• daily_news
    26 June 2019

    Sportech overhauls B2B management team

    Sportech has made a number of changes to the leadership of the betting technology provider’s B2B division, which sees a number of staff from the recently acquired ilottery business Lot.to take on key positions.

  • daily_news
    25 June 2019

    William Hill strikes tribal partnership in New Mexico

    William Hill US is to enter the New Mexican gambling market through a new partnership with the Mescalero Apache Tribe, operator of the state’s Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino.

  • daily_news
    21 June 2019

    New York mobile betting bill dies in Assembly

    New York bettors will have to travel to upstate casinos to bet on sports after Senator Joseph Addabbo’s mobile wagering bill failed to progress through the Assembly.

  • news_analysis
    20 June 2019

    2019 so far - Part Two

    In the second part of iGaming Business' rundown of the year to date's most popular news stories, we see that viewers were particularly interested in US developments, while regulatory progress in Germany also attracted a lot of hits. 

  • daily_news
    20 June 2019

    Maine passes sports betting bill

    Maine has become the third state in New England to regulate sports betting after its legislature pushed a bill through the House and Senate in the last two days of the state's regular session.

  • daily_news
    20 June 2019

    Irish gaming bill progresses in Dáil

    The Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019, Ireland’s placeholder legislation for the country’s betting and gaming sector, has progressed to the committee stage in the Dáil Éireann. Meanwhile Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has confirmed that work on an alternative tax system for independent bookmakers to replace the 2% turnover tax is ongoing.

  • daily_news
    20 June 2019

    Oregon projects revenue of $141.2m from sportsbook launch

    The Oregon Lottery has revealed that it expects to generate $141.2m in revenue over the first three years following the launch of its SBTech-powered retail and mobile sportsbook. 

  • news_analysis
    19 June 2019

    2019 so far - Part One

    Half the year has now passed, with the year dominated by advertising crackdowns, new regulatory restrictions and signs that long-awaited market openings may finally be moving into view. iGaming Business looks at the biggest stories from the first six months of 2019, and examines their impact on the igaming industry.

  • daily_news
    19 June 2019

    William Hill adds Jane Hanson to board of directors

    William Hill has named Jane Hanson as an independent non-executive director, with effect from July 1.

  • daily_news
    19 June 2019

    US Representatives move to defund Wire Act enforcement

    An amendment to a federal bill that determines funding granted to the Department of Justice seeks to block the money from being used to enforce its revised stance on the 1961 Wire Act. 

  • daily_news
    19 June 2019

    UK operators confirm plans to increase voluntary RG levy

    Five of the UK’s leading sports betting operators have voluntarily agreed to increase funding for problem gambling treatment and safer gambling.

  • daily_news
    18 June 2019

    South African bookmakers body backs All-in Diversity Project

    The Association of South African Bookmakers (SABA) has become the first organisation of its kind to declare its support for gambling industry-driven inclusion initiative All-in Diversity Project.

  • daily_news
    18 June 2019

    Pennsylvania sports betting revenue declines again in May

    The Pennsylvania sports betting market has reported a second consecutive month of decline, with revenue falling to 32.2% to $2.9m in May.

  • news_analysis
    17 June 2019

    UK ad regulations: Bookies face footballing dilemma

    The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is becoming increasingly strict in how it enforces a ban on sportspeople under 25 years of age being featured in gambling advertising. This should make operators think twice about how they advertise, especially around football, says Tom Edmonds of Northridge Law.

  • daily_news
    17 June 2019

    New York mobile betting bill passes Senate

    Senator Joseph Addabbo’s bill to legalise mobile wagering in New York has taken a major step forward after it was passed by the state Senate.

  • daily_news
    14 June 2019

    New Hampshire legislature passes sports betting bill

    A bill to regulate sports betting in New Hampshire is headed to the Governor Chris Sununu after the state’s House of Representatives concurred with the amended bill returned by the Senate.

  • article
    13 June 2019

    Italy iGaming Dashboard - June 2019

    Italy’s regulated gambling market has been hit by a weaker performance from the sports betting vertical in May, according to the latest figures supplied by Ficom Leisure.

  • daily_news
    12 June 2019

    Retail write-down sees Betfred post £40.7m 2017-18 loss

    Land-based and online betting and gaming operator Betfred has posted a loss of £40.7m for its financial year ended September 30, 2018.

  • daily_news
    11 June 2019

    ATG joins International Betting Integrity Association

    AB Trav och Galopp (ATG) the market-leading operator in the early months of Sweden’s regulated igaming market, has joined the recently rebranded International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA).

  • daily_news
    11 June 2019

    Superbet signs up Betgenius as in-play trading partner

    Romanian operator Superbet has selected Genius Group’s Betgenius to provide its in-play trading solution for its land-based and online sportsbook.

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