Portugal’s licensed online betting and gaming operators recorded strong growth in the second quarter of 2021 as gross gaming revenue (GGR) climbed to €125.0m.
The country’s 15 licensed online operators saw GGR increase by 82 per cent compared to the same period last year.
More than half of the quarterly total was [...]
The Connecticut Lottery Corporation (CLC) has selected Rush Street Interactive (RSI) as its sports betting operations partner, with Sportech set to operate a number of retail locations.
The ten-year agreement will RSI serve as the exclusive sports betting system provider to the lottery across mobile, online, and retail channels, with the [...]
New York-listed Rush Street Interactive (RSI) has made a minority investment in New York-based games developer Boom Entertainment.
Founded in 2015 by former High 5 Games executives Stephen Murphy and Med Nadooshan, Boom has developed a number of sports gaming apps for partners such as NBC Sports and MSG Network.
This includes [...]
Denmark’s regulated betting and gaming market generated total gross gaming revenue of DKK2.88bn (€386.8m) during the first half of 2021.
Total gross gaming revenue (GGR) climbed 6 per cent compared to the same period last year, following improved results from the Covid-impacted land-based gaming sector and continued strong performances from the [...]
New York-listed gaming supplier Inspired Entertainment has reported a 166 per cent increase in second quarter revenue to $41.5m, benefiting from improved results from its retail gaming businesses.
Inspired's key retail gaming markets in the UK, Italy and Greece reopened at different stages during Q2 following Covid-19-related restrictions.
This helped Gaming revenue [...]
Betfred USA Sports has become the latest operator to agree a deal to enter Arizona’s regulated sports betting market.
Betfred will work with the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation-owned venue to build a Las Vegas-quality retail sportsbook at the recently opened We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort in Fort McDowell, while also launching mobile betting [...]
iGaming platform provider Delasport has appointed former Skywind Group managing director Oren Cohen Shwartz as its new chief executive.
Shwartz brings a wealth of iGaming experience to the role, having spent more than three years in charge of Skywind, prior to which he worked for the likes of Superbet, EveryMatrix and [...]
Online bookmaker Betway has secured a new sponsorship deal with SA Rugby, the governing body of rugby union in South Africa.
Betway South Africa will become an associate sponsor of SA Rugby and the world champion Springboks for the next three years, with its branding appearing on the field at home [...]
London-listed betting and gaming operator Entain is entering the burgeoning esports sector after agreeing to acquire leading esports betting operator Unikrn for an undisclosed amount.
At its Investor Day held Thursday, Entain outlined the growth opportunities available for the business, including expanding into new interactive entertainment experiences such as esports.
The operator [...]
Stockholm-listed LeoVegas has posted a 13 per cent drop in revenue to €96.8m for the second quarter of 2021, with a negative impact from regulatory changes in Germany offsetting a record performance in Sweden.
Excluding Germany, revenue would have grown 3 per cent year-on-year despite tough comparisons last year during the [...]
London-listed betting and gaming operator Entain enjoyed a strong performance during the first half of 2021 as net gaming revenue (NGR) rose by 11 per cent to £1.79bn.
Buoyed by its 22nd consecutive quarter of double-digit online growth, total online NGR was up 28 per cent at £1.59bn in the first [...]
Stockholm-listed Betsson has agreed a deal to acquire the operations and assets of South American online betting and gaming operator Inkabet.
Betsson will acquire the Peru-based business via its SW Nordic subsidiary, paying an initial consideration of US$25m, plus up to an additional $4m depending on the future performance of Inkabet [...]