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Spain’s online betting and gaming market declines 4% in 2021

Spain’s regulated online betting and gaming market declined by 4 per cent in 2021 as total gross gaming revenue (GGR) fell to €815.3m.

The full year decline followed a 24 per cent drop in GGR during the final quarter of the year to €175.9m, as sports betting GGR fell by 58 [...]

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Pragmatic Play launches new sportsbook product

iGaming content provider Pragmatic Play has expanded its product offering with the launch of its first sportsbook solution.

The new sportsbook will be available to operator partners through a single API, offering a comprehensive range of sporting events, as well as access to exclusive official data from the English Premier League, [...]

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Superbowl boosts Colorado sports betting handle in February

Colorado’s regulated sports betting market saw total handle increase by 65 per cent versus a year ago to $440.5m in February 2022, including $41.0m in handle from this year’s Superbowl.

February handle fell by 23 per cent compared to the previous month’s record $573.7m, with Colorado’s 26 licensed online betting operators [...]

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Federal Authorities shut down California online sports betting ring

Federal authorities in the United States have announced charges against five people accused of involvement in an illegal online sports betting operation in California.

The accused include former minor league baseball player Wayne Nix and Joseph Castelao, owner of the Sand Island Sports gambling website based in Costa Rica.

They have pleaded [...]

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Pinnacle Solution granted Malta sports betting licence

Online betting and gaming operator Pinnacle has secured licence approval from the Malta Gaming Authority for its sportsbook subsidiary Pinnacle Solution.

The MGA licence, along with a new esports product which will be showcased for the first time at ICE 2022, will underpin the supplier’s growth plans for the year [...]

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Toronto, Ontario

AGCO issues more approvals for Ontario iGaming launch

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) continues to issue licenses ahead of the opening of Ontario's regulated online betting and gaming market on Monday (April 4).

Flutter-owned FanDuel is the latest operator to secure license approval, enabling it to go live in Ontario from Monday with its IGT-powered sportsbook [...]

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IMG Arena extends Euroleague Basketball partnership

Endeavor Group’s sports subsidiary IMG Arena has extended its longstanding partnership with Euroleague Basketball for live streaming rights within the sports betting industry.

The extended agreement will also see IMG Arena capture live game data in stadia from over 500 matches a season in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and 7DAYS EuroCup. 

“IMG [...]

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Novibet

Novibet agrees merger with Nasdaq-listed Artemis SPAC

European online betting and gaming operator Novibet has agreed a deal to go public on the Nasdaq stock exchange through a merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Artemis Strategic Investment.

The agreement gives Novibet a pre-transaction enterprise valuation of $625m and will see existing Novibet stakeholders hold approximately 75 per [...]

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Sportradar

Sportradar shares soar as 2021 revenue grows to €561.2m

New York-listed sports data and technology provider Sportradar Group has reported better-than-expected results for 2021 as revenue rose 39 per cent to €561.2m, driven by strong growth across all business segments.

The company enjoyed a strong finish to the year as Q4 revenue climbed 41 per cent year-on-year to €152.4m, with [...]

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Sportech revenue recovers in 2021 after transitional year

London-listed betting technology supplier Sportech has reported a 32 per cent increase in revenue from continuing operations to £22.9m in 2021.

Sportech said that it was another difficult year for the business as Covid-19 restrictions continued to impact its business, resulting in a 28 per cent decline in total retail betting [...]

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Rush Street Interactive

Rush Street Interactive names Bruce Caughill managing director, Canada

New York-listed online betting and gaming operator Rush Street Interactive has appointed Bruce Caughill as managing director of its business in Canada. 

Caughill joined RSI this week as the operator prepares to launch its BetRivers online casino and sportsbook in Ontario on April 4, the first day of authorised online gaming [...]

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Danish land-based gaming sector recovers in February

Denmark’s regulated betting and gaming market generated total gross gaming revenue of DKK1.05bn (€141.0m) for the first two months of 2022.

Total combined GGR for January and February rose by 16 per cent compared to the same period last year, as the land-based gaming sector continued to recover from Covid-related closures [...]

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