North America

Seeking to deliver the best payment systems and digital transaction services for the radically alerted US gambling market post-PASPA, Worldpay Inc and Paysafe Group have this morning confirmed the development of a ‘strategic collaboration’. The two leading players in digital financial services, state that they will collaborate to enhance US gambling’s operational value chain for all current and future stakeholders. …

The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians has announced that it will launch its Pearl River Resorts (Philadelphia, MS) sportsbook proposition in-partnership with Betgenius. The partnership will see the tribal gaming syndicate become the first Tribal Gaming operators to launch sports betting produce outside of Nevada. Betgenius will work with Tribal Gaming technology partner IGT Group, as the comprehensive supplier of …

Betting on Sports America (BOSA) has been backed by the International Association of Gaming Advisors (IAGA), as it bids to become the most relevant and reputable conference focused on the newly liberalised US sports betting market. The association has agreed to support the first running of the event in New Jersey from 23-25 April 2019. The Meadowlands Exposition Center will …

According to The Times, US activist investor Jason Ader has called on Playtech Plc to sever all ties with Israeli enterprise founder Teddy Sagi. During the course of 2018, Ader’s New York hedge fund SpringOwl Asset Management has been building up its investment in struggling FTSE250 Playtech Plc – demanding that the governance undertake a group-wide shake-up, boosting returns for investors. …

Leading European sports data, integrity services and content provider Sportradar has continued its US technology expansion after announcing that it has secured a partnership with broadcaster FOX Sports to deliver new audience innovations and experiences. Announcing its latest US-centric partnership, Sportradar will utilise its data collection mechanisms and insight capacities to develop live engagement tools/functions for FOX Sports in-game programming. FOX Sports …

Golden Race has backed up a recent bid for global growth, which has seen it gain both a UK supplier licence and associate membership to NASPL in North America, by launching a new website to provide clearer information for prospective customers, partners and media organisations across target territories. Having made its name through a popular range of products across emerging …

The governance of New York-listed gambling technology group IGT Plc has confirmed that Lorenzo Pellicioli will take the remit of corporate Chairman of the Board, having previously served the role on an interim basis. Updating investors, IGT concludes its governance leadership search, which was sanctioned this August following the departure of Phil Satre to NASDAQ casino and leisure operator Wynn …

IMG Arena, the newly formed ‘betting innovation division‘ of leading global sports agency IMG announces its first comprehensive data partnership with golf’s PGA Tour. Securing a multi-year partnership, IMG Arena becomes the lead distributor of PGA Tour (US + North American golf) data to sports’ media, news, betting and entertainment organisations worldwide. Further commercial provisions, see IMG Arena become the …

Ismail Vali, Senior Consultant for iGaming Leaders, delivers a two-part explanation about how operators in Sweden have been forced to act upon regulatory changes that are only vaguely specified but affect the day-to-day operational realities of running a sportsbook. The lack of clarity provided by the Lotteriinspektionen has led Vali, who authored the recent Bricks vs Clicks article and a …

Golden Race has been granted associate membership to the North American Association of State & Provincial Lotteries (NASPL), a regional organisation spanning Canada and the US that facilitates better communication between lottery operators, as well as between lottery operators and gaming vendors. The virtual sports platform provider has joined 52 lottery operators/suppliers in Canada and the US, including IGT, Intralot, …