Flutter Revenue Up 32 Per Cent in Q1
Flutter has reported group revenues of £1.49 billion ($2bn/€1.7bn) for the first quarter of 2021, up 32% per cent from £1.12 billion…
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USA: Leveraging Growth Through Major Sports Events, with Daniel Kustelski, CEO, Chalkline
With the Kentucky Derby just around the corner, we spoke with Daniel Kustelski, CEO and Co-Founder of leading independent platform, Chalkine, to…
Pinnacle Launches DOTA 2 eSports Tournament
Pinnacle has continued its growth within the esports sector with the announcement of its second proprietary tournament, this time moving into Dota…
Evolution posts 105 per cent revenue rise for Q1
Live casino supplier Evolution Gaming has posted a strong first quarter of 2021, with operating revenue increasing 105 per cent to €235.8m…
Playtech Enters US in Michigan with Parx Interactive
Playtech, the gambling technology company, today announces it has launched its partnership with Parx Interactive and Gun Lake Casino with a new…
On the Boardwalk, Caesars Plan Mega $400 Million Refurb
Hot on the heels of acquiring Britain’s top William Hill brand for its online expertise, Caesars Entertainment is pumping money into its…
Betway Parent Company Agrees $4.75bn US Merger
Betway owner Super Group has agreed a $4.75 billion (£3.4 billion/€3.9 billion) merger deal with Delaware-incorporated special-purpose acquisition company Sports Entertainment Acquisition…
April US Sports Betting Round-Up, by Ryan Knuppel, CEO, Knup Solutions
The sports betting industry has cooled off a bit in 2021 as most of the states in the US saw a drop…
Codere Survives Death by Covid, But Shares Take a Tumble
“Accionistas” on the Bolsa Madrid Spanish stock exchange are not impressed with the half-a-billion-plus euros bailout of the country’s ailing gaming giant,…
BetMGM Set to Match 2020 Full-Year Revenue in Q2
Online sportsbook BetMGM is reported to have hauled in US $163 million (£118 million/€135 million) in revenue during the first quarter of…
Kindred Secures Virginia Mobile Sports Betting Permit
Unibet Interactive, Kindred Group’s US arm, is awarded a direct market access mobile sports betting permit in Virginia. After successful launches in…
Caesars to Invest US$400 Million into Atlantic City by 2023
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. has shared details today on its $400 million planned investment in Atlantic City where it owns and operates three…
Esports 2021: Finally off the Bench? With Ari Fox of Gameacon
It no secret that the phenomenon that is eSports has been on a steady rise for some years now. The increase in…
DraftKings Appoints Gisele Bündchen as ESG Advisor
DraftKings Inc. today announced the appointment of Gisele Bündchen, environmental activist, philanthropist, and former supermodel, as a special advisor to the company’s…
Rush Street Interactive Hires Lauren Seiler
Rush Street Interactive, Inc. announced the appointment of Lauren Seiler as Associate Vice President of Investor Relations and Development. Ms. Seiler brings…
Bally’s Raise $671 Million in Shares to Fund Gamesys Deal
Bally’s Corporation announced that it completed its previously announced underwritten public offering of common stock at a price to the public of…
Safer Gambling Weekly Round-Up, by Dam Mad Media
Gamcare On Wednesday, GamCare released an updated version of their Safer Gambling Standard, urging operators to adopt the new revisions regarding corporate…
A Marriage Made in Covid, William Hill and Caesars Finally Unite
Weeks of verbal and financial speculation, which saw City of London hedge funds circling an inert William Hill, like hyenas at a…
New Jersey Gaming Revenue Up 119.8%
New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement has reported total gaming revenue of $359.3m (£256.9m/€298.7) for March 2021 – a rise of 119.8…
Illegal Gambling Machines Bad for Consumer and the State says AGA
The American Gaming Association (AGA) released a white paper highlighting the dangers of unregulated, illegal gambling machines proliferating across the U.S. These…
SharpLink and Mer Telemanagement Solutions Agree Terms of Merger
Mer Telemanagement Solutions Ltd. (MTS), a global provider of telecommunications expense management, call accounting and contact center software, announced that it has…
Entain Launch Shared Ownership Scheme
Entain, the global sports betting and gaming entertainment group, has launched a Group-wide employee share ownership plan to give UK and international…
Oddin Joins Esports Integrity Commission
Oddin, as a dedicated esports betting provider, is aware of the integrity issues surrounding the esports industry that can be harmful not…
Atlantic Lottery Corporation to Incorporate Lighting Box Slots
Specialist slots provider Lightning Box is to launch its games with Canadian operator Atlantic Lottery Corporation. The agreement expands the Australian provider’s…
Nuvei to Acquire Payment Provider Mazooma
Nuvei Corporation, the global payment technology company, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Mazooma Technical Services Inc.,…
Scientific Games Finds New CTO
Scientific Games Corporation announced today that Victor Blanco will join the Company in 2022 as Chief Technology Officer. In this role, Blanco…
Safer Gambling Weekly Round-Up, by Dam Mad Media
It has been quite an interesting week in the world of Safer Gambling so let’s jump right in. Non-Profit Organisations The big…
DraftKings, FanDuel and Caesars Become NFL Sportsbetting Partners
The National Football League (NFL) today announced its first-ever U.S. sportsbook partnerships as Caesars Entertainment, DraftKings and FanDuel have reached agreements to…
Entain NGR Up 33 Per Cent in Q1
Entain has reported strong online performance in the first quarter of the year, with net gaming revenue (NGR) from remote gaming rising…
Bally’s Set to Acquire Tropicana Las Vegas
Bally’s Corporation has announced that it has agreed to purchase the Tropicana Las Vegas, Nevada casino from Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.,…
DraftKings Hires Chief Media Officer
DraftKings Inc. expands its executive team by hiring Brian Angiolet to oversee and optimize content creation and media strategy as the Company’s…
iGaming Technology: Taking the Next Step with Ai and Blockchain
It’s no secret that superior data management is the key to long-term success in the iGaming industry. As new, forward-thinking, technologies come…
Gaming1 Joins Sports Betting Integrity Body IBIA
Gaming1 has joined the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA). Gaming1 is part of the Argent Group and has retail and online sports…
Bally’s and Gamesys Agree Merger Terms
Bally’s Corporation, a U.S. omni-channel provider of land-based gaming and interactive entertainment, today announced that the Company and Gamesys Group plc have…
Widespread Racism in Esports
The spectre of growing anti-Asian racism is threatening to overshadow the shining success of esports in the USA. Esports is dominated by…
Safer Gambling Weekly Round-Up, by Dam Mad Media
It has been a rather bitty week in the world of Safer Gambling, with a number of small stories without an overarching…
MGM Adds Rapid Covid-19 Testing to “Convene with Confidence” Program
Now welcoming larger groups in accordance with increased capacity limits in Nevada, MGM Resorts is offering meeting planners the option for on-site…
Conscious Gaming Hires Blair Aronson as Operations Director
Conscious Gaming announced today the appointment of gaming industry veteran Blair Aronson (formerly Albanese) as its new Operations Director. Blair joins Conscious Gaming after…
Entain Improves Speed and Security of Customer Checks
Entain the global sports betting and gaming entertainment group, is strengthening its identity, financial and credit checks to augment its experience for…
Bally’s Finalises Acquisition of Montbleu Casino from Caesars
Bally’s Corporation, a U.S. omnichannel provider of land-based gaming and interactive entertainment, today announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition…
Possibly Cuomo’s Last Throw of the Dice
In possibly his last political act, under fire New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo–currently fighting for his political life amid a raft…
Thimba Acquires Affiliate Astro Media
Thimba Media, the iGaming performance marketing company, today announces a significant step forward in its stated strategy to expand its presence in…
UFC and American Gaming Association Partner on Safer Gambling Campaign
UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization, has joined the American Gaming Association (AGA) to promote responsible sports betting as the…
DraftKings Acquires BlueRibbon
DraftKings Inc. has announced that it has acquired Blue Ribbon Software Ltd., a Tel Aviv-based leading global jackpot and gamification company that…
Carousel Group Announces $50M Series A Investment
Carousel Group, a rapidly-growing privately-held licensed sports betting and casino operator has announced a global strategic partnership with renowned media brand, Maxim….
Flutter Minding The Pay Gap
Gaming giant Flutter Entertainment, the FTSE100 listed company that recorded revenues of almost £4.4 billion last year (US$6.11bn/€5.17bn), has just released its…
Entain Expands Global Regulated Markets by 30% Through Bet.pt and Enlabs AB
Entain, the global sports betting and gaming entertainment group, has increased the number of regulated international markets in which it operates by…