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Delta Corp posts 1% rise in Q2 gaming revenue

Delta Corp, the Indian gaming and hospitality company, has posted a 1 per cent increase in gaming revenue to INR3.26 billion (€37.2 million) for the second quarter of its financial year ended 30 September.

Revenue in the second quarter included a new high for the company’s land-based and floating casinos in [...]

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Mohegan Digital names Guy Greene as vice president of online marketing

North American casino operator Mohegan has named Guy Greene as vice president of online marketing for its Mohegan Digital iGaming arm.

Greene will drive the overall marketing strategies to support the expanding footprint of Mohegan Digital’s iGaming brands, which include MoheganSunCasino.com in Connecticut and PlayFallsViewCasino.com in Ontario, Canada.

Prior to taking on [...]

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Gambling addiction charity Gordon Moody names new CEO

British gambling addiction charity Gordon Moody has named Monica Shafaq as its new chief executive officer.

Following an extensive and thorough recruitment process conducted by Gordon Moody’s board of trustees over recent months, Shafaq will take the helm from January 2024.

She brings 13 years’ experience in the charity sector and joins [...]

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Tabcorp

Tabcorp sees first quarter revenue decline 6%

Australian betting and gaming operator Tabcorp Holdings has reported a 6 per cent drop in revenue for its financial first quarter ended 30 September.

Wagering turnover declined by 0.9 per cent during the quarter, despite a 1 per cent increase in Digital turnover.

Reflecting the adverse impact of lower fixed odds yields [...]

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Merkur to expand into North America via Gaming Arts partnership

Gauselmann Group-owned casino games developer Merkur is set to expand into North America through a strategic partnership with Gaming Arts.

The agreement includes the joint development and supply of games for North American casinos, with the deal subject to necessary regulatory approvals.

“We are excited about the immense potential that this cooperation [...]

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Svenska Spel begins search for new CEO

Swedish gaming and lottery operator Svenska Spel has confirmed that Patrik Hofbauer will step down as president and CEO at the end of January after five years in the role.

Hofbauer has informed the company's board that he will be leaving Svenska Spel on 31 January 2024 to take up the [...]

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Maryland

Maryland casino revenue falls by 3% in September

Maryland’s six land-based casinos reported a revenue fall of 3 per cent to $155.1 million in September, with both slot machines and table games showing declines.

Revenue from the state’s VLT machines was $108.2 million, a decline of 1 per cent, and accounted for 70 per cent of Maryland’s gaming revenue [...]

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Light & Wonder brings in Kelsy Foster to lead Reno game design studio

Light & Wonder has appointed long-serving International Game Technology (IGT) executive Kelsy Foster to lead its game design studio in Nevada.

Foster will join the company in 2024 to lead a studio of game design talent based in Reno, Nevada.

She brings over two decades of experience from her time at IGT, [...]

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Churchill Downs

Churchill Downs names Patrick Neely as Exacta Systems president

Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) has promoted Patrick Neely to president of its newly acquired historical horse racing business Exacta Systems.

Neely will be responsible for the overall strategy and operations of Exacta, which was acquired in August and operates within CDI’s TwinSpires segment.

Neely has over 25 years of experience in law, [...]

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Mindway AI to enhance NCPG responsible gambling initiatives

Safer gambling solution Mindway AI has partnered the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) to enhance responsible gambling initiatives.

The partnership will see Mindway AI's Gamalyze solution integrated into NCPG's flagship responsible gambling site, ResponsiblePlay.org.

Gamalyze is a gamified reinvention of the self-test, designed to identify risky gambling behavior and provide personalised [...]

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Novomatic enters historical horse racing sector with PariMAX

Novomatic is entering the historical horse racing market in the United States through a joint development partnership with 1/ST Technology’s PariMAX.

The partnership will bring Novomatic’s portfolio of games to new markets on PariMAX’s historical horse racing platform in the US, which is powered by 1/ST Technology’s AmTote pari-mutuel technology.

Novomatic and [...]

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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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