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Digitain extends Luís Figo brand ambassador role

iGaming solutions provider Digitain has extended its partnership with Portuguese former professional footballer Luís Figo.

Following an initial partnership in July of last year, Figo will now continue to serve as a Digitain brand ambassador for a second year.

“Having Luís Figo as our brand ambassador has been an incredible journey,” said [...]

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Gaming Laboratories International secures first accreditation in Brazil

Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) has become the first testing and certification service provider to be accredited in the Brazilian state of Paraná.

The accreditation enables GLI to test and certify lottery and fixed-odd sports betting systems under technical standards set out by the Loteria do Estado de Paraná (LOTTOPAR).

“GLI has worked [...]

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Future Anthem launches sports personalisation product

Data and AI specialist Future Anthem has rolled out its real-time Amplifier AI personalisation product for the sports betting industry.

The new suite of sports features will enable operators to create a customised sports betting experience for their customers in real time and identify at-risk behaviours.

“With the official launch of Amplifier AI [...]

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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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