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Paysafe enters Arkansas with BetSaracen partnership

New York-listed payment solutions provider Paysafe has launched its services in Arkansas' online sports-betting market through a partnership with BetSaracen. 

BetSaracen is the sportsbook brand of Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, which is owned by the Quapaw Tribe. 

The partnership sees BetSaracen integrate Paysafe’s Skrill USA digital wallet to enable players to make deposits and withdrawals.

“We’re [...]

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Gaming Innovation Group

Gaming Innovation Group agrees new supply deals in Portugal and Spain 

Oslo-listed gaming supplier Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has agreed new deals with Caravel Entertainment's Moosh.pt brand in Portugal and an undisclosed retail betting operator in Spain.

The deal in Portugal will see Moosh.pt migrate from its existing SBTech-powered platform to GiG’s Sportnco platform during the final quarter of this year.

“We are [...]

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888 Holdings

888 Holdings completes William Hill International acquisition

London-listed betting and gaming operator 888 Holdings has completed its acquisition of William Hill’s non-US business from Caesars Entertainment.

Following completion, 888 has confirmed its new executive leadership team, with William Hill’s former CEO Ulrik Bengtsson and chief financial operator Eric Hageman leaving the group.

The enlarged 888 group will continue to [...]

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DraftKings

DraftKings fined $100,000 in Ontario for advertising violations

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has issued its biggest fine to date to DraftKings for breaching advertising regulations.

DraftKings Canada has been fined CAD$100,000 by AGCO after the operator posted and aired multiple broad gambling inducements, incuding boosted 2:1 odds between 19 May and 31 May, with the [...]

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Nevada gambling market grows to $1.3bn in May

Nevada’s gambling market generated its fourth highest revenue total in May as total gaming win increased by 6 per cent year-on-year to $1.30bn.

Benefiting from increased international travel to Las Vegas, gaming win from state-wide casinos topped $1bn for the 15th consecutive month.

Slot Machines remained the most popular form of gambling [...]

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Betsson named exclusive sportsbook partner of CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina

Stockholm-listed betting and gaming operator Betsson has been named the exclusive sportsbook partner of the upcoming CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina 2022.

The international women's football tournament takes place in Colombia between 8 and 30 July and will see a total of 25 matches played across the Colombian cities of Cali, Armenia [...]

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Football

Spreadex agrees Sunderland sponsorship 

UK-based betting firm Spreadex has been announced as EFL Championship club Sunderland A.F.C's new principal partner.

The three-year partnership will see the Spreadex Sports logo adorn the club’s home and away shirts until the summer of 2025, with the company also benefiting from LED perimeter board advertising and exposure across SAFC’s [...]

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OpenBet

Light & Wonder slashes OpenBet sale price by a third

New York-listed gaming supplier Light and Wonder has agreed to reduce the price of its OpenBet sports betting business in order to complete the proposed sale to Endeavor Group’s IMG Arena.

IMG Arena agreed a deal in September to acquire OpenBet for $1.2bn, comprised of $1.0bn in cash and $200m in [...]

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Wyoming State Flag

DraftKings maintains online sportsbook market leadership in Wyoming

Wyoming’s three licensed online sports betting operators collected total handle of $9.3m in May, with DraftKings continuing to dominate the market.

May wagers at the state’s three operational online sportsbooks fell by 6.5 per cent compared to the previous month, marking the lowest monthly wagering performance since the opening of the [...]

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Congress members call on Department of Justice to combat illegal gambling

The US Department of Justice has been urged to take action against unlicensed online gambling operators that continue to serve the American market.

The Congressional Gaming Caucus wrote to the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday, calling for a concerted effort to combat unlicensed gambling with offshore operators such as Bovada, [...]

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German regulator names seasoned executive to lead efforts against unlicensed online gambling

Germany’s new national gambling regulator has brought in Nadja Wierzejewski to lead efforts against unlicensed online gambling and its related advertising.

Wierzejewski joins the regulator on July 1 from the Supervisory and Service Directorate of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate, where she served as head of gambling supervision since 2008.

In her new [...]

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Kambi

Kambi extends sportsbook partnership with betPARX

Stockholm-listed sports betting solutions provider Kambi has agreed a contract extension with Greenwood Gaming, owner of betPARX and Parx Casino, Pennsylvania's largest casino resort.

Greenwood Gaming is currently live with its Kambi-powered retail sportsbook at Parx Casino, and in Michigan and New Jersey with retail partners Gun Lake Casino and Freehold [...]

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