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Caesars Entertainment and Sportsbook partner the Chicago White Sox

Caesars Entertainment has agreed a wide ranging partnership deal with Major League Baseball (MLB) club the Chicago White Sox.

Caesars will serve as the White Sox's official casino partner while Caesars Sportsbook will be an official sports betting partner of team, gaining access to official logos and marks,brand visibility on LED signage [...]

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888sport extends sponsorship agreement with the NFL

Online sports betting operator 888sport has agreed a new deal to continue its sponsorship of the National Football League (NFL).

888sport will serve as the official sports betting partner of the NFL in the UK & Ireland until 2025, expanding on their partnership over the last two seasons.

At the NFL's [...]

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DraftKings

DraftKings completes acquisition of Golden Nugget Online Gaming

New York-listed betting and gaming operator DraftKings has completed its acquisition of Golden Nugget Online Gaming (GNOG).

The acquisition, first announced in August, is valued at up to $1.56bn and will see DraftKings integrate Golden Nugget Online Gaming employees across its business, including Thomas Winter, who will transition to general Manager [...]

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Penn National Gaming

Penn National Gaming sees revenue and costs climb in Q1

Penn National Gaming has reported a 22.7 per cent increase in revenue to $1.56bn in the first quarter of 2022, although higher expenses pushed net income down 43 per cent to $52m.

Penn National grew revenue across all segments compared to the first quarter of 2021, with revenue from the Northeast [...]

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Denmark

Denmark sees gross gaming revenue climb in first quarter

Gross gaming revenue in Denmark grew by 20.3 per cent year-on-year to DKK1.57bn (€211.6m) in the first quarter of 2022.

The revenue growth was driven by the resumption of retail operations following covid-related closures in the comparable period last year, which offset lower online gaming and sports betting revenue.

Betting gross gaming [...]

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DAZN agrees global, multi-year deal to broadcast Red Bull TV

Sports entertainment group DAZN has agreed a distribution deal with Red Bull Media House to stream the Red Bull TV linear channel on the DAZN platform globally.

The multi-year agreement sees DAZN expand its offering into live extreme sports, including coverage of the Crankworx World Tour, the Red Bull Cliff Diving [...]

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Sportradar

Sportradar recruits North America head of sales

New York-listed sports data and technology supplier Sportradar has appointed Michael Gandolfo as group head, regional sales for North America. 

Gandolfo joins Sportradar from Fiserv, where he led the company’s financial institution sales and service team. He also served as the president of Fiserv’s client advisory board (CAB) and on the [...]

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Playtech

Playtech continues strong momentum into first quarter of 2022

London-listed gaming operator and technology supplier Playtech has delivered a strong start to the year with Adjusted EBITDA of more than €100m for the first quarter.

Playtech said in a trading update Thursday that the very strong performance has been driven by both the B2B and B2C businesses, with the Snaitech [...]

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Rush Street Interactive

Rush Street Interactive widens Q1 loss despite strong revenue growth

Rush Street Interactive (RSI) has increased its full year revenue guidance after growing first quarter revenue by 21 per cent year-on-year.

The online betting and gaming operator generated revenue of $134.9m in the first quarter of 2022 as Monthly Active Users (MAU) in the United States increased by 32 per cent [...]

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IMG Arena

NBL Canada agrees multi-year sports betting partnership with IMG ARENA

Endeavour Group’s sports subsidiary IMG Arena has been selected as the official sports betting data supplier of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada).

The exclusive audio-visual sports betting and data rights deal begins at the start of the 2022/23 season with distribution to IMG Arena’s network of sportsbook operators [...]

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Betway

Betway granted licence to operate in Buenos Aires City

Super Group-owned sports betting brand Betway has been granted a licence to operate in Buenos Aires City, Argentina.

The licence from Loteria de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires (LOTBA) allows Betway to serve the city's 3 million residents with local partner Bingo Pilar.

Betway began the application process back in 2019 [...]

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Toronto, Ontario

BetMGM and PointsBet fined for advertising violations in Ontario

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has issued its first fines less than a month after the opening of the regulated market.

BetMGM and PointsBet received fines of CA$48,000 ($37,400) and CA$30,000 respectively for breaking Ontario’s new rules on public advertising of bonuses or other gambling offers.

A statement from [...]

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