Iowa’s regulated retail and online sports betting market has seen total wagers more than double to $2.46bn during the 2021/22 fiscal year, with wagers in June climbing 10 per cent to $122.4m.
June’s year-on-year growth was driven by an 18 per cent rise in online sports wagers to $111.9m, offsetting a [...]
All “high-risk” online gambling sponsorship agreements will be prohibited in the Netherlands under an amendment proposed by the minister for legal protection, Franc Weerwind.
Licensed providers of high-risk games in the regulated Netherlands online gaming market are already facing a ban on untargeted advertising from next year, with Weerwind’s proposed amendment [...]
iGaming solutions provider Digitain has signed up former Portuguese professional footballer Luís Figo as its new brand ambassador.
One of Portugal’s greatest players, Figo won 127 caps for the national team and played for a number of leading clubs, including Barcelona, Real Madrid and Inter Milan.
He won a number of trophies [...]
Betfred Sports has agreed a partnership to offer sports betting at off-track betting parlour and barbecue restaurant Long Shot's of Frederick.
The planned sportsbook launch, which is subject to regulatory approval, adds Maryland to Betfred's sports betting operations in the United States, alongside Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Louisiana, Nevada and Pennsylvania.
The agreement will see [...]
Online sports betting and gaming operator Interwetten has agreed a deal to serve as co-sponsor and statistics partner of German Bundesliga football club Borussia Mönchengladbach.
The locally licensed operator, which has been in business since 1997, will serve as the club's partner until at least 2025.
"We are very pleased that this [...]
New York-listed Rush Street Interactive (RSI) has launched its RushBet online casino and sportsbook in Mexico through a partnership with media conglomerate Grupo Multimedios.
After becoming the first US gaming operator to launch an online sportsbook in Colombia’s regulated iGaming market in 2018, RSI has now gone live with its RushBet.mx [...]
Endeavor Group’s sports subsidiary IMG Arena has secured an official data distribution partnership with Major League Soccer (MLS).
Following an extensive request for proposal (RFP) process, the long-term global partnership will see IMG Arena deliver official data, innovative content solutions, next-generation fan analytics, and marketing tools to MLS’ betting and media [...]
Chris Philp, the Minister responsible for gambling in the UK, has become the latest senior figure to abandon Boris Johnson’s administration, just as the government review of gambling legislation nears completion.
Philp resigned as Minister for Tech and the Digital Economy this morning (7 July), saying that he could no longer [...]
Sweden’s gambling regulator has confirmed fines totalling SEK23.2m (approx. €2.15m) against three operators.
The fines relate to breaches of Swedish gambling regulations governing bonuses, lottery games and betting on sports involving players under the age of 18.
Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen confirmed the fines on Wednesday after years of legal challenges and [...]
French horse race betting operator PMU has named Emmanuelle Malecaze-Doublet as its new chief executive officer.
As part of a new phase in the company's strategic development, the company’s board of directors have proposed changes to its executive leadership team, with Malecaze-Doublet named CEO and Richard Viel replacing Philippe Augier as [...]
Britain’s Gambling Commission has suspended bet-at-home.com’s operating licence with immediate effect for social responsibility and anti-money laundering failings.
The gambling regulator confirmed Thursday that it is carrying out a review under section 116 of the Gambling Act 2005, over suspected social responsibility and anti-money laundering failings by the operator.
“The review and [...]
Denmark’s regulated betting and gaming market was again boosted by the land-based sector as total gross gaming revenue (GGR) reached DKK572m (€76.9m) in May.
Total GGR rose 11.5 per cent compared to the same period last year, despite continued declines from the sports betting and online casino segments.
Sports betting GGR declined [...]