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Intralot revenue falls to €280 million following B2C decline

Intralot has reported a 7 per cent drop in group revenue to €280.0 million for the first nine months of 2023, despite seeing an improvement in its third quarter results.

Excluding the impact from the discontinuation of its Malta operations, underlying revenue from continuing operations would have increased by 9 per [...]

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GI Games Round-up: Indigo Magic, Wizard Games, Galaxsys and more

This week’s games and platform integrations round-up from Gaming Intelligence features the likes of Nolimit City, Play'n GO, Indigo Magic, Pragmatic Play, Wizard Games, Galaxsys, Playson, Evoplay, Lightning Box, Yggdrasil, Relax Gaming and Big Time Gaming.

Nolimit City’s Nine to Five

Evolution-owned Nolimit City embraces the grind with its latest office-themed slot, [...]

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Arkansas sports handle grows to $45 million in October

Arkansas’s sports handle grew by 67 per cent to $45.0 million in October, spurred by a 90 per cent rise in mobile betting.

Mobile betting handle was $39.3 million and compensated for an 8 per cent fall in Arkansas’s retail betting to $5.7 million.

The Saracen Casino Resort reported mobile wagers of [...]

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New York

New York State enhances voluntary self-exclusion process

The New York Council on Problem Gambling (NYCPG) is seeking to improve the voluntary self-exclusion (VSE) process at gaming facilities across the state with the launch of a new support program.

The free VSE Support Program will help individuals who recognize they may have a gambling problem quickly find the resources [...]

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Mohegan INSPIRE to welcome first guests next week

Casino operator Mohegan will open the doors to its new $5 billion integrated casino resort in South Korea next week, with a foreigner-only casino set to open during the first quarter of 2024.

Incheon-based Mohegan INSPIRE will begin welcoming guests on 30 November with a soft opening of its three hotel [...]

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Illinois

Illinois sports handle back above $1 billion in September

Sports handle in Illinois grew by 30 per cent to $1.08 billion in September, a new monthly record and back above $1 billion for the first time since March.

Online sports betting was up by 31 per cent to $1.04 billion, while retail betting grew by 2 per cent to $34.9 [...]

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British racecourses unite with shared international distribution channel

Racecourse owners Arena Racing Company (ARC) and Racecourse Media Group (RMG) are joining forces to create a new channel to distribute British and Irish racing internationally.

The five-year partnership commences in January and will see content from British and Irish racecourses promoted and commercialised in a range of international pari-mutuel tote [...]

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Bragg shares surge as investor calls for strategic alternatives

Shares in Bragg Gaming Group gained almost 25 per cent on Wednesday after publication of an open letter calling for a potential sale of the business.

Jeremy Raper of Raper Capital published the letter as the second largest disclosed investor in the company with a beneficial interest in 375,000 shares.

In the [...]

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Michigan online sports bets hit $500 million in October

Michigan’s monthly online sports bets hit $500 million for the first time in October, rising by 11 per cent to $533.0 million.

FanDuel and DraftKings were the market leaders with a combined handle share of 60 per cent, with both brands reported their best monthly performances in October.

FanDuel had handle [...]

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Virginia gaming revenue falls below $50 million in October

Gaming revenue from Virginia’s three land-based casinos fell to $49.5 million in October and was below $50 million for the first time since May.

Revenue from the state’s 3,180 slot machines was $37.2 million, with the Rivers Casino Portsmouth reporting the highest revenue at $14.3 million.

The Caesars Virginia has slot [...]

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Louisiana

Louisiana sports bets top $300 million in October

Sports bets in Louisiana rose above $300 million for the first time in October, climbing 21 per cent to $308.6 million.

Mobile sports betting increased by 26 per cent to $276.2 million and made up for an 11 per cent decline in retail betting to $32.4 million.

Louisiana’s net proceeds from sports [...]

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bet365

bet365 launches online sportsbook in Louisiana

Leading betting operator bet365 has gone live in its seventh US state with the launch of its online sportsbook in Louisiana.

bet365’s launch in the Pelican State is through a partnership with Amelia Belle Casino, a riverboat casino owned by Boyd Gaming.

Louisiana joins bet365’s existing US operations in Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky, [...]

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