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Strong Q2 helps increase French online gaming revenue for H1

Football dominated Q2, with French bettors wagering a total of €623.9m ($695.6m), a 6% overall increase in comparison to Q1. Ligue 1 attracted the most amount of attention, with a total of €76m wagered, as more Ligue 1 football matches were played during the three-month period in comparison to Q1. The women’s World Cup, which […]

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32Red has given anti-gambling media another field day with Wayne Rooney stunt

Many have questioned how Derby has even been able to secure the former Manchester United star, with his weekly wage rumoured to be around £100,000. But this isn’t the major talking point at present. Despite the lucrative deal taking place, his move has been tarnished by the fact he will be wearing number 32 due

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Presque Isle Downs & Casino launches BetAmerica sportsbook

The sportsbook will feature 50 sports wagering kiosks within the newly-renovated sportsbook area of the casino, with the remainder in the casino’s centre bar, high-limit room and non-smoking area. Presque Isle Casino was acquired by Churchill Downs in January, and the new sportsbook demonstrates an attempt to further the latter’s position in a growing sports

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GVC CEO labels 32Red’s Wayne Rooney deal a “complete own goal”

The deal will see Wayne Rooney wear the number 32 shirt when he joins Derby County in January as part of the club’s partnership with 32Red. The Kindred Group-owned operator already sponsored the English Championship football team’s shirt going into the 2019/20 season, but the new agreement sees 32Red extend the partnership to include the

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Wasserman exec: US sports wagering will become more parallel to live broadcasting

How will sports betting impact TV and broadcast deals? You’d think it would have a very positive impact on people’s viewership. The issue is it’s not legal in all 50 states yet, so it’s going to take some time to get the ubiquity. But what you’re seeing, regardless, is the media rights partners getting more

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Opinion: DraftKings should look into acquiring Football Index

The UK audience wants different things than its US counterpart. Free-to-play fantasy football for the English Premier League is perhaps the most influential reason behind this difference. But one gaming site enjoying UK success despite the existence of fantasy football could offer DraftKings a route to reigniting its UK ambitions and reinvigorating its UK offering;

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AGA Senior Director: Education critical to US sports betting recruitment

Invited to speak were Benjie Cherniak, Managing Director, Don Best Sports, SG Digital; Jonathan Michaels, Senior Director, AGA; Brianne Doura, Legislative Director, National Council on Problem Gambling and George Rover, CEO of the Sports Wagering Integrity Monitoring Association. Moderating the panel was Bill Pascrell from the Princeton Public Affairs Group. BP: The US market has

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Nevada gaming revenue up 4% to $952.4m for August

Sportsbook revenue grew 49% to $18.7m, with overall table, counter and card game revenue (including sportsbook) up 14% to $336.9m. However, slot machine revenue was marginally down 0.5% to $615.5m, with multi denomination slot machine revenue falling 7% to $246.4m. But 1 cent slot machine revenue rose 3% to $273.8m. For July, Nevada’s casino revenue

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