Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak has appointed Brittnie Watkins as the new chair and executive director of the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB).
Watkins has been a board member since April 2021, and will take over at the end of this month from J. Brin Gibson, who had informed the Governor’s Office [...]
The Government of Ireland has approved the publication of a long-awaited bill to regulate online and land-based gambling.
Irish premier Micheál Martin described today’s Cabinet approval as significant and the bill as “unquestionably a major milestone”.
“It is an important and necessary piece of legislation, designed to meet the challenges of gambling [...]
Tennessee's regulated sports betting market generated handle of more than $400m for the first time since launch, with October’s wagers reaching $405.3m.
October handle improved by 8 per cent year-on-year with a margin of 9.2 per cent, compared to 6.1 per cent a year ago, resulting in gross win of $37.3m, [...]
Iowa’s sports betting market fell year-on-year for the second consecutive month as total wagers declined to $238.8m in October.
The year-on-year decrease was driven by a 16 per cent fall in online sportsbook wagers to $212.8m, while retail wagers declined by the same percentage to $26.0m.
Iowa Sports Betting Handle: October 2022 [...]
Maryland’s regulated online sports betting market is expected to launch next week with 10 licensed operators.
The state’s Sports Wagering Application Review Commission (SWARC) has scheduled a license award meeting for November 16, where it will consider awarding licenses to 10 mobile sports wagering entities.
The operators that secure license approval will [...]
Gaming supplier and operator GAN has expanded its board with the appointment of experienced capital markets expert Eric Green as an independent director.
Green brings more than 25 years of investment expertise to the company’s board of directors, having worked for Pennsylvania-based investment firm Penn Capital since 1997.
Green currently serves as [...]
Novomatic is set to become one of the largest gaming operators in Italy with the acquisition of HBG Gaming.
HBG Gaming has been licensed in the regulated Italian market since 2000 and currently operates more than 20,000 AWP machines, 4,800 VLT machines, as well as 18 bingo halls and 52 betting [...]
New York-listed gaming supplier and operator GAN narrowed net loss by 20 per cent in the third quarter, despite a flat revenue performance.
Revenue in the third quarter of 2022 amounted to $32.12m, compared to $32.27m a year ago, with growth in B2B revenue once again offset by lower revenue in [...]
Indiana licensed sports betting operators recorded a 3 per cent year-on-year fall in sports wagers to $446.2m in October.
With strong comparables a year ago, the state’s 15 online sportsbook operators saw wagers decline marginally by 0.3 per cent to $410.7m versus a year, when there were just 12 operators live.
A [...]
Maryland’s retail betting sector recorded handle of $39.7m in October, a new high for sports betting in the state since its launch in December 2021.
Gross win for the month was $5.3m at a margin of 13.4 per cent, down from September’s high of $6.6m, from a margin of 21.2 per [...]
October was a good month for the Oregon Lottery’s sports betting division, as total handle increased by 48 per cent to $55.6m.
It is the first time since launch in October 2019 that Oregon’s betting handle has been above $50m for a calendar month.
Betting on American football accounted for $21.4m [...]
Sydney-listed sports betting operator BlueBet Holdings has appointed Tony Thomas as Australian chief marketing officer.
Thomas brings more than 20 years’ experience as a marketing and digital executive, serving the past three years as a consultant to Australian businesses, developing and implementing brand and acquisition strategies.
Prior to this, he spent nine [...]