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Genius and Sportradar face patent infringement suits

Sports betting solutions providers Genuis Sports and Sportradar have been accused of patent infringement in the United States.

Two lawsuits were unveiled on the opening day of the G2E expo in Las Vegas by a local company called SportsCastr Inc., which owns patents related to interactive streaming technology.

“The confluence of media [...]

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Inspired Entertainment secures rights for NBA-themed Virtual Sports

Inspired Entertainment has signed an agreement with the National Basketball Association (NBA) to develop Virtual Sports games centered around the basketball league’s archived footage.

The NBA-themed Virtual Sports offering will include a variety of NBA imagery, including NBA archived footage and all 30 team logos, as well as during NBA All-Star, [...]

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Latvia

Latvia gambling tax increase approved for 2024

Latvia’s Council of Ministers has approved amendments to increase taxes on land-based and online gambling.

The amendments were approved on Monday (9 October) and will come into force on 1 January 2024 as part of a package of bills related to the state budget.

Land-based gambling operators will see the tax payable [...]

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Sportradar

Taiwan Sports Lottery selects Sportradar as technology partner

The Taiwan Sports Lottery has selected Sportradar as its technology and services provider for the consortium that will operate the Taiwan Sports Lottery from 2024 to 2033.

ORAKO, Sportradar’s end-to-end sportsbook and player account management solution, will be implemented across more than 2,600 retail outlets in Taiwan, as well as for [...]

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West Virginia iGaming wagers increase by 13% in August

West Virginia’s iGaming wagers grew by 13 per cent to $369.8 million in the five-week period ending 2 September 2023.

The Greenbrier Resort and The Hollywood Casino at Charles Town were again closely matched in their monthly iGaming wagers with $152.2 million and $150.9 million respectively.

The Mountaineer Casino’s iGaming wagers were [...]

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Colorado Flag

Colorado sports wagers increase by 6% in August

Sports wagers in Colorado increased by 6 per cent to $306.1 million in August, and have risen above $3 billion for the year so far.

Online sports betting was $304.2 million, a rise of 6 per cent, whilst retail betting fell by 18 per cent to $1.9 million.

Baseball was the largest [...]

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ReferOn signs 2rbo Affiliates partnership

Affiliate management systems provider ReferOn has secured a new partnership with 2rbo Affiliates.

The agreement covers all seven brands on 2rbo’s platform, which include Soft2Bet-owned Betinia, YoYo Casino, CampoBet, Malina Casino, LightCasino, Cadabrus, and Zulabet.

“We're thrilled to extend our platform to 2rbo Affiliates,” said ReferOn affiliate program tech team lead David [...]

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Codere appoints new chief information and digital officer

Spanish gaming operator Codere Group has appointed Agustín González Tuñón as its new chief information and digital officer.

Tuñón has more than two decades of experience in digital transformation, technology, security and innovation, most recently serving as CIO of Spanish media group Atresmedia. Prior to that he was CIO for Movistar [...]

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Kambi

Kambi to power online sportsbook for Dutch operator 711

Stockholm-listed sportsbook technology provider Kambi Group has agreed a new long-term partnership with Dutch iGaming operator 711.

711 holds a Dutch licence for online casino games and will now apply to the Dutch gambling regulator, Kansspelautoriteit, for an extension of its license to offer sports betting services.

“We are pleased to have [...]

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Romania adopts new gambling regulations

Licensed gambling operators in Romania will be subject to new rules and higher fees under an emergency ordinance approved by lawmakers.

The new measures are expected to deliver an additional Lei 132 million (approx. €27 million) to the state in the current year, rising to Lei 450 million in 2024 and [...]

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New York mobile betting revenue hits new high in September

Revenue from New York’s mobile betting market reached a new monthly high of $165.6 million in September, an increase of 16 per cent compared to last year.

September also recorded New York’s third best month for mobile sports wagers, which were up by 40 per cent to $1.76 billion.

The win margin [...]

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MGM Resorts

MGM Resorts reveals negative impact of $100 million from cyberattack

MGM Resorts International has revealed that the recent cybersecurity issue affecting its US systems will cost the company approximately $100 million.

The company said that the operational disruption experienced at its affected properties in September will have a negative impact on its third quarter 2023 results, predominantly in its Las Vegas [...]

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