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Penn National Gaming ready for reopening with strengthened balance sheet

New York-listed casino operator Penn National Gaming has strengthened its balance sheet by $600m with the closing of its common stock and convertible notes offering.

Strong investor demand saw the company increase the size of the offering to $300m common shares and $300m of 2.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026, with [...]

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Evolution Gaming

Evolution Gaming expands casino portfolio with new First Person games

Stockholm-listed live dealer provider Evolution Gaming has expanded its portfolio with the release of three new casino titles.

First Person Baccarat, First Person Dragon Tiger and First Person Football Studio are random number generator (RNG) games based on Evolution’s existing live dealer titles, with an integrated Go Live functionality.

First Person Baccarat [...]

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Full House Resorts eyes sports betting expansion as Q1 revenue falls 24%

New York-listed casino operator Full House Resorts has reported a 24 per cent drop in net revenue to $30.9m for the first quarter of 2020, following the closure of its casinos in mid-March due to COVID-19.

All of the company’s casinos had recorded growth through to the end of February, with [...]

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WPT and partypoker on course for record-breaking online series

The World Poker Tour and partypoker are on course to break the record for the most entries in a WPT Main Tour event after the first full week of the inaugural WPT Online Series.

Through one week of play and 27 events, the WPT Online Series has achieved more than 40,000 [...]

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Slingo

Gaming Realms agrees new deal with Hasbro for Slingo expansion

London-listed gaming supplier Gaming Realms has entered into a two-year agency deal with US toy and board game developer Hasbro.

The agreement gives Hasbro the exclusive rights to act as an agent on behalf of Gaming Realms to identify and help negotiate licensing opportunities for the Slingo brand across various digital [...]

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Playtech

Playtech’s Ash studio launches new Stallion Strike slot

Playtech has announced the latest slot release from its Ash studio with the launch of Stallion Strike, the first in the supplier’s new Power Zones suite of games.

In the 5x6 reel highly volatile game, charged symbols spark the fun in this 15,625 ways slot, where players can create, expand and [...]

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Delaware iGaming revenue soars to new high in April

Delaware’s regulated iGaming market posted a new record high in April as net revenue soared by 225 per cent to $856,182 during the month.

With the iGaming sector remaining unaffected by the casino closures in mid-March as a result of COVID-19, total amounts wagered more than doubled to $28.5m in April.

The [...]

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Greentube partners Playtech to expand distribution in Europe and Mexico

Novomatic’s interactive division Greentube has signed a new deal to launch a selection its casino content via Playtech’s Games Marketplace.

The strategic distribution agreement will see classic Novomatic titles, which have been adapted for online play, go live through Playtech’s aggregator platform, including Book of Ra deluxe and Lucky Lady’s Charm [...]

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New Jersey posts record iGaming revenue of $80m in April

New Jersey’s regulated betting and gaming market has recorded a 69 per cent fall in total gaming revenue to $82.6m in April, with all Atlantic City casinos closed and most sporting events cancelled during the month.

With all venues in the state temporarily closed since 16 March, the bulk of April’s [...]

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West Virginia collects just $3m in mobile sports betting wagers in April

West Virginia’s regulated sports betting market collected $3.0m in wagers during the five-week period ended 2 May, all of which was generated via mobile.

Total wagers were down by 80 per cent compared to the previous month’s $14.7m following the closure of the state’s casinos in mid-March as a result of [...]

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Denmark

Denmark sees no increase in online gambling during lockdown

Data released by the Danish Gambling Authority shows a significant decline in gambling deposits during the COVID-19 lockdown.

The data shows that since the start of the lockdown in Denmark on 11 March, which closed all land-based casinos and gambling arcades, customer deposits at licensed betting operators in the country have [...]

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Twin River revenue falls to $109.1m as casino closures impact Q1 results

New York-listed casino operator Twin River Worldwide Holding has reported a 9.5 per cent fall in revenue to $109.1m for the first quarter of 2020, as results were significantly impacted by the mandated shut-down of operations in mid-March as a result of COVID-19.

In the first two months of the year [...]

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