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Arizona reports sports bets of $323 million in July

Sports betting in Arizona increased by 11 per cent to $323.2 million in July, with both mobile and retail channels showing year-on-year growth.

Arizona’s mobile betting rose by 11 per cent to $320.2 million and accounted for 99 per cent of the state’s monthly wagers.

Retail betting, including limited event wagering [...]

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Louisiana

Louisiana posts sports wagers of $154 million in August

Sports wagers in Louisiana rose by 20 per cent to $153.9 million in August, driven by a 24 per cent increase in mobile betting.

Mobile betting climbed to $138.9 million in the month and helped to mitigate a 7 per cent decline in retail betting to $15.1 million.

Net proceeds from mobile [...]

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Delta Corp vows to challenge €1.9 billion gaming tax bill

Shares in Indian gaming operator Delta Corp fell to a new 52-week low Monday after the company revealed a tax bill of INR168.2 billion (approx. €1.9 billion).

The tax bill amounts to more than double the company’s market capitalisation and includes interest and penalties for the period from July 2017 to [...]

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania iGaming revenue grows by 35% in August

Pennsylvania’s iGaming revenue grew by 35 per cent to $145.0 million in August, and helped take the state’s total monthly gambling revenue to $457.2 million.

Online slots had record revenue in August, up by 39 per cent to $105.3 million, with online table gaming adding $37.3 million and online poker $2.4 [...]

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Connecticut iGaming turnover up by 16% in August

Connecticut’s iGaming turnover increased by 16 per cent to $985.4 million in August, with DraftKings responsible for the growth.  

DraftKings and its local partner, The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, had total iGaming turnover of $587.4 million in August, an increase of 30 per cent year-on-year.

By contrast, FanDuel and Mohegan Digital reported [...]

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Danske Spil

Danske Spil widens profit as first half revenue grows to DKK2.47 billion

Danish state lottery operator Danske Spil has reported a 5 per cent increase in gross gaming revenue to DKK2.47 billion (€331.4 million) for the first half of 2023.

Revenue from lottery division Danske Lotteri Spil rose 4.5 per cent year-on-year to DKK1.37 billion, primarily driven by the Eurojackpot game.

The Danske Licens [...]

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Louisiana

Louisiana reports sports wagers of $135 million in July

Louisiana’s sports wagers increased by 14 per cent to $134.8 million in July, but a lower margin reduced the month’s net proceeds.

Mobile handle grew by 19 per cent to $122.5 million, whilst retail betting dropped by 19 per cent to $12.2 million.

Total net proceeds decreased by 16 per cent to [...]

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Connecticut iGaming wagers set new high in July

Connecticut iGaming wagers increased by 61 per cent to a new monthly record of $1.14 billion in July, driven by a strong performance from DraftKings.

DraftKings and its local partner, The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, had total iGaming wagers of $735.6 million, a rise of 67 per cent. It was the first [...]

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Toronto, Ontario

Ontario’s AGCO names Karin Schnarr as CEO

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has hired Karin Schnarr as CEO and registrar to replace the retiring Tom Mungham.

Schnarr will assume the role with the regulator on 18 September, bringing extensive experience from the academic, public-sector, and private-sector consulting environments.

She is currently an associate professor at the [...]

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Arizona sports wagers grow to $393 million in June

Sports wagers in Arizona grew by 23 per cent to $393.2 million in June and took total wagers in the first half of 2023 to $3.2 billion.

Mobile betting accounted for almost all of Arizona’s June wagers at $390.3 million, with just $2.9 million from retail betting.

FanDuel and DraftKings accounted for [...]

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania gambling revenue rises to $467 million in July

Pennsylvania’s gambling revenue rose by 9 per cent to $467.0 million in July, with strong contributions from both iGaming and sports betting.

iGaming revenue in Pennsylvania grew by 35 per cent in July to $132.9 million, made up of $94.9 million from online slots, $35.4 million from table gaming and $2.6 [...]

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Stats Perform extends Football DataCo rights deal

Sports data and technology provider Stats Perform has extended its ten-year exclusive official rights deal with Football DataCo until the end of the 2024/25 season.

The extended agreement sees Stats Perform continue to collect and distribute event data from the major English and Scottish football leagues. 

This includes the rights to distribute [...]

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