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If anyone can lay claim to having been in and among the events that have completely reshaped the global betting and gaming market in the four-and-a-half years since PASPA fell it is Joe Asher, writes Scott Longley. The former CEO at William Hill US now heads up sports betting at IGT and recently joined as shareholder and advisory board member at USAbility and is ready for the next challenges that will be thrown up in an expanding market.

In some senses, the decision by the US Supreme Court to bring down PASPA acted like a meteorite hitting the betting and gaming sector.

In that moment, in May 2018, everything changed and everyone involved in the global industry have been living with that transformed landscape ever since.

But for Joe Asher, at the time the chief executive of what was then still called William Hill US, the decision of the country’s top judges was very far from having just landed out of nowhere.

In the room where it happened

It was a ruling that had been signalled ..

December 8, 2022

Jade Entertainment to launch BetConstruct-powered Philippine sportsbook

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Jade Entertainment and Gaming Technologies has partnered with BetConstruct to launch a new-look sportsbook in the Philippines.

The revamped sports betting offering will be available to players in the country online via Jadesportsbet.com, as well as at a network of Jade SportsBet retail locations.

Customers can place pre-match and in-play bets across a wide range of markets on events such as the National Basketball Association and the ongoing 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar.

The new launch marks sports betting solutions provider BetConstruct’s first foray into the Philippines market.

“We are thrilled to bring players the all-new Jade Sportsbook, which carries the largest and the most diversified collection of sports betting offers,” Jade’s founder and chief executive Joe Pisano said.

“We are excited about the new platform that our patrons will surely enjoy. We are delighted to be working with BetConstruct, which developed our innovative platform and is fully committed to creating the..

December 7, 2022

Ontario issues new online gambling licences

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The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has issued a series of new online gambling licences to operators, allowing them to launch in the Canadian province’s market.

Ligtip Limited secured a licence earlier this week, permitting it to roll out its Tonybet brand in Ontario via the Tonybet.ca website. The approval came after Tonybet was also issued a licence in the Netherlands last month.

Elsewhere, Delta iGaming INC was this week awarded a new licence for Delta Bingo and Gaming in the province, while Eclipse Entertainment Limited secured approval for its High Flyer Casino brand.

Read the full story on iGB North America.

December 7, 2022

Improving the customer experience: What can operators and affiliates do?

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As bettors seek improved customer experiences, operators and affiliates are under pressure to acquire, retain, and develop loyal customers. What steps can be taken to improve customer satisfaction and loyalty?

Welcome to the penultimate episode in our five-part consumer insight series focused on customer acquisition, retention and development in the North American sports betting and igaming industry.

In the previous three episodes, we have reviewed the inevitable challenges likely to be faced by consumers when registering for a new account, the day-to-day frustrations consumers cite resulting in a lack of loyalty, and the truth behind what consumers really care about when selecting which operator to place their bets with.

In this week’s episode, we will outline three actionable steps operators and affiliates can take to better serve their respective consumers as they search for the much revered consumer loyalty that has been missing in the industry so far.

Using Betting Hero’s pr..

December 5, 2022

Genius Sports adds NFL streaming for US operators

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Genius Sports has expanded its partnership with the National Football League (NFL) to allow fans in the US to view and bet on select games.

Under the arrangement, Genius will utilise its Watch & Bet service and augmented live video betting products with major sports wagering operators in the US.

The NFL appointed Genius as its exclusive worldwide distributor of real-time official play-by-play statistics in April 2021, granting Genius the rights to distribute low latency video feeds to operators in key international markets. This has now been expanded to include the US.

Read the full story on iGB North America

December 5, 2022

Colorado sports wagers surpass $500m in October

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Consumers in Colorado wagered $526.6m in sports during October, a 7.1% increase on the same month last year.

The state’s monthly handle was higher than the $491.5m spent by players in October 2021 and also 17.0% up from $450.2m in September of this year.

Of this total, $521.8m was bet online, while just $4.8m was wagered at retail sportsbooks in the state.

Read the full story on iGB North America

December 2, 2022

Arizona betting handle up 49% month-on-month in September

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Consumers in Arizona bet a total of $538.0m on sports during September, a 49.0% increase on the previous month.

The September figure was significantly higher than the $361.0m wagered in August and was also the third consecutive month of growth in the state.

Players spent $533.3m betting online during the month, though just $4.0m was wagered at retail sportsbook facilities in the state.

December 2, 2022

PointsBet expands golf betting with IMG Arena integration

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PointsBet has integrated IMG Arena’s Golf Event Centre into its sports betting app to offer a wider range of golf wagering options to customers.

The Golf Event Centre offers over 35,000 betting markets per tournament, with users now able to bet on events such as distance of the longest drive, total of putts on the next hole, next hole score, and closest to the pin.

To read the full article, visit iGB North America

December 2, 2022

GiG pens commercial partnership with News UK

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Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has entered into a new commercial partnership with media giant News Corp UK & Ireland.

Under the arrangement, GiG and News UK will jointly deliver sports betting, casino content and exclusive offers to consumers across the UK through News UK-owned brands The Sun and talkSPORT.

Content and offers will be featured on special sections of The Sun and talkSPORT’s websites.

GiG said it expects to go live almost immediately in order to take advantage of the 2022 Fifa World Cup, which is currently taking place in Qatar.

“A collaboration of this magnitude will allow us to provide added value to our partners in the sports betting and casino sphere, reaching new heights while showcasing our abilities to operate at a top-tier level,” GiG chief marketing officer Jonas Warrer said.

The sun’s director of betting and gaming, Tim Reynolds, added: “The partnership and new betting hub adds to The Sun’s growing digital portfolio and bolsters our suite of betting products..

December 1, 2022

Ontario orders halt to all UFC betting amid integrity concerns

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The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has ordered all operators in the province to stop taking bets on the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) due to integrity concerns.

The Ontario regulator said that operators should stop offering any UFC betting with immediate effect.

Ontario – which launched its regulated betting and igaming market on 4 April of this year – has a number of rules intended to protect sporting integrity.

All events for which betting is permitted “must be effectively supervised by a sport governing body which must, at minimum, prescribe final rules and enforce codes of conduct that include prohibitions on betting by insiders”.

In addition, there must be “integrity safeguards in place which are sufficient to mitigate the risk of match-fixing, cheat-at-play, and other illicit activity that might influence the outcome of bet upon events”.

The UFC in October amended its rules and regulations to ban its fighters from betting on UFC events.

However, AGC..

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