Michigan’s commercial and tribal online sports betting and iGaming operators posted a 17.5 per cent increase in total gross receipts to $170.8 million in February.
The year-on-year growth was driven by a 21 per cent rise in iGaming gross receipts to $158.2 million, just below January’s record $154.7 million, while online [...]
Total handle from sports betting and iGaming in Connecticut grew to $1.08 billion in February, marking the sixth consecutive month of handle above $1 billion.
iGaming wagering increased by 20 per cent year-on-year to $945.4m and online sports betting turnover was 18 per cent higher at $128.2m. Retail sports wagers amounted [...]
Olympic Entertainment Group’s Olybet brand will sponsor the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
The Final Four sees the top four teams from the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague compete to decide the champion of the professional club basketball competition, with this year’s event taking place at the Zalgirio [...]
Veikkaus has agreed a deal to serve as the official sportsbook of National Hockey League in Finland.
The agreement will run for the rest of the current season through to the end of the 2023-24 season, giving Veikkaus access to tailored hockey content and live broadcasts of regular-season and postseason games, [...]
Lottery supplier Scientific Games has realigned its digital and sports betting leadership team with new promotions for Amy Bergette, Kira Summers and Merv Huber.
The reorganisation follows the company's sale to Brookfield Business Partners last April, with Scientific Games also hiring for a number of roles related to its Digital and [...]
United States Representatives Dina Titus of Nevada and Guy Reschenthaler of Pennsylvania have introduced legislation to eliminate the federal sports betting tax.
The 0.25 per cent excise tax on legal sports bets, known as the “handle tax”, amounted to almost $22 million in Nevada alone in 2022.
Representatives Titus and Reschenthaler, co-chairs [...]
Pennsylvania’s licensed betting and gaming operators enjoyed another strong month as revenue from all forms of gambling increased by 22 per cent to $456.8m in February.
The year-on-year growth was driven by strong performances from the sports betting and iGaming sectors, while retail slots and tables revenue also grew compared to [...]
Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen has issued its first B2B gaming supplier licences ahead of its July 1st deadline.
New legislation approved by the Swedish government last November requires gaming software suppliers to be licensed in the country from July 1st, with applications having been accepted since March 1st.
The regulator confirmed that [...]
Online betting and gaming revenue in Spain grew by 18 per cent to €963.0m in 2022, as both the sports betting and online casino games segments enjoyed record Q4 performances.
In common with other markets, Spain’s online sports betting sector had a strong end to the year because of the FIFA [...]
London-listed gaming technology provider Playtech has extended its exclusive retail sports betting partnership with British bookmaker Betfred.
The new agreement will see additional Playtech Self Service Betting Terminals (SSBTs) installed in Betfred’s UK shops, including Horse and Dog racing for the first time, and the latest Betbuilder and Player Props products.
The [...]
Amsterdam-listed FL Entertainment has reported a 16 per cent increase in revenue to €4.05bn for 2022, of which €835m was derived from online sports betting and gaming.
Revenue from the company’s core content production and distribution business increased by 16.5 per cent to €3.21bn during the year, while online sports betting [...]
Online casino operator Casumo has appointed Francesco Postiglione as its new chief executive.
He joins Casumo after more than two years at CEO of Fortuna Entertainment-owned Croatian operator Hattrick PSK, and as a member of the Fortuna executive committee.
Prior to that, Postiglione spent a number of years with iGaming operators including [...]