• 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.

  • daily_news
    25 April 2019

    Lottery and land-based decline hits Svenska Spel Q1 revenue

    Swedish gaming operator Svenska Spel has reported a 5.9% decline in net gaming revenue for the first quarter of 2019, with growth in the new Sport & Casino igaming division offset by struggles in its lottery and land-based gaming units.

  • article
    24 April 2019

    Italy iGaming Dashboard - April 2019

    Italy's online gaming market has posted declines for both February and March, largely due to fluctuations in the core online casino and sports betting verticals, according to the latest figures from Ficom Leisure.

  • daily_news
    24 April 2019

    Betfred targets US market with sports betting product suite

    Betfred has unveiled a suite of managed sports betting and trading products, specifically developed for the US market. The bookmaker is working with SCCG Management as it looks to win clients in the tribal and non-tribal sectors. 

  • daily_news
    23 April 2019

    Delaware North launches lawsuit against BetLucky JV partner

    US casino operator Delaware North has filed a lawsuit against its sports betting joint venture partner Miomni Gaming, accusing the supplier and its CEO Michael Venner of engaging in “an ongoing pattern of misrepresentation and bad faith” throughout the partnership.

  • daily_news
    23 April 2019

    Sugar Ray Leonard steps into the ring for ICE North America

    Clarion Gaming’s inaugural edition of ICE North America, which takes place in Boston from May 13 to 15, will feature a keynote presentation from iconic boxer and Olympic champion Sugar Ray Leonard.

  • daily_news
    18 April 2019

    ESSA calls for NZ licensing system

    Sports betting integrity body ESSA has called for New Zealand to introduce a licensing regime for offshore operators alongside its planned point of consumption tax.

  • daily_news
    18 April 2019

    ATG dominates Swedish igaming market in Q1

    Sweden’s newly regulated igaming market has generated total turnover of SEK3.29bn (£271.3m/€313.8m/$352.8m) in the first quarter of the year, with former horse racing monopoly AB Trav och Galopp (ATG) dominating the channel. Svenska Spel Sport & Casino and ATG accounted for 50% of online market turnover over the three month period.

  • news_analysis
    18 April 2019

    State of the Union: Pennsylvania, NJ, Indiana and more

    This week's State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, looks at the performance of the regulated Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania markets, as well as the progress of bills in Indiana and North Carolina.

  • daily_news
    17 April 2019

    GC targets fairer and safer gambling market in year ahead

    The UK Gambling Commission has set out its business plan for 2019-20, with a continued focus on protecting consumers, preventing gambling-related harm and raising overall standards in the industry.

  • daily_news
    16 April 2019

    Pennsylvania sports betting market hits new heights in March

    Pennsylvania’s regulated sports betting market has posted its strongest revenue and handle figures since its opening, boosted by additional properties launching sportsbooks in March.

  • daily_news
    15 April 2019

    Norsk Tipping launches sportsbook tender

    Norsk Tipping has launched a tender process to select a platform provider for its sports betting offering, with a view to launching the new offering ahead of next year's Euro 2020 football tournament.

  • news_analysis
    11 April 2019

    State of the Union: Wire Act, Indiana, WV and more

    This week's State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, covers the latest twist in New Hampshire's challenge to the revised Wire Act opinion, Indiana closing in on legal wagering, West Virginia's first six months of legal sports betting and more.

  • daily_news
    11 April 2019

    Gauselmann names Ettlin as new MD for Merkur Sportwetten

    Gauselmann Group has appointed Markus Ettlin as the new managing director and chairman of its Merkur Sportwetten sports betting business.

  • daily_news
    9 April 2019

    WV sports betting revenue passes $10m in first six months

    The first six months of legal sports betting in West Virginia has seen the state’s licensed operators generate revenue of $10.1m (£7.7m/€8.9m), with the Penn National Gaming-operated Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races leading the market.

  • daily_news
    8 April 2019

    SBTech takes step towards Oregon Lottery sportsbook contract

    SBTech may be formally confirmed as the Oregon State Lottery’s (OSL) sports betting partner later this month, though its selection as the preferred vendor has been protested by Scientific Games, a rival bidder for the contract.

  • daily_news
    5 April 2019

    Svenska Spel leads the way in regulated Swedish market

    State-owned gaming operator Svenska Spel’s lottery and gaming machine division has generated turnover of SEK906m (£74.6m/€86.9m/$97.6m) in the first two months of activity in Sweden’s newly regulated online gaming market.

  • news_analysis
    4 April 2019

    State of the union: West Virginia, New York and more

    This week’s State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, reports on West Virginia Governor Jim Justice allowing igaming regulation to pass into law, an update on the New York budget, and new bills in Indiana and Louisiana.

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