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BetMGM JV partner acquires Dutch bookie for €550m

By Jake Pollard  |  June 14, 2022

Summary: BetMGM’s joint venture partner Entain has agreed to buy the Dutch bookmaker BetCity for €550m. Why it matters: The deal means Entain is expanding its European footprint into another regulated country. The group’s bwin and Party brands were active in the market prior to new regulations coming into force in October and are waiting […]

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Wyoming OSB market seeing slow and steady growth

By Steven Ruddock  |  June 14, 2022

Summary: Wyoming is one of two states (Tennessee is the other) with an online-only sports betting industry, but its smallest-in-the-nation population has made it easy to ignore. Why it matters: According to David Carpenter, Carpenter, the project manager of sports wagering for the Wyoming Gaming Commission, the number of accounts has eclipsed 30,000, and he […]

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House chair downplays federal gambling bills

By Ryan Butler  |  June 13, 2022

Summary: Massachusetts Rep. Richard Neal, who chairs the influential House Ways and Means Committee, told Wagers.com Monday lawmakers are focused on other legislative priorities this summer, further dimming the slim chances Congress takes significant action on the gaming industry’s major federal initiatives this year. Why it matters: Neal said his committee, which shapes the federal […]

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Missouri sports teams, casinos at odds over OSB legalization

By Geoff Fisk  |  June 13, 2022

Summary: Missouri’s failed sports betting bill came down to a battle between the state’s pro sports teams and casinos in the view of several state lawmakers. State Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder called the state’s inability to pass a sports betting bill in 2022 “frustrating” and “ridiculous.” Why it matters: Like many other states at a […]

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