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MGM Resorts has partnered with Playtech for a live casino offering that will stream directly from the MGM Grand and Bellagio properties in Las Vegas. The MGM Live games, which include single and double-zero roulette and baccarat, will be available to operators in regulated markets outside of the US, Playtech said. Speaking to iGaming Business, Playtech COO Shimon
Conquer Technology establishes gambling division to take on operator risks in small-scale tech innovation Former UK Tote product director and UK industry veteran Jamie Hart is seeking to streamline integration efforts for operators in his newly established role as head of gambling at UK technology consultancy Conquer Technology. Hart, who also spent time as an
Data provider Stats Perform has penned an exclusive agreement to continue as the rights partner of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) until 2030. Stats Perform will continue to be the exclusive data rights partner of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) after signing an extended deal. Under the agreement, Stats Perform will continue to serve as
Jay Snowden, president and CEO of Penn Entertainment, confirmed that ESPN Bet will go live in November this year. Penn and sports broadcaster ESPN’s transformative $1.5bn deal will consist of Penn relaunching its existing Barstool Sportsbook as ESPN Bet. Off the back of the deal Penn is divesting its Barstool Sports sportsbook brand and selling
All Penn Entertainment’s brands are powered by proprietary technology after Barstool Sportsbook and Casino was migrated to its in-house platform. The migration took place simultaneously across 16 states where Barstool operates during Major League Baseball’s (MLB) All-Star Break, the largest-scale technology migration in North American gaming to date. Penn describes the migration as a major
Sports data and technology provider Genius Sports announced that it has extended its partnership with Football DataCo, the business that licenses the data rights for the English Premier League. Under the terms of the new deal, Genius will extend its official partnership with the data rights organisation to 2025 as well as cover new areas
Gaming technology provider Playtech is to expand its poker presence though a new deal with Swedish state-owned gambling business Svenska Spel Sport & Casino. Svenska Spel has launched Playtech’s poker offering and ipoker network. This is part of the operator’s strategy to “modernise and improve” its poker product. The updated offering brings a number of
Australian-based operator PointsBet has announced the launch of its horse racing product PointsBet Racing. PointsBet Racing – which is now live in 25 states – was created in partnership with 1/ST Technology, a subsidiary of thoroughbred racing company The Stronach Group. The app will feature many famous tracks around the world, including content from each
Bet365 is set to launch iGameMedia and THEO Technologies’ optimised sports streaming service next month. Sports broadcaster iGameMedia and THEO – which has developed High Efficiency Streaming Protocol (HESP) – will deliver ultra-low latency sports streaming to the sportsbook market as standard, phasing out HTTP Live Streaming (HLS). The two have combined with rights agency
