October 2022

October 19, 2022

MI sports betting and igaming revenue continue upward trend in September

Michigan commercial and tribal operators reported combined total gross internet sports betting and igaming revenue of $176.5m (£157.1m/€180.6m) in September, a year-on-year increase of 40.0%.

The September total was comfortably ahead of the $126.1m in combined revenue for the same month in 2021, while it was also 13.9% higher than $154.9m in August this year, figures from the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) showed.

Online gaming gross receipts were up 25.7% year-on-year to $128.7m, while internet sports betting adjusted gross receipts more than doubled from $23.7m last year to $47.8m. Sports wagering handle also edged up 2.9% to $364.5m.

Combined total adjusted gross receipts, which also account for promotional spending, were $143.0m. These included $115.8m from igaming activity and $27.2m from sports betting.

Licensed operators submitted $25.6m in taxes and payments to the state of Michigan during the month, with $24.0m coming from igaming taxes and fees and $1.6m sports wage..

October 19, 2022

Genius Sports scores integrity partnership with Australian Professional Leagues

Genius Sports has agreed a deal with the Australian Professional Leagues (APL) to become the official data provider for the A-League Men and A-League Women club football competitions.

The agreement will cover the 2022-23 seasons of both leagues, with Genius Sports securing the exclusive rights to capture, manage and distribute official data from all matches and also distribute this to its global network of sportsbook partners.

Both A-Leagues have also committed to deploying Genius Sports’ optical tracking systems in select venues.

Genius Sports’ monitoring system cross-references real-time betting odds movements with predictive algorithms to automatically flag potentially suspicious activity.

“Genius are global leaders in data and integrity services and we are delighted to be building this partnership with them,” APL director of strategy and digital Michael Tange said. “Data underpins the Australian Professional Leagues’ strategy to make football Australia’s most entertaining sport..

October 18, 2022

SunBet eyes African expansion with Sportingtech partnership

Africa-focused online bookmaker SunBet has entered into a partnership with betting and gaming platform provider Sportingtech as it intends to expand into three new territories on the continent.

Under the deal, SunBet, which is owned by South Africa-based casino and resort giant Sun International, will have access to Sportingtech’s Quantum platform.

Quantum covers more than 65 sports, 9,000 games and over 1,000 betting markets, with SunBet to roll out the platform in its existing markets and new regions across Africa.

SunBet did not disclose the countries into which it intends to expand but did say it has highlighted “three well-established territories” as target markets.

“This collaboration will benefit us massively as we continue to expand,” SunBet’s general manager Simon Gregory said. “Bringing both in-depth expertise and high-quality product offering, Sportingtech is the ideal partner for us in this venture and look forward to growing these African markets together.”

Sportingte..

October 18, 2022

New Jersey gambling revenue continues upward trend in September

Gambling revenue in New Jersey increased for the second consecutive month in September, while the US state also reported year-on-year growth across almost all markets.

Total gaming revenue for the month amounted to $485.0m (£430.0m/€493.0m), up 3.0% from $470.7m posted in August and also 6.9% ahead of the $453.6m recorded in September 2021.

Land-based gambling revenue edged up 1.3% year-on-year to $251.7m, with slots revenue up 2.5% to $186.5m, though table games revenue slipped 1.9% to $65.3m.

Online casino revenue also increased by 10.3% from $122.6m to $135.2m, driven by a 10.7% rise in online slots revenue to $133.0m. In contrast, peer-to-peer internet poker revenue was down 8.7% to $2.3m, making it one of only two markets areas – alongside land-based table games – to decline year-on-year.

The Borgata led the way in igaming, posting $41.1m in revenue for September. Resorts Digital was second on $34.19m, marginally ahead of Golden Nugget with $34.18m.

Turning to sports betting ..

October 18, 2022

How is safer gambling promoted at retail betting shops?

Safer gambling week special: Online gambling has got much of the attention, but preventing harm in retail betting can be a difficult problem where technological solutions can be harder to implement. iGB looks at what safer gambling tools are available at betting shops.

To the average person in the UK, the most notable sign every year that it’s Safer Gambling Week would be from betting shops.

The industry’s initiatives during the week are wide-reaching, across both physical and online spaces.

But betting shops, despite a decline in numbers in recent years, are still on almost every high street in the country. And almost every one is plastered with signs encouraging people to think more about their gambling activity.

But inside those retail betting shops, what can be done to protect customers?

As pressure from the media and government around harmful gambling grows, the industry has attempted to show that it can deal with potential harm without needing strict interventions that could..

October 18, 2022

FuboTV to immediately shut down sportsbook

Streaming provider FuboTV has announced it is to close its Fubo Gaming subsidiary and cease operations of its owned-and-operated Fubo Sportsbook with immediate effect.

The decision was made following a strategic review of the business, which was launched in August after FuboTV said it could not operate its sports betting division alone in the current economic environment.

FuboTV said while multiple parties expressed interest in the betting business, the provider also said that none of these opportunities would have allowed FuboTV to “lower its funding requirements and generate sufficient returns to shareholders”.

As a result, FuboTV will close Fubo Gaming and cease all operations of the Fubo Sportsbook immediately.

“Following our previously announced strategic review, we have concluded that continuing with Fubo Gaming and Fubo Sportsbook in this challenging macroeconomic environment would impact our ability to reach our longer-term profitability goals,” FuboTV co-founder and chief ..

October 17, 2022

Scout scores sportsbook deal with Apple iSports

Scout Gaming Group has agreed a deal to provide sportsbook and fantasy sports solutions to Australian gaming business Apple iSports.

Under the deal, Apple iSports will roll out Scout’s sports betting and fantasy sports products during the first quarter of 2023.

Apple iSports primarily focuses on the Australian market, but the business also has a sports betting licence in the US state of North Dakota

“To get the opportunity to delivery our whole product offering on to a partner in a market which we have not delivered to before is very positive,” Scout’s acting chief executive Niklas Jönsson said. “And to make a first delivery of a sportsbook according to the partner’s requests will be very valuable in customer discussion going forward.”

The deal comes after Scout last month announced the results of its share issue process, raising SEK101m (£7.9m/€9.2m/$9.0m) in the scheme.

The process diluted existing shares by 90%. The process was instigated as an attempt to save the business, fol..

October 14, 2022

Detroit casino revenue declines in September

Revenue from the three commercial casinos in Detroit, Michigan declined month-on-month and year-on-year in September.

Total revenue for the month amounted to $103.4m (£92.1m/€106.2m), which was 2.5% lower than $106.1m in August this year and also 6.3% down from $110.4m in September of 2021.

Slots and table games accounted for $100.8m of revenue in September, down 5.7% from $106.9m in the same month last year and also 3.5% lower than $104.4m in August of this year.

The remaining $2.6m in revenue came from qualified adjusted gross receipts (QAGR) from retail sports betting at the casinos, a 24.9% decline on $3.5m in September 2021, but 56.3% higher than $1.7m in August.

It was also noted that sports betting handle for the month reached $18.5m, down 42.8% on last year but 69.1% up from $11.0m in August 2022.

The MGM casino remained the market leader with 48% share of the Detroit market, ahead of MotorCity on 31% and the Hollywood Casino at Greektown on 21%.

MGM’s revenue comprised $..

October 14, 2022

Playing the long game

Last week, sports betting solutions provider Kambi and Penn Entertainment finalised the terms of their long-awaited migration deal, wherein Penn’s online and retail sportsbooks will migrate to its proprietary technology. Marese O’Hagan speaks to Kambi CEO Kristian Nylén about the future of the deal and the rise of vertical integration.

In August 2021, Penn Entertainment – then known as Penn National Gaming – announced that it would acquire Canadian sportsbook theScore for $2.0bn (£2.79bn/€2.05bn). The plan was to migrate Penn’s betting products onto a platform created by theScore, which did not yet exist at the time of the deal.

Having worked with Penn since 2019, this deal came as a disappointment to Kambi. From Kambi’s perspective, it was losing a vital client to a platform that had not yet been created. And it certainly didn’t help that the announcement came on the back of the migration of another high-profile client in DraftKings.

The finalisation of Kambi and Penn’s migration a..

October 13, 2022

Indiana sports betting handle continues to climb in September

Consumer spending on sports betting in Indiana increased month-on-month for the second month in a row in September, while the state also experienced year-on-year growth across handle and revenue.

Total handle for the month was $382.5m (£342.8m/€393.4m), up 60.7% from $238.0m in August of this year and 7.6% higher than $355.4m in September 2021.

Football overtook baseball to become the most popular sport to wager on in Indiana, with the start of the new NFL season helping draw $148.6m in bets. Baseball ranked second with $52.9m in wagers, then basketball on $5.2m, while $92.0m was bet on parlay betting and a further $52.2m on other sports.

Turning to taxable adjusted gross revenue (AGR) for the month and this reached $51.2m, which was more than double the $25.4m posted in August and also 51.0% higher than $33.9m in September last year.

Blue Chip Casino and partner FanDuel once again claimed top spot for the month in terms of revenue, posting $16.7m in AGR from $108.5m in bets.

Amer..

October 13, 2022

Nygaard-Andersen: Interest rates won’t stop Entain from acquiring

Entain chief executive Jette Nygaard-Andersen has said high interest rates will not stop the business from making new acquisitions, and may even “open up new doors”.

Nygaard-Andersen spoke on an earnings call after Entain published a third-quarter earnings update. Revenue was up 2% year-on-year for the group, thanks to both record customer numbers and a favourable impact from currency movements.

When asked whether the new macroeconomic environment and high interest rates would make acquisitions difficult due to the costs of borrowing money, Nygaard-Andersen said that this was not necessarily the case.

“We of course remain vigilant and very prudent,” she said. “But the health of the business remains good. We still have a strong pipeline on M&A and we have opportunities that we will continue to pursue.”

The results came after a busy period of acquiring for the business, with Nygaard-Anderson noting the business agreed nine acquisitions in the past 18 months, including those of Unikrn..

October 12, 2022

Sportradar to provide data for XLMedia affiliate sites

Sportradar has entered into a multi-year sports betting data partnership with affiliate giant XLMedia.

Under the deal, Sportradar will serve as the official sports data provider to XLMedia through the delivery of a range of digital products and services.

XLMedia will leverage Sportradar’s real-time sports data products for North American and international sports properties across its owned and operated digital properties including SportsBettingDime, SaturdayTradition, SaturdayDownSouth, CrossingBroad, EliteSportsNY and Canadian Sports Betting.

Sportradar will also provide a selection of visualisation tools such as widgets and live match trackers to help enhance XLMedia’s editorial content.

In addition, Sportradar will supply betting odds and insights to support XLMedia with a rising demand for sports betting across its network of websites.

“This partnership highlights Sportradar’s ability to be a one-stop shop for exclusive betting data and sports content for XLMedia’s high quali..

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