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Tabcorp profit falls despite first half revenue growth

Sydney-listed betting and gaming operator Tabcorp Holdings has reported an 11 per cent increase in revenue to AUD$1.28bn for its financial half-year ended 31 December.

Wagering and Media revenue rose by 9 per cent year-on-year to $1.17bn, driven by the return of customers to retail venues post Covid lockdowns and retail [...]

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Corporate bookmakers drive Australian racing growth

Betting turnover on thoroughbred racing in Australia grew by 7 per cent in 2021/22 to AUD$29.14bn (€18.73bn), according to data published by Racing Australia.

The Australian TAB had total racing turnover of $9.46bn, a 5 per cent decline year-on-year, while corporate bookmakers’ racing turnover increased by 14 per cent to a [...]

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SIS partners HKJC to add The Saudi Cup to World Pool events

Sports Information Services (SIS) has agreed a deal with the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) for six races on the Saudi Cup race meeting to become HKJC World Pool events.

HKJC will host the wagering pools on Saudi Cup day races 3-8, giving bettors access to the biggest international commingled pools [...]

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The Gaming Intelligence Hot 50 of 2023 announced

It’s that time of year again when we celebrate the achievements of our friends and colleagues as the annual Gaming Intelligence Hot 50 is revealed.

Since its inception in 2012, the Hot 50 has sought to celebrate those who have achieved great things in our industry, as well as those of [...]

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GI Games Round-up: Featuring Red Tiger, Play’n GO, Soft2Bet and more

This week’s games and platform integrations round-up from Gaming Intelligence features the likes of Red Tiger, Play’n GO, Pariplay, Pragmatic Play, Soft2Bet, Yggdrasil, Evolution, Endorphina and Relax Gaming.

Red Tiger’s Blobsters Clusterbuster

Evolution-owned Red Tiger has launched a new extraterrestrial-themed slot Blobsters Clusterbuster.

“Following the success of Dragons Clusterbuster and Good Luck Clusterbuster, [...]

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Aristocrat’s Anaxi agrees first content deal in US with BetMGM

Aristocrat's recently established iGaming arm Anaxi has entered into a strategic partnership with BetMGM to deliver Aristocrat content to North American iGaming markets.

“We are thrilled to be collaborating with BetMGM as Anaxi reimagines the world's greatest gaming content online,” said Anaxi executive vice president Cath Burns. “This is the first [...]

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GI Games Round-up: Relax Gaming, Pragmatic Play, Light & Wonder and more

This week’s games and platform integrations round-up from Gaming Intelligence features the likes of Relax Gaming, Pragmatic Play, Light & Wonder, Nolimit City, Play’n GO, Bragg Gaming, Wizard Games and Yggdrasil.

Relax Gaming’s Wild Hike

Relax Gaming is inviting players to brave the elements in its latest release, Wild Hike.

“Wild Hike is the [...]

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PointsBet partners 1/ST Technology in US horse racing expansion

Sydney-listed sportsbook operator PointsBet has entered into a partnership with The Stronach Group’s 1/ST Technology division to expand their horse racing operations in the United States.

The agreement will see PointsBet and 1/ST Technology collaborate to upgrade the 1/ST BET online horse wagering product in US jurisdictions where advance deposit wagering [...]

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DAZN agrees long-term NFL live streaming deal

Sports entertainment group DAZN has entered into a long-term agreement to deliver live streams of every NFL game to sports fans around the world.

The ten-year agreement with the NFL will provide fans outside the United States with live viewing of every NFL game (regular season, postseason, and Super Bowl), and [...]

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Tasracing COO Andrew Jenkins named chief executive

The Government of the Australian State of Tasmania has named Andrew Jenkins as the new chief executive officer of Tasracing.

Jenkins assumes the role after serving as chief operating officer of Tasracing since January 2022 and as interim CEO during the recruitment process.

“In his time acting in this position, he worked [...]

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bet365 expands live streaming with Infront Bettor

bet365 is expanding its live streaming portfolio through a partnership with Infront Bettor.

The global partnership allows bet365 to distribute 18,000 hours of content from over 30 rights holders to more than 80 million customers around the world.

This includes content from the English Carabao Cup, Coupe de France, Turkish Superlig and [...]

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Australia’s NSW aims to make poker machines cashless by 2028

The NSW Liberal and Nationals Government has unveiled plans to make every poker machine in the Australian state cashless by 31 December 2028.

The proposal comes in response to the NSW Crime Commission’s recent report into money laundering in electronic gaming machines.

The government said that the landmark changes will see "one [...]

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