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Pragmatic Play Teams Up with Ondiss in Argentina

Pragmatic Play is continuing its expansion across regulated iGaming markets in Latin America as the leading provider strikes another partnership in the region. On this occasion, the provider of online gaming content has partnered with one of Argentina’s largest platform and operations operators, Ondiss, to provide it with its premium Slots, Li ...

FanDuel Invests Big in Responsible Gambling Program

The month of September is devoted to Responsible Gaming Education Month, and one of the industry’s leading betting operators, FanDuel, is investing big in responsible play advocacy. The New York-based company has recently announced soccer star Carli Lloyd and PGA TOUR star Tom Kim have joined Craig Carton in the operator’s Responsible Gaming ...

New York Eclipses US$1B in Sports Betting Revenue in 2023

New York has recorded another important milestone in terms of mobile sports betting. The end of August 2023 marked a total of US$1 billion in online gross gaming revenue for 2023. All of the proceeds arrived from its mobile sportsbooks, with the exception of US$5.4 million which was generated by the four commercial casinos in the upstate region. ...

Expert Wants to Protect Children from Problem Gambling

It is no secret that online gambling’s popularity is at an all-time high across Canada, and experts are worried about its potential harm to the younger demographics. Recently, McGill University problem gambling expert Dr. Jeff Derevensky has provided some guidelines for those who want to help young people avoid the potential perils of compulsi ...

New York Issues Latest Mobile Sports Betting Numbers

New York reported its latest weekly mobile sports betting numbers and it turns out it was a strange seven-day period for operators. For the week ending on September 3, 2023, the current eight online sportsbooks had a combined betting volume of US$312.8 million, which was an improvement over the last week, but operators got their lowest weekly ho ...

B.C. Will Not Ban Athletes from Gaming Ads

The British Columbia Lottery Corporation will not be following Ontario’s recent internet advertising changes, as it refuses to ban the use of athletes from featuring in iGaming ads. In a recent radio interview, the Crown agency’s Matt Lee reminded that BCLC already has a policy in place forbidding it from using sports stars or other celebrit ...

Bragg Gaming Gr. Gains Access to Gibraltar’s Market

Bragg Gaming Group is once more demonstrating its commitment to growing its brand across numerous markets, as the iGaming aggregator and provider of content obtains a new license. This time, the Ontario firm has acquired a business-to-business remote gambling license in Gibraltar. The territory is a major hub and centre for a number of top casin ...

Red Deer Opens New Premium Casino on Friday

This week is one of huge importance to Red Deer Resort & Casino, as the resort will be launching its new casino on September 8, 2023, with a special grand opening ceremony. The name may be a new one and the renovations at the hotel are still ongoing, but the company said it is devoted to its guests, and it will always strive to provide outst ...

Century Casinos Sells Four Casino Locations in Alberta

Most recently, Century Casinos issued a statement confirming the sale of four gambling real estate assets in Alberta to VICI Properties Inc. Century Casino & Hotel Edmonton, Century Casino St. Albert and Century Mile Racetrack and Casino in Edmonton and Century Downs Racetrack and Casino in Calgary were now sold for an aggregate purchase pri ...

NY Improves Gambling Funds Distribution to Youth Sport Groups

The launch of mobile sports betting in New York State promised tons of revenue to youth sports organizations, and the money has finally arrived. Most of these programs provide a safe environment for underserved kids to learn valuable skills. However, the process of getting the money to organizations turned out to be quite flawed and it took a wh ...