Endeavor Group’s sports subsidiary IMG Arena has entered into a conditional agreement to take over full ownership of virtual sports and casino games provider Leap Gaming.
IMG Arena is currently the second largest shareholder in Leap, and will acquire the remaining stake in the business from London-listed SEED Innovations for €12.9m, [...]
Sports betting operator Tipico has entered into a new marketing partnership with live entertainment company AEG Presents in Ohio.
The multi-year agreement, brokered by AEG Global Partnerships, will see Tipico become the exclusive sportsbook sponsor of multiple AEG Presents-owned music venues across Ohio and the surrounding area, including KEMBA Live!, Newport [...]
Sydney-listed betting technology provider BetMakers has launched on-track fixed odds horse race betting in Jamaica in partnership with Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment.
BetMakers has erected multiple betting stands at Caymanas Park racetrack to enable racing fans to place on-track fixed odds bets on races, which will be followed by a [...]
Vancouver-based betting operator FansUnite Entertainment has confirmed the departure of founder and president Darius Eghdami.
Eghdami has been with the company for more than ten years, including CEO for eight years, but resigned this week to attend to personal matters unrelated to his tenure at FansUnite.
Since founding FansUnite, Eghdami has played [...]
Stockholm-listed iGaming affiliate Acroud is on the lookout for a new finance chief following the resignation of Roderick Attard.
Attard had been in the role for the past two and a half years, but is stepping down to pursue another career opportunity.
“On behalf of everyone at Acroud, I thank Roderick for [...]
JAY-Z’s Roc Nation has joined Caesars Entertainment and SL Green’s bid for a new casino gaming facility in New York’s Times Square.
Roc Nation will be the official entertainment partner of the proposed state-of-the-art gaming facility at 1515 Broadway in Times Square.
Caesars Palace Times Square expects to generate 7m new visits [...]
Caesars Sportsbook has become the first US sportsbook to provide its customers with live NFL Watch & Bet video streams on mobile and tablet devices.
As a first of its kind in the US, Caesars Sportsbook will offer official data-driven in-game betting opportunities and player props, alongside live video streams of [...]
Sports betting handle in Wyoming rose by 59 per cent in October to $17.3m, which was a new monthly record.
October’s margin was 11.8 per cent, 3.7 percentage points higher than the previous year, and gave gross win of $2.0m (up 131 per cent). It was the first month since launch [...]
Belgian betting and gaming operator Napoleon Sports & Casino has appointed Eamonn O’Loughlin as its new chief executive.
O’Loughlin currently serves as chief operations officer and will succeed Tim De Borle, who has been with the company for ten years, including CEO for the past year.
“I am honoured to have the [...]
Sports betting handle in Virginia broke the $500m mark for the first time in October, with handle rising by 24 per cent to $528.0m.
October’s margin was 9.7 per cent (2021: 7.1 per cent), giving a gross win from the state's 13 licensed operators of $51.2m, which was up by 70 [...]
Arizona sports betting handle grew by 85 per cent year-on-year to reach $538m for September, taking total wagers for the first nine months of 2022 over $4bn.
Mobile wagering accounted for 99 per cent of all betting with handle of $533.4m, up 85 per cent versus the comparable period last year. [...]
Colorado sports betting handle rose by 7 per cent to $526.6m in October, boosted by strong wagering growth from basketball.
Wagers on basketball increased by 35 per cent year-on-year to $85.7m, while wagering on American football (professional and college) was $222.0m, accounting for 42 per cent of monthly handle, although this [...]