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February 7, 2023

Kambi extends sportsbook deal with South Africa’s Sun International

Sports betting supplier Kambi Group has signed an extension to its multi-channel sportsbook partnership with South African operator Sun International.

Under the multi-year deal, Kambi will continue to provide Sun International with its sports betting technology and services across online and retail.

Kambi and Sun International have been working together across both channels in the South African market since November 2017.

Listed on the Johannesburg stock exchange, Sun International operates online betting brand SunBet and also owns a number of major casinos and hotel resorts.

“Sun International is delighted to continue its successful sports betting partnership with Kambi and to continue leveraging the company’s award-winning technology and services,” SunBet chief executive Simon Gregory said.

“We have ambitious plans for the SunBet brand over the coming years and I am thrilled we will continue to do this with the support of a world-leading B2B sportsbook like Kambi.”

Kambi chief ..

February 2, 2023

Betfred partners USL team to launch sports betting in Virginia

Betfred became the latest operator to launch online sports betting in Virginia after securing a partnership with United Soccer League (USL) team Loudoun United FC.

Players in the state will be able to place bets on a wide range of sports via Betfred’s online sportsbook, with Virginia becoming the ninth state in which the operator is active in the US.

Customers will also have access to the Betfred Rewards scheme.

Read the full story on iGB North America

February 2, 2023

Virginia sports betting handle reaches $503.1m in December

Players in Virginia spent $503.1m betting on sports during December, a 17.9% increase on the same month in 2021 but a slight month-on-month decline.

Total handle for the month was comfortably ahead of $426.6m in December 2021 but was down 3.0% from $518.8.m in November of 2022.

Adjusted gross gaming revenue for December – total wagers minus winnings, bonuses and promotions and other authorised deductions – rocketed by 365.4% to $10.1m, although this was 11.0% behind $52.8m in November.

Read the full story on iGB North America

February 2, 2023

France breaks online betting records during 2022 World Cup

French football fans wagered almost €600m online on the 2022 Fifa World Cup, as operators smashed handle and revenue records.

According to figures released by the national gaming authority, l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), some €597m was put down by French bettors, who saw their team lose to Argentina in the final. The handle figure was up 56% on the 2018 Fifa World Cup – which France won – and up 37% on Euro 2020, although the latter featured fewer games.

The ANJ said that while results recorded in FDJ sales outlets have yet to be published, handle for online and retail could exceed €900m.

Some 54 million bets were placed, which was more than double the number in 2018, while the €51m placed on the final between France and Argentina created a new record for a single game and was well up on the €38m wagered on the France-Croatia final four years previously. Some 2.6 million player accounts placed a bet during the competition, representing 2.2 million unique players.

The tourname..

February 1, 2023

Colorado sports betting revenue up year-on-year in December

Sports wagering revenue and handle in Colorado both increased year-on-year in December, although player spending was down month-on-month.

Consumers bet a total of $518.1m on sports during the month, up 12.3% from $461.4m in December 2021 but down 6.3% from $552.6m in November 2022.

Online betting accounted for $514.3m of all wagers in December, with just $3.8m being bet at retail sportsbook in Colorado.

Read the full story on iGB North America

February 1, 2023

Bet365 partners Commanders to launch in Virginia

Bet365 has launched its online sportsbook in Virginia through a partnership with National Football League franchise the Washington Commanders.

The sportsbook went live yesterday (31 January) and offers players in the state a range of sports betting options across a host of events and competition.

The multi-year deal with the Commanders, based in neighbouring Maryland, establishes Bet365 as the team’s official sports betting partner.

Read the full story on iGB North America

February 1, 2023

Betfred pens partnership with NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights

Betfred USA Sports has signed a multi-year partnership with National Hockey League (NHL) team the Las Vegas Golden Knights.

A subsidiary of UK based Betfred Group, Las Vegas-based Betfred USA Sports began its operations in 2019. The company has expanded its reach across the US, most recently launching products in Maryland and Arizona.

As part of the new deal, Betfred is now an official sports betting partner of the team.

“We’re proud to be partnering with Betfred as they make their arrival here in Las Vegas,” said Golden Knights president Kerry Bubolz. “Betfred’s US business is Vegas born just like we are, and we’re excited to help them launch their brand in Nevada.”

The partnership will include interactive contests for fans during intermission at select home games and signage at T-Mobile Arena.

Additionally, Betfred branding will be incorporated into the NHL’s new digitally enhanced dasherboard (DED) broadcast signage and will feature on the Knight’s official digital channels, ..

January 31, 2023

US sports betting: Online market share

H2 breaks down market share in part three of this in-depth analysis of the US sports betting market, and whether today's dominant brands will stay in pole position.

H2 Gambling Capital produces state by state, monthly online, retail and total US sports betting market share data by operator, utilising state-reported data and estimates for states where data isn’t reported, as well as incorporating company reported data.

FanDuel’s dominant position

FanDuel has become the clear market leader in terms of online sports betting. While other operators may have managed to generate a similar market share of handle in some states, FanDuel’s structurally higher margin (due to a superior parlay betting product and arguably best in class risk management) has led to a substantial market share lead in terms of gross win.

While the focus is on gross win, a number of states split out promotional activity, and share of net revenue is the key metric. Looking at a state such as Pennsylvania shows..

January 31, 2023

Massachusetts launches sports betting voluntary self-exclusion scheme

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) has launched a new voluntary self-exclusion (VSE) scheme for sports betting ahead of the launch of the state’s legal wagering market.

Massachusetts is due to open its regulated sports betting market today (31 January), with the self-exclusion initiative allowing people to opt out of betting with licensed online and land-based operators in the state.

Consumers wishing to register for the scheme can do so via GameSense either over the phone, online or at land-based GameSense centers within Massachusetts.

Read the full story on iGB North America

January 30, 2023

US sports betting: The state of play

H2 Gambling Capital provides an overview of the state of the US sportsbook market today, with a sport-by-sport analysis, new insights on bet types and the role of free bets.

Sports betting is now legal in some form in 33 states, and $85bn of legal wagers have been made with licensed US sportsbooks in the past 12 months.

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Sports betting gross win per adult

Free bets

By sport analysis

Bet type analysis

Despite a handful of states only allowing retail sports betting, over 90% of handle is generated through online / mobile sports betting.

In terms of gross win / customer losses, US-licensed sportsbooks have generated over $6.3bn in gross win (handle less prizes paid out) over the past 12 months, with just under 90% of this generated through online / mobile channels.

However, we note that gross win figures include free bets, so the actual net win (the actual customer losses) is much lower than this.

The hold margin can vary substantially on a month-by-month basis, due to s..

January 30, 2023

US sports betting in 2023: Where do we go from here?

May marks the fifth anniversary of PASPA's repeal, and US sports betting proliferating at pace. iGB's principal data partner H2 Gambling Capital analyses the current state of the market, and the forces that will drive continued growth.

Over the week starting 30 January, iGB will release H2 Gambling Capital’s latest in-depth analysis of the US sports betting market. Read part one here.

H2 Gambling Capital have assessed the major trends and developments of the past year of US sports betting which has seen over $85bn legal bets made across 33 states – 90% of which has taken place online.

The gross win generated over the same period totals over $6.3bn but H2 estimates that free-bets make up around 39% of this, indicating that net win came in at $3.8bn.

Commercially regulated sports betting is now available to 43% of the US adult population across 26 states which have a combined GDP of over $10tn. With this considered, H2 estimates that the average gross win per adult over th..

January 27, 2023

James Arnold appointed CEO of The Football Pools

Industry executive James Arnold has been appointed chief executive of iconic British betting business The Football Pools.

Arnold began his new role earlier this month, at the start of the business’ centenary year.

He joins from Noel Hayden’s LiveScore Group, which runs the Virgin Bet and LiveScore Bet sports betting brands, where he spent three years first as chief operating officer, then chief commercial officer.

Earlier in his career, Arnold worked for the likes of Betway, Boylesports and SportingBet, holding a number of marketing and executive roles during his tenure with each operator.

He replaces Derek Lloyd, who had served as CEO of The Football Pools since July 2017.

Arnold said he was “delighted” to take charge of an iconic british brand

“I’m delighted to be joining such an iconic British brand at a time of significant change and development,” Arnold said.

“A lot of good work has already been done to reposition the company for growth and I look forward to working w..

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