Reduced expenses help Allied reduce net loss in 2023
Esports and poker operator Allied Gaming and Entertainment cut its net loss by more than half in fiscal 2023 after cutting expenses in several areas. Revenue rose 15.6% to $7.4m…
Esports and poker operator Allied Gaming and Entertainment cut its net loss by more than half in fiscal 2023 after cutting expenses in several areas. Revenue rose 15.6% to $7.4m…
Allwyn’s total revenue rose 97.5% to 7.87 billion euros (£6.75 billion/US$8.53 billion) in 2023, in a year boosted by the acquisition of its US and UK businesses by Camelot and…
James Siva just wants everyone to get along. As the man who held together the disparate group of tribes that make up the California Nations Indian Gaming Association (CNIGA) when…
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PNR Tecnologia and Lema are the latest gambling companies to apply for accreditation with the Rio de Janeiro State Lottery (Loterj), which has come under fire from the Brazilian Institute…
Global interactive gaming and sports betting technology company Elys Game Technology has partnered with US Integrity (USI) as it expands in North America. USI will provide event monitoring, market intelligence…
International Game Technology (IGT) has signed an extension of its long-term partnership with Swedish company Svenska Spel. Under the three-year agreement, IGT will continue to provide video lottery technology and…
FairPlay Sports Media (FPSM) has announced the acquisition of deep learning neural network Quarter4 (Q4), hoping to “unlock” the full potential of its proprietary data and technology platform. FPSM was…
Caesars Entertainment has announced it will launch mobile sports betting in North Carolina after expanding its relationship with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The operator is expected to go…
In a heavily saturated UK market, BetMGM’s entry in 2023 has certainly made a splash. Sam Behar, BetMGM’s UK director, believes the key to the operator’s early success is bringing…
Grant Johnson, the recently fired CEO of Esports Entertainment Group, has filed a lawsuit against his former employer, claiming that the company’s termination of his services constitutes a breach of…
The Austrian Lotteries have increased the age limit for purchasing lottery tickets and scratch cards to 18 years. The Austrian Lotteries stated that this is a voluntary self-restriction measure, which…
Players in Arizona spent $713.6 million (£560.9 million/€657.2 million), a new record for the Grand Canyon State, but revenue was below last year’s figure. The November handle was 3.3% above…
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Svenska Spel has lost its appeal against Aktienbolaget Trav och Galopp (ATG) over the use of the expression “Trav och Galopp” in a new racing product. Svenska Spel’s use of…
Esports betting operator Rivalry’s revenue more than doubled to $21.7m (£17.5m/€20.1m) in the third quarter of 2022. Rivalry’s reported revenue of $21.7 million represents a 130% increase over the third…
Egamingmonitor has announced the launch of its new lottery-focused data product, which it says will “revolutionize” the way operators and providers track player behavior. The new product gives lottery operators…
A new effort to legalize online sports betting in Mississippi has been launched, with two new bills introduced this week. Sports betting was legalized in Mississippi in 2018 following the…
Mikolaj Cymerman has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer of Entain’s Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) division and has taken on an advisory role on the board of Polish sports betting…
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The California Nations Indian Gaming Association (CNIGA) said the failure of another attempt to legalize sports betting in California should be “a warning” against future attempts. The two votes to…
Three years after entering a crowded, competitive field, Strive Gaming has entered the North American market. As the customer base grows, President Damian Xuereb wants to accompany the development of…
Light & Wonder is thriving across personal, social and online channels and has entered new capital markets. Now CEO Matt Wilson is looking for growth opportunities in Asia and through…
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The Baden-Württemberg State Lottery, the State Toto-Lotto Baden-Württemberg, has received permission to offer online slots in Germany. By being included in the White Paper, operators receive permission to operate in…
Gross revenue from online sports betting and igaming in Michigan reached $2.30 billion (£1.81 billion/€2.11 billion) in 2023, the highest annual total since the legal market opened in the Great…
The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has banned Tunisian player Anis Ghorbel for three years for corruption in connection with the wider match-fixing case in Belgium. Ghorbel was found guilty…
Hasse Lord Skarplöth, CEO of Aktienbolaget Trav och Galopp (ATG), has called for differentiated taxation in response to the government’s announcement of a 4% increase in gambling tax. In September,…
Bayes Esports has become the exclusive match data provider for major tournaments such as the ESL Pro Tour through an expanded partnership with ESL FACEIT Group (EFG). As part of…
Intralot has signed a long-term contract to provide system technology for Taiwan’s Public Welfare Lottery. The deal was brokered between LotRich Information, a Taiwanese joint venture Intralot is a major…
Both Mississippi sports betting revenue and processing fell year-over-year in December, while the Magnolia State also reported a month-over-month decline. The handle was $48.9m (£38.6m/€44.9m), down 34.3% from $74.4m in…
Intralot has announced a two-year extension to its gaming operator agreement with La Marocaine Des Jeux et des Sports (MDJS). The new contract is scheduled to expire in December 2025.…
Record igaming and sports betting numbers pushed Pennsylvania gambling revenue to an all-time high of $5.70 billion (£3.50 billion/€5.24 billion) in 2023. The 2023 figure was 9.3% higher than the…
The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) has announced its first-ever “anti-cheat partnership” with global gaming protection and anti-piracy technology provider Denuvo by Irdeto. Denuvo and ESIC will collaborate to develop a…
International Game Technology (IGT) has secured an extended supplier contract with the UK National Lottery ahead of Allwyn taking control of the lottery next month. Under the agreement, IGT will…
Flutter Entertainment CEO Peter Jackson said FanDuel plans to “move forward” in igaming during an after-hours trading update for the company’s full-year 2023 results. Flutter’s fourth-quarter financial results showed growth…
The Board of Directors of the Curaçao Gaming Control Board (GCB) has appointed Cedric Pietersz as the new Chief Executive Officer. Pietersz will take on his new role from February…
Massachusetts reported record sports betting turnover for the second consecutive day in December, with players wagering a total of $658.7m (£519.3m/€605.6m). Combined sports betting and casino revenue in Massachusetts was…
The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) has entered into a new anti-corruption education partnership with esports betting operator GG.bet. As part of the agreement, GG.bet will support ESIC in the development…
Lottery.com reported revenue of $6.7m (£5.3m/€6.1m) for the full year ended December 31, 2022, down 58.6% from 2021. This is a far cry from Lottery.com’s full-year 2021 revenue growth, which…
The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has banned Bulgarian official Stefan Milanov for 16 years after he was found guilty of a series of corruption offences. Milanov was charged with…
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A report published by the Swedish Online Gaming Industry Association (BOS) has found that 77% of Sweden’s online gaming market is channeled, a percentage the association describes as “critically low”.…
North Carolina is a step closer to introducing legal sports betting after the state’s lottery commission gave operators a Jan. 26 deadline to submit their internal controls. Operators applying for…
Sister group Rocketech has announced that Oskar Mühlbach has resigned from his role as CEO of the company with immediate effect. Rocketech said Mühlbach was leaving the group due to…
The Sports Betting Alliance (SBA), a group of leading U.S. gaming operators, has spoken out against two sports betting votes in California, saying it will not financially support either initiative.…
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Allwyn has appointed Steve Parkinson, formerly of Bauer Media, as brand and marketing director for its Allwyn UK business. Parkinson takes up the role at Allwyn with immediate effect after…
Sportradar has signed an extension to its long-term integrity partnership with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The renewed integrity contract runs from 2024 to 2027. This extends the partnership between…
Danske Spil-owned Danske Licens Spil has agreed to sell its 60% stake in fantasy sports platform Swush to Danish tabloid Ekstra Bladet. If the agreement is approved at Danske Spil’s…
A study of New Jersey’s gambling market has found that the iGaming industry is “detrimental” to the state’s economy despite its high tax revenue. The research was conducted by the…
Betting content and gaming solutions provider Beter has expanded its partnership with Fortuna Entertainment Group (FEG) to supply the operator with its e-sports offering. As part of the agreement, Beter…
International Game Technology (IGT) has withdrawn its appeal against the decision to award Allwyn the fourth UK National Lottery license. The case dates back to July 2022, when the Court…
Maryland set a new sports betting trading record for the second consecutive year in December, with players spending a total of $559.9m (£439.6m/€510.6m). December’s total, including promotional bets, is 1.7%…
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Entain has agreed a deal to acquire Tiidal Gaming NZ, the company behind esports betting developer Sportsflare, for $13.3m (£10.9m/€12.4m). Under the agreement concluded with Tiidal Gaming Holdings subsidiary of…
The Swedish government has announced an investigation into the rules and regulations surrounding party political lotteries. Lotteries have been criticized in recent years, including because of the way this form…
Corinthians has announced a R$370m (£59.8m/€69.4m/$75.9m) deal with VaideBet, the largest sponsorship in Brazilian football history. Corinthians, one of the biggest clubs in Brazil and South America, will have VaideBet…
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The Bulgarian gaming industry is expected to generate BGN 200 million (£88 million/€102.3 million/$111.7 million) for the state budget in 2024. The estimate was made by the country’s Ministry of…
Allied Gaming & Entertainment said a recent restructuring of its esports business will help the group build on its success in 2022, in which it reported a year-on-year increase in…
International Game Technology (IGT) has signed an extension of its long-term partnership with Loterie Nationale Belgium (LNB), the country’s national lottery. The interim agreement has a maximum term of four…
BetMGM will become the new sponsor of Premier League Darts for 2024 after an agreement was announced on Thursday. BetMGM and the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) have agreed that the…
Bookmaker Betfred has agreed to extend its title sponsorship of the major British horse racing event, the Epsom Derby, for a further year. Betfred sponsored the Derby Festival for the…
Online gaming revenue in Portugal reached a new quarterly high of €215.3m (£185.6m/$235.4m) in the third quarter, supported by record figures from the iGaming segment. Total market sales in the…
Sports Information Services (SIS) welcomes two new senior specialists to improve its competitive gaming operations. Following the launch of the company’s new esports product in Colorado and New Jersey, Jacob…
Allwyn has appointed Leo Burnett and VCCP as joint creative advertising agencies for the UK National Lottery. As part of the agreement, Leo Burnett will develop campaigns for The National…
Arkansas reported gaming revenue of $3.8 million (US$3 million/€3.5 million) for December, exceeding the state’s monthly forecast. While Arkansas had estimated gaming would generate $3.7 million in revenue in December,…
Fitch Ratings has changed its outlook for SJM Holdings from negative to stable and expects the company to achieve positive free cash flow (FCF) in 2024. The positive FCF should…
GambleAware chief executive Zoe Osmond “welcomes” the introduction of a statutory industry levy and believes it will help fund research into gambling harms. The new levy, which is one of…
The report highlights some of the most significant developments in the industry over the last 12 months. At a time when the world is tightening its belt and much of…
International Game Technology (IGT) has announced that Fabio Cairoli, managing director of its global lottery business, has died. Cairoli took up the role at IGT in July 2020, having previously…
Pennsylvania reported a 1.7% decline in revenue even as sports betting reached $900 million for the first time. Total sales in Pennsylvania were $444.5 million (£351.2 million/€405.6 million) in November,…
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has now made regulation in Brazil official and ratified a new regulatory framework for sports betting and igaming. Bill 3,626/2023 was signed by…
Macau reported another strong month for its gaming sector as gross monthly revenue reached MOP$18.6 billion (£1.8 billion/€2.1 billion/$2.3 billion) in December, an increase of 433% compared to the previous…
Entain-owned video game and esports betting platform Unikrn has entered into a multi-year global partnership with esports entertainment company Blast. As part of the agreement, Unikrn will benefit from exposure…
French national lottery operator Française des Jeux Group (FDJ) is acquiring Premier Lotteries Ireland (PLI) for €350.0 million (£299.5 million/US$383.8 million). FDJ expects the acquisition of An Post and An…
Punters in Mississippi wagered $62.4m (£49.4m/€57.0m) on sports betting in November, the highest amount in the Magnolia State in 11 months but still lower than the same month last year…
The Victoria Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has fined the Australian Leisure and Hospitality (ALH) Group AU$480,000 (£257,271/€296,494/US$326,469) for breaching operating hours rules. VGCCC ruled that eight ALH venues…
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The Delaware Lottery will have a new iGaming provider after current provider 888 Holdings withdrew from the bidding process back in May. While media reports suggest that Rush Street Interactive…
Louisiana gamblers wagered $356.5 million (£282.1 million/€325.8 million) on sports in November, a new monthly record for the Pelican State. November trading exceeded the existing record high of $308.6 million…
GambleAware has announced the appointment of Andy Boucher, previously a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), as its new trustee. Boucher will join the GambleAware board and support the charity in commissioning…
South Africa’s Sun International has agreed to buy Peermont including its flagship resort Emperors Palace and online brand PalaceBet. The deal, announced on Monday, is worth ZAR7.3bn (£313m/€363.2m/$396.6m). Sun International…
Esports data specialist Abios celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2023, a span that includes a major pivot, successful funding rounds and the acquisition by Kambi. E-sports and esports betting in…
NeoGames CEO Moti Malul has spoken of further growth opportunities for the company ahead of its acquisition by Aristocrat Leisure, after the company reported a 98.2% rise in second-quarter revenue…
British MPs have called on the Premier League and other sporting bodies to reduce the amount of gambling advertising visible in stadiums. Thursday’s Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) Committee report…
The unedifying story of a Tory MP accepting cash for questions shows how low awareness of the UK gambling industry is, writes Jon Bruford. I recently read a story that…
Washington DC’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) fell 38.6% in November, the DC Lottery announced Monday. Washington DC’s GGR fell to $1.2 million (£942,086/1.1 million euros) in November, well behind September’s…
Cole Rush speaks with Justin Dellario, CEO of esports operator Unikrn, about engaging his core audience, the intersection between esports and betting, and the challenges of entering the US market.…
German online lottery operator Zeal Group reported a 44% increase in marketing spending in the first half of 2023, which negatively impacted its earnings. Zeal reported revenue of €54.8 million…
Player spending on sports betting in New Hampshire increased in November compared to the previous month, but the $78.5m (£61.9m/€71.3m) wagered was lower than last year. Handle for November fell…
Do you think that a number of regtech tools form an effective protective barrier that protects you from bonus abuse? Think again, says Greco co-founder Ozric Vondervelden. In the world…
There’s something for both Grinch and Super Mario fans this month as Egamingmonitor’s Kevin Dale takes a look at the pre-Christmas charts and the role of game music in casino…