Sports betting – Page 139

September 5, 2022

Caesars rolls out updated PA platform, expands Louisiana retail presence

Caesars Entertainment has announced the launch of its updated sports betting and igaming platform in Pennsylvania and also opened a number of new sportsbook retail locations in Louisiana.

The new-look Caesars Sportsbook & Casino app is available to download in Pennsylvania and offers users improved sports betting and a range of casino gaming options.

Other features include additional ways to deposit funds, faster payouts, live scoreboards, and expanded in-play betting options.

In addition, the app integrates the Caesars Rewards customer loyalty programme that allows players to accumulate points that can be redeemed for exclusive opportunities across Caesars’ gaming, hospitality, entertainment, nightlife, dining and venues.

“Caesars has called Pennsylvania home for quite some time; it’s only fitting that we build upon the legacy of our popular casino and racetrack, Harrah’s Philadelphia, by bringing customers our best version of Caesars Sportsbook & Casino,” Caesars Digital co-presi..

September 2, 2022

Betr launches micro-betting app

Betr has launched its micro-betting focused app on a free-to-play basis across the US ahead of it obtaining licences and regulatory approval.

Betr was founded by Joey Levy, who was also the founder of Simplebet, and social media personality Jake Paul, who is the business’ president. Its app is focused on enabling users to predict the outcomes of every moment of every sporting event, including all pitches and at-bats in Major League Baseball games and every play and drive of all National Football League fixtures.

Betr officially launched last month, having raised $50m in funding.

The app is available nationwide initially for social play, with users able to wager coins which can be redeemed for real prizes. Having recently applied for a licence in Ohio, Betr added that real money betting will be available over the coming months.

“We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Betr app today,” said Joey Levy, founder and chief executive of Betr.

“We view this free-to-play experience a..

September 2, 2022

BetMGM marks Kansas launch with Chiefs deal

BetMGM has marked its entry into the Kansas sports betting market by partnering with the Kansas City Chiefs.

The state’s sports betting market went live on 1 September, with six operators having been licensed to offer their services.

BetMGM debuted in its 24th market across North America, and also announced its partnership with the National Football League’s (NFL) Chiefs ahead of the new season.

To read the full article, visit iGB North America.

September 2, 2022

Simon Hammon’s lessons from a lifetime in slots: The present

Simon Hammon, recently named chief executive of Relax Gaming, insists he’s not a typical “product guy”. But the games released under his watch, like Starburst during his time at NetEnt, have had a massive impact on the industry. In the second part of a three-part interview, Hammon offers advice for businesses in the crowded slots space of today.

Simon Hammon’s success at NetEnt ultimately took him to Relax Gaming. In part one of this series, Hammon outlined how the move might have looked to some like a “step down”.

But since joining, the business has been growing strongly. For the second quarter of 2022, revenue was up 20% quarter-on-quarter to £5.2m, with six new titles rolled out and the Dream Drop jackpot feature going live.

Its partner base expanded to 15 new operators in that same period, while 132 studios were integrated into its RGS, while its reach extended to Italy and Spain, with a licence for Ontario setting it up for entry to North America.

That business-minded view has..

September 2, 2022

Brazilian operators risk being punished for government inaction

iGB op-ed: Daniel O’Boyle argues that Brazil’s latest crackdown on sponsorship punishes operators that believed they had a clear pathway to launching before the winter.

Five matches into the season, the Premier League – and European club football in general – is well and truly back.

But the big moment of anticipation in the football world this year is still to come, when those domestic leagues will, of course, stop this winter, for the 2022 Fifa World Cup.

However excited those in Europe may be, surely no nation can match Brazil in its enthusiasm for the World Cup.

So naturally, the event has long been the circled date on the calendar for the launch of regulated sports betting in Brazil.

Operators had surely hoped that the months in the build-up to the event would be a time to prepare to get their licensed operations up and running, putting the finishing touches in place to take bets on the World Cup.

But instead, it might be close to the exact opposite.

With the opening match n..

August 31, 2022

BlueBet set for US debut after marketing spend drives growth

BlueBet said investment in marketing and technology and a successful US entry strategy were key as it exceeded financial targets during the year to 30 June 2022.

The mobile-first online wagering services provider, which listed on Australia’s ASX in July 2021, posted turnover of AUS$511.9m during the financial year, which was up 48.5% on the previous 12 months.

It cited a strong performance in its Australian business, with active customers, turnover, net win and gross profit all increasing significantly as it grows market share. It also now has market access in four US states through its ‘capital lite’ US entry strategy, and has this week announced the debut of its ClutchBet B2C brand in the Iowa market.

It noted high return on marketing investment demonstrated by growing brand recognition and

annual customer value to cost to acquire a first time depositor ratio of 2.7x. It had 53,000 active customers by the end of the financial year, some 64.2% more than 12 months previously.

Blue..

August 31, 2022

Licensed sportsbooks prepare for Kansas launch

North American gambling giant DraftKings has confirmed it will launch in Kansas tomorrow (1 Sep) – the opening day of legal sportsbook operations in the US state.

DraftKings is among the six sportsbook operators that have already obtained licenses in the state through partnerships with existing brick-and-mortar gaming facilities.

The six licensed operators – Barstool Sports, BetMGM, Caesars, DraftKings, FanDuel and PointsBet – can offer sports betting from 1 September with mobile betting allowed from 8 September.

To read the full article, visit iGB North America.

August 26, 2022

BetMakers CEO optimistic as revenue rockets after Sportech acquisition

BetMakers chief executive Todd Buckingham said the business is now “unquestionably robust and independent of any single contract or strategy”, following rapid revenue growth in 2021-22, aided by the acquisition of Sportech’s global tote arm.

The business brought in AU$91.7m in revenue during the year ended 30 June, though its losses also increased following the deal.

Global betting services – which previously made up the vast majority of BetMakers’ revenue – brought in AU$19.5m, up by 179.3%.

However, with acquisition-driven growth in other segments, it was no longer the leading revenue generator for the business.
Instead, the global tote arm – acquired from Sportech last year – was the new leader. Tote revenue was AU$46.9m, up from just AU$1.7m a year earlier as the acquisition closed in the final weeks of 2020-21.

The BetMakers global racing network brought in AU$4.1m, up by 28%.

Costs of goods sold also increased, but more slowly, from AU$9.3m to AU$25.4m, resulting in a gross..

August 26, 2022

GNOG secures market access in Kansas with Boot Hill Casino

DraftKings-owned Golden Nugget Online Gaming (GNOG) has secured market access in the state of Kansas by entering a partnership with Butler National Corporation, operator of the Boot Hill Casino & Resort.

Under the deal, which is subject to the receipt of licenses and regulatory approvals, GNOG will roll out its online sportsbook in Kansas, allowing players across the state to place bets on sports.

New laws in the state will allow land-based casinos each to contract with three sports wagering platform providers, as well as offer sports betting through a retail sportsbook.

Butler National Corporation president and chief executive Clark Stewart said the aim for the operator is to launch sports betting in some form by September 1, the date which licensed casinos can begin accepting wagers.

“GNOG is a recognised and established brand within the gaming industry,” Stewart said. “We’re thrilled our customers may soon experience all the excitement that online sports betting has to offer wit..

August 26, 2022

Cost of living represents looming crisis

iGB op-ed: Zak Thomas-Akoo argues the gaming sector should brace for a squeeze as macroeconomic conditions start to bite.

“Now is the winter of our discontent,” burbled Richard III, in the famous warning of what happens when a clever clogs lets ambition outstrip means. More prosaically, winter is certainly on the mind of those in the UK as the country braces for a potential triple threat of recession, energy price shocks and generalised inflation, all of which have direct industry implications.

A combination of supply constraints, fiscal and monetary policy, and energy disruptions have made inflation a worldwide phenomenon but it is most ferocious in the UK. In August, annualised inflation reached 8.5% in the US, 8.6% in Eurozone, just 6.5% in France – and 10.1% in Britain.

As our long, hot and doomed summer recedes into the middle distance, from Middlesbrough to Downing Street, Britain is blowing off its dusty old picture books of 1978 as it braces for the squeeze, and it’s not muc..

August 26, 2022

Sports Interaction secures Ontario licence after Entain acquisition

Canadian online sports betting brand Sports Interaction has become the latest operator to secure an internet gaming licence from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO).

The new licence will enable the operator to roll out its Sportsinteraction.com site and offer sports wagering to consumers across the province.

Sports Interaction joins a host of other brands to have secured licences in Ontario, which opened its legal online gambling market in April this year. Prior to the market opening, Sports Interaction had been a major brand in the Ontario grey market.

Bally’s, PokerStars, SkillOnNet and BetVictor are among the latest licensees, while operators such as theScore, PointsBet and Bet365 were approved before the market opened.

Earlier this year, Entain acquired Avid Gaming, the business behind Sports Interaction, from Middlebrook Investments Limited in a CAD$300m deal.

Avid Gaming leases Sports Interaction exclusively to the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke and the Mohawk ..

August 26, 2022

FanDuel to launch new television network and streaming platform

Flutter Entertainment-owned FanDuel Group is to launch a new television network and digital over-the-top (OTT) platform in the US.

Scheduled to go live next month, FanDuel TV will be broadly distributed on linear television through the operator’s relationships with major cable and satellite distributors such as Comcast Xfinity, Spectrum, Verizon FIOS, DirectTV, DISH, Cox Communications, FuboTV, YouTubeTV, and Hulu.

The FanDuel+ OTT platform will be widely available on direct-to-consumer OTT platforms including Roku, Apple TV and Amazon Fire, while it will also be free to download for all existing FanDuel customers with accounts on any of its sportsbook, casino, horse racing or daily fantasy platforms.

Together, FanDuel TV and FanDuel+ become the first linear and digital networks dedicated to sports wagering content to launch in the US.

“FanDuel TV is the first network designed from the ground up to be watched by viewers with their phone in hand,” FanDuel’s chief commercial officer ..

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