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Light & Wonder takes Playzido platform live in Ontario

Light & Wonder has expanded its iGaming offering in Ontario through its platform and games supplier Playzido.

Licensed operators in the Canadian province now have access to a range of games from third-party studios via the Playzido RGS platform, including Bang Bang Games, Atlantic Digital and Pixiu Gaming.

“We are thrilled to [...]

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Bragg Gaming expands Superbet partnership to Brazil

Toronto-listed gaming supplier Bragg Gaming has taken its casino aggregation platform live in Brazil with operator Superbet.

Bragg now supplies Superbet with its proprietary games portfolio, including popular titles from in-house studios Atomic Slot Lab and Indigo Magic, alongside third-party content from some of the industry’s leading providers.

The agreement follows successful [...]

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Yolo Investments launches new €100 million fund

Yolo Investments is launching a new flagship investment fund which aims to raise €100 million.

Building on its previous fund, Yolo Fund II is structured as a Guernsey-registered limited partnership and is licensed by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC).

Yolo Investments’ first flagship fund was launched in 2019 and invested in [...]

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania gambling revenue falls by 2% in November

Gambling revenue in Pennsylvania fell by 2 per cent to $444.5 million in November, as a decline in sports betting offset rises in other sectors.

Sports handle in Pennsylvania was actually up by 18 per cent to a new high of $934.1 million, but this performance was not matched by revenue [...]

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Illinois

Illinois sports wagers surpass $1.1 billion in October

Sports wagers in Illinois rose by 13 per cent to $1.16 billion in October, which was a new monthly record for the Prairie State.

Online sports betting was up by 14 per cent to $1.13 billion in October and was the second month in a row with wagers above $1 billion. [...]

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Columbus Ohio

Ohio sports wagers reach $746 million in October

Ohio’s sports wagers reached $746.3 million in October, the second best month since launch in January.

Online sports betting was $724.1 million from 20 licensees, while 15 retail betting licensees had wagers of $22.2 million.

In the online sector, DraftKings and FanDuel were tied on handle with $258.7 million and $258.6 million [...]

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Gaming Innovation Group

Gaming Innovation Group completes KaFe Rocks acquisition

Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has completed the acquisition of online casino affiliate KaFe Rocks for €35 million.

The acquisition was agreed in November and further diversifies the company’s GiG Media division, particularly in the North American market through the Time2play.com and USCasinos.com brands.

Building on the success of the AskGamblers acquisition, GiG [...]

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Connecticut sports and iGaming wagers hit $1.4 billion in November

Connecticut’s sports and iGaming wagers hit a new monthly high of $1.43 billion in November, a rise of 34 per cent.

Bets on iGaming were up by 36 per cent to $1.23 billion, which was a new record and the third consecutive month with wagers above $1 billion.

Online sports betting increased [...]

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Playtech

Playtech agrees supply deal with Boyd’s Stardust online casino

Playtech has entered into a deal to launch its online casino content with Boyd Interactive’s Stardust brand in the United States.

The deal will see Playtech supply a wide array of online slots, table games and live casino games to Stardust's players in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

“We are excited to incorporate [...]

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Circa Sports agrees Silverton Casino Lodge sportsbook deal

Sports betting provider Circa Sports has partnered Silverton Casino Lodge to open a new retail sportsbook in southwest Las Vegas.

A temporary sportsbook will open on 1 January, featuring two betting windows, two self-serving betting kiosks and four TV screens displaying odds.

A permanent sportsbook will be unveiled in March, ahead of [...]

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Boyd Gaming

Boyd Gaming strengthens management and organizational structure

Boyd Gaming has strengthened its management and organisational structure after promoting four of its senior executives.

The first promotion sees Steve Thompson named chief administrative officer, having been with the casino operator since 1983, most recently serving as executive vice president of operations for the Nevada region.

Succeeding Thompson in that role [...]

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Massachusetts reports $637 million in November online sports wagers

Online sports wagers in Massachusetts climbed to $636.8 million in November, surpassing $600 million for the first time since launch in March.

DraftKings held 50 per cent of Massachusetts’s monthly online wagers at $320 million, well ahead of FanDuel in second place with $181.5 million and a 29 per cent share.

Penn [...]

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