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ESPN BET Creates FanCenter Hub To Service ESPN Fantasy Football’s 13m Players

ESPN BET Creates FanCenter Hub To Service ESPN Fantasy Football’s 13m Players

The ESPN BET sportsbook will be enhanced this summer with a new hub inside its US mobile app, designed to give users betting markets focussed on their favourite NFL teams and players. The new feature, called FanCenter, will also allow users access to betting markets based around their ESPN Fantasy Football rosters, all within the […]

Bet365 Launches In Kansas As US Operation Expands

Bet365 has launched its sportsbook in Kansas, expanding its presence to 14 states in the US. It is the UK sports betting site’s third state rollout this year, following on from debuts in both Tennessee and Illinois in March. Gambling revenue for Kansas in June suggests that bet365 may have timed its entrance perfectly, especially […]

Spain Sees 20% Rise In Online Gambling Activity With Nearly 2m Players

A ministry report in Spain has revealed that the country witnessed a 21.6% rise in online gambling activity through 2024, with the number of players now close to reaching two million. The figures were published by Spain’s Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs, and 2030 Agenda and the government report suggests that the steep rise […]

Macau’s $2.73bn GGR Is The Highest Monthly Total Since The Covid Pandemic

Macau casinos posted a gross gaming revenue (GGR) of $2.73 billion for July, the best monthly total recorded in the special administrative region (SAR) in over five years. The figures released by the city’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau showed a 19% increase on those from July last year and a 5% mark-up on June’s […]

Vegas Visitor Hits High Note With $599K Jackpot At Palms Casino

Vegas Visitor Hits High Note With $599K Jackpot At Palms Casino

A North Carolina woman landed a jackpot of nearly $600,000 in Las Vegas after making a last-minute decision to play on a Whitney Houston-themed slot machine on the final day of her visit to Sin City. The lady, named as Camy M, had been visiting Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas for the first time, […]

Tribal Casinos In The US Generate Record $43.85bn GGR for FY 2024

Tribal Casinos In The US Generate Record $43.85bn GGR for FY 2024

Tribal gaming revenue across the United States achieved a record $43.85 billion for the Fiscal Year 2024, according to figures just released by the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC). That marked an increase of $2 billion in gross gaming revenue (GGR) from the previous year and a 4.6% annual growth in revenue from table games, […]

Star Entertainment Must Repay $26.6m After DBC Buyout Deal Collapses

Star Entertainment Must Repay $26.6m After DBC Buyout Deal Collapses

The Star Entertainment Group will have to repay $26.6 million (AUS$41 million) after the planned sale of its interest in the Destination Brisbane Consortium (DBC) collapsed. A deadline of July 31 had been set for the Australian casino operator to sell its 50% stake in DBC to Hong Kong-based Chow Tai Fook Enterprises and Far […]

Genius Sports Pens Exclusive Data Rights Deal With European Football Leagues

Genius Sports Pens Exclusive Data Rights Deal With European Football Leagues

Genius Sports has inked a multi-year exclusive data rights deal with the European League Association (ELA) to deliver its technology across an additional 18 divisions. It will collect, process and distribute official data for sports betting apps from over 8,000 matches per season across 46 men’s and women’s competitions. The technology is already used in […]

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Australian Gambling Giant Sportsbet Scraps TV Ads Following Severe Backlash

Australian gambling giant Sportsnet has scrapped television advertisements encouraging viewers to bet in multiples following severe community backlash. The advertisements revealed that Sportsnet, one of the leading operators for sports betting in Australia, is now accepting same-game multiple bets. Multiples combine a series of single bets into one wager and the odds multiply with each […]

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Flutter Completes 100% Takeover of FanDuel, Acquiring $1.76bn Boyd Share

Flutter Entertainment is now the sole owner of leading US sportsbook FanDuel after completing a $1.758 billion buyout of Boyd Gaming’s 5% stake. The online sports betting and iGaming operator, had announced its intention to secure Boyd’s 5% share earlier this month and has acted swiftly to finalise the deal. As well as securing 100% […]

888 Casino Returning To The Netherlands After A Four-Year Absence

The 888 Casino and gaming brand will operate in the Netherlands again after a four-year absence, as the result of a new strategic partnership between owners evoke plc and ComeOn Group. The collaboration will see leading igaming company ComeOn Group operate 888.nl under a local license, delivering the brand’s online casino and sportsbook to the […]

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Lucas Paqueta Cleared Of Spot-Fixing Charges By Regulatory Commission

West Ham and Brazil star Lucas Paquetá has been cleared of all charges relating to alleged spot-fixing in Premier League football matches. Paquetá, 27, had faced a potentially career-ending 10-year ban after being accused of deliberately getting himself booked in games, collecting yellow cards to influence outcomes in the sports betting market. A statement from […]

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Nevada Reports Gaming Revenue Increase Of 3.5% To $1.3bn For June 2025

Gaming revenue in Nevada returned a 3.5 per cent year-on-year increase for June as it reached $1.3 billion for the month. The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) released the latest figures in its monthly revenue report for June 2025. The official figures showed increases in gaming revenues from slot machines, a fall in table revenues […]

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Betano Secures Title Sponsorship Rights For Portuguese Super Cup

Betano has made further strides into the European football market by becoming the title sponsor for Portugal’s Super Cup. The online sports betting and gaming brand, owned by Kaizen Gaming, is already an official shirt sponsor for three of Portugal’s biggest clubs, Sporting Lisbon, Benfica and Porto. At the start of this month the firm […]

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Indian Actor Prakash Raj Questioned Over Online Betting Promotion

India’s Directorate of Enforcement (ED) questioned actor Prakash Raj for more than five hours on Wednesday as part of its investigation into online betting and potential money laundering. Several celebrities in the country’s acting and film world have been asked to appear before the ED regarding endorsements made on social media for some of the […]

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