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Affiliate and media company Leadstar Media is now fully licensed and operational in the state of West Virginia to promote legal online casino brands. The iGaming license issued by the West Virginia Lottery allows the company to partner with and promote the legal iGaming operators currently in the state, as well as any future operators that will launch their services in the jurisdiction. Leadstar Media is now set to provide Mountain State iGaming players with legal online casinos, casino offers, and information through several of the company’s US products, including Bettingapps.com and Unitedgamblers.com, the business announced Friday. The company previously only held a sports…

Sports betting media group Better Collective has announced a partnership with Boston.com, part of Boston Globe Media. Better Collective will provide readers of Boston.com with betting odds and useful tips for upcoming games and analysis of teams and players, as well as direct links to sports betting platforms for easy placement of wagers. The partnership is expected to be operational before the end of August and in time for the start of the NFL season, and it will be co-branded with Better Collective’s subsidiary VegasInsider.  In a press release, the company described Boston.com as “New England’s largest and strongest regional media organization…

Greentube, the NOVOMATIC Digital Gaming and Entertainment division, announced Tuesday its latest release, the sea-themed Lord of the Ocean 10: Win Ways. This underwater adventure has taken the popular Lord of the Ocean title and “doubled the fun” by adding an additional set of reels along with the 10 Series Win Ways mechanic, “providing new depth in terms of ways to win by removing symbols to allow more to fall into place,” the company stated. Transferring Wilds add “to the voyage of discovery,” with any that land on the left set transferred across to the corresponding reel on the right set, Greentube…

Sports betting and iGaming operator BetMGM and live sports wagering streaming video network SportsGrid announced Tuesday an expansion and extension of their strategic partnership. Under the multi-year agreement, BetMGM’s trading team and experts will provide insight during various broadcasts.  Some of the broadcasts in which BetMGM will participate include Ferrall Coast to Coast, Pro Football Today and In-Game Live Primetime. Additionally, SportsGrid’s pro football analyst Warren Sharp will deliver reports from MGM Resorts properties including MGM National Harbor in Maryland.  Matt Prevost, Chief Revenue Officer at BetMGM, said: “SportsGrid is an ideal partner and, together, we look forward to providing our…

Casino equipment manufacturer and provider EGT announced it has joined the year-round Mentoring Program ‘The Hidden Talents of Bulgaria’ of the association Operation Teddy Bear, as part of its social responsibility efforts. The program gives a chance for university application and professional realization to gifted young people, deprived of parental care or from socially disadvantaged families. The program provides access to private lessons, seminars, workshops, camps, and competitions, work with an individual mentor, scholarships, textbooks, equipment, and everything necessary for the success of each talented young man or woman. As part of its commitment to the program, EGT will support Stephen Tsokin…

DraftKings and Live! Hospitality & Entertainment announced Monday that the country’s first Sports & Social DraftKings venue is set to be open this fall at Somerset Collection, a Michigan shopping destination located in Metro Detroit.  In July 2021, DraftKings and Sports & Social signed a strategic partnership deal to create “a unique food, beverage and entertainment experience” for customers. The upcoming collaboration is set to leverage Live! Hospitality & Entertainment’s experience in dining and entertainment venues, along with DraftKings’ sports gaming platforms. Sports & Social DraftKings will offer a “premier live sports viewing and wagering experience” with a 32-foot LED media…

We’re talking about American sports betting news in two of the biggest states in America, both of which are worth potential billions of dollars in annual revenue! Plus, gambling news from Massachusetts and Kansas, and a look at a new slot machine! Hello friends, and welcome to This Week in Gambling where we’re following two huge American sports betting stories, both involving big markets… both involving big money… and both involving big operators and tribal gaming! This week’s big stories start on the west coast of the united states where California sports betting may actually become a reality this fall.…

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians’ Four Winds Casino in South Bend, Indiana, opened Thursday an additional 40,000 square feet of gaming space, following a ribbon-cutting ceremony. This expansion is part of a broader project that also includes the construction of a 23-story hotel and event center, and allows for the addition of 11 gaming tables, such as craps and blackjack, and 850 slot machines.  The new floor also features a high-limit room where players can place bets up to $100 per pull; and also has more than 50 seats for video poker. While the games are expected to bolster the…

The authorities of the Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo and BetWarrior held yesterday, after 7:00 p.m., the official opening of the largest sports betting bar in Latin America: BetWarrior Sportbar. The new space dedicated to sports and betting is located in the slots room that operates under the horse racing track of the City of Buenos Aires. The event was attended by about 250 people, including the main authorities of the operating company, together with many of Argentina’s leading sports journalists and several businessmen and executives of the industry. Yogonet spoke exclusively with Santiago Gándara, Marketing Director of BetWarrior in Argentina, who said:…

The former President of Brazil’s Senate, Davi Alcolumbre, and rapporteur of PL 442/91 in the Upper House, expects gambling to be approved this year. Based on previous information, he expects President Bolsonaro -in order to please the evangelical bench- will veto the bill but Congress will finally enact it, according to information published by journalist Leandro Mazzini in his column Esplanda last Thursday (August 18). For Alcolumbre, everything is already settled and the legalization of gambling in Brazil will take place shortly after the elections. After blocking for months the approval of the bill that frees the operation of bingos…

The UK’s Betting and Gaming Council has demanded “urgent action” by the next Prime Minister to protect the hospitality and leisure sector from “catastrophic” energy price hikes. Michael Dugher, CEO of the body that represents the UK’s regulated betting and gaming industry, stated that brick-and-mortar casinos and betting shops are being hit hard by soaring energy bills, “just like the rest of the hospitality sector.”  Research carried out before the pandemic by ESA Retail found that 82% of customers of Britain’s betting shops and casinos visited at least once a week, with 89% of them going on to visit other shops…

California’s Republican Party has revealed its stance on Proposition 26 and Proposition 27, two ballot initiatives seeking to legalize sports betting in the state. Prop 26, a measure backed by the majority of tribes in the state, would legalize in-person wagering at tribal casinos and racetracks; while Prop 27, supported by a coalition of sportsbooks, would legalize online sports betting. The Golden State’s GOP is moving to oppose both measures. In a rare case of bipartisan support, California’s Republican Party is joining its Democratic counterpart in being against Prop 27. The Republican Party’s stance was made public as the GOP…

According to figures released last week by New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement, internet gambling and sports betting have helped propel the Borgata casino in July to the best month an Atlantic City casino has ever had.  The city’s top-performing casino won more than $124 million from in-person casino gamblers, internet wagering and sports betting. However, the Borgata, along with four other Atlantic City casinos, won less from in-person gamblers in July 2022 than it did in July 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic began. Travis Lunn, Borgata’s president, attributed the record-setting month to “incredibly strong numbers across the board,” including…

The Kansas Attorney General’s Office said it has now approved three of the Kansas Lottery’s regulations on sports betting. The new decision follows a prior announcement that the office would be sending back to the lottery several rules that have to do with the definitions, marketing agreements, and advertising revolving around the upcoming industry. Additionally, Lottery officials have reassured Kansans that the date set for sports gaming will be met. Kansas’ sports betting bill was approved by the state Legislature this spring, after years of debate, and was signed into law by Gov. Kelly in May. Last week, officials announced…

Ape In Poker announced Friday the opening of its Poker Room, described as an online platform bridging traditional casino with cryptocurrency and web3 technology. The founders behind the brand have experience in gaming, having housed an online casino and sportsbook for the last five years, a press release explains. The team aims to simplify the transition from traditional to web3 poker play for the average user, “optimizing the user experience for any level,” a statement read. For instance, starting with their NFT mint launched on August 20, the project will be offering numerous options for purchasing: cryptocurrency, credit, debit, Apple Pay…

The General Secretariat of Commercial Gambling Management Commission of Cambodia (CGMC) of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) has announced the renewal of 70 licenses to casino and game of chance companies in the second quarter of this year. The General Secretariat granted licenses to 47 casinos and seven games of chance companies on Friday, according to a press release. This follows 16 other licenses that were granted in early June this year. Mey Vann, secretary of state of MEF, stated that all these licenses were awarded to casino and game of chance businesses amid economic recovery for border reopening…