Daily Archives: September 15, 2023

Delaware igaming spend down again in August

Consumer spending on igaming in Delaware fell for the third consecutive month in August, while the state reported year-on-year declines across online gambling and sports betting.

Delaware players wagered $32.4m on igaming during the month. This was 12.0% lower than $36.8m in August 2022 and 11.0% down from $36.4m in July. The figure was also the lowest monthly total since $31.9m was bet in May last year.

Video lottery drew $23.3m of all bets in August and table games $9.2m.

Players won $32.4m, meaning revenue from igaming reached $1.1m. This was 15.4% lower than August 2022 and 8.3% behind July’s total this year.

Revenue from video lottery games amounted to $952,437 and table games $122,089. The remaining $32,607 came from poker rake and fees.

Delaware Park remained the igaming market leader with $488,308 in revenue from $14.1m in total wagers. Bally’s Dover followed with $319,237 off $10.2m, then Harrington Raceway on $299,588 from $8.1m.

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Arrests made in Spain as match-fixing network dismantled

The Spanish National Police has made a series of arrests in connection with the dismantling of an organised crime group suspected of fixing sports events and using technology to place bets ahead of bookmakers.

Some 23 arrests have been made through a joint effort with the Spanish Tax Agency, Europol and Interpol. This includes one of the group’s leaders subject of an Interpol Red Notice for persons wanted internationally for match-fixing activities.

The joint operation began in 2020 when Spanish officers identified suspicious online sports bets placed on international table tennis events. Further investigation uncovered a criminal network of Romanian and Bulgarian origin.

According to Interpol, the group fixed matches outside of Spain by corrupting athletes. Once outcomes were agreed, crime group members in Spain placed online bets on what Interpol described as a “massive” scale.

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