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Twin River to acquire trio of Caesars and Eldorado casinos
Twin River Worldwide has struck an agreement to acquire Eldorado Resorts properties in Louisiana and Nevada, and Caesars Entertainment’s Bally’s Atlantic City. The agreement with…
DEAC shareholders approve SBTech-DraftKings merger
Shareholders of Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp. have approved the acquisitions of DraftKings and SBTech and the public listing of the new entity. At a shareholders’…
Churchill Downs to host virtual Kentucky Derby
Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) is to stage a virtual edition of the annual Kentucky Derby horse racing event to help raise money for novel coronavirus…
Boom Sports to roll out sports betting via PNG deal
New York-based free-to-play and fantasy sports developer and technology provider Boom Sports its to move into B2C sports betting after striking a market access agreement…
VA governor’s sports betting amendments adopted
Virginia is set to pass a bill legalizing sports betting after state lawmakers amended the proposal to factor in changes requested by Governor Ralph Northam. House…
Peer-to-peer golf betting app launches for US customers
Golf Bettor, a new app entirely focused on betting on golf, has launched in the Apple App Store, with an Android version to follow later…
Oklahoma AG casts doubt on legality of tribal compacts
The Attorney General of Oklahoma has thrown the future of two new tribal compacts into doubt by arguing that Governor Kevin Stitt didn’t have the…
Net loss reaches $14.6m for theScore in H1
Canadian media business theScore has revealed that an increase in spending, mainly related due to its expansion efforts in North America, led to it posting…
Tennessee opens applications for sports betting licenses
The Tennessee Education Lottery is now accepting applications for new mobile sports betting licenses in the state, with all documentation now available on its website. Application documents…
Oklahoma Governor signs Class III compacts with two tribal casinos
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has signed new gaming compacts with the Otoe-Missouria Tribe and the Comanche Nation to allow the tribes to offer Class III…
SG poaches Aristocrat’s Schneider for product officer role
Scientific Games has announced the appointment of Aristocrat’s Rich Schneider as its new chief product officer, effective from mid-2021. In is new role, Schneider will…
Anti-gambling charity calls for 30-day lottery suspension
Anti-gambling charity Stop Predatory Gambling has sent a letter to officials in all states with lotteries, calling on the states to stop lottery sales for…
BetMGM partners SportCaller for new trivia game
Free-to-play games provider SportCaller has agreed a deal with BetMGM to provide a series of daily trivia games to the operator. The games will feature…
SG pens long-term deal with South Carolina Education Lottery
Scientific Games has expanded its long-term relationship with the South Carolina Education Lottery after securing a new six-year contract with the organisation. Under the new…