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Oregon bill seeks to criminalise betting on greyhound races

The Oregon legislature will hold a public hearing today to consider a proposal to outlaw betting on greyhound races.

The proposal by Senator Peter Courtney would prohibit betting on greyhound races, regardless of the state or country in which the race takes place, with unlawful greyhound betting classified as a Class [...]

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NIESR aims to model cost of gambling harm in Britain

Britain’s Gambling Commission has commissioned the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) to measure the cost of gambling harm.

The research will be funded by penalties imposed on operators by the Gambling Commission and aims to uncover the cost of gambling-related harms for individuals, communities and the wider society, [...]

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Penn National Gaming

Penn National swings to profit in 2021 as Interactive contribution grows

New York-listed racing and gaming operator Penn National Gaming has reported a 65 per cent increase in total revenue to $5.91bn in 2021, including $432.9m from its growing Interactive division.

The operator benefited from strong year-on-year growth during the final quarter of 2021, as revenue increased by 53 per cent to [...]

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Playtech to develop new gaming content with The Jockey Club

London-listed gaming technology provider Playtech has signed a new five-year partnership to develop a range of products based on the famous races and racecourses operated by The Jockey Club.

The international agreement gives Playtech the rights to develop content across various product verticals including casino, live casino, poker, virtual sports and [...]

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BGC

UK operators to trial Single Customer View problem gambling tool

Britain's Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) will trial a new system that aims to prevent problem gamblers hopping from one site to another.

The ‘Single Customer View’ system will be operated by the independent not-for-profit national self-exclusion organisation GAMStop, in partnership with the Gambling Commission and the Information Commissioner’s Office.

The trial [...]

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BlueBet

BlueBet reports strong quarterly growth

Sydney-listed online sports betting operator BlueBet Holdings has reported a 55 per cent increase in turnover to a record AUD$138.6m for its financial second quarter ended 31 December.

The strong year-on-year turnover growth followed a record performance during Melbourne Cup week in November, as weekly turnover climbed 62 per cent year-on-year [...]

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Nevada casinos collect record gaming win of $13.4bn in 2021

Nevada’s licensed casinos enjoyed a record year in 2021 as total gaming win increased by 71 per cent to $13.43bn.

The state’s regulated gambling market was buoyed by a strong performance in December as gaming win climbed 68 per cent to $1.15bn, marking the tenth consecutive month that casinos generated more [...]

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Clarion: ICE to showcase small businesses as fifth major exhibitor pulls out

Clarion Gaming is hoping an 80 per cent capacity ICE 2022 will showcase small businesses after TCSJOHNHUXLEY became the fifth major exhibitor to pull out of the show in less than a week.

Clarion Group managing director Alex Pratt and ICE managing director Stuart Hunter told Gaming Intelligence that the company [...]

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PointsBet

PointsBet sees net win climb 73% in strong quarter

Sydney-listed betting and gaming operator PointsBet has recorded strong growth for its financial second quarter ended 31 December, with net win climbing 73 per cent to AUD$77.3m.

Turnover from PointsBet’s Australian and US sports betting businesses grew by 11 per cent year-on-year to $1.33bn during the quarter, with Australian turnover increasing [...]

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Caesars Entertainment

Caesars Sportsbook partners New York Racing Association

New York-listed Caesars Entertainment has signed a deal to serve as the official sports betting marketing partner of the New York Racing Association (NYRA). 

The partnership will see Caesars Sportsbook take over as title sponsor of the NYRA Turf Triple Series, gaining access to integrated marketing and hospitality assets to support [...]

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Novomatic and Zitro join exodus from ICE 2022

Austrian gaming operator and supplier Novomatic, traditionally the biggest exhibitor at Clarion Gaming’s ICE expo, has pulled out of the rescheduled 2022 event.

Novomatic’s exit follows similar withdrawals from Gauselmann and Scientific Games, which as a group form ICE’s three largest exhibitors. Zitro Games has also announced it will not attend.

“A [...]

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Spain

Spanish online gambling self-exclusions climb 14% in 2021

New data from Spain’s gambling regulator has revealed a 13.6 per cent increase in the number of people self-excluding themselves from online gambling during 2021.

The Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) said there were 7,640 new additions to Spain’s national self-exclusion register for iGaming during the year, bringing the [...]

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