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Poland’s STS sees revenue climb 14% in first half of 2023

Entain-owned Polish bookmaker STS Group has reported a 14 per cent increase in revenue to PLN299 million (€65 million) for the first half of 2023.

Total amounts wagered rose by 5 per cent year-on-year to PLN2.30 billion, despite the operator terminating its international operations in the United Kingdom and Estonia to [...]

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Virginia sports betting drops below $300 million in July

Sports betting handle in Virginia was $293.6 million in July, falling below the $300 million mark for the first time in 2023.

Online sports betting rose by 9 per cent year-on-year to $291.0 million, with the remaining $2.6 million coming from retail wagering at Virginia’s casinos.

The overall betting margin was 11.1 [...]

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OpenBet brings in Sam Depoortere as VP of platform products

Endeavor-owned sports betting technology provider OpenBet has appointed Sam Depoortere as vice president of platform products.

Depoortere joins OpenBet from Dutch state-owned gambling operator Nederlandse Loterij, where he served for more than six years, most recently as business director for the TOTO online sportsbook and casino division.

Based in Athens, Depoortere will [...]

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Playtech

Playtech revenue grows to €859.6 million in solid first half performance

London-listed gaming technology provider Playtech has reported an 8 per cent increase in revenue to €859.6 million for the first half of 2023, helping to deliver record adjusted EBITDA.

Revenue from B2B rose by 7 per cent compared to a year ago to €334.5 million, with regulated B2B revenue up 15 [...]

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Sweden reports 1% fall in Q2 gambling revenue

Gambling revenue in Sweden fell by 1 per cent to SEK6.70 billion (€562.0 million) in the second quarter of 2023, with revenue declines in most sectors.

Sweden’s online gaming sector accounted for 62 per cent of revenue in the second quarter but was 1 per cent lower than Q2 2022 at [...]

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Pragmatic Play expands in Argentina with Betwarrior Mendoza

Pragmatic Play has agreed a multi-product supply deal with Betwarrior in the Argentinean province of Mendoza.

The agreement sees the supplier’s slots, live casino and virtual sports products made available to Betwarrior’s players, with the rollout including popular slots such as Zeus vs Hades - Gods of War and live casino [...]

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Veikkaus to lay off staff ahead of Finnish gambling market changes

Finland’s state-owned gaming operator Veikkaus is expected to reduce its staff by nearly a third as the company prepares for the country’s new competitive gambling market in 2026.

While Lotto and the retail slot machines will remain under Veikkaus’ monopoly, Finland’s government will reform the country’s gambling system and introduce a [...]

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Betr online sportsbook officially live in Virginia

Betr has expanded into its third US state with the official launch of its real money online sportsbook in Virginia.

Players in Virginia gain access to the launch version of the Betr product that is also available in Massachusetts and Ohio, with a new version slated for release in 2024 offering [...]

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Football

World Cup “not especially successful” for HKJC in record year

A record betting performance on football helped drive the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s (HKJC) turnover above HK$300 billion (€35.7 billion) in the financial year 2022/23.

The HKJC said that the strong football results were not caused directly by the FIFA World Cup in Qatar in late 2022, which it described as [...]

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Novomatic revenue surpasses €1.58 billion in first half of 2023

Austrian gaming giant Novomatic has reported a 20 per cent increase in revenue to €1.58 billion for the first half of 2023, driven by growth in Italy, Germany and its Greentube online operations.

Gaming Technology revenue increased by 14 per cent to €574.2 million during the half year period, buoyed by [...]

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Tabcorp

Tabcorp fined $1m over major wagering system outage

Tabcorp has been fined AUD$1.0 million by the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) for failing to comply with two Commission directives.

The fine relates to Tabcorp’s response to an outage in its wagering system which lasted for 36 hours during the Spring Racing Carnival of 2020, in breach of [...]

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Danske Spil

Danske Spil widens profit as first half revenue grows to DKK2.47 billion

Danish state lottery operator Danske Spil has reported a 5 per cent increase in gross gaming revenue to DKK2.47 billion (€331.4 million) for the first half of 2023.

Revenue from lottery division Danske Lotteri Spil rose 4.5 per cent year-on-year to DKK1.37 billion, primarily driven by the Eurojackpot game.

The Danske Licens [...]

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