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Minnesota Senator unveils sports betting proposal

Minnesota State Senator Jeremy Miller is encouraging lawmakers to support a bill he plans to introduce to regulate sports betting.

Senator Miller said this week that he plans to introduce legislation to give Minnesotans a safe wagering option to replace their current practice of finding illegal workarounds with online vendors or [...]

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Vermont considers bill to authorize online sports betting

A bill introduced in Vermont this week would authorize the Department of Liquor and Lottery to operate online sports betting.

The bill would allow betting on professional and amateur sporting contests, excluding certain events involving a Vermont collegiate team.

It also includes responsible gambling safeguards such as deposit limits, voluntary self-exclusion, and [...]

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Rhode Island

Rhode Island sports betting handle rises 8% in December

Sports betting handle in Rhode Island increased by 8 per cent in December to $59.2m, taking total handle for the 2022 year to $532.6m.

Online sports betting was the source of the monthly growth, with handle up by 19 per cent to $36.7m and giving it a 62 per cent share [...]

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Virginia gets more competitive as December sports betting handle rises 18%

Sports betting handle in Virginia grew by 18 per cent to $503.1m in December, the third consecutive month with wagers above $500m.

There were 14 licensed operators during the month (December 2021: 11) and they earned gross win of $50.7m, which was up by 61 per cent on the previous year, [...]

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Boyd Gaming

Boyd Gaming hits new heights as 2022 revenue reaches $3.56bn

New York-listed casino operator Boyd Gaming has reported a 6 per cent increase in revenue to a record $3.56bn in 2022, with revenue in the final quarter of the year also hitting a new high.

Revenue in Q4 rose by 5 per cent year-on-year to $922.9m, with the company benefiting from [...]

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Sportradar

Sportradar names Severine Riviere as chief people officer

New York-listed sports data and technology provider Sportradar has strengthened its global leadership team with the appointment of Severine Riviere as chief people officer.

Riviere brings two decades of experience in global human resource management and business transformation to the role, and will be responsible for all aspects of Sportradar's human [...]

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Betsson signs up for Greco’s gameplay risk engine

Gameplay risk management platform Greco has entered into a new partnership with operator Betsson.

The partnership will provide Betsson with Greco's gameplay risk engine to improve player management and bring further efficiency to its customer engagement strategy.

“We are incredibly thrilled to welcome Betsson Group as a partner,” said Greco CEO and [...]

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IBIA

Tennis and football dominate IBIA’s suspicious sports betting alerts in 2022

The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) received 268 suspicious sports betting alerts in 2022, including 50 alerts during the final quarter of the year.

The number of alerts in 2022 were up by 14 per cent compared to the previous year, with the increase mostly attributable to the widening of the [...]

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Deadwood, South Dakota

South Dakota bills aim to expand sports betting beyond Deadwood

Two new bills have been introduced in South Dakota this week to expand the state’s regulated sports betting market.

The first seeks to authorize retail sports betting at licensed liquor establishments anywhere in the state, expanding the current retail market beyond the city of Deadwood.

These establishments, defined as licensed affiliate businesses, [...]

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Interactive growth takes PENN Entertainment’s 2022 revenue past $6.4bn

New York-listed racing and gaming operator PENN Entertainment has reported a marginal 0.8 per cent increase in revenue to $1.6bn for the final quarter of 2022, taking full year revenue past $6.4bn.

The company’s Interactive division again recorded the biggest growth as Q4 revenue increased by 32 per cent year-on-year to [...]

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Georgia bill seeks to authorize online betting

Lawmakers in the US state of Georgia have introduced legislation that would allow the Georgia Lottery Corporation to offer sports betting.

The proposed bill would the amend the Code of Georgia to establish the Georgia Sports Betting Commission as regulator and the Georgia Lottery Corporation as a Type 1 sports betting [...]

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EveryMatrix lauds best financial year in its history

Malta-headquartered iGaming supplier EveryMatrix has achieved the best financial performance in the company's fifteen year history as gross profit increased by 26 per cent to €65m in 2022.

The private company said that results for the year were ahead of expectations, with gross profit in the final quarter climbing 39 per [...]

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