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SBC Summit Americas will open its conference agenda on Wednesday, May 14, at the Broward County Convention Center with a high-impact Leaders Track, setting the tone for a landmark event uniting North and Latin America’s gaming sectors under one roof.  The day will begin with opening remarks titled “Welcome to Florida”, delivered by Julie Brown, Vice Chairman and Inaugural Chairman …

EveryMatrix has expanded its presence in the states of New Jersey and Michigan by signing a casino content deal with Golden Nugget Online Gaming.  The partnership will see Golden Nugget supplied with first class EveryMatrix games from the latter’s in-house game development studio Armadillo Studios, directly through an integration with the SlotMatrix igaming aggregation solution.  Erik Nyman, President EveryMatrix Americas, …

Rowan Northcott, IMG Arena’s Commercial Partnerships Manager for Golf, was joined by DraftKings’ Head of Golf Trading Stuart Purling and PGA TOUR’s VP Gaming Scott Warfield to discuss why golf has “all the hallmarks” of a perfect in-play betting product. The trio share their views on why the sport should be a staple in any sportsbook’s portfolio before explaining why …

Catena Media has confirmed the appointment of Sean Hurley as a non-executive director (NED) of the Stockholm-listed iGaming media publisher. Hurley will fill the position vacated by Per Widerström, who resigned from Catena’s board in September, fulfilling the requirements to become Group CEO of 888 Holdings. Investors were informed that Hurley’s NED appointment “will become effective once all necessary filings …

bet365 has made further announcements on its plans for Kentucky as pre-registration opens. The Stoke-based bookmaker made the decision to join DraftKings in aligning with state regulations and opening up its offering to anyone 18 and over. This is unlike Caesars and FanDuel, which announced plans to restrict online operations to 21+. “We are thrilled to welcome the great state …

Oded Amir, Delasport’s recently-appointed VP of Product, joins the firm with over 15 years of experience, mainly working in product positions with the likes of SBTech and DraftKings. Here he shares his vision and strategic direction for Delasport’s products and how they will align with customer needs, business growth, and the firm’s overall technology roadmap. You’ve recently joined Delasport, with …

US betting giant DraftKings has pulled back its daily fantasy sports (DFS) offering in four major European markets.  An update emailed to the company’s customers explained that its DFS operations in Austria, Germany, Ireland and Malta would be closed from 22 January onwards.  DFS is one of DraftKings flagship product areas, initially starting solely as a fantasy sports-oriented provider back …

The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has named the seven businesses that have been licensed to operate online sportsbook services within the US overseas territory.  A long-awaited update to Puerto Rico’s sports and gambling legislature saw Jaime Rivera-Emmanuelli, who serves as interim director of the Puerto Rico Gaming Commission (PRGC) disclose the identities of the seven firms.  The PRGC has authorised …

Kambi Group will provide its sportsbook solutions services to the BetWarrior, Casino Magic and Casino Club brands under exclusive supplier partnerships. The arrangements with the three Argentinian online betting and casino firms came about as a result of the Swedish company’s multi-year deal with player account management (PAM) platform Ondiss. Provisions of the multi-channel contract enabled Kambi to partner with …

In tandem with an expansion of its transatlantic operations, EPIC Risk Management has reported success in its founding country. The gambling harm minimisation consultancy detailed that during the 2021/22 financial year it reached a total of 34,759 students across UK schools and colleges with educational material, funded independently without industry contributions. Of this total, 13,821 students across 84 state schools …