BetMGM, the betting and igaming joint venture between GVC Holdings and MGM Resorts, has announced that Oscar-winning actor and singer Jamie Foxx will star in its new advertising campaign.

The Japanese Racing Association (JRA) is to ease restrictions at a number of its off-track betting (OTB) locations, with facilities able to accept bets on a wider range of races from 26 September.

The UK government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has launched a call for evidence on loot boxes, with the aim of establishing whether the video game features encourage or lead to problem gambling.

Daily fantasy and sportsbook operator DraftKings announced today (September 23) that Jocelyn Moore and Valerie Mosley have been appointed to the company’s board of directors, effective immediately.

The NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins has signed an agreement with Rush Street’s Rivers Casino Pittsburgh that will see it become the team’s casino and sportsbook partner and build a sports betting lounge at the Penguins’ PPG Paints Arena.

Baltics-facing igaming operator Enlabs has put forward its offer to acquire all remaining shares in Global Gaming, in a deal that values the business at SEK450m (£39.8m/€43.2m/$50.6m).

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is to investigate Evolution Gaming’s proposed acquisition of NetEnt, over concerns that the merger could lead to a reduction in competition in the British igaming market.