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4th June 2020

Colorado sportsbook handle hits $25.5m in first month

Colorado’s Department of Revenue has revealed that total handle for the state’s first month of legal wagering reached $25.5m. The unaudited figure for May has…

4th June 2020

DoubleDown Interactive files for $100m US IPO

DoubleDown Interactive, the social casino giant majority owned by South Korea’s DoubleU Games, is looking to raise up to $100m from an initial public offering…

4th June 2020

DraftKings secures MI market access with Bay Mills

DraftKings has joined forces with the Bay Mills Resort & Casino to launch online, mobile and retail sports wagering in the state of Michigan. The…

4th June 2020

Spectrum Gaming Group appoints Barreto as CFO

Gambling consultancy Spectrum Gaming Group has promoted Juliann Barreto from director of finance to the role of chief financial officer. Barreto joined Spectrum in May…

4th June 2020

Louisiana Gaming Control Board welcomes new chairman

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has appointed Lieutenant Colonel Mike Noel as the new chairman of the state’s Gaming Control Board. Noel will replace Ronnie…

3rd June 2020

Committee approves California sports betting bill

The California Senate Committee on Government Organization has approved a constitutional amendment bill to allow sports betting in the state. In a partisan 9-3 vote,…

3rd June 2020

Betsperts raises funding, makes board appointment

Crowd-sourced tipster platform Betsperts has completed a new funding round, while Barstool Sports head of strategy David VanEgmond has joined its board of directors. Betsperts,…

3rd June 2020

Eldorado reopens Missouri and Iowa casinos

Eldorado Resorts has announced the reopening of three casinos in Missouri and two facilities in Iowa, following a period of temporary closure in response to…

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2nd June 2020

Century reopens Missouri casinos

Century Casinos has reopened two of its venues in Missouri, as well as restarting online off-track betting operations in Alberta County. Both the Century Casino…

1st June 2020

CA tribal body attacks cardroom concession in SCA 6

The California Nations Indian Gaming Association (CNIGA) has criticised language legalizing player-banked games at the state’s cardrooms in the sports betting bill put forward by…

1st June 2020

Twin River to reopen 90% of casinos by June 8

Twin River Worldwide Holdings has announced that it aims to reopen 90% of its US bricks-and-mortar casinos by June 8, following a period of temporary…

1st June 2020

RI betting revenue drops 98.6% in April

The suspension of major sporting events and a full month’s closure for Rhode Island’s land-based casinos badly affected the state’s sports betting market, with handle…

1st June 2020

Playtech approved to launch online casino in New Jersey

Gaming solutions giant Playtech has secured regulatory approval from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (NJDGE) to launch its online casino products in the…

29th May 2020

Nevada redacts betting figures as Covid-19 hits April revenue

The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) has redacted its figures for sports betting, horse racing and card game revenue in its revenue report for April,…

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