Gambling
Global Daily Fantasy Sports completes Playgon purchase
Software supplier Global Daily Fantasy Sports has completed its acquisition of live dealer games supplier Playgon Interactive in a deal worth $9.5m. Announced in December…
US casinos continue to reopen as Covid-19 restrictions eased
A number of leading commercial casino operators in the US have announced the reopening of their properties as states continue to relax restrictions for the…
Betfred selects Scientific Games for Colorado sports betting launch
Bookmaker Betfred has extended its partnership with Scientific Games in order to launch digital and retail sports betting services in the state of Colorado. Under…
Rivers and RSI launch first online sportsbook in Illinois
Rush Street Interactive (RSI) and Rivers Casino Des Plaines have announced that they will launch the first legal online and mobile sportsbook platforms in Illinois…
Roar Digital to enter Oregon through tribal partnership
Roar Digital, the joint venture between MGM Resorts International and GVC Holdings, has entered into a sports betting partnership with the Confederated Tribes of Grand…
BCLC and theScore back Canadian single-event betting push
Canadian provincial lottery operator the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) and media business theScore have both declared their support for single-event sports betting in the…
XLMedia poaches Rakuten’s Dorward for North America role
Affiliate marketing services provider XLMedia has announced the appointment of Ken Dorward, formerly of Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten, as its new president North America. Dorward, who…
DraftKings aims to raise $567m from US public offering
Sports betting and daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings has announced plans to launch a public offering of new shares in the US, with the aim…
GAN sees revenue and profit decline in first quarter
GAN has reported a year-on-year drop in revenue and profit for the first quarter, primarily due to the impact of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic…
Gtech denied sovereign immunity protection in Texas
The Texas Supreme Court has ruled against Gtech, the gaming services and solutions provider now part of International Game Technology (IGT), in a case over…
Delaware igaming revenue hits new high in May
The Delaware Lottery was announced that online gaming revenue in the state’s regulated market reached $1.1m in May, its highest total for 2020 to date.…
BCLC names Savoie as new compliance chief
Canadian provincial lottery operator the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) has appointed Marie-Noëlle Savoie as its new chief compliance officer. Savoie (pictured left), who will…
Covid-19 closures continue to hit NJ revenue in May
Enforced casino closures and the suspension of sporting events due to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic led to a further year-on-year drop in gambling revenue…
CDI to reopen five more US casino properties
Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) has announced that it is to reopen five more of its casinos across Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Casinos will…