South Dakota’s wagering on casino gaming and retail sports betting declined by 5 per cent compared to a year ago to $109.8m in November.
Slot machine handle declined by 5 per cent year-on-year to $103.3m, while table game wagering was down by 11 per cent at $5.7m.
The lowest denomination (one cent) [...]
Online betting and gaming operator Stake.com has agreed a trio of sponsorship deals for this weekend’s Emirates FA Cup third round.
Stake.com will feature on the sleeves of Sheffield Wednesday, Gillingham FC and Cardiff City FC, as the three teams compete in the televised third round of England’s FA Cup on [...]
bet365 has expanded its online lottery offering with the launch of a new live lottery product from Sports Information Services (SIS).
Developed by SIS-owned live numbers provider 49’s, Lotto365 delivers a live draw every five minutes, 23 hours every day, created and streamed from SIS’ broadcast studios in Milton Keynes in [...]
The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) has expanded its senior leadership team with the appointment of Dennis Hau as executive director of customer strategy, insights and innovation.
Hau begins his new role next week and will be instrumental in driving the ongoing transformation of HKJC into a customer centric organisation.
Specifically, his [...]
Penn Sports Interactive’s Barstool Sports brand has become the latest operator to be preliminarily approved for an online sports betting licence in Massachusetts.
Following multiple public meetings, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) voted unanimously to find Penn Sports Interactive preliminarily suitable for a temporary Category 3 sports betting operator license on [...]
France’s regulated iGaming market grew by 9 per cent in the third quarter of 2022 to €485m, driven by a solid quarter of growth from the online sports betting sector.
Online sports betting turnover grew by 13 per cent to €1.80bn and, with a margin of 16.8 per cent, helped revenue [...]
Sports betting handle in Colorado grew by 16 per cent in November to $552.6m, just the second time monthly wagers have passed $550m since the opening of the regulated market.
Online sports betting continued to dominate the Colorado market and accounted for 99 per cent of wagers in November. Online handle [...]
Sports betting handle in the US state of Rhode Island rose by 16 per cent in November to a new monthly high of $61.2m.
Online sports betting accounted for most of the growth, with handle up by 29 per cent versus a year ago to $37.0m.
Combined retail sports betting handle [...]
London-listed gaming supplier Playtech has announced the appointment of Samy Reeb to the company’s board of directors.
Reeb joins the Playtech board with immediate effect as a non-executive director.
“I am delighted to welcome Samy to Playtech,” said Brian Mattingley, non-executive chairman of Playtech. “His broad skillset and extensive knowledge of Asia [...]
New York-listed International Game Technology (IGT) has launched its IGT PlaySports retail sports betting technology at a number of restaurants and bars across Ohio.
Through a partnership with Green Bear Gaming Development, operating as UBetOhio, IGT's PlaySports QuickBet Kiosks have been deployed in the state, and will eventually be rolled out [...]
New York-listed sports data and technology provider Genius Sports has agreed a settlement to resolve a legal dispute with Armenian software provider SoftConstruct.
As part of the settlement, SoftConstruct has agreed to purchase a multi-year licence to supply Genius’ sports data via its BetConstruct and FeedConstruct channels.
The licence acknowledges Genius' ownership [...]
The Advisory Division of the Netherlands Council of State has published its opinion on the government’s proposed ban on untargeted advertising by online gambling operators.
The Advisory Division, which provides guidance to government and parliament on legislation, said that it understands the government’s desire to protect vulnerable gamblers but noted a [...]