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New Hampshire sports betting handle climbs 20% in August

New Hampshire’s sports betting handle grew by 20 per cent versus a year ago to $43.4m in August, driven by strong growth in both retail and online operations.

The New Hampshire Lottery and partner DraftKings saw total wagers increase by 2 per cent compared to the previous month.

Online sports betting generated [...]

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IMG Arena

IMG Arena nets data and streaming partnership with British Basketball League

Endeavor Group’s sports subsidiary IMG Arena has secured the exclusive worldwide betting data and streaming rights to the British Basketball League (BBL).

The multi-year deal encompasses the 10 franchise-strong BBL Championship, end-of-season BBL Play-offs, knockout competitions, the BBL Cup and BBL Trophy.

IMG Arena will capture and deliver FastPath data from over 214 games [...]

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Strive Gaming names former DraftKings executive Jamie Shea as CMO

North America-focused iGaming technology supplier Strive Gaming has appointed Jamie Shea as its chief marketing officer.

Shea most recently served as vice president of national VIP marketing at DraftKings after three and a half years as the operator's VP of sportsbook operations, and also held sales and marketing roles at the likes of [...]

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Michigan online sports betting and iGaming wagers rise 37% in August

Michigan’s online sports betting and iGaming market enjoyed another strong month of growth in August as total gross receipts increased by 37 per cent versus a year ago to $154.9m.

The state’s 15 commercial and tribal casino operators recorded a 35 per cent increase in iGaming gross receipts to $130.9m, while [...]

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Mississippi sportsbook wagers dip to $21.2m in August

Mississippi’s licensed sports betting operators recorded a 1 per cent year-on-year fall in wagers to $21.2m in August.

After wagers fell to their lowest level in two years in July, wagering at the state’s 26 licensed casinos increased by 16 per cent month-on-month in August.

Baseball contributed more than half of August’s [...]

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Kambi

Kambi signs latest retail sportsbook deal in Washington state

Stockholm-listed sportsbook supplier Kambi Group is entering its 19th US state through an agreement with ilani Cowlitz Indian Casino Resort in Washington.

Kambi will power a new retail sportsbook in the Pacific Northwest at ilani, which has been developed by the Cowlitz Tribe and Salishan-Mohegan, a partnership that includes Mohegan Sun.

The [...]

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German operators win betting shop tax battle

Operators in Germany are celebrating the end of a seven-year legal battle against a municipal betting shop tax.

The tax was first proposed by municipal authorities in the North Rhine-Westphalia region in late 2014 and had already been ruled unconstitutional by an administrative court in May 2015. 

In 2017, the Federal Administrative [...]

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Betway

Betway fined for marketing on children’s websites

Super Group’s Betway brand has been fined £0.4m for inadvertently displaying its logo on a website popular with children.

The breach of Britain’s gambling regulations occurred between April 2020 and November 2021, when the Betway logo and link to the gambling website were displayed on the children’s pages of West Ham [...]

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LeoVegas

LeoVegas partners Serie A giants Inter Milan

LeoVegas Group has agreed a global partnership with Italian Serie A football club Internazionale Milano for the 2022/2023 season. 

LeoVegas will serve as the Regional Betting Partner of Inter in Europe and the Americas and will benefit from brand visibility through virtual advertising on sideline boards during matches, as well as [...]

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Mansion Sports partners France’s Pau FC

French professional Ligue 2 football club Pau FC has agreed a partnership with online betting operator Mansion Sports. 

The partnership will see the Mansion Sports logo displayed on PAU FC jerseys and training kit and across the stadium grandstand, while the club will benefit from increased exposure in Asia ahead of [...]

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Sports betting and iGaming drive Pennsylvania growth in August

Pennsylvania’s betting and gaming market continued to grow into August as revenue from all forms of gaming rose 4 per cent to $425.4m.

The year-on-year growth was driven by an 89 per cent increase in sports betting revenue and a 21 per cent rise in iGaming revenue, which offset declines across [...]

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Betsson

Betsson expands in Latin America with Mexico launch

Stockholm-listed betting and gaming operator Betsson continues to expand its presence in Latin America with the launch of its flagship brand in Mexico’s regulated iGaming market.

Following approval by Mexican regulator Dirección General de Juegos y Sorteos de la Secretaría de Gobernación, Betsson.mx is now live for players in Mexico, offering [...]

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