iGaming

1st January 2021

New Jersey iGaming Dashboard – December 2020

New Jersey’s sports betting market stole the limelight from casino in November, with handle smashing its previous record by some distance. iGaming Business and Ficom…

18th December 2020

PA sets new sports and igaming revenue records in November

Pennsylvania broke its sports betting and online gambling revenue records in November, though declining land-based revenue led to a year-on-year drop in the state’s monthly…

17th December 2020

State of the Union: Michigan, Hard Rock, New Jersey and more

This week’s State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, includes Michigan’s first online gaming licenses, Hard Rock’s new online gaming joint venture and…

17th December 2020

SPAC to the Future

Cole Rush looks at the emergence of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) as a vehicle for gaming businesses to list. Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs)…

15th December 2020

Delaware iGaming revenue down again in November

The Delaware Lottery reported a sixth consecutive month of igaming decline in November, with amounts wagered down to an eight-month low. Some $16.4m was gambled…

15th December 2020

dMY shareholders to vote on Rush Street merger on 29 December

Special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) dMY Technology Group will hold a shareholder meeting on 29 December in order to approve its proposed reverse merger with…

15th December 2020

Stars and Fox Bet veterans to lead new Hard Rock Digital venture

Hard Rock International has struck a joint venture with a trio of former Stars Group executives, including ex-chief executive Rafi Ashkenazi, to significantly expand the…

15th December 2020

New Jersey sports betting handle passes $900m in November

New Jersey became the first US state to generate more than $900m in sports betting handle in a calendar month during November. Total sports wagering…

14th December 2020

LeoVegas to launch Pink Casino in Canada

LeoVegas is to take its Pink Casino brand beyond British borders for the first time, announcing plans to roll out the brand to players in…

11th December 2020

Rush Street Interactive partners with Century for online casino in WV

Rush Street Interactive – the online division of Rush Street Gaming – has partnered with Century Casinos’ Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort in order to…

11th December 2020

DraftKings becomes official partner of NHL’s Nashville Predators

DraftKings has signed a deal to become the official daily fantasy sports provider and an official sports betting operator of the National Hockey League (NHL)’s…

10th December 2020

State of the Union: Recovery, Indiana, Flutter and more

This week’s State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, includes the latest results from the US commercial gaming sector as a whole, as…

9th December 2020

US commercial gambling market continues to recover in October

US commercial gross gaming revenue (GGR) increased for the sixth consecutive month in October to $3.38bn, primarily due to growth within both the igaming and…

3rd December 2020

The Power of Loyalty

Loyalty programs could be an untapped goldmine for casinos as they take greater control of their online destinies. However, successfully leveraging these player databases is…