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Bragg Gaming brings in Matevž Mazij as CEO

Oryx Gaming founder Matevž Mazij has been named as the new chief executive officer of Bragg Gaming Group.

Mazij assumes the CEO role with immediate effect, replacing Yaniv Sherman, who has stepped down after one year with the company.

“On behalf of the Board of Directors and the entire Bragg team, I [...]

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Northstar Bets

Playtech set to up investment as NorthStar Gaming revenue grows 27% in Q2

NorthStar Gaming has posted sequential revenue growth of 27 per cent for the second quarter of 2023.

Gaming revenue at the Toronto-listed online betting and gaming operator climbed to CAD$4.6 million in Q2 2023 from $3.6 million in the first quarter of the year. 

Revenue in the second quarter of 2022 was [...]

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GI Games Round-up: Playson, PopOK, Wizard Games and more

This week’s games and platform integrations round-up from Gaming Intelligence features the likes of Playson, Nolimit City, PopOK Gaming, Wizard Games, Lightning Box, Greentube, Evoplay, Play’n GO, Pragmatic Play, Yggdrasil, Relax Gaming, Endorphina and Pascal Gaming.

Playson’s Crown and Diamonds: Hold and Win

Playson is giving players a chance to immerse themselves [...]

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Connecticut iGaming wagers set new high in July

Connecticut iGaming wagers increased by 61 per cent to a new monthly record of $1.14 billion in July, driven by a strong performance from DraftKings.

DraftKings and its local partner, The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, had total iGaming wagers of $735.6 million, a rise of 67 per cent. It was the first [...]

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Light & Wonder secures exclusive rights to BCLC’s Ruyi Baccarat

Light & Wonder has secured the exclusive intellectual property rights to launch the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC)’s Ruyi Baccarat game in casinos throughout North America.

BCLC first launched Ruyi Baccarat in early 2020 and the game is now live in 14 casinos across British Columbia. It is played in the [...]

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Yahoo Sportsbook opens at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas

Yahoo has secured a multi-year naming rights partnership to launch a new William Hill-powered retail sportsbook at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas.

Located on The Venetian casino floor, the Yahoo Sportsbook has been completely redesigned and spans more than 12,000 square feet, featuring a 46-million-pixel, 1,770 square foot LED video wall [...]

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Toronto, Ontario

Ontario’s AGCO names Karin Schnarr as CEO

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has hired Karin Schnarr as CEO and registrar to replace the retiring Tom Mungham.

Schnarr will assume the role with the regulator on 18 September, bringing extensive experience from the academic, public-sector, and private-sector consulting environments.

She is currently an associate professor at the [...]

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OddsMatrix seals sports data supply deal with Kindred Group

EveryMatrix’s sports betting division OddsMatrix has entered into a deal to provide its sports data services to Kindred Group’s new proprietary sportsbook.

The partnership will see OddsMatrix provide Kindred with historical and current sports data across a host of major sports, including football, ice hockey, basketball and tennis.

“Kindred was one of [...]

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IGT

IGT launches sports betting on Game King bartop machines

International Game Technology (IGT) is making sports betting more accessible to casino players with the launch of its new PeakBarTop gaming machines in two St. Croix Casinos in Wisconsin.

IGT's PeakBarTop cabinets with sports betting made their global casino debut at St. Croix Casino in Turtle Lake, and St. Croix Casino [...]

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Michigan iGaming revenue rises by 21% in July

Michigan’s iGaming revenue rose by 21 per cent to $153.6 million in July, taking the total for the first seven months of the year above $1 billion.

The MGM Grand Detroit (BetMGM) was Michigan’s largest iGaming licensee by revenue at $49.0 million, representing growth of 2 per cent year-on-year.

MotorCity Casino [...]

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Washington DC sports betting margin improves as wagers fall below $10 million

Sports wagering in Washington DC fell by 32 per cent to $7.7 million in July, taking the monthly total below $10 million for the first time in three years.

The lottery’s GambetDC brand led the market with handle of $3.1 million, but was down by 6 per cent year-on-year.

Other brands saw [...]

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Scientific Games launches The Game of Life omnichannel lottery games

Scientific Games is bringing Hasbro’s iconic The Game of Life board game to Pennsylvania with the launch of new omnichannel lottery games for the Pennsylvania Lottery.

Scientific Games has launched instant scratch games and Fast Play terminal-generated games for retail players, as well as a digital game for Pennsylvania’s record-breaking iLottery [...]

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