New York-listed gaming and virtual sports supplier Inspired Entertainment has made changes to its senior leadership team with Brooks Pierce named president and CEO, and chief strategy officer Daniel Silvers stepping down.
Pierce has been with the company since May 2018 and previously served as president and chief operating officer.
In addition [...]
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) has given preliminary approval to six more mobile sports betting operators, with eleven operators now set to go online when the market opens in March.
The MGC completed a string of public meetings this week where commissioners reviewed applications and heard presentations from applicants for untethered [...]
Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has imposed a €900,000 fine on Malta-licensed operator Shark77 for offering online gambling in the country without a licence.
Following an investigation by the regulator, which began in December 2021, the KSA found that Shark77’s 18bet.com site offered online casino games and sports betting to players [...]
A bipartisan group of 12 lawmakers have introduced legislation in South Carolina to legalize and regulate interactive wagering.
The proposed legislation was prefiled in December and introduced and read for the first time in the House on January 19, before being referred to the House Ways and Means Committee.
The bill would [...]
New York-listed Bally's Corporation has expanded its board of directors with the appointment of Tracy Harris as an independent member.
Harris is a seasoned financial expert and strategic advisor with more than 20 years of experience leading and supporting highly regulated organizations, as well as government and non-profit organizations.
She most recently [...]
Malta-headquartered sportsbook supplier Altenar has expanded its partnership with PalmsBet to include Bulgaria and Peru.
Having taken the online betting and gaming operator live in Kenya in December, Altenar will power PalmsBet’s sportsbook and virtual sports offering in Bulgaria, as well as launch the operator in Peru later this year.
“This deal [...]
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has confirmed that licensed sports betting operators in the province can resume offering bets on Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) events.
The AGCO ordered all operators in Ontario to stop offering and accepting wagers on UFC events in December following a number of alleged [...]
The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) has charged ten Chinese players following an investigation into one of the biggest match-fixing scandals in the sport.
The action follows a detailed investigation by the WPBSA Integrity Unit, working closely with Sportradar, which found that ten snooker players have a case to [...]
Pennsylvania’s gambling market reached new heights in 2022 as total revenue from all forms of gaming increased by 10 per cent to $5.21bn, buoyed by another record performance in December.
December’s total revenue grew by 17 per cent year-on-year to $475.0m, surpassing the market's previous monthly record set in March 2022.
This [...]
Endeavor Group’s sports data and technology business IMG Arena has secured the global betting streaming rights for the top two divisions of Norwegian football, Eliteserien and OBOS-Ligaen.
The multi-year deal includes 485 matches across the two leagues, which are played between April and November, with the betting streaming rights excluding Norway.
“This [...]
Connecticut’s sports betting and iGaming market hit a new record high in December as total wagers reached $1.16bn, with iGaming wagers surpassing $1bn for the first time.
December’s wagers were higher than October’s previous record of $1.14bn and marked the fourth consecutive month that combined sports betting and iGaming wagers surpassed [...]
London-listed betting and gaming operator Entain has reaffirmed plans to exit a number of unregulated markets where there is no clear path to market liberalisation.
It follows the operator’s previous commitment in November 2020 that 100 per cent of the group’s revenue would come from markets that are nationally regulated by [...]