The Kindred Group is exiting the North American gaming market as part of a broad effort to restructure the company and focus on its core, revenue-producing operations. It's a move that includes at least 300 layoffs of North American-facing employees, but will save tens of millions of dollars over the long run. Kindred's departure from…
Novig, a sports betting exchange startup, is partnering with Intelitics, a maker of player acquisition software, on its upcoming launch in Colorado. It's a move that Novig is hoping will disrupt the existing sports betting market and bring the betting exchange model to the growing US market. Novig's spot in the Colorado sports betting market…
The NBA, NHL and MLB are teaming up to promote responsible gambling with a new public service announcement titled, Never Know What’s Next. Besides promoting the basics of responsible gambling such as knowing your limits, the new advertisement acknowledges professional sports' responsibilities towards the general public as they enjoy new revenue streams brought on by…
GambleAware, the UK charity, is launching a new campaign aimed destigmatizing problem gamblers and getting those suffering with gambling problems the help they need. It's an ambitious and worthy goal, especially given the fact that the group's own research suggests that two-thirds of all problem gamblers will never seek any kind of professional assistance. According…
The American Gaming Association (AGA) is reporting that the third quarter of 2023 was the most successful Q3 the US-facing industry has ever seen. According to the AGA's Commercial Gaming Revenue Tracker, American gaming operators hauled in an astounding $16.17 billion worth of revenue during the period covering August, September and October of this year.…
ESPN BET launched this week in 17 states and is expected to be a major player in the regulated US sports betting market. The new sportsbook is a team effort by Penn Entertainment and ESPN and will be using the network's considerable reach among sports fans to build its customer base. When it launched, ESPN…
Striking Detroit casino workers are calling on the public to support their cause by boycotting online casinos and sportsbooks. Representatives from UNITE HERE Local 24 are setting up a virtual picket line meant to keep players from patronizing FanDuel, ESPN BET, Hollywood iCasino, and BetMGM, all of which are affiliated with Detroit's land-based casinos, until…
ESPN employees are discouraged, but not banned, from placing bets on the new ESPN BET sportsbook when it launches later this week. That's just one of the guidelines offered by the sports behemoth to its employees under new sport betting guidelines governing the sports network's employees on what is expected to be an extremely popular…
A group of six of the largest casino affiliates in the United States are banding together to form a new group aimed at promoting responsible gambling. The Responsible Gambling Affiliate Association (RGAA) includes representatives from Better Collective, Catena Media, Gambling.com Group, Oddschecker, Spotlight Sports Group, and XL Media, and is just launching this month. Though…
Massachusetts gaming regulators have very nearly approved the long-awaited launch of ESPN BET this week. The re-brand of Barstool Sportsbook could be an industry-changing event, but the Massachusetts Gaming Commission's questions about how ESPN plans to limit its gambling content to minors did make for a few last minutes concessions from the sports news behemoth.…
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