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Sports betting and gaming consultancy SCCG Management has announced the appointment of Pariekshit Maadishetti to its leadership team in India. The move was confirmed by SCCG Management Founder and CEO Stephen Crystal on Wednesday, who also unveiled the opening of a new office in Hyderabad, India. Maadishetti has significant experience in online media and gaming

Irish bookmaking heavyweight Flutter Entertainment, owner of brands including FanDuel and PokerStars, announced on Thursday changes to its Board of Directors, informing that Michael Cawley has stepped down as Non-Executive Director of Flutter and Chair of the Audit Committee and Zillah Byng-Thorne has stepped down as Chair of the Risk and Sustainability Committee The changes have

Kansas lawmakers gave final approval on early Friday to a sports betting bill after the Republican-controlled Senate voted 21-13 to pass, reports Associated Press. The Republican-controlled House had previously passed the measure Thursday, 73-49, meaning the legislation will now go to Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s desk, who is expected to sign it. The bill calls for using

Analysts have raised concerns over one of the three ballot initiatives still gathering signatures to legalize sports betting in California, the “California Solutions to Homelessness and Mental Health Support Act,” backed and funded by major online operators DraftKings, BetMGM, FanDuel, Bally’s Interactive, WynnBET and Penn National Gaming/Barstool Sportsbook, among others. Critics are concerned it will

Gaming investment firm Tekkorp Capital is adding seasoned executive Steve Schrier to its team, the venture capital fund set up by gaming entrepreneur Matt Daver announced on Wednesday. The team expansion comes only weeks after the firm announced the establishment of its advisory arm. Tekkorp Capital’s newly-created advisory team announced, shortly after its launch, a

Kindred Group plc has shared its unaudited interim report for the first quarter of the year. Financial results were impacted by what the business expects to be short-term headwinds, while the Unibet owner is optimistic about long-term prospects. Total revenue (B2C and B2B) was £246.7 million ($307 million), down from £352.6 million ($438.7 million). The

The authorities of PGS – Peru Gaming Show stated in a press release this week that since COVID-19 forced the restriction of the activities related to the gaming and entertainment sector, “the most important tradeshow of the region is returning in its traditional month, on June 15-16, to become the center of the gaming world”.

Kansas is exploring the option of using taxes from sports betting to attract the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs from Missouri to the Kansas side of the metropolitan area. Legislators in the Sunflower State were close on Wednesday to approving a measure that would put a 10% tax on each bet, with nearly all revenue going

B2B esports betting solutions provider Oddin.gg is acquiring marketing agency Thousand Lives, the company announced on Wednesday. Oddin.gg will absorb the Thousand Lives esports division and rebrand the new, in-house branch, as Jotun.gg. The purchase marks a new move towards Oddin.gg providing the whole spectrum of esports services, the company said. The business already provides

Pragmatic Play on Thursday announced the launch of North Guardians, its latest slot title, where it adventures into a frozen wasteland where Vikings battle during a blizzard.  The 5×5, 50 payline title features iconic Viking symbols such as axes, horns, and more as players look to assist the Norse characters in their battle.    Two halves of a

Red Tiger, a brand part of Evolution, announced Thursday the launch of its dragon-themed slot, Dragons Clusterbuster, which features fantastical features, swooping dragons, and a prize-giving Clusterbuster mechanic. To unlock these features and prizes, players will have to hatch the Dragon Egg in the middle of the reels. Dragon Eggs are represented by the 3×3 cluster in the middle

The Colorado Department of Revenue’s Division of Gaming has shared its sports betting report for the month of March. Gaming numbers in the Centennial State received an assist from March Madness: wagers on basketball reigned supreme in the month, helping total bets rebound and increase by 14.8% over February’s wagers. Wagers on Professional Basketball and

Diversia Entertainment Group‘s Casino Palacio Royal Chiclayo is the first Peruvian casino to add Zitro’s award-winning 88 Link game to its entertainment offer. 88 Link – Wild Duels is a five-reel, 243-ways-to-win video slot featuring a five-level mystery jackpot, enabled by the Allure ONE Platform. This cabinet deploys three 27” HD monitors and offers unprecedented benefits

Four Pennsylvania casinos have been fined for a variety of violations, this according to the state’s Gaming Control Board. The fines were approved late last week. The Mohegan Sun Pocono Casino received a fine of $10,000 for failures in self-exclusion, and the Rivers Casino Pittsburgh was fined $7,500 for using revoked software on some slot

Our gambling news this week finds us in London attending the International Casino Expo, or ICE, where J.Todd is reporting from the floor of the event! Topics of discussion include Michigan online poker news, an update on New Jersey esports betting, and a look at a brand new slot machine! [embedded content] Hello everyone! J.Todd

The numbers from March are in, and New Jersey sports bets have broke the $1 billion mark. That’s the sixth consecutive month that the state has been able to break the billion dollar mark. Casinos in the state handled $1.12 billion in bets, driven mostly by the NCAA March Madness basketball tournament, according to the

PokerStars has decided to bring their players even more with the launch of their new peer-to-peer online betting platform! The PokerStars Betting Exchange is now available at both at PokerStars .com and .eu sites, giving their customers access to a sports betting experience on a global level while maintaining the ease of a single account

Any hope of sports betting in California will , state residents will eventually come down to the voters. Perhaps as soon as this fall state residents will be able to decide between ballot measures aimed at regulating the activity. But is would also be understandable if they were so sick of the political bullshit in

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Here comes another one! Now there’s a new bill that would legalize South Carolina online sports betting, and potentially much more! The legislation is a Bipartisan bill from the State House, sponsored by Representatives William Herbkersman, a Republican, and Todd Rutherford, a Democrat. This is a second attempt at passing a bill to regulate sports