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Nairobi bill would only permit betting in five-star hotels
March 4, 2022

Nairobi bill would only permit betting in five-star hotels

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The Nairobi County Assembly has approved at first reading a bill that would only allow gambling operators to be located five-star hotels, and would only allow them to operate between the hours of 8pm and 6am.

The Nairobi City County Betting, Lotteries and Gaming (Amendment) Bill, 2021 would amend the country’s Gaming Act, which only became law last year.

The bill was approved at its second reading last week, bringing it one step closer to becoming law.

It would add new provisions to the country’s gaming laws, including only allowing betting, lotteries and gaming facilities to be “domiciled in a five-star hotel”, as rated by Kenya’s Tourism Regulatory Authority.

In addition, licenced premises would only be allowed to operate between the hours of 8pm and 6am.

Meanwhile, gambling advertisements may not be broadcast during the watershed period, which occurs from 10pm to 5am. Physical advertisements such as billboards would be banned entirely.

The law would also require all operators ..

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Aspire gears up for Dutch launch after receiving certification
March 1, 2022

Aspire gears up for Dutch launch after receiving certification

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Aspire Global has received full certification to operate in the Netherlands, which will see it roll out its player account management platform solution, sportsbook and casino games throughout the country.

The certification will allow Aspire to launch through already-agreed partnerships with operators in the country.

Last year Aspire’s Pariplay platform signed a deal with Holland Casino, one of ten operators to receive a licence from Dutch regulator de Kansspelautoriteit. Under the deal, Pariplay would supply its proprietary games to Holland Casino.

In January Aspire agreed to a deal that will see it make BoyleSports, Ireland’s largest independent bookmaker, live in the Netherlands.

The deal, which will take effect upon Aspire’s entry into the Netherlands, will mean Aspire will provide its full turnkey solutions to BoyleSports through Aspire’s sportsbook Btobet.

“The newly regulated Dutch market is growing quickly and one of Europe’s most appealing igaming markets,” said Tsachi Mai..

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Strong lottery showing helps Tabcorp revenue grow 2.2% in H1
February 17, 2022

Strong lottery showing helps Tabcorp revenue grow 2.2% in H1

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Australia’s Tabcorp Holdings reported an increase in revenue for the six months ended 31 December 2021, with its lottery division the standout performer ahead of its demerger from the group.

For the first half of the operator’s financial year, revenue was up 2.2% year-on-year to AU$2.93bn (£1.55bn/€1.86bn/$2.11bn).

The largest contributor to the group total was the Lotteries and Keno division, comprising The Lott and Keno brands. It saw revenue increase 10.9% to AU$1.78bn in spite of keno venues being impacted by Covid-19 trading restrictions. While keno revenue was down 9.8% to AU$119.0m, lottery was up 12.7% to AU$1.67bn across retail and digital channels.

A highly visible retail network – comprising newsagents, petrol stations, kiosks and pharmacies – helped turnover grow 5%, while digital’s share of lottery turnover was up from 32.1% in the prior year to 36.7%.

Game development helped keep jackpot games and Saturday Lotto turnover growing. However, other titles, such as scra..

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Iowa sports betting handle doubles year-on-year in January
February 11, 2022

Iowa sports betting handle doubles year-on-year in January

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Bettors in Iowa staked $303.3m in the first month of 2022, meaning handle more than doubled year-on-year.

Amounts wagered for January was up 102.9% from January 2021’s $149.5m total figures from the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission show.

This was driven entirely by mobile betting, with customers staking $275.9m during the month, a 128.4% jump.

Retail, on the other hand, actually declined from January 2021, with stakes down 4.5% to $27.5m.

Caesars led the way in terms of handle, with customers staking $112.7m through its mobile sportsbook, setting it ahead of DraftKings which reported $68.9m in mobile stakes, and FanDuel on $44.1m.

For retail, it was the FanDuel sportsbook at the Diamond Jo Worth Casino that led the way, with $8.7m staked. Penn National’s Ameristar II in Council Bluffs followed with customers wagering $5.4m at its Barstool Sportsbook, and the Caesars Sportsbook at Horseshoe Casino Council Bluffs on $3.9m.

From the statewide handle of $303.3m across all chan..

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Sands to “wait patiently” for online opportunities
January 27, 2022

Sands to “wait patiently” for online opportunities

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Robert Goldstein, chief executive of resort operator Las Vegas Sands, said the business would continue to “wait patiently” for opportunities to invest in the online gaming sector, rather than jumping in quickly.

During the operator’s investor call following its 2021 results, UBS analyst Robin Farley noted that the valuations of many online businesses have dipped since Sands first expressed its interest in the sector and asked what this meant for its current plans.

Sands chief executive Rob Goldstein said this decline in sector share prices coincided with a recovery for Sands’ core business.

“I think we have said in the past, we have always been interested in digital and all these interests that’s happening in the market,” he said. “But two things are happening at the same time. Our business, I think, is coming back to a stronger place. I think 2022 finally, especially in Singapore, and I think, as well in Macao, we will see that getting better. Our balance sheet speaks for itself an..

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