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Arizona sports betting handle jumps 85% in September

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. [...]

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Basketball boosts Colorado sports betting handle in October

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 [...]

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888 Holdings

888 Holdings names CPTO to lead tech integration with William Hill

888 Holdings has announced the appointment of Anna Barsby as the company’s new chief product and technology officer.

Barsby currently serves as an external advisor to Bain & Co. and is a founder and managing partner at management consultancy Tessiant.

She also serves as a non-executive director at Cumberland Building Society.

In her [...]

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PokerStars agrees sponsorship deal with NHL’s Detroit Red Wings

Flutter Entertainment-owned PokerStars has become an official sponsor of Michigan-based ice hockey team, the Detroit Red Wings.

The multi-year partnership marks the first sponsorship deal in the US since PokerStars re-entered the market, and will feature user rewards such as signed memorabilia, merchandise and tickets, in addition to engaging fan opportunities [...]

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North Dakota Governor signs tribal-state gaming compacts

North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum has completed the signing of new tribal-state gaming compacts with five tribal nations in the state.

The current tribal gaming compacts are set to expire early next year, requiring the Governor and tribes to negotiate new gaming compacts, which now go to the US Department of [...]

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Intralot

Intralot continues Americas growth but revenue in Europe declines

Athens-listed gaming supplier and operator Intralot has reported a marginal fall in group revenue to €301.7m for the first nine months of 2022, as growth in the Americas was offset by continued declines in Europe.

Revenue fell by 0.3 per cent compared to the same period last year, as revenue from [...]

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Toronto, Ontario

Ontario sportsbooks to cease offering bets on UFC over integrity concerns

Licensed sportsbook operators in the Canadian province of Ontario have been ordered to cease offering and accepting bets on Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) events with immediate effect due to betting integrity concerns.

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has told all Ontario-licensed operators to stop offering and accepting wagers [...]

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Fast Track receives accreditation as Great Place to Work in Europe

iGaming CRM specialist Fast Track has been named as one of the certified companies by Great Place to Work in Europe.

The certification marks companies based on what current employees say about their place of work. Fast Track scored an impressive 93 per cent on the Trust Index formulated off the [...]

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Bally’s and WynnBet qualified for mobile sports betting in Maryland

Bally’s Interactive and WynnBet are set to become the latest operators to enter Maryland’s regulated online sports betting market.

The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission (MLGCC) this week approved the qualifications of Bally’s Interactive Maryland and WSI US (trading as WynnBet) for mobile sports betting licenses.

The next step for the [...]

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Gaming Innovation Group

Gaming Innovation Group to take Starcasino online in Spain

Oslo-listed platform provider Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) is expanding its presence in Spain’s regulated iGaming market through a new agreement with Belgian casino operator Starcasino Group.

GiG will provide its player account manager (PAM) platform and sportsbook technology to take Starcasino online in Spain, with the agreement marking the supplier’s 14th [...]

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Rhode Island sees 10% rise in online betting handle

Online sports betting handle in Rhode Island rose by 10 per cent in October to $34.3m, the highest monthly total of 2022 so far.

The online sports betting margin more than doubled to 10.6 per cent (October 2021: 5.0 per cent), giving gross win of $3.6m, up 132 per cent versus [...]

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Strong Betclic performance drives Q3 revenue growth for FL Entertainment

Amsterdam-listed FL Entertainment has reported an 8 per cent increase in revenue to €912.1m for the third quarter of 2022, driven by a strong performance from Betclic Everest Group.

While revenue from the company’s core content production and distribution business rose by 3 per cent to €717.6m during the period, online [...]

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