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Kambi eyes eSports opportunities with €26m acquisition

Stockholm-listed betting technology supplier Kambi is hoping to a establish itself as a leading provider of esports products and services with the acquisition of esports data and odds provider Abios.

Kambi will pay up to SEK270m (€26.4m) to acquire the business, with SEK150m payable on completion and the remaining earnout subject [...]

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Caesars signs college football bowl partnership

Caesars Entertainment has signed a deal to serve as the exclusive sports betting and fantasy gaming partner of the Fiesta Bowl, one of the biggest postseason college football games which takes place annually in Arizona.

The multi-year agreement focuses on fan engagement and will see Caesars host new fan lounges within [...]

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DraftKings

DraftKings enhances US in-play betting with Simplebet

DraftKings is enhancing its in-play betting offering through a partnership with New York-based sports betting technology supplier Simplebet.

The multi-year deal will see Simplebet provide the DraftKings Sportsbook with in-play betting micro-markets on major US leagues such as the NFL, MLB and NBA, as well as a new suite of college [...]

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ATG

Sports and iGaming offset first half horse racing decline for ATG

Swedish betting and gaming operator AB Trav och Galopp (ATG) has reported a 4 per cent increase in net gaming revenue to SEK2.64bn for the first half of 2021.

Revenue from ATG’s core horse race betting offering fell by 2 per cent year-on-year to SEK2.15bn, offset by a 116 per cent [...]

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Better Collective posts record second quarter revenue of €40m

Stockholm-listed sports betting affiliate Better Collective has reported strong growth for the second quarter of 2021 as group revenue soared by 162 per cent to a record €40.0m.

The strong year-on-year revenue growth was a result of weak comparisons last year due to the halt in sports during the Covid lockdown, [...]

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FanDuel to sponsor Kentucky Downs for next three years

Betting and fantasy sports operator FanDuel has agreed a three-year sponsorship of the annual six-day Kentucky Downs horse racing meet.

The partnership sees FanDuel’s TVG brand become Kentucky Downs’ official advance deposit wagering (ADW) platform, while FanDuel will take over as title sponsor of the $1 million FanDuel Turf Sprint, a [...]

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Chalkline closes $2.7m funding round

Sports-focused customer acquisition specialist Chalkline has closed a $2.7m Series A funding round led by Parlay Capital Holdings and Patrick Conroy.

The new investment will support Chalkline's product development and the commercial growth of its player acquisition and retention solutions into new markets.

Chalkline provides freeplay and real money games to the [...]

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Arizona’s Casino Del Sol partners Scientific Games for sports betting

The Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona plans to launch sports betting at its two casinos in the state in partnership with Scientific Games.

The Tribe’s Casino Del Sol in Tucson will open its first sportsbook later this year under recently enacted legislation authorising sports betting in the state, and its amended [...]

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Delasport approved to enter Romania iGaming market

Online gaming technology provider Delasport has been granted licence approval to enter Romania’s regulated iGaming market.

The Class 2 Romanian license enables the supplier to provide full managed services to licensed operators in the country, including a fast implementation of its iFrame sportbook, as well as a full turnkey solution including [...]

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Mississippi sports betting handle dips to $30.7m in July

Mississippi’s regulated sports betting market collected total handle of $30.7m in July, the lowest monthly total since a year ago.

Total wagers from the state’s 26 licensed operators fell by 29 per cent compared to the previous month’s $43.1m. In the Covid-19 impacted comparable period last year, operators generated just $7.9m [...]

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Ukraine gambling regulator caught in corruption probe

Ukrainian authorities have arrested a member of the country’s gambling regulator for allegedly accepting bribes to influence licensing decisions.

The member of the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (KRAIL) was arrested Friday by Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), accused of demanding and receiving US$90,000 for assistance in granting [...]

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Kindred agrees two-year Vanarama National League partnership

Kindred Group’s 32Red and Unibet brands have been unveiled as new official betting partners of the Vanarama National League, the fifth level of the English football league system.

The two-year partnership will see the two brands feature across the league’s digital channels, as well as on stadium advertising boards and match [...]

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