North America

Kentucky has become the latest US state to open up to regulated betting, with eight operators set to launch in the state including bet365. The international operator, based in the UK city of Stoke-on-Trent, has made Kentucky its sixth US market, following launched Colorado, New Jersey, Ohio, Virginia and Iowa. bet365’s product portfolio in Kentucky will include Same Game Parlays …

Although XLMedia (XLM) revenue fell during H1 2023 the group closed the quarter with a significantly higher profit than last year despite noticeable declines in revenue. The affiliate and media publisher, listed on the London AIM exchange and active in Europe and the US, more or less confirmed the figures projected in a trading update back in July.  Overall group-wide …

Genius Sports has taken another step in its transatlantic journey whilst bolstering its position as the provider of NFL betting data and streams in the North American market. The London-based sportstech firm is taking its new product, BetVision – an NFL betting and streaming platform – exclusively live in the US. . Bettors using the app will be able to …

Esports betting supplier Oddin.gg has gained a licence to bring its products to the US state of Colorado.  The Colorado Division of Gaming has awarded the Czech firm a licence to bring its B2B esports betting solution to operators in the state.  Vlastimil Venclik, Co-Founder and CEO of Oddin.gg, said: “We are thrilled to achieve yet another important milestone for …

OpenBet has deepened its relationship with Vixio Regulatory Intelligence to optimise the compliance capacity of its technology units operating across 44 jurisdictions globally.  Cited as a key partnership, OpenBet will continue to utilise Vixio’s intelligence tools and market monitoring resources to ensure its tech platforms and systems are compliant across all corresponding markets. The renewal follows the support of Vixio’s …

Changes in consumer demand for betting innovations are driven by the operators themselves, Sam Sadi laid out to SBC. The key step now is how the industry responds to the demand it itself has created. Recent years have seen a range of new betting products hit the markets, such as cashouts, in-play wagering and request a bet/bet builder offerings, LiveScore …

“Ontario is great,” William Woodhams, Fitzdares CEO summarised as he reflected on the UK bookmaker’s experience of Canada’s only regulated province for betting, one year on from regulation in April 2022. Woodhams was joined on a panel examining Ontario market developments by a fellow Englishman, Leon Thomas, Managing Director (Canada) at Entain, and two Canadian business figures – Jared Beber, …

Kresimir Spajic has been confirmed as the new CEO of Betfred USA, the stateside-facing venture of UK heritage omnichannel operator Betfred. Betfred USA is currently active in 10 US states, and in the leadership position Spajic will be tasked with continuing the rollout of its strategy and operations across the country. From its headquarters in Warrington, Greater Manchester, Betfred has …