Scientific Games appoints Michael Eklund as new CFO
Michael Eklund has been named as the new CFO of Scientific Games Corporation effective June 1, 2020, replacing current incumbent Michael Quartieri who will...
Charley Hoffman makes MKF an official fantasy sports partner
Fantasy sports gaming platform Monkey Knife Fight (MKF) has firmed up an exclusive agreement with PGA TOUR player and ambassador Charley Hoffman. According to...
RacingPicks makes US horse racing community debut
Oddschecker Global Media, the igaming publishing group, has confirmed the launch today of RacingPicks, a standalone horse racing site. The purpose of the site...
Coronavirus impact brings Wildwood Casino sale to a halt
Saratoga Harness Racing Inc and American Gaming Group LLC, the owner of Wildwood Casino, have abandoned the previously announced acquisition of Wildwood Casino. Both...
Brazil President looking to get soccer back on the agenda
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has received representations this week from the authorities of the first division clubs Flamengo and Vasco da Gama to discuss...
Luckbox accelerates IPO plans
Esports bookmaker Luckbox is ‘accelerating plans’ to list its business on the TSX Venture Exchange – Toronto’s marketplace for small-to-mid sized fast-growth enterprises.
During May the company recruited TSX...
PointsBet launches ‘first of its kind’ Parlay Booster feature
Sportsbook operator PointsBet has launched a new app feature dubbed the PointsBet Parlay Booster which, said the firm, is the first of its kind...
Fans Unite hits the acquisition trail with purchase of McBookie.com
Canadian sports, gaming and entertainment company Fans Unite has acquired online Scottish bookmaker McBookie.com in a deal worth $2.2m. McBookie was launched 11 years...
SBC to host first dedicated virtual event for Latin America
SBC Events, the organizer of leading sports betting and gaming industry conferences, is to host its first ever event dedicated to Latin America.
SBC Digital...
NASCAR links with IMG ARENA to create new sports betting virtual
NASCAR and sports betting content hub IMG ARENA have entered into a partnership in which IMG ARENA has licensed official assets to create a...
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Cordish’s Rob Norton ballparks casino cannibalization at 15-23%
To some in the industry, Rob Norton is an obstructionist. The president of Cordish Gaming's stance against iGaming legislation in states like Maryland has...
SBC Summit North America draws 5,000 attendees
SBC Summit North America once again packed The Meadowlands Convention Center for two days of networking, conference content and conversation.
"We had nearly 5,000 of...
BetMGM may be ‘radio quiet’ but Greenblatt ready to speak out
Towards the start of his fireside chat with CNBC's Contessa Brewer at SBC Summit North America, BetMGM CEO Adam Greenblatt began by acknowledging that...
How Massachusetts is using research to rewrite the gaming playbook
In Massachusetts, like in many states, things are changing fast in gaming.
The state launched digital sports betting in March 2023 and experienced an immediate...