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Flutter’s Sky Bet and EFL launch Building Foundations’ Fund

Flutter Entertainment's Sky Bet brand has teamed up with the English Football League (EFL) to provide £6 million of funding for community projects across England and Wales.

The Building Foundations’ Fund will give 72 EFL clubs a chance to bid for grants of up to £100,000 to invest in ongoing programmes [...]

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US iGaming affiliates establish new trade association

Six of the biggest online gambling affiliates in the United States have come together to form a new trade association to better protect consumers.

The Responsible Gambling Affiliate Association (RGAA) advocates “reasonable regulation, responsible advertising, and consumer protection” and comprises Better Collective, Catena Media, Gambling.com Group, oddschecker Global Media, Spotlight Sports [...]

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MGM Resorts

Macau growth takes MGM Resorts’ Q3 revenue to $3.97 billion

MGM Resorts International has reported a 16 per cent increase in consolidated net revenue to $3.97 billion for the third quarter of 2023, as growth from MGM China offset declines in its US operations.

MGM China revenue soared by 829 per cent compared to last year to $813 million due to [...]

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Flutter Entertainment

Flutter Entertainment continues strong growth in Q3

Flutter Entertainment grew revenue to more than £2.0 billion in the third quarter of 2023, driven by a strong performance in gaming.

The London-listed betting and gaming operator posted an 8 per cent increase in group revenue to £2,035 million in Q3, with the company’s growth rate rising to 13 per [...]

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Nick Rust to chair UK’s newly established gambling Industry Forum

Britain’s Gambling Commission has appointed Nick Rust as the inaugural chair of its newly established Industry Forum.

Rust will serve as chair for a two-year term, having previously held prominent positions in the gambling and sport sectors, including a six-year tenure as CEO of the British Horseracing Authority.

The Industry Forum is [...]

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US horseracing wagers fall to $819 million in October

Wagers on US horseracing fell by 9 per cent to $819.0 million in October, setting the lowest monthly total of 2023.

The number of race days in October declined by 5 per cent to 317 and there were 2,610 races run, which was a decrease of 6 per cent on the [...]

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BetMakers secures contract extension with William Hill

BetMakers Technology has agreed a contract extension to continue providing its Price Manager fixed odds betting solution to William Hill.

The extended commercial agreement with William Hill includes BetMakers’ all-in-one fixed odds wagering solution and data services from a variety of rights holders and content providers, as well as BetMakers’ own [...]

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PENN Entertainment sees strong Interactive growth in Q3 2023

PENN Entertainment has reported a 24 per cent increase in revenue from its Interactive business to $196.3 million during the third quarter of 2023, as the operator prepares to transition its online sportsbook to the ESPN BET brand later this month.

Despite the strong Interactive performance, PENN recorded a marginal 0.3 [...]

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Nevada gaming revenue surpasses $11 billion in 9M 2023

Nevada’s gaming revenue was $11.40 billion for the first nine months of 2023, a rise of 3 per cent, with September contributing revenue of $1.27 billion.

September’s gaming revenue was up by 2 per cent following a very strong performance from Nevada’s baccarat tables, where revenue increased by 86 per cent [...]

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Gambling Commission

DCMS appoints seven commissioners to Gambling Commission

The Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) has belatedly announced the appointment of seven new commissioners to Britain’s Gambling Commission.

Charles Counsell, Helen Dodds, Sheree Howard and Claudia Mortimore have been appointed for terms of five years, while Lloydette Bai-Marrow, Helen Philips and David Rossington have been appointed for terms [...]

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BetMakers making operational progress as Q1 revenue climbs 9%

Sydney-listed betting technology provider BetMakers Technology Group has reported a 9 per cent increase in revenue to AUD$26.1 million for the first quarter of its 2024 fiscal year.

The year-on-year growth was driven by new customer growth and contract extensions with key partners such as Penn Entertainment, PointsBet, Dabble and William [...]

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Entain

Entain appoints Amanda Brown to board of directors

London-listed betting and gaming operator Entain has appointed Amanda Brown as an independent non-executive director.

Brown will join the company’s board on 8 November and will also serve as a member of the remuneration committee.

She most recently served as chief human resources officer at insurance provider Hiscox, where she was a [...]

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