Entain appoints Gavin Isaacs as new CEO
Isaacs replaces Stella David, who has been serving as interim CEO at Entain since the exit of Jette Nygaard-Andersen late last year. David will succeed the outgoing Barry Gibson as chair at the end of...
View ArticleSuperBook shuts down in eight states
In an 8.38pm ET tweet, the company announced that it had shuttered its platforms in Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia at 8pm ET on Friday. SuperBook is the...
View ArticleRei do Pitaco becomes third operator to submit Brazil licence application
Under the legal entity MMD Tecnologia Entretenimento e Marketing Ltda, Brazil-based Rei do Pitaco joins Betano and Superbet on the list of applicants for a licence. With just under a month to go until...
View ArticleKindred high-risk player revenue share dips in Q2
Of all revenue reported in Q2, some 3% came from customers that Kindred classes as high-risk its latest Journey Towards Zero report shows. The quarter covers the 90-day rolling period from 19 March to...
View ArticleGerman regulator bans gambling licensing from advertising via streamers
In a statement dated 17 July, the regulator said: “The GGL prohibits even licensed gambling providers from regularly advertising via streamers by including a corresponding additional provision [in its...
View ArticlePhilippines president announces POGO ban amid links to serious crime
Marcos accused the sector of facilitating illicit activities like financial scamming, money laundering, prostitution, human trafficking, kidnapping, torture and murder Philippine Amusement and Gaming...
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US legislators crafting model legislation to create pathway to legal igaming
The initiative will put a framework in the hands of any legislator anywhere in the US who chooses to move forward with an online gambling bill in 2025 or later. The project has been in the works for...
View ArticleStudent athletes face new wave of harassment – how is the NCAA and the...
Dangers for student athletes range from integrity to the illegal betting market, to physical danger to athletes from bettors who lose individual player prop bets said panelists on Friday (19 July) at...
View ArticleMichigan sports betting figures skewed by BetMGM deductions in June
Total online gambling gross receipts, across the state’s tribal and commercial licensees, hit $214.1m in June, figures from the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) show. This was generated almost...
View ArticleWeekend Report: KSA’s new duty of care department, Sagi’s £53m deal under...
KSA launches online duty of care department Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch gambling regulator, has established a new department that will look to increase player protection efforts across the...
View ArticleUS round-up: online growth drives Louisiana in FY, mixed June for Mississippi
Starting in Louisiana, players staked $3.33bn, an increase of 32.1% figures from the state Gaming Control Board show. Of this, $3.04bn was bet online, a rise of 37.2%, and $291.7m at retail...
View ArticleIn Macau, most suspects bail out in illegal sports betting case
The Macau Public Prosecutions Office has indicted 59 people allegedly involved in an online sports betting ring. Two of the defendants remain under pre-trial detention. The rest have been released on...
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Ex-NYC official argues Mohegan Sun tragedy should disqualify operator from...
Kamal Bherwani called Mohegan’s joint bid with the Soloviev Group to be rejected. The pair propose building a $4bn casino and mixed-used project on a 6.7-acre site south of the United Nations complex...
View ArticleBamban mayor Guo still MIA in wake of POGO ban
The suspended Bamban, Philippines mayor, Alice Guo, appears to have accomplished in months what multiple lawmakers failed to accomplish in several years: bringing down Philippine Offshore Gaming...
View ArticleEsports suspicious betting cases rise in IBIA Q2 integrity report
Some 90 suspicious betting alerts were tracked by the IBIA in Q2, according to its latest Integrity Report. This is up from 50 in the previous year and also higher than the 56 initially noted in Q1...
View ArticleCrown Resorts shuffles C-suite with four new hires
The senior executive appointments comprise a mixture of internal moves and external hires. Crown added that the leadership changes will take effect over the next three months. Among the appointments...
View ArticleEveryMatrix enjoys “best ever period of sustained growth” as Q2 hits new heights
Net revenue was 56.5% higher than the €27.1m posted by EveryMatrix in Q2 last year. It is also ahead of the previous quarterly record – €39m for Q1 this year – by 14.3%. This figure does not include...
View ArticleOmichannel crucial for operators targeting in Balkans gambling growth, says...
“Retail is on a completely different level,” iGaming Advisor founder and CEO Miucin told the audience at iGB L!VE last week, noting players can smoke, consume alcohol and food and watch sports in...
View ArticleBritish operators beat £100m pledge to tackle gambling harms
In June 2020, the Betting and Gaming Council’s (BGC) five largest members pledged £100m in donations to support research, education and treatment of gambling-related harms. While they originally...
View ArticleMacau looks to global, social media to boost international tourism
Macau tourism officials have announced a plan to promote the city as an international destination. It plans to achieve this through global media outlets, online social platforms including TikTok and...
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