Ohio sportsbooks generated handle of $362.1 million in June, taking the total for the state’s first six months of regulated sports betting to $3.82 billion.
Online betting accounted for 97 per cent of handle in the first six months at $3.71 billion, with June’s total of $348.4 million marking the lowest [...]
TAB New Zealand's direct funding to the domestic racing industry will reach a record NZ$215 million for the upcoming 2023/24 racing season.
TAB NZ’s direct funding of racing is made up of a distribution payment to Racing New Zealand, the application of class 4 gaming proceeds to the Racing Authorised Purpose, [...]
Sports wagers in Virginia grew by 9 per cent to $2.61 billion in the first half of 2023, with June’s handle up by 10 per cent to $325.5 million.
Internet wagering was 9 per cent higher in June at $322.1 million and took H1 2023 handle to $2.59 billion. Retail betting [...]
The Montana Lottery has reported a 1 per cent increase in sports betting handle to $2.6 million in July, the lowest monthly total since the same month last year.
Baseball accounted for 69 per cent of Montana’s wagers during the month, followed by basketball and tennis, both with a 7 per [...]
Stockholm-listed online gaming affiliate Catena Media has confirmed that Per Widerström has stepped down from the company’s board of directors as he prepares to join 888 Holdings as CEO.
Widerström was elected to the board in May 2019, but now steps down as a non-executive director with immediate effect.
He will take [...]
French online gaming operator Winamax has been unveiled as the new shirt sponsor of German Bundesliga football club VfB Stuttgart.
The deal marks Winamax’s first sponsorship deal in Germany and will see the company’s logo feature on the team’s shirts through to 2026.
“With our portfolio of partners, which combines a regional [...]
The gambling regulator of the Australian state of Victoria has announced plans to ban betting on youth events.
The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) will ban betting on all under 19 sports competitions, as well as betting on the performance of individual players who are under 18 in junior [...]
DraftKings is raising its full year revenue guidance after seeing second quarter revenue increase by 88 per cent to $874.9 million.
The year-on-year growth was driven by a 44 per cent rise in monthly unique payers (MUPs) to 2.1 million, reflecting strong unique payer retention and acquisition across DraftKings’ Sportsbook and [...]
Stockholm-listed online gaming affiliate Catena Media has agreed to sell its UK and Australian online sports betting brands to UK-based Moneta Communications for €6.0 million.
The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of this year, and covers all assets in Catena Media’s UK business, which includes sports betting [...]
State-owned gaming regulator Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) is introducing a new regulatory framework for offshore gaming licensees.
The move comes as part of the regulator’s intensified efforts to address illegal activities being linked to offshore gaming operations in the country.
Responding to queries from Senator Risa Hontiveros and Senator Sherwin [...]
Amelco has secured licence approval in Ontario ahead of the launch of its sports betting and platform services in the Canadian province.
Amelco’s end-to-end product is set to go live in Ontario for the first time after its iGaming, player account management and sportsbook platform was approved by the Alcohol and [...]
Arizona reported total sports handle of $451.7 million in May, which was a 2 per cent decrease on the previous year.
Mobile wagering in Arizona accounted for 99 per cent of monthly betting wagers and amounted to $447.0 million, a fall of 2 per cent year-on-year, while Arizona’s retail wagers were [...]