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The Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Co. is moving forward with its sports betting plans and village destination development in Canton, Ohio. The resort and entertainment company hopes to have sports betting licenses approved by state commissioners before the end of the year. The developers of the Hall of Fame Village powered by Johnson Controls also remain confident that restaurants, entertainment and gaming sites will be open for business before August, according to The Repository. Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment leverages the popularity of pro football in partnership with the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Hall of…

Macau gaming revenue is expected to drop by almost half in March amid the worsened mainland China pandemic situation, investment bank Citi predicts. According to Citi, the impact would cause gross gaming revenue to drop to MOP 4.5 billion ($558.5 million) this month. This figure would imply a 42% decrease when compared with total results from the previous month, Macau Business explains. The bank has lowered its gaming revenue estimates for March from a previous MOP 7 billion ($868.4 million) prediction. The Citi report further claims gaming revenue in the past week of March reached about MOP114 million ($14.1 million),…

iGB Affiliate London 2022, which will take place April 13-14, announced Wednesday it is bound to become the most international and diverse edition of the event on record. As of March 11, the show has received registration from industry professionals based in a total of 76 countries, making it one of the most international gambling industry events in the world, ranking alongside sister events such as ICE London and iGB Live!. In terms of the occupational breakdown, 73% of people registering to attend the first edition of iGB Affiliate London for over 2 years classify themselves as C-Level decision-makers, with…

The inauguration of Gaming & Technology GAT Expo 2022 took place at the Cartagena de Indias Convention Center with an opening ceremony led by the Coljuegos’ president, César Valencia Galiano. Valencia Galiano highlighted that “in 2021, COP$ 613,526 million (US$ 160.8 million) was collected from the profits of the monopoly of games of chance administered by Coljuegos, for the exploitation rights of national games, which represented an increase of 65.39% compared to 2020, when an amount of COP$ 370,966 million (US$ 97.2 million) was collected”. Likewise, he assured that “the current positive momentum of our industry allows us to benchmark…

FashionTV Gaming Group and platform provider EveryMatrix Group announced the launch of their latest title, FashionTV Highlife, in partnershp with EveryMatrix’s gaming development company Spearhead Studios.  In an official statement, EveryMatrix described this new title as the combination of “the content credentials of this pioneering studio with the creative ingenuity of FashionTV Gaming Group – the company behind the bestselling luxury line of iGaming concepts and products, based on the FashionTV megabrand”. FashionTV Gaming Group is the exclusive licensor of the FashionTV brand for online games. This partnership marks a major milestone for the firm as it works in tandem with…

 March 17, 2022 The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has published revenue figures for Atlantic City Casinos in the month of February. The numbers show that the nine operators in the market were able to take in over $210 million in profit, which is a significant gain from last year. Better weather and the waning of the pandemic have contributed, of course, with revenue this year reaching over $395 million to date. That represents a 28.5% growth from the same time in 2021, when the numbers reached barely over $305 million. A large portion of this revenue  was from…

 March 16, 2022 Our partners at SiGMA have a way to attend their AIBC Summit in Dubai for a discount. The world-renowned expo, which caters to the emerging tech sector, will run from the 20th to 23rd March in the festival city of Dubai. AIBC Asia brings together the brightest minds in emerging technologies from across the globe! To that end, our lavish networking events help us grease the wheels of innovation by letting opinion leaders, industry titans, clever investors, and bright entrepreneurs mingle, exchange business cards, and unwind. Make the most of your time with us and expand your…

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission reported on Tuesday financial results for the month of February 2022 at MGM Springfield, Encore Boston Harbor and Plainridge Park Casino (PPC) which, combined, generated approximately $86 million in Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR). All three properties posted GGR above from the same period last year and from a month earlier. Wynn Resorts’ Encore Boston Harbor placed first for the month, delivering $54.7 million in GGR: $31 million corresponded to slots, and $23.7 million to table games. MGM Springfield followed with $19.9 million in GGR, $15.7 million of the total corresponding to slots and the rest -$4.2…

CT Gaming announced that it will present its latest gaming innovation to customers and partners at ICE London 2022. A comprehensive range of gaming solutions will be on show at the company’s stand N3-330, split into distinct sections. “We will take pride in place with an extensive gaming experience that covers all the aspects of modern gaming. We will present our newest product offerings which are in sync with operators’ expectations,” said Biser Bozhanov, Business Development and Strategy Director at CT Gaming. “We have built on previous successes with a balance of proven and brand-new maths models and, taking advantage…

The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) and the Colombian Federation of Entrepreneurs of Games of Luck and Chance (FECOLJUEGOS) announced Wednesday the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the aim of joining forces to establish projects and initiatives to fight against sports betting-related fraud in Colombia and to protect the integrity of sports and sports betting companies. The announcement coincides with GAT Expo week in Colombia. IBIA’s account-based integrity monitoring system covers over $137 billion in betting transactions per annum globally. Data from IBIA and its members have played a significant role in supporting the investigations, prosecutions, and sanctioning…

The 23rd annual AGEM & AGA Golf Classic Presented by JCM Global has been scheduled for May 11, 2022, at Cascata Golf Club in Boulder City, Nevada. The fundraising event benefits the International Center for Responsible Gaming (ICRG) and its mission to advance research, education, and awareness for responsible gaming. Registration for the Golf Classic is now open, and sponsorships and player positions are available on a first-come/first-sold basis, according to a press release. For more information on these opportunities, interested parties can visit the event’s site for details. According to organizers, the event is “shaping up to be an…

Georgia state full Senate on Tuesday failed to achieve the necessary support for legislation seeking a constitutional amendment that would have allowed voters to decide whether to legalize betting on horse racing. The Senate voted 33-20 in favor of Senate Resolution 131, but that wasn’t enough to meet the two-thirds requirement for a constitutional amendment to move forward to the House, as reported by the Associated Press. The legislative session saw a mix of Republicans and Democrats vote for and against the measure. Republican Sen. Jeff Mullis of Chickamauga, who wore a jockey’s helmet when he first spoke on the…

 March 16, 2022 The data is in, and the data is amazing. There’s no slowing down New York mobile sports bets, and residents of the state continue to wager staggering amounts. After a quick start, their momentum has maintained itself and is now over $3.5 billion. Online sports book operators have seen betting averages above $50 million per day, and all those bets have translated into nearly $240 million in revenue. But let’s not forget that the state takes a ludicrous 51% of that in taxes. Any thoughts of the betting volume slowing down can be dismissed, at least for…

Kindred Group announced Tuesday the publication of a combined Annual and Sustainability Report for the 2021 financial year, which provides an introduction to Kindred as a company and the group’s long-term strategy.  The report includes facts and figures, case studies, as well as ambitions and commitments within Kindred’s five sustainability priority areas, which are broken down in “Responsible Gaming”, “Maintaining Integrity”, “Running a Compliant Business”, “Being Kindred” and “Contributing to our Communities”.  The report also features progress on the Swedish Group’s sustainability ambitions and commitments in 2021, and sets out new long-term sustainability ambitions next to its goal to reach…

PopOK Gaming, which has recently integrated its games into BetConstruct, announced Monday it will attend ICE London 2022 for the first time. At Stand N4-600, the brand will showcase its range of in-house developed slots and gaming solutions to make ground for potential partnerships and meetings with the iGaming industry. The company detailed its showcased slot titles include “Diamond Flash”, “Yummy: Buy Feature”, “Huga Chaga”, “Hot Bars” and “Los Apaches” among others, which have been selected to stand out “with their vivid colours, high RTPs and rich animations that positively impact on player’s engagement and operator’s reach thus increasing revenues and ensuring…

The Marocaine des Jeux et des Sports (MDJS) announced the publication of a corrective procurement notice in the context of the International Call for Tenders to appoint a new operator for the overall management and operation of its lottery, sports betting and other games activities.  The deadline for submission of bids has been corrected and set for May 31, 2022 before 10 a.m., instead of the original April 4, 2022. The commencement date of the operations is rescheduled for January 1, 2024 instead of January 1, 2023. This extension was described as “in line with the MDJS’ constant willingness to…