North America

Following SBC’s recent look at the growth of eSports, and its 2015 official introduction to the UK, we caught up with Pinnacle Customer Engagement Manager  Mirio Mella to discuss the origins of a new burgeoning betting market. Established in 1998, with its headquarters in Curacao, the online gaming site Pinnacle Sports is an early market leader in terms of providing eSports …

Last Friday Wynn Resorts shareholders backed the removal of Elaine P. Wynn, co-founder and former wife of Chief Executive Steve A Wynn from the company’s board of directors. The conformation announced at the Wynn Resorts annual meeting of stockholders last Friday, will likely end Elaine Wynn’s ongoing proxy battle with Wynn Resorts’ governance. Last March Wynn Resorts corporate governance had …

As Las Vegas gears up to host the boxing fight of the decade between Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather Vs Manny ‘Pac-Man’ Pacquiao on 2 May at the MGM Grand. The city’s licensed sportsbooks have stated that early bet wagering estimates of $50-$60 million may have been somewhat conservative. With less than nine days to go Las Vegas bookmakers have witnessed vast …

In its ongoing battle for market share of the burgeoning US daily fantasy sports market, market leader FanDuel has confirmed that it has agreed exclusive partnerships with 15 NFL franchises. On Wednesday the operator confirmed exclusive fantasy sports partnerships the following NFL team Baltimore Ravens Buffalo Bills Cincinnati Bengals Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers Houston Texans Indianapolis Colts Jacksonville Jaguars …

The iGaming industry is always in a state of flux, as technology disrupts systems and processes. The industry, therefore, needs to change its approach to crypto-currencies with the advent of the decentralized internet. Industry iGaming expert Tim Heath explains. Tim Heath has over 10 years of management experience in online gaming and is the CEO of Coingaming.io the software provider …

Sportech Plc has confirmed that it has improved the conditions and terms for its services the Shoreline Star Greyhound and Entertainment Complex, which the company inherited through its 2010 acquisition of Scientific Games Racing. Under the previous agreement the Connecticut racing complex was due to receive around 50% of gross gaming revenue from new forms of gaming in Connecticut in …

Social games sports start-up WinView, a business looking to engage players with real time mobile sports mechanisms offered through synchronised two-screen viewing has announced that it has secured $1.2 million (€1.1 million) in second round venture investment. The funds raised will be used to grow WinView’s development and operations ahead of the planned launch of WinView mobile games in time …

Digital media operator Yahoo has announced that it is planning to enter the daily fantasy sports market, as the media company aims to become the marketplace’s third biggest player. Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer announced the upcoming product launch during the company’s Q1 earnings call, Mayer further outlined that Yahoo would aim to release its product by Q3 2015. At present …

The winners of the 2015 iGaming North America Awards were announced on the 16th April 2015 during a special luncheon at the iGaming North America conference in Las Vegas. The iGaming North America Awards were organized in partnership with iGaming Business, The Innovation Group, eGaming Brokerage, Lewis Roca Rothberger and BolaVerde.  The awards aimed to reward excellence and innovation in our sector and …

The National Football League (NFL )announced today a new multi-year agreement with Sportradar US to be its exclusive distributor of comprehensive statistics to digital outlets beginning with the 2015 NFL Season. Sportradar US will become the NFL’s exclusive distributor for official real-time scores, player statistics and play-by-play data (Game Statistics and Information System/ “GSIS”) as well as the NFL’s proprietary …