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Lottomatica posts record quarter ahead of Milan IPO

Italian gaming operator Lottomatica has reported strong revenue growth in the first quarter of this year as the company prepares to go public with a listing on Euronext Milan. 

Pro-forma first quarter revenue climbed 15 per cent year-on-year to approximately €421 to €423 million following the November acquisition of Betflag, helping [...]

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AGCO proposes ban on celebrities in gambling advertising

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has announced plans to ban the use of athletes and celebrities in online gambling advertising campaigns.

The proposed changes to the internet gambling Advertising Standards aim to minimise the potential harm that advertising campaigns featuring celebrities and athletes can have on youth and [...]

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Downtown Chicago

Illinois posts sports handle of $875m in February

Illinois’s sports handle increased by 29 per cent year-on-year to $875.4 million in February, but was below $1 billion for the first time since September 2022.

Online wagering continued to dominate Illinois’s betting market and accounted for 97 per cent of turnover at $847.4 million, which was a 30 per cent [...]

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Indiana Capitol

Indiana sports handle drops 9% in March

Indiana’s sports wagers fell by 9 per cent to $433.0 million in March, against a very strong yearly comparison.

Mobile betting decreased by 8 per cent to $404.0 million, whilst retail betting was down by 21 per cent to $29.0 million.

With March Madness underway, basketball accounted for 52 per cent of [...]

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888 Holdings

888 Holdings’ online operations offset retail growth in Q1 2023

London-listed betting and gaming operator 888 Holdings has reported a 5 per cent fall in revenue in the first quarter of 2023.

Revenue in the first quarter of the year fell to £446 million from £469 million in Q1 2022, as strong growth in retail was offset by lower online revenue.

The [...]

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Detroit, Michigan

Michigan commercial casino revenue falls 3% in March

Michigan’s three commercial casinos reported a 3 per cent fall in adjusted gross revenue to $119.2 million in March, with declines in both gaming and retail sports betting.

Land-based adjusted gaming revenue declined by 3 per cent to $117.8 million. The MGM Grand Detroit had revenue of $54.4 million (down by [...]

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Enteractive partners Fast Track for player engagement

Fast Track has signed a new personalised marketing and player engagement partnership with Enteractive.

Partnering with Fast Track CRM will enable the operator to use real-time on-site engagement to communicate with online players, and to leverage rich data to personalise player experience. 

"We are thrilled to partner with Enteractive and integrate our [...]

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Football

Premier League clubs agree to reduce gambling advertising

English Premier League football clubs have voted in favour of removing gambling advertising from the front of matchday shirts.

Today’s collective agreement aims to reduce gambling advertising and follows consultations with clubs and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport as part of the Government’s ongoing review of current gambling legislation.

The [...]

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Maryland records sports wagers of $386 million in March

Maryland’s sports wagers hit $386.0 million in March as mobile betting on March Madness was available for the first time in the Old Line State.

“There are a few events on the calendar that really drive sports wagering participation, and the NCAA basketball tournament every March is right at the top [...]

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Des Moines Iowa

Iowa sports wagers fall 3% in Q1 2023

Sports wagers in Iowa fell by 3 per cent to $660.1 million in the first quarter of 2023, after March posted a slight fall in year-on-year turnover to $232.6 million.

Internet sports betting was unchanged in March at $209.0 million, whilst retail betting was down by 6 per cent to $23.6 [...]

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Twain Sport

BetGames licenced to launch Twain Sport in UK

BetGames is set to launch its hybrid sports leagues in the United Kingdom under newly issued licences from the Gambling Commission.

The betting host licences for real and virtual events allow the company to expand beyond its existing live casino offering in the market, with Twain Sport 24/7 basketball and football [...]

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Poland’s STS reports strong growth ahead of UK and Estonia exit

Poland’s STS Group has reported an 11.4 per cent increase in net gaming revenue (NGR) to PLN176 million in the first quarter of 2023.

The Polish bookmaker saw total turnover from operations in Estonia, Poland and the United Kingdom increase by 11.5 per cent year-on-year to PLN1.20 billion in the first [...]

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