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Betting and Gaming Council calls for action to combat energy crisis

Britain’s Betting and Gaming Council has called for urgent action by the next Prime Minister to protect the hospitality and leisure sector from “catastrophic” energy price hikes.

Michael Dugher, CEO of the Betting and Gaming Council, which represents 95 per cent of the UK’s regulated gambling businesses, warns that bricks-and-mortar casinos [...]

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MGM Resorts gains regulatory approval for proposed LeoVegas acquisition

MGM Resorts International has secured all requisite governmental and regulatory approvals in relation to its proposed acquisition of online betting and gaming operator LeoVegas.

The proposed acquisition of LeoVegas by MGM Resorts subsidiary MGM Casino Next Lion was first announced in May, with completion subject to a number of conditions, including [...]

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Danish Gambling Authority rectifies error in ROFUS self-exclusion system

The Danish Gambling Authority (DGA) has corrected an error in its systems that prevented more 1000 people from correctly appearing on the national gambling self-exclusion register.

The Danish gambling regulator said that an error in the ROFUS self-exclusion system over the summer resulted in approximately 1,300 self-excluded persons either not appearing [...]

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Former cricket professional handed suspended ban for gambling

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has imposed a six-month suspended ban on former county cricketer Ryan Davies for breach of the Anti-Corruption Code.

Davies, who has not played first-class cricket since 2018, admitted to charges relating to a series of bets that he placed on cricket matches between 2015 and [...]

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Mississippi sportsbook handle slips to lowest level in two years

Mississippi’s licensed sports betting market saw wagering fall to its lowest level in two years as total wagers declined to $18.3m in July 2022.

Sports betting at the state’s 26 licensed casinos declined by 40 per cent year-on-year, marking the worst monthly performance since July 2020.

Basketball wagers amounted to just $912,572 [...]

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SuperBook Sports agrees Maryland partnership with Baltimore Orioles

SuperBook Sports is set to enter Maryland's regulated sports betting market after agreeing a new long-term partnership with the MLB's Baltimore Orioles. 

The agreement will allow SuperBook to open a new retail sports lounge within Oriole Park at Camden Yards, expanding the operator's presence to a sixth US state, having launched its [...]

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Fast Track signs Italy’s iSBets to CRM platform

Malta-based CRM specialist Fast Track has agreed a deal to provide its player engagement platform to Italy-based iGaming platform provider iSolutions.

The agreement will enable iSlolutions' iSBets platform partners to manage all of their engagement activity from one central solution and access real-time performance data through the Fast Track Data Studio. [...]

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Kansas sports betting market set for 1 September launch

Kansas will become the next US state to launch a regulated online and retail sports betting market on 1 September, ahead of the start of the new NFL season.

After signing Senate Bill 84 into law in May, Governor Laura Kelly confirmed Thursday that sportsbooks at Kansas’ four casinos can begin [...]

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Michigan iGaming and online sports betting market grows 32% in July

Michigan’s online sports betting and iGaming market recorded another strong month as total gross receipts increased by 32 per cent year-on-year to $148.2m in July.

The strong growth from the state’s 15 commercial and tribal casino operators was driven by a 37 per cent increase in iGaming gross receipts to $126.6m, [...]

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Connecticut sports betting and iGaming wagers reach $785m in July

Connecticut’s regulated sports betting and iGaming market grew sequentially as total wagers increased to $785.0m in July.

Total wagers were up 2 per cent compared to the previous month, with iGaming generating $706.7m and online sports betting $72.9m, alongside $5.4m from retail sports betting.

Connecticut Sports Betting and iGaming Wagers: July 2022 [...]

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Catena Media sees revenue fall 5% in tough second quarter

Stockholm-listed iGaming affiliate Catena Media has reported a 5 per cent fall in revenue to €28.9m for the second quarter of 2022, with results weighed down by challenging trading conditions in Europe and Japan.

The company said that the year-on-year revenue decline was a result of sports calendar seasonality and macroeconomic [...]

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Stats Perform extends LaLiga data and live streaming deal until 2028

Sports data and technology provider Stats Perform has extended its long-term official data and live streaming partnership with Spain's LaLiga until 2028.

The new five-year deal will see Stats Perform continue to exclusively collect and manage live official data and player statistics from over 800 LaLiga matches per season, and distribute [...]

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