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WA.Technology brings in chief strategy officer to continue LatAm expansion

Malta-headquartered iGaming solutions provider WA.Technology has appointed Sander Koch as chief strategy officer (CSO) as the company looks to expand its presence across Latin America.

Koch brings over 18 years’ experience in management consulting, and most recently served as a partner at Dubai-based consultancy firm Arthur D. Little.

“Sander's appointment as chief [...]

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania reports $534 million in December gambling revenue

Gambling revenue in Pennsylvania grew by 13 per cent to $534.2 million in December, which was a new monthly record for the Keystone State.

Both iGaming and sports betting set new monthly revenue highs, the former up by 23 per cent to $165.1 million and the latter 33 per cent higher [...]

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Connecticut posts sports and iGaming bets of $1.5 billion in December

Connecticut’s sports and iGaming wagers set another monthly record in December, rising by 29 per cent to $1.50 billion.

Wagering on iGaming in Connecticut was up by 28 per cent to $1.29 billion, finishing 2023 on a new monthly high.

Online sports handle was above $200 million for the first time, growing [...]

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Golden Matrix widens loss despite record revenue in FY23

Las Vegas-based Golden Matrix Group has reported a 23 per cent increase in revenue to a record $44.2 million for the fiscal year ended 31 October 2023.

The company’s B2C operations contributed $28.5 million in revenue, with a further $15.6 million generated from B2B.

Within the B2C segment, RKings Competitions had over [...]

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GLI names new vice presidents of engineering

Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) has strengthened its global leadership team with new promotions for Ginnie Hollis and Samantha Powell.

Hollis (pictured left) will be based in GLI’s Colorado office in the United States and will focus on the support and development of teams, regulators, suppliers and operators in the digital gaming [...]

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Flutter Entertainment

Flutter Entertainment posts 24% revenue growth for 2023

Flutter Entertainment grew full year revenue by 24 per cent to £9.51 billion in 2023, with revenue in the fourth quarter of the year rising by 11 per cent versus the same period in 2022.

Revenue in the fourth quarter of 2023 climbed to £2.67 billion as Gaming revenue rose 15 [...]

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Danske Spil sells majority stake in Swush.com to Ekstra Bladet

Danish state-owned gaming operator Danske Spil has agreed a deal to sell its majority stake in fantasy sports platform Swush.com to Danish newspaper brand Ekstra Bladet.

The sale includes the popular fantasy sports game Holdet.dk, which has around 190,000 users across Denmark, with the agreement subject to approval at Danske Spil's [...]

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Flutter Entertainment

Richard Flint to step down from Flutter Board

London-listed betting and gaming operator Flutter Entertainment has announced that Richard Flint will step down from the company’s Board in May.

Flint has decided not to seek re-election to the Flutter Board at the Annual General Meeting to be held on 1 May, and will step down as a non-executive director [...]

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bet365

bet365 slips to loss as full year revenue tops £3.4 billion

bet365 has reported a 19 per cent increase in total revenue to £3.41 billion for the financial year ended 26 March 2023, as the operator benefited from the 2022 FIFA World Cup and expansion into newly regulated markets.

Sports and gaming revenue increased by 19 per cent to £3.39 billion, while [...]

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Louisiana

Louisiana sports betting surpasses $350 million in November

Sports betting in Louisiana surpassed $350 million for the first time in November, rising by 33 per cent to $356.5 million.

Louisiana’s mobile betting increased by 38 per cent to $322.9 million and the state’s mobile licensees reported $9.8 million in promotional deductions.

Retail betting fell by 4 per cent to $33.5 [...]

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Arizona sports handle rises by 5% in October

Arizona sports handle rose by 5 per cent to $648.2 million in October, making it the best month of 2023.

Mobile betting in Arizona was up by 5 per cent to $641.0 million, while retail betting increased by 19 per cent to $7.2 million.

FanDuel and DraftKings reported almost equal sports handle, [...]

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Canada

Canadian Gaming Association elects two new board members

The Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) has elected BetMGM’s Scott Woodgate and Aristocrat’s Kurt Gissane to its Board of Directors.

The appointments follow the CGA’s Annual General Meeting earlier this month, with the new additions bringing the Board to twenty members.

Woodgate currently serves as vice president of BetMGM Canada, while Gissane is [...]

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