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WynnBET partners San Carlos Apache Tribe to enter Arizona

Wynn Resorts' iGaming arm WynnBET has agreed a partnership with the San Carlos Apache Tribe to enter Arizona's sports betting market.

WynnBET will work directly with the San Carlos Apache Tribal Gaming Enterprise to secure licensure in the state, which is expected to open its new sports betting market in September. [...]

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Tabcorp

Tabcorp proposes demerger of Lotteries & Keno business

Sydney-listed gaming giant Tabcorp Holdings has proposed a demerger of its Lotteries & Keno business after completing a comprehensive strategic review of its ownership options.

The demerger will create two standalone, market leading Sydney-listed companies with distinct operating profiles, strategies and growth opportunities.

Tabcorp said that the demerger will also provide shareholders [...]

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Caesars Entertainment

Caesars Entertainment to build new casino and racetrack in Nebraska

Caesars Entertainment has partnered with Columbus Exposition and Racing (CER) to build and operate Harrah’s casino and racetrack in Nebraska.

The new Harrah’s property will open in late 2022 in Columbus, Nebraska, following a $75m development to create a one-mile horse racing track, casino, sportsbook and retail space.

“When Nebraska voters opened [...]

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Fertitta Entertainment adds non-gaming assets to SPAC deal

Golden Nugget parent company Fertitta Entertainment has amended its merger agreement with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) FAST Acquisition Corp to include 42 non-gaming related business assets, increasing the enterprise value of the deal to $8.6bn.

Fertitta has agreed to contribute certain operating businesses not originally included as part of the [...]

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Maryland

Maryland Governor appoints new lottery and gaming director

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has appointed John Martin as director of the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency, ahead of the the opening of the state's regulated sports betting market.

Martin has served as managing director and chief revenue officer of the state lottery and gaming regulator since 2015 and succeeds [...]

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Kambi

Mohegan Gaming drops Kambi sportsbook in Connecticut

Kambi has confirmed that it will not be supplying its sports betting technology to Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment’s operations in Connecticut.

The amended agreement between the two companies will allow Mohegan to collaborate with alternative parties to launch on-property and online sports betting in Connecticut, with Kambi receiving the full revenue [...]

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Record May for Nevada casinos as tourists return to Las Vegas

Nevada’s regulated gambling market has generated record total gaming win of $1.23bn in May as tourists returned to Las Vegas casinos.

With land-based casinos allowed to return to 100 per cent capacity following more than a year of restrictions due to Covid-19, licensed operators generated gaming win of more than $1bn [...]

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Genius Sports awarded permanent sports betting licence in West Virginia

New York-listed sports data and technology provider Genius Sports has been granted a permanent sports betting licence by the West Virginia Lottery Commission.

The approval allows Genius to continue to provide official data, streaming, and marketing solutions to sportsbooks and lotteries in the state under a permanent licence. The supplier is [...]

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IGT

IGT secures sports betting deal in Louisiana

New York-listed International Game Technology (IGT) has entered into an agreement to provide its PlaySports turnkey solution to power sports betting at Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder, Louisiana.

This agreement further expands IGT’s presence in the United States following its recent ventures into North Dakota, Maryland, Wisconsin and Nevada.

"We're very excited [...]

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Maine

Governor Mills vetoes Maine tribal gaming bill

Maine Governor Janet Mills has pledged to work with tribal leaders to ensure that they are not unfairly excluded from operating their own gaming facilities after vetoing a bill that would have authorised gaming on tribal land.

Governor Mills notified her veto of LD554, an Act To Create Gaming Equity and [...]

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BlueBet

BlueBet begins trading in Sydney following $80m IPO

Shares in Australian online sports betting operator BlueBet Holdings soared by more than 55 per cent Friday on their first day of trading.

BlueBet began trading on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) this morning after completing a successful $80m IPO, with strong support from institutional and retail investors.

The listing positions BlueBet [...]

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Virginia sports handle surpasses $1bn mark despite May decline

Virginia’s licensed sports betting operators have collected more than $1bn in handle since the opening of the market in January 2021.

In the fourth full month since legal sports betting launched on 21 January, Virginia's total sports betting handle fell by 4 per cent month-on-month to $227.0m in May, according to [...]

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