Most of the betting and gaming industry’s fastest growing companies owed their places in the GIQ20 to the US market, but some of the big beasts suffered as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Rush Street Interactive tops the GIQ20 by a mile with an astonishing 337 per cent rise in [...]
Virginia’s newly regulated sports betting market generated total wagers of $265.8m in its first full month of operation.
Legal sports betting launched in Virginia on 21 January with $59m in wagers generated during the initial 11-day period.
In February the state’s five licensed operators generated wagers of $265.8m, including $19.6m from the [...]
Flutter Entertainment has found itself in dispute with Fox Corp. over the broadcaster’s right to acquire an 18.6 per cent ownership interest in Flutter-owned sports betting operator FanDuel Group.
Fox Corp. has filed suit against Flutter Entertainment to enforce its right to acquire the stake at the same price that Flutter [...]
Delaware’s regulated sports betting market saw total wagers increase by 72 per cent year-on-year to $6.7m in March 2021.
The year-on-year growth was attributable to the early impact of the Covid-19 pandemic a year ago, which forced the closure of the state’s three casinos and 102 sports lottery retailers in mid-March [...]
Governor Mark Gordon of Wyoming has signed legislation to authorise and regulate online sports betting.
Wyoming’s online-only market will allow players over the age of 18 to bet on professional and collegiate sports and athletic events, as well as international events such as the Olympics.
To qualify for licensure, applicants must be [...]
Mobile sports betting is coming to New York after its inclusion in the 2022 state budget that was agreed on Tuesday.
Lawmakers had proposed competing plans to regulate mobile sports betting in New York, with Governor Andrew Cuomo supportive of an exclusive model with one licensed operator.
The final plan will see [...]
New York-listed iGaming technology provider GAN has appointed Robert Shore to the newly created role of vice president of investor relations and capital markets.
Shore brings more than 15 years of experience in corporate finance, investor relations, and Wall Street research to the role and will lead GAN’s investor relations and [...]
Texas-based online lottery provider Lottery.com has appointed Katie Lever as its first chief legal officer, with the company also preparing to enter the sports betting vertical.
Lever has served as general counsel to some of the gaming industry’s largest suppliers, including through the mergers of SHFL entertainment and Bally Technologies with [...]
Flutter Entertainment-owned FanDuel Group has become an official gaming partner of two of Detroit’s most iconic professional sports franchises through a new collaboration with MotorCity Casino.
The deals with MLB’s Detroit Tigers and the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings will see the FanDuel Sportsbook brand prominently featured on static and digital signage [...]
Popular men’s lifestyle magazine Maxim has partnered with Carousel Group to launch a new online sports betting and iGaming offering in the United States.
MaximBet.com will target the burgeoning US sports betting and iGaming markets, combining Maxim’s integrated network of print, digital, social and experiential platforms with Carousel’s iGaming experience.
“Maxim has [...]
Pollard Banknote has brought in former Michigan Lottery executive Shannon DeHaven to lead its digital engagement team.
DeHaven will serve as vice president of digital engagement, supporting Pollard Banknote’s lottery clients in the implementation of best-in-class digital lottery programs and solutions.
She joins the supplier from the Michigan Lottery, where she served [...]
New York-listed sports betting and fantasy sports operator DraftKings has acquired Tel Aviv-based real-time gamification specialist BlueRibbon Software for an undisclosed amount.
The acquisition will allow DraftKings to enhance the customer experience by integrating BlueRibbon’s unique jackpot functionality, including personalized promotions and rewards tailored to the individual customer, as well as [...]