The New Hampshire Lottery reported a year-on-year increase in both sports wagering gross gaming revenue (GGR) and handle for December.
Players in the state spent $90.9m betting on sports in the month, up 5.2% from December of 2021 but a 2.4% drop from $93.1m in November of 2022.
Of this total, $65.9m was spent wagering on the DraftKings mobile sportsbook, while some $25.0m was bet at the operator’s three retail sportsbooks in New Hampshire.
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Genius Sports has entered into a partnership with Canadian sports channel The Sports Network (TSN), wherein Genius will supply TSN’s streaming platform TSN+ with its proprietary data feed for NFL games.
Under the terms of the agreement, Genius will deliver its real-time overlays to TSN+ which will include graphics and visualisations as well as its Next Gen Stats (NGS) data.
Since April 2021, the sports data business has been the official data partner of the league – an agreement which was expanded to include streaming options for US operators in November 2022.
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IMG Arena has partnered with Norway’s top two football divisions, Eliteserien and OBOS-Ligaen, to secure their global betting streaming rights.
Both divisions feature 16 teams with matches played between April and November and fixtures generally on Sunday nights.
The long-term partnership will incorporate 485 matches across the two leagues and will help to build IMG’s global football portfolio.
“This deal with Norwegian football bolsters IMG Arena’s football offering with another first-class property that will help sports betting operators increase their engagement with players throughout the year, while also enabling new touch points during the week” said Mark Wrigley, senior director of rights at IMG Arena.
Knut Kristvang, CEO of Fotball Media added: “We are delighted to have secured this agreement with IMG Arena.
“It is a long-term partnership that allows us to strategically grow the profile of Eliteserien and OBOS-Ligaen and engage new audiences around the world.”
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Online sports betting revenue reached a record $30.5m in December, despite a month-on-month decline in consumer spending.
Revenue was at its highest since the state opened its legal online wagering market in January of 2022, surpassing the previous monthly high of $28.4m in March.
The December revenue total was also in stark contrast to the $27.6m loss reported during November, which came as a result of US businessman Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale winning a number of large bets on Major League Baseball’s World Series.
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The German Sports Betting Association (DSWV) has announced sports betting operator PlayCherry Limited as its latest member.
As an approved member of the DSWV, PlayCherry will work with the organisation and its other members to clamp down on illegal activities in the regulated German market.
PlayCherry is licensed to operate its Sunmaker.de, Comeonwetten.de and Mobilebet.de sites in the country.
“Germany is a core market for our company, and we are pleased to be part of this relatively young, regulated sports betting market,” Cherry CEO Jürgen Reutter said. “The DSWV and PlayCherry pursue a common goal and our membership underlines our efforts to provide customers in Germany with entertaining, and at the same time secure, sports betting products.”
DSWV president Mathias Dahms added: “With PlayCherry, the DSWV is gaining another member with many years of international experience. Everything in the German gambling industry is currently in a state of upheaval and sports betting provid..
Metaverse-orientated fantasy sports business SimWin Sports has announced a new strategic partnership with Sports Illustrated (SI).
Under the deal, Sports Illustrated will become SimWin’s official presenting partner with a variety of branding opportunities and integrations across its platform.
“We are delighted to partner with SI, an authority in the sports and culture realm, as they continue their foray into the metaverse sports space,” said SimWin Sports CEO, David J Ortiz.
“This partnership will provide SimWin an exceptional opportunity to enhance its presentation and broadcasts while optimising engagement with the rabid fans SI has cultivated for generations.”
Metaverse
SimWin’s metaverse proposition sees virtual athletes playing on teams owned by well-known sports and entertainment figures. Some individuals active on the platform include former NBA greats Magic Johnson and Tracy McGrady as well as former NFL stars Jerry Rice and Marshall Faulk.
In 2019, the SI trademark was..
Bet365 has been announced as the official betting partner of the Chris Eubank Jr vs Liam Smith fight on 21 January 2023.
The online sportsbook operator has entered into a partnership with Boxxer, the boxing company promoting the fight.
As the official odds partner, Bet365 branding will be visible across all pre-promotion and media activity including press conferences, open workouts and weigh-ins. The company’s logo will also have 360-degree advertising on the ring corners, ropes and toblerones at the event.
There will also be Bet365 branding on the venue’s screens, banners and boards.
Bet365 will be featured heavily on Boxxer’s social and digital content, with the operator providing exclusive in-play optimisations to the boxing promoter.
A spokesperson for Bet365 said: “Live on Sky Sports and brought to you by our partners at Boxxer, we’re thrilled to be part of this huge night of British boxing.
“It’s going to be an explosive night on 21 January, and Bet365 has you covered with ..
Sportsbook and online gaming software provider Altenar has announced details of its global expansion strategy, with plans to launch in new European, African and South American markets.
Altenar struck up a partnership with PalmsBet to power the operator’s activities in countries around the world, with a core focus on Bulgaria.
The provider will also work with PalmsBet in Kenya, having launched in the country late last year, as well as in Peru, where the operator plans to go live in April.
As part of the deal, PalmsBet will have access to Altenar’s sports betting and virtual sports offering to expand its current range of more than 20,000 sporting events.
Altenar is licensed across a total of 13 markets, having secured approval from the Great Britain Gambling Commission and Malta Gaming Authority.
“This deal with PalmsBet is truly exciting given that Bulgaria is a market full of potential in terms of sports betting and incredibly exciting demographics,” Altenar commercial account man..
Online gambling solutions provider GAN has announced the launch of its Coolbet brand in the Mexican market.
Operating in collaboration with a locally licensed partner, the brand went live earlier this week and has been customised to offer localised betting options to players in the country.
Mexican consumers can wager on events such as the 2023 Mexico Open, MLB Mèxico, Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, Recopa Sudamericana and Formula 1 motor racing.
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The special guests keep coming on the World Series of Politics, with GeoComply’s Linsday Slader joining Brendan Bussmann and Brandt Iden to discuss Ohio’s sports betting launch. Also under discussion are Brazil, Macau and the US legislative session.
The geolocation specialist’s managing director of gaming says Ohio’s sports betting launch was one of the biggest market openings in the US to date.
Over the New Year weekend alone, GeoComply recorded more than 11.3 million geolocation transactions, and Slader says around 1.2 million accounts were set up in the first week of activity.
This episode also marks the World Series of Politics’ debut on Spotify! You can also listen on Apple Podcasts, and directly from this page.
Ohio betting flies out the blocks
There’s also a wider range of betting options than ever before, with 1,000 kiosks rolled out across Ohio, and it’s going to be interesting to see how this works in tandem with a widespread mobile offering. If it keeps up its early ..
Influencer Jake Paul’s microbetting start-up Betr will now begin accepting real-money deposits and withdrawals in Ohio, after a “soft launch” on 1 January.
In August 2022, Paul – alongside SimpleBet founder and CEO Joey Levy – launched Betr, a microbetting offering, designed at allowing players to place bets on fast-resolving markets. Paul is president of Betr, while Levy acts as CEO.
This was followed by the September launch of Betr’s mobile app, which nationwide launched on a free-to-play basis ahead of a real money offering.
The application has a reworked interface that simplifies betting UI by presenting the bet as a multiple choice question, as well as displaying odds as payout multiples.
betr allows users to place same game parlays on sports games
Betr entered Ohio through a 10-year market access agreement with Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Company.
State-by-state expansion
Levy said he was “thrilled” to be launching Betr’s real-money betting business in Ohio. “Thi..
Betway parent company Super Group announced that its board of directors has approved a $25m (£20.5m/€23.2m) share repurchase scheme.
Super Group said the scheme is set to run until 31 December 2023, though the board reserved the right to extend or shorten the timeframe at their discretion.
The operator also emphasised that the announcement did not legally bind it in any way – noting that Super Group was “not obligated” to repurchase any shares, and that repurchases if any would be made from time to time on the open market at prevailing prices or “in negotiated transactions off the market”.
“Our debt-free balance sheet is strong and we actively consider using cash to drive long-term shareholder value through investment and through returning cash to shareholders,” said CFO Alinda van Wyk. “We believe a modest share repurchase programme is an efficient potential use of cash depending on market circumstances.”
The share repurchase scheme happens after a fraught Q3, in which declines in..