.

The acquisition strengthens Scientific Games in-house development capabilities to build live casino products, in particular for the US market where the supplier expects to establish [...]

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Caesars Entertainment

Caesars narrows loss as third quarter revenue climbs 86%

Caesars Entertainment has reported an 86 per cent increase in net revenue to $2.69bn for the third quarter of 2021.

In another strong quarter of growth for the operator, revenue from the Las Vegas segment soared by 234.5 per cent to $1.02bn, partly due to weak comparables last year due to [...]

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Mark McMillan

EveryMatrix strengthens Board with new appointment

iGaming solutions provider EveryMatrix has appointed William Hill's North American CFO to its board of directors. 

Mark McMillan will serve on the board of EveryMatrix and provide advice to management on the company's future development plans in the regulated U.S. iGaming market, leveraging more than 20 years of experience in corporate [...]

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Genius Sports granted approval to launch in Louisiana

New York-listed sports data provider Genius Sports has been granted initial approval to launch its sports betting services in Louisiana.

Genius Sports has been certified by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board as a Sports Wagering Service Provider for an initial six months, with Louisiana’s newly regulated online sports betting market set [...]

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Yggdrasil enters US and Canada with IGT tie-up

Online casino games developer Yggdrasil is entering the North American market through a partnership with International Game Technology (IGT).

The multi-year content distribution deal gives IGT exclusive access to a select number of games from Yggdrasil for distribution in US and Canadian jurisdictions where iGaming is permitted, including titles such as [...]

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New research finds no link between game features and problem gambling

Groundbreaking new research into links between slots gameplay and safer gambling has concluded that there is no statistically significant correlation between player markers of harm and the experience that different games provide.

Data science company Future Anthem analysed 36m playing sessions at Gamesys to look for links between volatility, hit rate [...]

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Flutter Entertainment

Flutter Entertainment shares slide as customer-friendly results hit margins

London-listed betting and gaming operator Flutter Entertainment has reported a 9 per cent increase in revenue to £1.44bn in the third quarter of 2021, boosted by a 13 per cent rise in average monthly players.

On a constant currency basis, revenue climbed by 12 per cent year-on-year, driven by continued strong [...]

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Wyoming online sportsbooks collect $6.2m in first month

Wyoming’s two licensed online sportsbook operators collected total sports wagers of $6.2m in the first month since the opening of the market.

Wyoming’s online sports betting market went live on 1 September, with the first operating licenses issued by the Wyoming Gaming Commission to DraftKings and BetMGM.

Combined, the two operators took [...]

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