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CEO Jordan Gnat said that growth in Playmaker’s media and affiliate businesses helped to improve operations during the three months to 30 June. Pro-forma revenue was $12.6m at Playmaker during the second quarter. Compared to the pro-forma revenue for Q2 2022, this was a rise of 51.8%. Like-for-like revenue at Playmaker was up 88.7% year-on-year
In an open letter released today, Gambling Commission chief executive Andrew Rhodes criticised the “misuse of gambling statistics” to support particular political outcomes. Rhodes said the regulator is “very concerned” at the significant increase in the misuse of gambling statistics. This comes as different parties aim to argue for or against different proposals in the
The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has handed provisional suspensions to Timur Khabibulin, Sanjar Fayziev and Igor Smilansky for match fixing. Each suspension came into effect on 25 July and will remain in place until the ITIA decides sanctions. Each case relates to breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Programme (TACP). Kazakhstan’s Khabibulin, who reached a
Wynn Resorts blames a dearth of igaming legislation and marketing costs for a major reduction in its online brand WynnBet’s US footprint. Wynn will cease operations in Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, Louisiana, New Jersey, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virgina as soon as possible. Operations in New York and Michigan remain under review. Only Nevada and Massachusetts
Prosecutors in Story County, Iowa have charged four more Iowa State football players for tampering with records. The charges come as part of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation’s (DCI) sports integrity probe. Among those charged was Iowa State running back Jirehl Brock. He is accused of placing four bets on games involving his own
In Disney’s Q2 earnings call, chief executive Robert Iger outlined why the business chose to partner with land-based and online gaming operator Penn Entertainment to launch ESPN into sports betting. According to Iger, Disney has been engaged in discussions with many different entities over a long period of time about how ESPN should enter sports
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
The long-path to regulated sports betting has reached a critical point in Brazil with speculation mounting the National Congress will deny the required approval to Lula’s Provisional Measure (PM) within the 120-day deadline. Last week, lawmakers filed 244 amendments to Provisional Measure (PM) No 1,182, the presidential decree which confirms the 2018 Brazil law regulating
Red Rock Resorts posted a year-on-year drop in revenue during the second quarter following a decline within its casino business. The three months to 30 June were a mixed period for the land-based casino operator. Red Rock Q2 group and casino were down, but it experienced growth in other areas and net profit was also
The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has announced sports betting brand Galera.bet as its latest member. Match Time Solutions-owned online operator Galera.bet is focused on the Brazil market. Galera.bet joins almost 50 companies and more than sports betting brands within the IBIA network of members. “We are honoured to work with IBIA and to be
