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Pennsylvania iGaming market hits record $102.9m in October

Pennsylvania’s licensed operators enjoyed a record month in October as total gaming and sports betting revenue increased by 33 per cent to $425.9m.

The year-on-year improvement followed strong growth across both the land-based and online casino sectors, despite a decline in sports betting, with October surpassing the previous monthly revenue high [...]

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Scout Gaming Group

Scout Gaming begins search for new CFO

Stockholm-listed B2B fantasy sports provider Scout Gaming has begun the search for a new chief financial officer to replace Billy Degerfeldt, who is leaving the company to take on a new role. 

Degerfeldt will continue in his role for three months as Scout Gaming initiates the process of recruiting a new [...]

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Gambling.com and Playtech lead share price growth in October

Shareholders in Gambling.com and Playtech were the big winners as their shares rocketed to the top of the Gaming Intelligence Stock List in October 2021.

While the leading publicly-listed gaming operators and suppliers saw the combined value of their shares decline by 2 per cent in October, Gambling.com’s shares rose by [...]

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DraftKings

DraftKings grows Q3 revenue to $212.8m as losses mount

New York-listed betting and gaming operator DraftKings has reported a 60 per cent increase in revenue to $212.8m for the third quarter of 2021, although significantly higher expenses pushed the company to a loss of $545.0m for the period.

The year-on-year revenue growth was driven by a 31 per cent increase [...]

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Basketball

NBA names DraftKings and FanDuel as betting partners

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has signed multiyear partnerships with leading US sports betting operators DraftKings and FanDuel.

DraftKings will serve as the presenting partner of NBABet Stream, while FanDuel will be the presenting partner of the weekly NBABet show on NBA TV, with the two operators designated as co-official sports [...]

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Flutter Entertainment

Flutter Entertainment shares slide as customer-friendly results hit margins

London-listed betting and gaming operator Flutter Entertainment has reported a 9 per cent increase in revenue to £1.44bn in the third quarter of 2021, boosted by a 13 per cent rise in average monthly players.

On a constant currency basis, revenue climbed by 12 per cent year-on-year, driven by continued strong [...]

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PlayUp partners Wild Rose to enter Iowa iGaming market

Australian and US online sports betting operator PlayUp has secured market access to enter Iowa's regulated iGaming market through a partnership with licensed casino operator Wild Rose Entertainment.

PlayUp has already begun the regulatory process to gain licensure in Iowa for sports betting and will do the same once the regulatory framework is [...]

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Ice Hockey

Bally’s signs sports betting partnership with NHL’s Nashville Predators

New York-listed Bally's Corporation has agreed its first partnership with an NHL franchise and Tennessee sports team through an agreement with the Nashville Predators.

The agreement designates Bally's as an official sports betting partner and official free-to-play partner of the Predators and its Bridgestone Arena stadium through 2025.

“From the moment sports [...]

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Pennsylvania

Strong September for Pennsylvania operators as revenue grows to $415.7m

Pennsylvania’s regulated betting and gaming market grew by 46 per cent in September as total gaming and sports betting revenue climbed to $415.7m.

The year-on-year improvement followed strong growth in land-based slots and table games, and continued growth from the burgeoning iGaming and sports betting sectors.

Pennsylvania Gambling Comparison: September 2021 (US$)

Revenue [...]

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Entain

DraftKings and Entain to continue acquisition talks

Entain has asked DraftKings to provide clarity on a number of matters that will affect the mooted acquisition of the London-listed betting and gaming operator.

The board of Entain say that following initial discussions with DraftKings, they require “a number of matters to be satisfactorily resolved that are fundamental to the [...]

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DraftKings agrees new multi-product partnership with the NHL

New York-listed operator DraftKings has agreed a deal to become an official sports betting, daily fantasy sports and iGaming partner of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the United States.

As an official partner, DraftKings will be granted access to NHL assets to enhance its products, including official marks and logos, [...]

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Strong third quarter for investors as gaming shares climb 9%

It proved to be a good summer for gambling investors as the industry’s leading publicly-listed gaming operators and suppliers saw the combined value of their shares increase by 9 per cent during the third quarter of 2021.

Following strong performances in August and September, there were 26 companies on the Gaming [...]

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