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Australian gaming heavyweight Star Entertainment Group has appointed chairman John O’Neill as interim executive chairman of the company, effective immediately. The announcement follows Matt Bekier’s resignation from the role last Monday amid issues raised during a public inquiry into the group. O’Neill’s appointment is set to be temporary: executive search firm Spencer Stuart has already

Bet365 announced Friday it has agreed to a significant sponsorship deal to support UK greyhound racing with a range of competitions across the 2022 schedule. The sponsorship will support and promote greyhound racing and is a first for bet365 in the sport. Returning and newly created competitions will showcase the re-opening of Oxford Greyhound stadium

Restaurant chains can be known for many things, but Hooters sports betting is probably not the first thing you think of when you hear the brand’s name. That might be changing, though. But to be honest, the popular chain isn’t going to become a bookie, and they won’t profit directly from gambling.So what’s up? Instead

Content provider to the iGaming industry Pragmatic Play has further broadened its product offering with the launch of its brand-new sportsbook, the company announced on Friday. The solution becomes the fifth vertical in which the supplier has a presence. It follows offerings for slots, live casino, bingo and virtual sports. The launch is part of

For the 12th consecutive month, Nevada casinos have managed to generate over $1 billion in gambling revenue. The Nevada Gaming Control Board has released the numbers for February, with the states casinos officially earning $1.1 billion in profits. Additionally, February set a new all time revenue record for Nevada, up nearly 45% from the year

UK bookmaker Coral and video production company JockeyCam are launching a live, first-of-its-kind virtual reality racing experience. Racegoers attending the Coral Scottish Grand National Festival in Ayr, Scotland, on Friday 1st April and Saturday 2nd April will be able “to experience exactly what it is like to ride a racehorse over fences thanks to a

Yes, the recovery from the pandemic appears well underway! Yet another new Las Vegas casino resort has been planned for the southern Strip area. This time, it’s the Oak View Group at the helm. Tim Leiweke, Oak View Group CEO, stated “South of the Las Vegas strip represents one of the few areas of potential

As of 3 p.m., Buenos Aires time, the doors of the Hilton Buenos Aires Hotel and Convention Center will open to host a new game fair in Argentina. And the expectations SAGSE Latam‘s organizers are huge as they have anticipated a wide call despite having given the event a new, much more exclusive focus with

This week’s gambling news focuses on the expansion of interstate poker compacts in the United States, as more jurisdictions look to regulate web based poker and consider compacts to make them more profitable! Also, there was a major legal victory for Fantasy Sports in New York state recently! [embedded content] Hello friends, and welcome to

END 2 END‘s leadership has announced progress on the road to offering its wide range of traditional bingo and multiplayer online bingo products to the online gaming agencies authorized by the Buenos Aires City Lottery (LOTBA), the regulatory body of Argentina’s capital. On February 18, LOTBA cleared the company in the Registry of Manufacturers and/or

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A new poll conducted by State House News Service shows a majority of Massachusetts senators support sports betting legalization. The SHNS surveyed all legislators, receiving responses from all but 12: of those who responded, 24 (60% of the total chamber) said they would back the plan. Meanwhile, eight senators gave noncommittal or undecided responses, including

A Court of Appeals has ruled that New York fantasy sports are perfectly legal. This coming as the court found sufficient evidence that playing fantasy sports is skill-based and therefore not subject to state gambling laws. The case had been winding its way through the system since 2016 an anti-gambling group asserted that New York

Telematic Interactive Bulgaria AD, the parent company of CT Interactive, went public and the trading with its shares has started on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange as of Tuesday, March 22.  The online gaming company set a foot on its local stock exchange after a successful initial public offering (IPO) in February. The company’s shares are

The global fantasy sports market size is expected to increase by $6.11 billion at some point between 2021 and 2026. The report that predicts this offers detailed insights on the key drivers, trends, and challenges that impact the growth of the market around the world. In particular, the launch of multiple apps for fantasy sports.

Evolution has inaugurated a new engineering hub in Lisbon, Portugal, in the presence of the Mayor of Lisbon and former European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, Eng. Carlos Moedas. This engineering hub, which opened on March 10, is a new home for more than 40 employees in Portugal. Evolution is actively hiring and expanding

Minnesota bill HF778 seeking to legalize sports betting has cleared a third committee. The proposal passed out of the House Judiciary, Finance and Civil Law Committee on Thursday by a 9-6 vote, and now heads to the Taxes Committee. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Zack Stephenson, seeks to permit statewide retail and online sports gaming.

The possibility of Interstate games is within view for Michigan online poker players, and that would be a very big deal. Currently, poker players in Michigan can only compete against one another. But if the state were to join a compact with other states, that could change. Currently there is just such a multi-state online

Earlier this week, Bulgaria-based global developer of iGaming content EGT Interactive announced it is changing its name to Amusnet Interactive, which will see the introduction of new features and functionalities, the enrichment of its portfolio with new product verticals, among other developments. In an interview provided by the company, Ivo Georgiev, Chief Executive Officer speaks about EGT Interactive’s

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