• daily_news
    7 June 2019

    Oregon Lottery signs sportsbook contract with SBTech

    The Oregon State Lottery and SBTech have signed a contract that will see the supplier's technology used to power the state's mobile and retail sportsbook offering.

  • daily_news
    6 June 2019

    GLMS flags suspicious activity on 33 sporting events in Q1

    The Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS), the platform through which state lottery operators track suspicious betting activity, revealed that 198 alerts were generated in the first quarter of 2019, of which 33 were flagged to its partners.

  • news_analysis
    5 June 2019

    Loaded terms in the football data debate

    Football DataCo's recent switch of data supplier may have gone largely under the radar, but how enforceable is the “exclusive" aspect of the deal and could it mark the point where official data starts becoming a cost too far for UK-focused operators?

  • daily_news
    4 June 2019

    ESSA rebrands as International Betting Integrity Association

    Sports betting integrity monitoring body ESSA has rebranded as the International Betting Integrity Association. It has also revealed a sharp decline in suspicious betting alerts generated by tennis over the first quarter of 2019, with the total number of alerts across all sports down 26% year-on-year.

  • daily_news
    3 June 2019

    BoyleSports enters UK market via Wilf Gilbert acquisition

    Irish operator BoyleSports has made its long-awaited move into the UK retail betting market through the acquisition of Midlands-based bookmaker Wilf Gilbert.

  • daily_news
    31 May 2019

    Losses widen at Scout despite Q1 revenue growth

    Fantasy sports provider Scout Gaming Group has reported increased losses in the first quarter of the year, despite revenue more than doubling to SEK3.5m.

  • daily_news
    22 May 2019

    Danish regulated gaming revenue grows 4.5% in Q1

    Denmark’s regulated online gaming market has reported a 4.5% year-on-year increase in revenue for the first quarter of 2019, with growth in the online casino and sports betting verticals offsetting land-based declines.

  • daily_news
    20 May 2019

    Denmark urges EU action on Macolin Convention

    The Danish delegation to the Council of Europe has called upon European Union member states to address contentious elements of the Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions to ensure it can be implemented across the bloc.

  • news_analysis
    17 May 2019

    Light in the darkness: what now for UK retail? - Part 2

    Having explored the need for an overhaul of the look and feel of the UK’s licensed betting offices, the second part of the feature looks at the technology that could help shape the sector’s sports-led future.

  • daily_news
    17 May 2019

    Macolin Convention set to come into force from September

    The Council of Europe’s (CoE) Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions, also known as the Macolin Convention, is finally set to enter into force from September 1, though concerns remain over its definition of illegal sports betting.

  • news_analysis
    16 May 2019

    Light in the darkness: what now for UK retail? Part 1

    The B2 maximum stake cut to £2 has led to a lot of gloom about retail betting in the UK. But the enforced changes to the sector could be offset if bookmakers invest in making shops more welcoming

  • daily_news
    16 May 2019

    ARC takes 45% stake in pari-mutuel software provider

    UK racecourse operator Arena Racing Company (ARC) has acquired a 45% holding in i-neda, a supplier providing pari-mutuel wagering technology to operators in the US, Europe and Asia.

  • news_analysis
    15 May 2019

    High hopes: regulatory prospects in Brazil

    In an exclusive extract from iGB’s Brazil e-zine, Scott Longley runs the rule over the various gaming bills now in play and how they are likely to translate into the market

  • daily_news
    9 May 2019

    Washington DC sports betting legislation becomes law

    The sports betting legislation enacted by the Washington DC Council in January has now formally passed into law, following a 60-day congressional review.

  • daily_news
    9 May 2019

    Genius Sports seals landmark deal with Football DataCo

    Genius Sports Group has finalised a major betting data partnership with Football DataCo, giving the supplier exclusive rights to collect, license and distribute live data from the UK’s leading football competitions, including the Premier League.

  • news_analysis
    2 May 2019

    State of the Union: Tennessee, Indiana, Colorado and more

    This week’s State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, sees a bill to legalise sports betting in Indiana head to Governor Eric Holcomb for ratification, while a Colorado bill is racing through the state legislature. Elsewhere, Nevada and Mississippi’s legal sports betting markets enjoyed strong months, driven by activity around basketball, and Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has suggested he will allow a bill to pass into law without his signature.

  • daily_news
    30 April 2019

    Colorado bill progresses in Senate following House approval

    A sports betting bill introduced earlier in April has been voted through the Colorado’s House of Representatives and transferred to the Senate, but only has until May 3 to progress through the state legislature. The bill has already been passed by the Finance and Appropriations Committees in the upper chamber.

  • daily_news
    26 April 2019

    Jockey Club hails 2018 performance but warns of pain ahead

    The Jockey Club, the UK’s largest commercial horse racing organisation, has reported a 6.7% year-on-year increase in revenue to £214.6m (€248.6m/$277.0m) for 2018, but warned betting shop closures are likely to impact industry growth in 2019.

  • news_analysis
    25 April 2019

    State of the Union: Pennsylvania, Delaware North and more

    This week's State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, sees Pennsylvania set a launch date for igaming, while Delaware North has taken legal action in the wake of its sports betting struggles in West Virginia. Elsewhere, Iowa is one step away from legal igaming and a bid to regulate sports betting is underway in Colorado.

  • daily_news
    25 April 2019

    Basketball dominates Mississippi betting market in March

    Mississippi’s regulated sports betting market has seen revenue grow strongly in March, as a result of punters betting heavily on basketball over the month. Handle climbed to $32.4m, with a market hold of 15.11% resulting in $4.9m of taxable revenue.

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