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Entain adds former Unilever executive Rahul Welde to board of directors

London-listed betting and gaming operator Entain has expanded its Board with the appointment of Rahul Welde as an independent non-executive director.

Welde brings over 30 years' experience in the global fast-moving consumer goods sector, having most recently served as executive vice president of global digital transformation at Unilever, where he [...]

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BetMGM partners Carnival Corporation to offer cruise ship gaming

BetMGM has entered into a new partnership with Carnival Corporation to deliver its retail and mobile sports betting and iGaming offering to more than 50 ships ported in the United States. 

The partnership will see BetMGM roll out its platform in phases to cruise ship guests on Carnival Cruise Line, Holland [...]

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Strong growth for Michigan iGaming and online betting operators in May

Michigan’s commercial and tribal casino operators enjoyed another strong month as total gross receipts from online sports betting and iGaming increased by 41 per cent to $160.9m in May 2022.

May’s results benefited from a 34 per cent year-on-year increase in iGaming gross receipts to $127.4m, while sports betting gross receipts [...]

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GI Games Round-Up: Featuring Play’n GO, Pragmatic Play, Big Time Gaming and more

This week’s games and platform integrations round-up from Gaming Intelligence features the likes of Endorphina, BF Games, Big Time Gaming, Play'n GO, Pariplay, Bragg Gaming, Relax Gaming, iSoftBet and Pragmatic Play, among others.

Endorphina's Fisher King

Endorphina has expanded its portfolio with the launch of its latest slot, Fisher King. 

"Our design team at [...]

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania gambling revenue climbs to $447.8m in May

Pennsylvania’s licensed betting and gaming operators posted another solid month of growth as total revenue from all forms of regulated gambling increased by 8 per cent to $447.8m in May 2022.

The year-on-year revenue growth was driven by strong performances in sports betting, iGaming and land-based gaming, with fantasy contests the [...]

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New Jersey

New Jersey betting and gaming market grows 15% in May

New Jersey’s casinos, racetracks and their partners saw total gaming revenue increase by 15 per cent to $430.6m in May 2022, benefiting from year-on-year growth across all products except online poker.

Total casino win from the state’s nine licensed casino properties rose by 9 per cent to $233.0m in May, with [...]

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Light & Wonder expands New Jersey presence with PlayStar Casino deal

New York-listed casino games supplier Light & Wonder has expanded its US presence through a new deal with PlayStar Casino in New Jersey.

Light & Wonder’s OpenGaming aggregation platform will give PlayStar access to a wide selection of popular online casino games, including 88 Fortunes, Hypernova Megaways and 100x Ra.

“This partnership [...]

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Northstar Bets

NorthStar Gaming appoints Jennifer Barber as chief financial officer

Toronto-based NorthStar Gaming has announced the appointment of Jennifer Barber to the role of chief financial officer (CFO). 

Barber joins from parent Torstar Corporation, where she led and oversaw all financial reporting and management, as well as the information technology team, in her role as chief financial officer. She was also a [...]

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Playtech

Playtech acquisition talks with TTB Partners set to continue

Playtech’s discussions with the TTB Partners investor group regarding a potential offer for the company are set to continue into July following the expiry of today’s deadline.

The investor group has a deadline of 5pm UK time today (17 June) by which to announce its firm intention to make an offer, [...]

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NeoGames

NeoGames completes Aspire Global acquisition

New York-listed lottery and gaming supplier NeoGames has completed its acquisition of Aspire Global, which was first announced in January.

The transaction has been funded through a combination of newly issued NeoGames shares and approximately $264m in cash, having secured an approximate $198m six-year term loan from funds associated with Blackstone [...]

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Loterie Nationale

Belgium’s National Lottery responds to advertising ban allegations

The Belgian National Lottery has been forced to defend itself against claims that it has sought to influence the government’s position on a ban on gambling advertising.

Belgium’s Loterie Nationale issued a statement Wednesday challenging a report by Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws (HLN), which claimed that the lottery had offered [...]

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Connecticut sports betting and iGaming wagers grow to $889.3m in May

Connecticut’s regulated sports betting and iGaming market saw total wagers increase to $889.3m in May 2022.

Sports betting and iGaming wagers increased by 1 per cent compared to the previous month, comprising $774.2m from iGaming, $107.7m from online sports betting, and $7.4m from retail sports betting.

Connecticut Sports Betting & iGaming Handle: [...]

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