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Online sports betting operator PointsBet has become “the first U.S. sports betting provider” to offer clients live, in-game betting opportunities with zero suspensions across the core markets of spread and moneyline, as part of a test run during NBC’s Saturday NFL Playoffs broadcast. The company claims it has “broken ground” in the industry and calls the testing of its “Always On” technology a success. The new technology was deployed during the NBC broadcast of the NFL Wildcard Playoff game between the Las Vegas Raiders and Cincinnati Bengals. The “first-of-its-kind” step follows PointsBet’s acquisition in March of 2021 of Dublin-based Banach Technology,…

On Wednesday, six Missouri professional sports teams and existing casino operators in the state agreed to support sports betting legislation. If the proposed bill is approved, it would allow mobile betting tied to existing gaming venues within the state. It is the first agreement of its kind in the US, where operators and franchises work together to push for a sports betting bill. As reported by the New Jersey Daily Press, the MLB St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals, NHL St. Louis Blues, MLS St. Louis City Soccer Club, NFL Kansas City Chiefs, and National Women’s Soccer League Kansas…

Affinity Interactive (AI) and Golden Nugget Online Gaming, Inc. (GNOG), announced on Thursday that they have entered into a definitive multi-year agreement for market access in the State of Missouri. The definitive agreement grants GNOG the right to offer mobile sports betting and online casino wagering in partnership with Affinity Interactive, legislation, and regulatory approvals permitting. The agreement would see GNOG pay AI a percentage of its net gaming revenue in the state, subject to certain minimum royalty payments over the term of the agreement. “We are thrilled to announce this agreement with Affinity Interactive ahead of highly anticipated online gaming…

DraftKings announced Wednesday an exclusive market access partnership with the Tulalip Tribes of Washington, which will bring DraftKings retail sportsbooks to the state.  Plans are underway to open DraftKings Sportsbook locations at Tulalip Resort Casino and Quil Ceda Creek Casino, both located just 30-minutes north of Seattle in Tulalip. Initial design plans for the DraftKings Sportsbook at Tulalip Resort Casino, pending licensure and regulatory approvals, will feature a 5,000 square-foot space with a 50-foot video wall and more than two dozen kiosks and eight ticket windows. The design of the DraftKings Sportsbook at Quil Ceda Creek Casino is still early…

Konami Holdings Corporation Founder, Chairman and Representative Director Kagemasa Kozuki has been inducted in the Mississippi Gaming Hall of Fame, Class of 2022 by the Mississippi Gaming & Hospitality Association (MGHA). The induction will take place during the 2022 Southern Gaming Summit on May 5, at Biloxi’s Beau Rivage Resort & Casino.  Kozuki established and expanded Konami’s presence across the state of Mississippi, as both a gaming provider and community supporter by leading global gaming developer and manufacturer, Konami Gaming.  Executive Director of the MGHA, Larry Gregory, spoke about Kozuki’s induction and said: “Mr. Kozuki is among the gaming pioneers…

Eilers & Krejcik Gaming (EKG) on Wednesday announced the official award category nominees for the 4th Annual EKG Slot Awards, an event that recognizes excellence in slot machine game development within the casino gaming industry.   “We are very excited to announce the official nominees for the 4th annual EKG Slot Awards,” said Todd Eilers, Principal at Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, LLC.  “The list of nominees is very impressive and includes some amazing new games.  We look forward to hosting a fun and exciting event to honor and recognize the winners in each category.” The EKG Slot Award categories are…

International Game Technology (IGT) is making a series of executive and board leadership changes, the company announced on Wednesday. It is “an important step in positioning the company for the next phase of its evolution,” a press release states. The changes will be effective January 24, 2022. Lorenzo Pellicioli will retire as chairperson of the IGT Board of Directors and will remain a non-executive director. Marco Sala, currently CEO of IGT, will become executive chair of the board, and Vincent Sadusky will become CEO and executive director of the board.  Moreover, Maria Pinelli, who currently serves as a member of…

Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) in Africa has been awarded a certificate of recognition from the South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) for maintaining its continuous accreditation for more than 20 years. SANAS is recognized by the Accreditation for Conformity Assessment, Calibration and Good Laboratory Practice Act, 2006 (Act No. 19 of 2006) as the sole national accreditation body for providing an internationally recognized and effective accreditation. GLI Africa is accredited by SANAS for Performance Testing (ISO/IEC 17025) and Inspection (ISO/IEC 17020), and the certificate recognizes 20 uninterrupted years of accreditation for Performance Testing. Devon Dalbock, General Manager of GLI Africa, said: “This…

Greentube, the NOVOMATIC Interactive division, announced Thursday it has enhanced its offering in the US after taking its social gaming content live with GameAccount Network (GAN) brands across the country. The new partnership has seen Greentube launch a range of specially selected games, based on research into US player preferences, to GAN-powered operators The Chickasaw Nation (Oklahoma), San Manuel Digital LLC (California), The Snoqualmie Tribe (Washington), and Penn Interactive (nationwide). These include land-based games as well as exclusive real-money and social titles that such as “Diamond Cash: Mighty Elephant”, “Apollo God of the Sun”, “Strike it Gold Winways” and “Fuzanlong”. In…

Data from Juniper Research has found that the value of online gambling bets soared from just over $550 billion to nearly $950+ billion in 2021. Wager levels were expected to exceed $1 trillion total spend on all digital goods and services for the first time in 2021. Juniper’s latest research, Mobile Gaming & Online Gambling: Casinos, Lotteries, Betting & VR 2016-2021, found that gambling activities were increasingly migrating to the online environment, with the majority of net growth attributable to users of mobile channels. It also argued that new technologies such as VR would provide a further stimulus to the…

With an extensive network of gaming halls throughout Spain, mainly in the Levante region, Tiki Taka Games has introduced Zitro’s 88 Link to its gaming halls, thereby complementing the video reel offering already available with Link Me and Link King. “88 Link offers an absolutely different gaming experience. It is a guaranteed success that is trending in the best gaming facilities around the world. Combined with Link King and Link Me, it has become an irresistible combination for operators and players,” the company stated in a press release. Jesús De La Ossa Escudero, CEO of the Tiki Taka Games group,…

New York’s newly-launched mobile sports betting market, which went live on January 8, is already showing proof of its potential. DraftKings, FanDuel, Rush Street Interactive and Caesars Sportsbook took in $150 million in wagers from over 650,000 player accounts during the opening weekend, state officials said on Tuesday, according to Bloomberg. The figures support similar positive data shared by Canada-based tech company GeoComply Solutions. According to GeoComply, the market likely surpassed New Jersey for the top spot in the US during its first two weekends offering legal mobile bets. The business, used by most of the US sports betting industry…

Pragmatic Play announced Wednesday it has expanded its reach in Paraguay after partnering with Tower Star in a multi-product content deal.  Customers of the Latin American brand will be able to access Pragmatic Play’s array of Virtual Sports products, including Horse Racing and Football, as well as a complete collection of slot titles featuring “Gates of Olympus” and the John Hunter series.  The provider will also supply its Live Casino portfolio, offering casino classics and  creations such as “Sweet Bonanza Candyland”. In an official press release, Victor Arias, Vice President of Latin American Operations at Pragmatic Play, spoke about this new…

Ainsworth Game Technology is taking its gaming library live with BetPlay, the online casino division of Corredor Empresarial S.A., one of the top sports betting and online slot providers in the Colombian market. They are the official sponsors of Colombian professional soccer with the BetPlay League and the Colombian professional soccer team. The Australian provider’s extensive line of slot games, with a proven history in the land-based casino market, is now available on BetPlay. Popular games like Mustang Money, Action Dragons, and Electric Nights, plus many others offer players incentives like progressive jackpots, free games, bonuses, all unique features in these…

Inspired Entertainment Inc announced Wednesday the launch of two of its most popular themes “Centurion” and “Catch of the Day” on its Prismatic cabinet for the Category C pub markets in the UK.  “Centurion and Catch of the Day, both instantly recognizable to players across the UK, debuted on the Prismatic cabint in Category C in December 2021. Only a few weeks into 2022, those games are proving to be extremely popular with the pub players and support the omni-channel strategic approach in offering multi-faceted content deployment to our pub retail customers”, the company stated.  “Centurion” is “an all-time player-favorite”…

As metaverse poises to be one of the key trends this year in several business areas, including gambling, XR Casino has recently made the headlines when it announced its first corporate investor, BOTS, a global technology conglomerate specialized in Blockchain-based solutions that plans to launch a proprietary Metaverse based on Las Vegas. XR Casino has completed the MVP versions of its initial games, Blackjack, Roulette, and Slot Machine in AR, MR, and VR. The beta version of its games is already available for iOS and Android, to work with Augmented Reality. The company is on track to launch its social casino…