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NorthStar Gaming to expand sports betting platform across Canada

Toronto-listed operator NorthStar Gaming is set to expand its NorthStarBets brand across the whole of Canada through its acquisition of Slapshot Media.

NorthStarBets.com went live in Ontario in May 2022 and will soon go live in every Canadian province.

The national website will offer online gaming and sports betting through a wholly-owned [...]

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Genius and Sportradar face patent infringement suits

Sports betting solutions providers Genuis Sports and Sportradar have been accused of patent infringement in the United States.

Two lawsuits were unveiled on the opening day of the G2E expo in Las Vegas by a local company called SportsCastr Inc., which owns patents related to interactive streaming technology.

“The confluence of media [...]

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Novomatic enters historical horse racing sector with PariMAX

Novomatic is entering the historical horse racing market in the United States through a joint development partnership with 1/ST Technology’s PariMAX.

The partnership will bring Novomatic’s portfolio of games to new markets on PariMAX’s historical horse racing platform in the US, which is powered by 1/ST Technology’s AmTote pari-mutuel technology.

Novomatic and [...]

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Inspired Entertainment secures rights for NBA-themed Virtual Sports

Inspired Entertainment has signed an agreement with the National Basketball Association (NBA) to develop Virtual Sports games centered around the basketball league’s archived footage.

The NBA-themed Virtual Sports offering will include a variety of NBA imagery, including NBA archived footage and all 30 team logos, as well as during NBA All-Star, [...]

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West Virginia iGaming wagers increase by 13% in August

West Virginia’s iGaming wagers grew by 13 per cent to $369.8 million in the five-week period ending 2 September 2023.

The Greenbrier Resort and The Hollywood Casino at Charles Town were again closely matched in their monthly iGaming wagers with $152.2 million and $150.9 million respectively.

The Mountaineer Casino’s iGaming wagers were [...]

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Colorado sports wagers increase by 6% in August

Sports wagers in Colorado increased by 6 per cent to $306.1 million in August, and have risen above $3 billion for the year so far.

Online sports betting was $304.2 million, a rise of 6 per cent, whilst retail betting fell by 18 per cent to $1.9 million.

Baseball was the largest [...]

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Powerball jackpots drive New York Lottery sales in September

New York’s lottery sales rose by 4 per cent to $611.9 million in the four weeks ending 30 September, as the Powerball jackpot increased from $438 million to $969 million during the month.

Powerball sales were up by 151 per cent to $60.2 million in the month, making it the only [...]

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Pariplay debuts in Pennsylvania with Rush Street Interactive

NeoGames-owned aggregator and content provider Pariplay has entered Pennsylvania for the first time with Rush Street Interactive (RSI)’s BetRivers and PlaySugarHouse brands.

The rollout marks the fifth US state launch for Pariplay and includes content from the company's proprietary games studio, Wizard Games.

“We are thrilled to enter Pennsylvania, which marks the [...]

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Light & Wonder introduces Authentic Gaming live casino games in Michigan

Light & Wonder has introduced live casino games from its Authentic Gaming subsidiary in the United States for the first time with Rush Street Interactive (RSI).

Five games have initially been made available to players via RSI's BetRivers brand in Michigan, streamed live from Authentic Gaming’s live casino studio in the [...]

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Gaming Realms names new chief product officer

London-listed supplier Gaming Realms has appointed Suki Sandhu as chief product officer (CPO).

Sandhu is tasked with enhancing the Slingo content portfolio and introducing new concepts and elements to strengthen Gaming Realms’ position as a leading supplier.

Sandhu has decades of experience in the industry, having previously held senior roles with PartyGaming [...]

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Light & Wonder

Light & Wonder to unveil new slot based on Netflix’s Squid Game

Gaming supplier Light & Wonder is set to debut a new omni-channel slot game based on the most popular Netflix series of all time, Squid Game.

The Squid Game slot will be unveiled at G2E Las Vegas this week on Light & Wonder’s new large-screen jumbo cabinet, Horizon, with a digital [...]

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GeoLocs expands into the US with Arizona Lottery

mkodo-owned geolocation specialist GeoLocs is providing its services in the United States for the first time with the Arizona State Lottery.

Through the lottery’s partnership with mkodo parent company Pollard Banknote, GeoLocs will implement its geolocation technology within the lottery’s online sweepstakes platform, Lucky Lounge.

“mkodo is excited to partner with the [...]

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