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California voters reject tribal and commercial sports betting propositions

Regulated sports betting in California remains a distant dream as almost 75 per cent of precincts report election results.

With 74.9 per cent of California precincts partially reporting the results of the November 8 ballot this morning, regulated sports betting appears to have suffered a resounding defeat.

Both the Tribal-backed Proposition 26 [...]

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Puerto Rico

Kambi set to enter Puerto Rico with Liberman Media Group

Kambi has agreed a deal to provide retail and online sports betting technology and services to power a new sportsbook in Puerto Rico.

Kambi has been selected as the sports betting partner of Puerto Rican media company Liberman Media Group (LMG), owner of the Teleonce television network, to power the launch [...]

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Flutter Entertainment

Flutter Entertainment benefits from US and International growth in Q3

Flutter Entertainment has reported a 31 per cent increase in revenue to £1.89bn in the third quarter, with declining revenue in Australia and UK & Ireland Retail offset by strong growth in other markets.

The third quarter revenue growth was driven by a 17 per cent increase in Sports revenue to [...]

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AstroPay launches Mastercard prepaid card in Brazil

Online payment provider AstroPay has launched a new prepaid card in Brazil through a partnership with Mastercard.

The launch will provide both new and existing AstroPay customers with the ability to make payments anywhere that accepts Mastercard, with customers able to activate and use the prepaid card instantly without any [...]

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IGT

IGT see third quarter revenue climb 8% despite lottery decline

New York-listed International Game Technology (IGT) has posted net income of $264m for the third quarter of 2022, after seeing consolidated revenue climb 8 per cent to $1.06bn.

The year-on-year revenue growth was driven by a 31 per cent increase in Global Gaming revenue to $379m, which the supplier attributed to [...]

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Gambling Commission

Gambling Commission lifts Lebom licence suspension

Britain’s Gambling Commission has reinstated the operating licence of sports betting provider Lebom.

Lebom’s licence was suspended by the Gambling Commission last week after it was found that the operator had failed to connect to the Gamstop self-exclusion system, in breach of its licensing obligations.

The Commission said Tuesday that it is [...]

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Gamban

Kindred Group to launch Gamban on Unibet France

Online betting and gaming operator Kindred Group is taking another step towards its goal of eliminating revenue from harmful gambling with the rollout of the Gamban software in France.

Gamban, the independent online gambling blocking software, will be made available to players in France for the first time beginning November 10. 

The [...]

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10bet continues African expansion with South Africa launch

10bet has further expanded its footprint in Africa after launching its sports betting and iGaming offering in South Africa.

The operator first entered the African continent at the end of 2021 and has since gone live in Tanzania, Kenya, Zambia and Ghana.

“We are focused on investing considerably into the market to [...]

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Betsson renews support of Greek Super League 2

Online betting and gaming operator Betsson has extended its title sponsorship of the second division of Greek football.

For the second year running, the league will be known as the Betsson Super League 2, with the operator supporting the 30 teams participating in the championship throughout the 2022-2023 season.

“Betsson Super League [...]

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Altenar looks to accelerate growth with new head of sales

Malta-based sportsbook provider Altenar has announced the appointment of Antonino Barra as head of sales.

Barra is tasked with overseeing Altenar’s expansion across northern Europe and other emerging markets.

He joins Altenar from Neatplay, where he served as head of partner relationships for the past year, having previously spent five years at [...]

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Fanatics

Fanatics brings in Brandt Iden as VP of government affairs

Online sports apparel retailer Fanatics has strengthened its online sports betting and iGaming division with the appointment of Brandt Iden as vice president of government affairs.

The former Michigan state house representative was one of the architects as Michigan legalised sports betting and iGaming in January 2021.

He joins Fanatics Betting & [...]

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Western Australia terminates WA TAB sale process

The government of Western Australia has terminated the WA TAB sale process after failing to identify opportunities that are in the long-term interest of both the state and local racing industry.

After an initial sale process was halted due to COVID-19, the state government announced the commencement of a new sale [...]

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