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DC sports betting legislation aims to open market to competition

Washington DC Council member Ellisa Silverman has introduced legislation to overhaul the district’s regulated sports betting market.

The independent council member introduced the legislation on Monday in response to the poor performance of the GambetDC sports betting app operated by Intralot, having previously voted against the award of the contract to [...]

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Argentina’s Mendoza province approves iGaming regulations

The Argentinean province of Mendoza has approved new regulations to legalise sports betting and online gambling.

The regulations were approved by the Instituto Provincial de Juegos y Casino (IPJyC) de Mendoza and come two years after legislation was first introduced to enable online gambling by residents in Mendoza, the fourth most [...]

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PointsBet

Strong Q1 for PointsBet following growth in US and Canada

Sydney-listed betting and gaming operator PointsBet has reported a 13 per cent increase in total net win to AUD$78.8m for its fiscal first quarter ended 30 September, buoyed by strong growth in the United States and Canada.

Q1 turnover increased by 18 per cent compared to the same period last year [...]

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Online casino offsets horse racing decline at ATG in third quarter

Swedish betting and gaming operator AB Trav och Galopp (ATG) has reported a marginal increase in revenue to SEK1.29bn (€117m) for the third quarter of 2022, benefiting from an increased share of revenue from online casino products.

ATG generated 10.5 per cent of third quarter revenue from online casino gaming, marking [...]

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Louisiana sports betting handle surpasses $1.5bn in 2022

Sports betting handle in Louisiana reached more than $1.5bn in 2022, following growth in both the retail and mobile sectors in September.

Total sports betting handle was $201.6m for the month, the first time Louisiana’s market has broken the $200m mark since April.

In the mobile sector, which only launched in January, [...]

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Codere Online names Borja Fernández as new board member

New York-listed online betting and gaming operator Codere Online has appointed Borja Fernández as a new board member to replace Alejandro Rodino.

Rodino has resigned a director of the company, having served on the board of Codere Online since the completion of its business combination with DD3 Acquisition Corp. II last [...]

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OddsJam brings in former Don Best Sports MD as strategic advisor

US sports betting content and data provider OddsJam has appointed former Don Best Sports managing director Benjie Cherniak as a strategic advisor.

Cherniak will provide support on the product development side of the business while working with co-founders Alex Monahan and Ankit Goyal to help drive OddsJam’s B2B strategy.

“As a product-led [...]

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Unibet

Unibet partners Swinomish Tribe for Washington sportsbook

Kindred Group is expanding its presence in the United States through a partnership with the Swinomish Tribe.

The partnership will launch the Unibet and Swinomish Sportsbook at Swinomish Casino and Lodge in Anacortes, Washington, subject to licensure and regulatory approvals.

Washington will mark the seventh US state in which Unibet is live [...]

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bet365

Genius Sports signs long-term extension with bet365

New York-listed sports data provider Genius Sports has signed a long-term extension to its official data partnership with betting operator bet365.

The long-term extension will see Genius Sports continue to provide its exclusive portfolio of official data rights, including the Premier League, NFL, CFL, AHL, and NASCAR, among others.

In addition, as [...]

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Saskatchewan to launch PlayNow.com in November

The Canadian province of Saskatchewan has confirmed that it will launch its new PlayNow.com online sports betting and gaming site on Thursday November 3.

The new site will be operated by SIGA through its SaskGaming subsidiary and powered by British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC).

“We are excited to be the exclusive provider [...]

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Arizona collects over $5.4bn in sportsbook wagers in first full year

Arizona reported sports betting handle of $361m in August and stopped a run of four consecutive months of falling handle in The Grand Canyon state.

DraftKings and FanDuel dominated the online sports betting sector and had a combined handle share of 66 per cent in August, with handle of $129.8m and [...]

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Nebraska sports betting regulations approved by Commission

The Nebraska State Racing and Gaming Commission has approved rules governing sports betting at Nebraska racetracks.

The sports betting regulations were adopted by the Commission on Friday and remain subject to approval by state Attorney General Doug Peterson and Governor Pete Ricketts.

The regulations allow for in-person sports betting at authorised racetrack [...]

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