Bruce Caughll Jons Rush Street nteractve as a Managng Drector

Posted: April 6, 2022 Author: Cory - Others

The AGEM index in March 2022 was 955. 40, up 0. 3 % from the previous month, 2. 45 points. Compared to a year ago, it rose 191. 27 points and the annual growth rate was 25. 0 %. During the latest reporting period, 9 companies in the AGEM index reported the fall in stock prices, and three companies reported the rise in stock prices. As a result, seven companies were negative and five were positive.

Konami (Typ: 9766) was the top stock price increase, and the stock price increase rate was 19. 6%, an increase of 22. 39 points. Crane (NYSE: CR) rose 8. 74 points by increased stock price by 7. 1%. The International Game Technology PLC (NYSE: IGT), whose stock price dropped 19. 4%, lowered the AGEM index 19. 41 points.

During the latest reporting period, the US three major stock indices were all rising after the negative growth for two consecutive months. The S & Amp; P500 stock index rose 3. 6 %, and the Nasdaq market increased by 3. 4 %. On the other hand, the average of 30 Dow Industrial shares increased by 2. 4 %.

Michigan: Gun Lake Casino names Sal Semola CEO

Posted: April 6, 2022 by Cory - Tribal gaming

On Wednesday, the Gan Lake Gaming Authority in Michigan announced the promotion of Sal Semola to Ganlake Casino's CEO. Semola has been the president and highest execution of the casino since 2017.

2021 Grand Rapids Business Journal Newsmaker of The Year in Western Michigan has been working in the gaming industry for 45 years. In the five years at the GLC, Semora taught $ 100 million, including three new restaurants opened in September 2021. Semora is also working on nearby projects, including a 300 million dollar hotel and resort.

In May 2021, Semora worked to raise the minimum wage of GLC employees to $ 14 per hour, enhancing employee benefits.

"Gun Lake Tribal Chairman Bob Peters said in the statement," We are proud of the lon g-term development of Gunlake Casino, which the monkeys have been conducted. , Sal has a new role and has been looking forward to continuous challenges and success for many years. "

Before joining GLC, he was president of Semola Consulting/Cornerstone Gaming Management in Las Vegas. He has also been the highest executive officer at the Las Vegas Warner Gaming, an executive vice president, a vice president and general manager in the Canary casino zorts of Las Vegas, and the Greek Town Casino Hotel in Detroit.

Nevada gaming regulators continuing investigation of media mogul Barry Diller

Posted: April 6, 2022 Author: Cory - Others

Nevada's gaming regulatory authorities continue to investigate the license of the billionaire media king Bary Diller, who has been investigating insider transactions by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Justice Ministry of Justice.

The problem was not on the agenda of the monthly meeting on Wednesday, and Brin Gibson did not bring this issue to adjust the schedule.

At a meeting in March 2, the Gaming Management Committee was held on March 2 for the MGM Resorts International Chairman of the Nevada Gaming Committee Chairman of the Nevada Gaming Committee. In consideration of the survey that occurred after the recommendation of acquiring the license, the license application procedure for the Diller IAC was suspended.

On March 17, Triati was postponed to a further investigation on the validity of approval by the Nevada Gaming Management Committee (Nevada Gaming Management Committee), and the issue was taken again at the committee meeting on April 21. He said that he was decided.

"We are still considering it," said Michael Rothon, a senior economic analyst, a spokesman of the committee. We are still considering Michael Rothon, a senior economic analyst, a spokesman for the committee.

The Wall Street Journal is Microsoft Microsoft, Alex von Fastenberg, Alex von Fostenberg, a child of Diller, and Diller. A few days before the acquisition of $ 68. 7 billion, he reported that he had acquired a large number of Activision Blizzard shares. In the news of this transaction, the stock price of the active vision rose.

Diller later said that he had denied suspicion of insider transactions, and acted because he thought that there was no prior knowledge and that it was underestimated that the unlisted or acquisition was underestimated. He says this was a lucky bet.

"It's credible to think that you did that three days before Microsoft and Activision's announcement," Diller issued a statement on CNBC.

Last week, the Journal reported that Bobby Cotic and Von Fastenberg, the highest executive of video game companies, had met at least once. On January 14, a week later, the three purchased an option to buy an active vision stock for $ 40 per share. Microsoft moved to acquire an active vision stock for $ 95.

"We didn't know the transaction at all, and if we knew it would have lacked credibility," said Diller last week. "It's hard to imagine that a sophisticated professional Kotik talked about this transaction with the briefs with the and Mrs. Fontenberg in a social place.

The journal reported that three people had about $ 59 million in optional transactions. The Ministry of Justice has conducted a criminal survey to examine whether or not there is a violation of the Insider Transactions Law, and SEC is conducting a civil survey.

New York: Caesars Sportsbook strikes partnership deal with NY Mets

Posted: April 6, 2022 Created: Cory --Sports Betting

New York Mets is now off, with premiu m-free agents such as Max Shalers, Stirling Marte, Mark Kangha, etc.

On Wednesday, Mets announced that Caesters Sports Book would be the team's official sports betting partner and added a new team member. This mult i-year partnership contains a VIP experience and hospitality of a team member at the Metro Grill in City Field and the Caesers Sports Book.

"Caesthers Digital's c o-president's c o-president, Chris Holdren, said in a statement," New York is an important state for us following the success of the Caesters Sports Book App in January. It is one of the fans, and we are looking forward to opening up a chance to hire passionate fans.

Caesthers Book at The Metro Grill will open in the 2022 major league season. The 13, 000 squar e-foot space has a mult i-layered dining room and an outdoor patio seat overlooking the left field.

With this partnership, Caesters will be able to access the New York Mets logo, mark, television broadcasting, cycension, broadcasts and digital content in Mets facilities.

Caesars Sportsbook is an official MLB gaming operator and currently operates in 23 states and jurisdictions. Caesars operates the most retail sportsbooks in the U. S., including New York-based Turning Stone, Yellow Brick Road and Point Place Casino through the Oneida Indian Nation.

Sportradar’s Integrity Exchange to combat dubious betting activity

Posted: April 6, 2022 Created: Cory --Sports Betting

Sportradar announced Wednesday the launch of Integrity Exchange, a new network for bookmakers to report suspicious betting activity. Integrity Exchange provides bookmakers with free tools to combat match fixing.

"The Sportradar Integrity Exchange is a key part of our integrity vision to tackle match fixing and follows our Universal Fraud Detection System (UFDS), a betting monitoring system for sports organisations that we provided free of charge last year. "It's two sides of the same coin and the next step in our strategy to combat the growing match fixing problem.

The London-based sports technology company and supplier of sports integrity solutions to federations, leagues, law enforcement and state authorities will provide bookmakers with:

• A two-way channel to exchange information and raise integrity-related concerns with our team of integrity experts.
• Providing exclusive, data-driven intelligence on the global match fixing landscape.
• Access to online educational tools, including on-board sessions with dedicated integrity experts and webinars covering three topics: anti-match fixing, match fixing theory and social media integrity.
• An annual report with global match fixing trends, regional and market breakdowns, which sports are being manipulated and which types of competition are most at risk.

The Integrity Exchange is a joint venture between Sportradar and bookmakers, with a focus on the latest in match fixing and the latest in sporting integrity. It's the first official integrity initiative the company has undertaken with bookmakers.

America’s casinos off to their fastest two-month start ever

Posted: April 5, 2022 By: Cory - Other

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. (AP) - America's commercial casinos are off to their best start in the past two months in the latest sign that the industry is recovering as it enters its third year since the coronavirus pandemic began.

According to the numbers announced on Tuesdays by American Gaming Association, a national industry group in the gambling industry, the income from casino games, sports betting, and internet gambling in January and February reached $ 8. 92 billion. It increased by more than 19 % from the previous time recorded in 2020.

The income of fac e-t o-face slots and table games, the core of the gambling industry, was $ 7. 18 billion in the first two months of 2022, increasing by less than $ 7. 1 billion in 2020.

This number does not include a tribal management casino, and many have experienced a similar increase.

"This record of the new year shows that the industry's recovery momentum has continued for 2022," said Bill Miller Chairman and CEO. "I don't know yet whether it will be on a record high last year, but it's clear that Americans continue to choose gambling as the first entertainment."

Only five states are delayed to the gambling income pace in early 2020: Kansas (-11. 7 %), Louisiana (-2. 3 %), New Mexico (-6. 4 %), Oklahoma (-5. 2) %), Lord Island (-13. 3 %).

The association states that the two casinos in Lord Island said that "Encore Boston Harbor opened in June 2019 and the New England competitive environment has intensified", and Cansus in Kansas "is the largest in the state. A new tribal gaming facility has been established near a commercial casino, and we continue to feel the intensity of competition. "

According to the Las Vegas Tourism Bureau (Las Vegas Convenition and Visitors Authority), Las Vegas visited 21. 5 % from February 2020, but increased by nearly 70 % yea r-o n-year.

The total number of casinos from lan d-based slot machines and table games has increased in 14 of the 25 states up to the first two months in 2022, compared to 2020.

Internet gambling income in Connecticut, Delaware, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia reached $ 373. 4 million in February, decreasing 6. 5 % from the January record, but increased by 46. 1 % yea r-o n-year. did.

Income, which combines Internet gambling and sports betting, accounted for less than 16 % of commercial casino revenues in February, a lo w-share income since August 2021.

Last year, it gained a record $ 53 billion in the US casino industry. Last year, it gained nearly $ 45 billion from a fac e-t o-face gambler at a casino, increasing 6. 6 % from 2019.

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Navajo Nation eases COVID restrictions; mask mandate remains

Posted: April 5, 2022 By: Cory - Other

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) - The Navajo Nation on Tuesday eased coronavirus pandemic restrictions, allowing more people to attend businesses, including casinos, and social and other gatherings.

Tribal casinos, restaurants, movie theaters, campgrounds, museums, theaters and other businesses can now open at 75% capacity, up from 50% capacity that has been in place since last summer. Businesses must submit plans to the tribe's economic development department before implementing the new restrictions.

Traditional ceremonies, churches, youth programs, training events and holiday gatherings can now have 25 people in person, up from 15.

Outdoor events, such as races, walks and bike rides, are now limited to 50 people.

Schools are also limiting capacity for non-instructional gatherings, such as orientations, and sporting events. Indoor arenas can be open at 50% of their maximum capacity, and outdoor seating areas can be open at 75%.

The Navajo Nation, the largest reservation in the U. S. at 27, 000 square miles (69, 930 square kilometers), has been more cautious about the pandemic than surrounding states. There are no mask mandates in Utah, New Mexico or Arizona, and businesses there have been fully reopened for months.

Masks remain mandatory in public places on the reservation, and tribal leaders reemphasized safety measures at home.

Tribal Chairman Jonathan Nez said the new guidelines are based on a consistent decline in daily cases since coronavirus cases spiked in January after the holidays. A spike in deaths reported by the Navajo Nation in late January was due to a delay in reporting and collating data, tribal spokesman Jared Touchen said.

The tribe reported one new confirmed coronavirus case on Tuesday, bringing the total since the pandemic began to 53, 089. Three more deaths were reported Tuesday, bringing the total to 1, 737. Copyright 2022 The Associated Press.

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Colorado: Black Hawk’s casino market draws analyst rave

"Forget the crypto," Barry Jonas said of the casino market in Blackhawk, Colorado. The Truist Securities analyst was finishing up an investor tour of local casinos operated primarily by Monarch Casinos, Penn National Gaming, Caesars Entertainment and Bally's Corp. Smaller Monarch was the biggest name in Jonas' view, with a "buy" recommendation, due to a recent expansion of its Blackhawk facility.

The former Riviera Blackhawk, which was acquired by Monarch for $ 76 million in 2012, has recently been renovated $ 480 million, built a 2 3-story luxury hotel tower. Sports books, 9-story parking lots, and new dining options have been added. Monarch is 1, 100 on e-alms banded, dominating 30 % of slot inventory.

Despite the confusion due to construction, Monarch market share continued to grow to 23 %. Regarding the new Monarch Blackhawk, Jonas said, "This facility has been designed to attract more valuable gamblers in the Las Vega s-style experience, and has some success. Is written. The increase in the Las Vega s-style atmosphere is the addition of poker and ken, with Colorado's new n o-limit betting permit (the upper limit of the bet is $ 100). These are not high roller games, but Monarch executives told Jonas that VIP customers will continue to increase.

According to Monarch's Chief Executive Officer (CEO), "Ideally, the company has continued to evaluate strategic / M & A opportunities, and it is ideal to acquire unprofitable properties in promising markets in a stable regulatory environment. "Quoted Jonas's words. Unlike the REIT mania rivals, Farrahi prefers to own a real estate that accompanies the game revenue. He is considering special dividends to shareholders, and the aforementioned acquisition is to keep leverage less than 5 times the cash flow.

Farahee's rivals in Black Hawk are also busy. Bally's acquired Golden Gates, Golden Galchi and Maldigra casinos two years ago for $ 51 million. As a result, Bally has obtained 565 slots, 31 table games, and weapons of sportsbooks for each brand of Bally, Draft Kings, and Funduel. Jonas pointed out that BALLY'S's cash flow is modest, saying, "This property seems to have been negative from the expansion (monarch's)." BALLY also operates the only racetrack in Aurora, Colorado (30 miles west of Denver), in addition to online sports betting.

Ballyz is trying to give the first stop play to Monarch and Caesters, taking advantage of the central nature of the facility, and is trying to become a player's second option. The main rivals in this regard are the Lodge owned by Jacobs Entertainment, far exceeding the marketing and maintenance. BALLY'S wrote that "BLACK HAWK's market share has declined because of the number of large capitals besides the renovation of the sports book," he wrote, and Jonas wrote and 52 new slots since mi d-February. The machine was installed and some improvements were seen. The company believes that it can double the cash flow, but it is seen as a trajectory three years later.

Jonas arrived in Blackhawk immediately after the announcement of Caesers to rebrands Isle Blackhawk into a horseshoe. (Caesers deploys 1, 190 slots and 40 tables, Horseshoe has a buffet into a sportsbook, and has more than 400 hotel room rooms. Since 2017, the annual cash flow has been improved from $ 35 million to $ 60 million. He also benefits from overflow traffic from the adjacent Monarch.

Jonas reported that the newly improved Monarch was not very useful on the distant Ameristar Blackhawk. Penn has significantly reduced the slot floor from 1, 400 to the current 950, acquiring 25 % of market stock. It also has a 38 table and a 536 hotel room and a bath tool sportsbook. If cashless gambling is legalized in Colorado, perhaps in the latter half of this year, Pen would want to go to the market in the Everi solution.

Blackhawk is a major market for Gamblers from Denver, and is a very healthy feeder market that continues to grow as a gambling hub. Denver's population is more than 3 million, and the median household income is 30 % higher than the national average, and the airport in Denver is one of the largest air routes to Las Vegas, so it tends to be highly gambling. " Jonas points out.

In some respect, Black Hawk surpasses Macau. With the expansion of monarch, this market currently has more than 1, 450 hotels, but since multiple operators are almost every weekend, we believe that this market has not been sufficiently available. There is.

Part of the victory equation is a larg e-scale trancis of young players who have been seen for the first time during pandemics and proved durability. They also have a strong tendency to prefer sports betting and table games in AmericaStar, which may explain the facility's slo t-inventory reduction. The Convention Business has been improving, although there are still roads before reaching the level of 2019.

Operators, on the other hand, are focusing on expanding profit margins and reducing costs. Pens and Caesters buffets were sacrificed to cost reduction, but Monarch is different. Operators are concerned about the current inflation. "Gambling is historically resistant to rising gasoline prices, and black hawk, about an hour drive from Denver, is no exception," said Jonas.

The closer challenges are the labor, or the lack of labor. "This has continued since COVID, and the wage inflation pressure is a reality. Despite the fact that wages are higher than the average of the national gaming, market SMEs gather human resources. I'm having a hard time, "says Jonas. In Colorado, wages must be described in recruiting ads, so funding companies with financial strength are advantageous. Monarch is currently the highest gaming employer in the town, but it is difficult to hire intermediate managers. Jonas added that operators are investing in technology to reduce their dependence on human resources, and has been slimming the management model to make the most of the employed resources. "

Since 60 % of black hawk players use at least two casinos in one visit, the promotion environment was rational and any advertising cost was useful. If operators can achieve the goal of changing da y-trip customers into vacation customers, it should be further improved. For Chamonix, which is being built by Full House Resorts in Krupuru Creek, it is mainly a 2-hour distance from Krprad Creek, mainly the problem of distance (Colorado Springs is a ful l-house feed market). The consensus is not a threat or a threat.

Igaming, which could be voted in the 2024 election, did not agree. Pen, who sees online sports betting as attracting customers to the America, and "I think it will be a plus for effective marketing due to increased cros s-selling and increased customer data" (Jonas). I'm doing it. Monarch of Monarch was an opposition, and I-Gaming was "harmful." (Monarch does not show a big presence in online).

Posted: April 5, 2022 Author: Cory - Others

AGA announces promotions, new staff additions

Posted: April 5, 2022 By: Cory - Other

Alex Costello to Vice President of Government Relations

• David Forman to Vice President of Research
• Gabriel Voorhees to Vice President of Finance and Operations
• Brandon Leggero to Senior Director of Member and Partner Relations.
• "I am very proud of the team we have built at AGA," AGA President and CEO Bill Miller said in a statement. "Today's announcement reflects their hard work and tremendous accomplishments on behalf of our members and the gaming industry. These talented professionals, and the rest of the strong AGA team, will help us continue to lead the industry through this new era of growth."

Costello will lead AGA's federal advocacy efforts and lead the association's work on the Bank Security Act and anti-money laundering. Costello also advances key priorities and builds gaming champions in Congress, overseeing the payments modernization and anti-human trafficking working groups.

Forman leads AGA's proprietary research program and builds products such as the Commercial Gaming Revenue Tracker and the AGA Gaming Industry Outlook, positioning the AGA as a source of information for members, industry, media and investors.

Voorhees oversees AGA's financial operations and human resources, after steering the association's finances through the impacts of the pandemic and ensuring the association's financial strength and compliance with financial and organizational policies.

Leggero is responsible for member and partner relations and development, leading the organization's strategy to retain, grow and diversify membership to reflect the breadth of the industry.

AGA also made key hires in government relations, communications and member services:

Tres York, formerly of the National Conference of State Legislatures, joins AGA as senior director of government relations, leading state advocacy efforts and regulatory engagement.

• Christopher Browne joins from the Washington Nationals as director of media relations, managing the AGA's media efforts and driving the industry narrative.
• Annabelle Gase, formerly of Resources for the Future, will become senior manager of member services, supporting AGA member and partner relationships.
• "The addition of talented individuals like Torres, Christopher and Annabelle strengthens our ability to advance the interests of gaming and deliver member value," said Miller.

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Light & Wonder completes sale of Scientific Games lottery unit

The company that was previously known as Scientific Games has become Light & Wonder, but it has not disappeared. The Light & Wonder lottery category was sold to the Brookfield Business Partners under the name and logo, and the transaction was completed yesterday. "With this transaction, Scientific Games can concentrate on providing games, services and technology in the sports betting market managed by the world's lottery and lotteries," Brookfield says.

Scientific was founded in 49 years, sold to Brookfield for $ 5. 8 billion in late October last year, and the lottery category was 12 times the cash flow. Brookfield was established in 1899 and manages $ 690 billion asset portfolio. The acquisition of Scientific has cleared regulated hurdles in all jurisdictions, except for Austria, which has been approved by Brookfield this June.

"The Brookfield has a lon g-term perspective, provides flexibility and mobility in the scientific games, and evolves the customers and its beneficiaries. In order to meet the needs, it is necessary to expand our deep product portfolio, "he said. "This is the beginning of an exciting new chapter for scientific Games, and it is a company to build a recorded growth achieved in 2021 in all parts of the lottery business." It was really useful for Light & Wonder, but eventually it was considered a core mission of the company to make games for casinos and the Internet.

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The fact that Las Vegas Golden Knights became a Stanley Cup champion, Denver Nuggets became an NBA champion, and the US Open Men's Tournament was held in Los Angeles (good, now I wrote it. I'm looking for a potato peeler to shave Pinocchio's nose). To be more serious, I overlooked that Canada has become a country with 40 million people (40 million Canadians should be named Tim Hortons donuts. )

Recapping the Canadian Gaming Summit

Check out the reports of colleagues who were crowded in the Canadian Gaming Summit packed panel, remember many conversations exchanged on the first and second floors of the Metro Toronto Convention Center, and checked notes. , I had the opportunity to transcribe an interview, so I will give a little impression:

Mitch Davidson, the chief staff of Igaming, participated in the Gaming News Canada Show provided by OSLER, HOSKIN & AMP. I had a conversation. Davidson: "When the government made a decision to legalize this market, he talked about regulated games and responsible gambling standards, but it was not always talked about the economic effects for the state. It is an exciting part of initiative. "

• The report showed the first ten years of the Ontario regulatory market, but Davidson plans to provide the latest reports reflecting the second year next year. He said. Also, after receiving some inquiries, we include this screenshot from the report to clarify the part of the report in the report (and to be humble, to overlook the entire report. I recommend taking time):

Every time I heard the word "Alberta" at the summit last week, one Tennie would have been able to (almost) the gasoline fee to return home to Lake Huron on Thursday evening. The Daniel Smith's UCP administration believes that the regulatory industry, which has jurisdiction over the western Canada, will give you more than desired.

• "Kindred Group's Canada Country Manager, Amanda Bruffer, says," There is a strong evidence that Ontario's model is a wonderful foundation for other states. Ontario model is wonderful for other states. It is the basis and can be adapted as needed. "

In the panel discussion, the Alcohol and Gaming Committee (Alcohol and Gaming of ONTARIO) has been discussed on the change of advertising standards involved in athletes and other celebrities, and AGCO's Tom Mangam CEO will soon retire. "Our decision on this matter is not a few months, but a few weeks ahead."

• Appearing on the Gaming News Canada Show on Thursday afternoon, Canadian Gaming Association big boss Paul Burns revealed that the association is asking the AGCO to bring together operators, broadcasters, leagues and other stakeholders to find common ground on the advertising issue. "We want the AGCO to create a working group and identify areas where we want to find solutions," he said.

CFL sports betting strategy executive Owen Welch confirmed that the league is seeking multiple partners from the regulated industry. BetRegal signed an exclusive deal with the CFL in April 2021 to become its official sports gaming partner, but has yet to receive permission to operate legally in Ontario.

• As the operator of the Toronto conference, I'll give the Tampa Bay Rays' hat to the SBC's maiden voyage, which has been smooth sailing in almost every respect (well, they're the best team in baseball right now and we love being the undercard). The three-day summit attracted nearly 2, 000 attendees, double the number from the year before last, and the SBC aims to increase attendance by another 700-1, 000 in 2024. Panel discussions filled the conference rooms over the three days, bringing together some of the biggest names in the sports betting and gaming industry. We wish the SBC members, including Bob McFarland, Cristian Robalino, Nikki Fields, Sue Schneider, and Dennis Algreen, the best of luck in planning the summit to be held in Barcelona in September.
• And here's some other coverage from the summit:

Speaking of AGCO, on the first day of the conference, we learned that they received the North American Gaming Regulators Association's Excellence in Gaming Regulatory Award for creating the framework for the Ontario market.

• Mark Keast of CDC Gaming Reports took to the keyboards to discuss the development of regulated gambling in the country during a panel discussion that included AGCO deputy COO Brent McCurdy, Playtech's head of regulatory affairs Charmaine Hogan and Rush Street Interactive's Canadian managing director Bruce Caughill.
• Burns also spoke with James Ross on SBC's iGaming Daily podcast about the controversy surrounding sports betting advertising:
• Finally, the Gaming News Canada Show, presented by Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt LLP, featured Davidson, Burns, Brewer, Algreen, iGaming Ontario Executive Director Martha Otton, PointsBet Canada COO Nic Sulsky, and Avenue H Capital Principal Benjie Cherniak stopping by the GNC/Homestand Sports booth on Thursday afternoon.

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For the second day of summer 2023, Gaming News Canada HQ is excited to announce a Thursday afternoon meet-up on LinkedIn Audio.

Same place, same day, new time on LinkedIn Audio

Starting tomorrow, we will be changing the airtime of the Gaming News Canada Show, hosted by Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt LLP, from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Eastern Time. By starting earlier, we hope to give our loyal viewers an extra hour to catch up on any loose ends on Thursday afternoon, with an eye towards getting up earlier on the weekend (and it's men's night at the local golf course, but... ahem... that's not the reason for the change... ).

Something we're considering for a few weeks this summer is to record interviews with interesting people across the industry at the beginning of the week and then only do podcasts, except for the LinkedIn Audio meet-ups. That way, we'll give our regular contributors a bit of a break without compromising the audio content we bring you every week.

As always, we'll keep you posted here on the forum and on Twitter. And of course, we look forward to you joining us for the new hours this week.

Forget the trouble with the curveball, this is like Phil and Joe Niekro's knuckleball and Gaylord Perry's spitball.

A twist in the PointsBet USA purchase plot

News broke on Friday that DraftKings would bid $195 million (American Bucks) for PointsBet USA. After deliberating over the weekend, the board of directors of Australia-based PointsBet told investors on Monday that it plans to speak with the latest bidder for its business (around the same time Wyndham Clark joined in to win the U. S. Open men's title).

SBC's Charlie Horner provided some insight into DraftKings' motivations in trying to block Fanatics' bid to buy PointsBet's U. S. operations. Legal Sports Report's Adam Candide broke down what it would take for the two companies to acquire PB USA. And we got some insight from Brad Allen's Twitter feed into the appeal of DraftKings picking up PointsBet's Banach technology, which was acquired in March 2021. Finally, as reported by both Horner and Robert Fletcher of iGamingBusiness. com, DK's bid is not just an attempt to take the shiny toy out of the hands of newcomer Fanatics.

Just to be clear, for those who until recently were feeding Wilson their favorite desert island recipe of payaya and mango, PointsBet Canada has no involvement in this prospective deal beyond potentially severing ties with the American company.

This week, we light the TCL candle for PayPerCanada.

The Company Line

As we mentioned in our Tuesday newsletter, we will be taking a break from our Twitter space for the rest of August. Starting Thursday, September 8th, we will be bringing you weekly updates on the latest in the sports betting and gaming industry.

A plethora of things for your perusal

The five lottery companies that make up the coalition have been watching the competition the OLG has faced since April 4 and wondering when their jurisdiction will follow Ontario's lead. (The Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission has committed to bringing on two sportsbook operators by the end of the year to develop land-based and online sportsbooks alongside the province's casino operators, and there's been much speculation about which province will open the door next.)

Lottery corp coalition takes aim at illegal online gambling sites

• Lotto Québec has long been vocal about calling on law enforcement and the federal government to crack down on illegal online operators.
• A flurry of sportsbook advertising between April and the end of June, especially on TSN and Sportsnet, which covered the NHL and NBA playoffs and other major sporting events, allowed sportsbooks to promote their products to a national audience. Given what happened in Ontario, it's fair to assume that awareness of sports betting is growing and that it's creating more competition for lottery companies.
• From last week's release

"We advise media platform owners that they have an obligation to comply with existing laws and regulations by rejecting misleading advertisements of illegal betting sites. The Coalition also urges the federal government to enforce existing laws and regulations to exclude these operators from markets operated by provincial lottery authorities."

There was a respite of sorts from the advertising blitz in July and August, but the start of the NFL regular season next month will almost certainly see a full-scale rollout of advertising dollars as well as additional integration of betting content into game broadcasts.

As the old saying goes, we're just getting started.

Bruce Caughill knows better than most that Ontario's nascent gaming industry has a long (or maybe even longer) game ahead of it.

Rush Street’s Caughill weighs in on Ontario’s launch

When Rush Street Interactive named Caughill its Canada country manager in late March (five days before the April 4 market opening in Ontario), the online gaming and sports entertainment company hired someone with more than 20 years of experience in the Ontario gaming industry. Caughill came to RSI via AGCO, where he was chief legal officer, and also ran his own consulting firm advising international gaming companies and worked for the owner of Niagara Casino.

"As I often say, we're just getting started," Caughill said by phone recently.

That's reflected in RSI's BetRivers Trend Report, released earlier this month. Following the early exits of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Raptors from their respective postseasons, the Toronto Blue Jays have proven to be the most popular team with sports fans placing bets on BetRivers.

The PGA Championship in May, won by Justin Thomas, attracted the most bets of any event.

"When we launched, we didn't have a preseason offering," he said. "Now we have that kind of product, with the NFL, NBA and, of course, hockey opening up.

"In April, we had some end-of-season stuff. This is a long game for all of us, so we're excited to see the longer term.

On an earnings call with investors last week, RSI CEO Richard Schwartz said AGCO's ban on advertising inducements and bonuses was a welcome move for the company.

"Corgill has been recognized in the customer service category at the EGR North America awards for the past three years in a row. As the industry moves to a more operational environment, it's important to stay focused on the customer."

Ontario has emerged as a technology development hub for Rush Street, with "60-70 Canadians" employed, Corgill said. BetRivers is looking to bring on another TSN alumnus to support its marketing efforts. This week we announced that Natasha Staniszewski will join Dan O'Toole as a brand ambassador.

Natasha Staniszewski @tvnatasha

Excited to work with BetRiversCAN! 👩🏼‍🍳🧁 Jeff Dykeman @jeffdykeman Excited that tvnatasha has been named an ambassador for @BetRiversCAN and will be creating original content for the BetRivers Network. She will be reviving the Whip it Up Whenever series and appearing in TV spots for the brand. Story: https://t. co/JZpL18sEMg https://t. co/C8uARyqn6i

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116 Likes! 7 retweets "We have a pretty good base of employees based in Canada. It's great to have someone with a Canadian perspective, especially in Ontario."

I was looking at LinkedIn yesterday morning and saw the news that Doug Hood has a new title with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario: Project Director of Gaming Modernization. Hood joined AGCO in 2005 and had previously served as the Commission's Project Manager for Sports Betting for 13 months.

New role for Hood at the AGCO

According to his profile in LinkedIn, his new role consists in “Guide to the development and implementation of a modern gambling regulation system in Ontario, with a current focus on a casino, lottery and igaming”.

Last week, the Penn National Gaming and Great Canadian Gaming made several identical news, and if you missed them, then here's a hint:

That’s Entertainment

Indeed, Penn National now Penn Entertainment, and Great Canadian Gaming will now be called Great Canadian Entertainment. Rebranding of both enterprises should not be a surprise, given the crossings and shakes taking place in the game world, which, especially in North America, is in the early stages of evolution, since gaming companies are trying to become multifunctional players.

In a press release dedicated to rebranding, Great Canadian's chief operating room Matt Anfinson writes the following:

“Diversification of our capabilities due to additional hotels, entertainment centers and more dishes and drinks increases the level of service of guests and at the same time has a significant positive economic impact on the communities in which we work.”

グレート ・ カナディアン ・ エンターテインメント と ・ エンターテインメント は 、 競馬場 カジノ 、 オンライン ・ スポーツ ・ ベッティング 、 ・ カジノ 、 バース ツール ・ スポーツ メディア 事業 体 所有 し て。 いる いる いる いる いる いる

「Per se branding Experience の 社長 である バロン ・ マネット 氏 は 、「 の 社名 変更 は 、 体験 型 エンターテインメント である と ブランド を 示す もの です 「ギャンブル を 選ぶ も が 、 食事 を し 、 、 、 たり 、 たり たり たり たり 、 たり たり たり たり たり たり たり たり たり たり たり たり たり たり HIP ショー を 見たり 、 試合 を し たり 、 ゲーム 内 の よう な ゲーム 体験 を する こと できる 。........ 何 で も エンゲージメント を の に ます ます ます ます ます ます ます ます ます ます ます ます ます ます ます ます ます ます ます ます ます ます ます

「以前 は ギャンブル と 呼ん で い もの が 、 今 で は ゲーミング に なっ て こと を 考える と 、 私 それ を 文化 的 な として て い ます」 マネット マネット は た。 ブランド 再 構築 は L 発展 や そこ で 起こっ て こと を 反映 し て ます。 一 時期 は 、 ゲーミング 収入 トップ でし た。 今 は エンターテイメント が 主要 な と なっ て。 いる いる いる いる いる いる

「すべて は エンターテイメント と いう に 投げ込ま れ 、 顧客 は その 形 を ことができる」 」

と いう わけ で 、 ザ ジャム に は 申し訳ない が 電気 機関 車 と ボロボロ の ボックス と まで は いか ない 。. .

今 週 の ゲーミング ニュースカナダ は 最近 カナダ ゲーミング 協会 に メンバー として 登録 さ れ た kinectify を ご 紹介 し。。。。

The Company Line

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Pokerfuse's Nick Jones reports that BETMGM has led Pokerstars and leads the online poker market in Ontario.

On the Home Front

• CONOR PORTER has been talking to financial analysts in recent weeks, and has firmly captured the operator for several months on the opening of the Ontario market.
• At the beginning of the week, the RGC (responsible gambling council) will conduct a survey project to inform businesses and regulatory authorities the global marketing and advertising standards in gambling. RGC receives funding from Flutter Entertainment for this project.
• OLG announced on Monday that the new app has been operated, and players can now do bets using the company's Proline+online sportsbook and retail betting.
• Ontario's Lottery General Office (OLG) announced on Monday that the first app for this kind has been operated.
• Official announcement: Mohegan Gaming & Amp; Entertainment has started as Ontario's first Landbase Casino Pelator.
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9:43 PM ∙ August 3, 2022 Greg Warren wrote on SportsHandle. com that there is a cautious optimistic theory that Ontario will launch a retail sportsbook next month.

• Warren also introduces Pete Smallak and his Props. cash.
• The Novomatic digital game and entertainment division has obtained a supplier license from AGCO.
• BETSWAP's c o-founder and CEO BRENT WINSTON (from Toronto) is the latest guest of Jesse Learmonth of THE BETTING STARTUPS PODCAST.
• The two members of the Hels Angels were withdrawn because of the time to trial.
• As the Sports Book is preparing for the opening of the NFL regular season, the league announced on Tuesday that BETMGM will be our hometown and birth of NFL's official sports book partner.

Let’s Get Together

• Sportsgrid network appears on FUBOTV in Canada and the United States.
• Playmaker Capital has begun to move again. Toront o-based, on Monday, announced that the latest partner was Echobox, a social media automated business.
• BETTER COLLECTIVE provides sports betting content to Sport1 in Germany.
• Wynnbet is a substantial sponsor of the Sportsgrid's In-Game Live All Access Saturday program.
• Kambi expands his presence in Argentina.
• Novibet is affiliated with CAESARS to launch egaming and online services in New Jersey.
• EQL Games and Present Content connect a lotter y-specific content partnership.
• LOW6 is betting on a new contract with SCCG management to grow a sports gamification business in North America.
• Michael Owens, a retired British soccer star, launches the Maxim88 brand.
• TWAIN SPORT puts SPORTRADAR under the umbrella and lends it to its integrity service.
• This Thursday morning, the news came to the news that Entain had 75 % of the Croatian gaming leader SUPERSPORT.

Matters of M&A

• Flutter Entertainment has completed the acquisition of SISAL, Italy, last week.
• MGM is planning to acquire Leovengas.
• Disney's Bob Chapek's CEO, CEO, informed the company earlier this week at a conference with investors that the company is in a sports betting alliance.

Quarter(s) Pole

• Wagers. com's Earnings + More provides the latest financial results information, such as Wynn Resorts and Light & Amp; Wonder.
• Levengas announced the second quarter of the fiscal year this morning.
• BALLY'S Corporation has announced the second quarter financial results and is quite bullish.
• ICYMI, Fotp Scott Longley and Jake Pollard reported on the latest DRAFTKINGS settlement. Also, Wagers. com Earnings + More youth is delving into other financial results of Entain, LeoVegas, and Fox Corp. this morning.
• Major companies in the video game industry spent the unforgettable second quarter.
• The newly established BETR has signed a 1 0-year contract with the Professional Hall of Fame Village in Canton, Ohio, and has become an official mobile sports betting partner. Ohio will open a legal market on New Year's Day in 2023.

States Side Stories

• Steve Radock is Props. com, introducing candidates for the lead in sportsbooks operated in the United States.
• Massachusetts's new Sports Betting Law Law received the governor John Hancock yesterday.
• Gaming Commission, New York, has announced that Sports Betting revenue in July had increased in the previous month.
• Professional sports teams such as Hurricans and Panthers in North Carolina have resumed lobby activities to legalize sports betting in the state.
• ESPN's David Pardam reporter deeply delve into the growing popularity of Propbetting in NFL games.
• Massachusetts citizens hope that legal sports betting will be enforced by the end of 2022. ...... Don't hurry, kaputnik.
• The North Eastern University Public Health Expert is concerned that the state's new legal sports betting business will have the effect on gambling.
• Caesers paid a fine of $ 50, 000 for hiring unregistered casino staff in New Jersey.
• The sportsbook's advertising costs are calm so far.
• July was a good month for the three casinos of Detroit.
• This summer, there is a movement to legalize sports betting in California for those who were camping on an uninhabited island.
• Speaking of the Golden State, a huge amount of money has been invested in confrontational proposals.
• While searching for a partner, FUBO is planning to open an online sportsbook in New Jersey to the opening of the NFL season.
• Another petition for the legal sportsbetting industry expanding in the United States is a matter of dealing with the gambling.
• Sports betting is possible, but legal lottery in Massachusetts is difficult.
• Governor Wisconsin has signed a new sports betting agreement in the state, which is involved in the Lak Cote Oreille Band in the Lake Lake Lake Lake.
• The latest information on the prohibition of smoking at Atlantic City's casino.
• Former Panant says that the Australian betting business has been mandatory to send a statement to Better.

Across the Pond

• The latest movement to ban all gambling sponsorship from the Premier League.
• Gambling income in the UK became a little header in June.
• In Portugal, both income and player registration dropped dramatically in the same month.
• Police have been nominated by the Philippine ESPORTS team owner on the suspicion of being involved in drug trafficking.
• Catena media seems to be forced to make difficult decisions in the European business.
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 seems to have leaked (in the photo) by NFL.

Esports Reports

• The Ball Street University has contracted with Gen. g Global Academy and provides students in the school's ESPORTS program.
• Many players and coaches have been expelled from the LOL Development League.
• Here are some companies that want to be a TV guide for sports and esports streaming.
• Thai ESPORTS Company Bacon Time has a partnership with Red Bull.
• Speaking of partnerships, Williams Racing expands his relationship with RESOLVE.
• G3 CEO's Anthony Gaud talked about the eSports industry.
• ESL Gaming has renewed the domestic championship.
• Belong Gaming Arenas has agreed on Optic Gaming and the venue in the United States.
• Kelly Kehn and Christina Thakor-Rankin, the founders of All-in Diversity Project, talked to SBC about the changes needed for diversity, incration, and equal efforts in the game industry.

Quick Hits

• Digiday's Julian Cannon talked about an advertising campaign that attracts ESPN fantasy, football players.
• List of links to be clicked this week: The secret of the sportsbook operation by Russell Carp.
• BET365 enters the real money fantasy sports business.
• Coolbet announced this week that the number of registered customers has exceeded 1 million.
• JohnwallStreet tells Sportico in detail about Fantasy Underdog and its latest financing rounds.
• Jeffedelstein says in USBETS. com that Topprop will raise the daily fantasy brain battle to a new level.
• Martin Elliott of Sbcamericas. com interviewed the motivation for the establishment of X-League.
• I think this new cooking experience provided by Win Las Vegas exceeds club sand and diet cork using plastic cutlery. ...
• The launch and operation of online games in Chile is likely to take some time.
• Write again with your feelings: Sportsbetting is certainly a kind of gambling.
• The gambling boom through Twitch attracts a player to the cryptocien.
• Evolution will announce a new craps product in Pennsylvania (stop jokes on Pittsburg Pirates).
• BtoBet's coo, DIMA REIDERMAN, told Gambling Insider that personalization of sportsbook services is a difficult task.
• Alison Sandmeye r-Graves and Canadian Women's & Sports. Allison Sandmeye r-Graves is a veterantheennis player Stacey Alasta, former TSN representative Natalie Cook, Toronto Raptors executive Teresa Resh, Portland Soon's FC General Manager Carina Lebran, Future of Sports ・ We adopt lab shells and bradds to support many new initiatives to continue promoting women's sports.
• Jake Williams has been promoted to Point Bet USA's highest executive officer.

People on the Move

• Paysafe hires Rob Gatto as its first Chief Revenue Officer.
• Eamonn Faulkner is named Videoslots' new Chief Commercial Officer.
• Brad Allen leaves Legal Sports Report to become Senior Analyst at Eilers & Krejcik Gaming.
• Michael Rasile, formerly of Caesars Sportsbook, joins Prophet Exchange as Affiliate Marketing Manager.
• Erin Shamburger returns to STN Video as Director of Publisher Success.
• DraftKings promotes Kevin Schohl to VP/Analytics and NFL promotes Justin Friedman to VP/Fan Data & Analytics.
• Apple hired sports media executive Frank Uddo from ESL Gaming to lead business development for its sports video division.
• At Enthusiast Gaming, Amanda Rubin was promoted from vice president of sales and partnerships to become SVP and global head of sales and marketing.
• Nicole Du Cane Spencer left Wisdom Gaming to join Misfits Gaming as vice president of partnerships.
• Amanda Rubin became SVP and global head of sales and marketing at Enthusiast Gaming.
• Megan Fleming joined STN Video to lead the marketing and communications strategy team.
• Fantasy football expert Matthew Berry joined NBC's "Football Night in America" ​​where he will also host daily and weekly fantasy football shows.
• The British Columbia Lottery promoted Pat Davis to his new role of president and CEO. Davis previously served as Chief Information Officer and Vice President of Business Technology at BCLC.
• Stephen Monahan retires from his position as Managing Director of Sky Betting and Gaming after eight years.
• Tom Stifal is promoted to Head of Sportsbook Operations at William Hill.
• Allan Phang retires from his role as Chief Marketing Officer at Galaxy Racer after one year.
• Wisdom Gaming strengthens its sales and marketing team, promoting Ashley Pinney to Vice President of Marketing, Jake Neilland to Brand Director and Carl Levy to Partnerships Director.
• Will Tyrell becomes UK Media Director for Checked Group.
• Hero Gaming announces the promotion of Andrea Saliba to Director of People and Culture.
• Nuvei elects two new independent directors, Maren Lau and Tim Kent, to its board of directors.
• Owners Box hires Jeremy Thiel as VP of Affiliate Marketing.
• Great Blue Heron Hotel & Casino hires CRM Sports Marketing Manager.

Classified (Jobs) Information

• BCLC is looking for a gaming compliance office.
• AGCO is looking for a service strategy and experience senior service designer as a contract employee.
• The International Betting Integrity Association is looking for Integrity Analyst.
• Openbet is looking for PARTNERSHIPS Manager at London Office.
• National Hockey League is looking for Director, Business Development.
• Toronto Blue Jays is looking for a partnership marketing manager (outside of the starting pitcher).
• The Canadian Hockey League is looking for a partnership manager.
• STN Video partner is looking for a product manager.
• Serena Williams, one of the greatest athletes in history, announced on Tuesday that it will retire from the Tennis world at the end of the 2022 at the end of this month.

About the Numbers

4 0-yea r-old Williams has said goodbye to tennis, which has been dominated for over 20 years, in an emotional sentence in Vogue. With a 2 7-year brilliant career, he won 73 single states, 23 grand slam titles, 14 grand slum double styles, four Olympic gold medals, and more than $ 94 million prizes.

In the singles, Williams won seven times in Australian Australia, 3 times in the French Open, 7 in Wimbledon, and six in the US Open. At the end of this month, she aims to win the seventh championship in Flushing Medows, saying goodbye to her, and because she's, and because she's, she can't be the same sport.

The Palle @theparleh

ATTACK AND DEFEND ⚔️Selina Williams seems to retire from tennis after Illustrious career! Saraporaria and @jamessharman talked to @noorrzainab, discussing if she was really "GOAT in the women's sports world". Sarah defects, and James attacks.

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