Live! Casino Opens FanDuel Sportsbook
FanDuel Group and Te Cordish Companies have opened a FanDuel Sportsbook inside Sports & Social Maryland at Live! Casino & Hotel.
Maryland marks the 13th state where FanDuel offers retail sportsbook locations as Maryland now joins Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana etc.
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FanDuel Group and Te Cordish Companies have opened a FanDuel Sportsbook inside Sports & Social Maryland at Live! Casino & Hotel in the Baltimore/Washington corridor, signifying the first FanDuel sportsbook in the state.
“Today marks the culmination of more than a year of effort to get sports betting up and running here in the State of Maryland,” said Governor Larry Hogan. “In addition to allowing Marylanders to bet on football, basketball, and more, sports betting will also help to keep more dollars in-state and will provide another critical revenue source for public education without raising taxes on families and small businesses.”
To mark this occasion of sports betting being legal in the state of Maryland, pro football hall- of-famer Ed Reed opened the brand-new FanDuel Sportsbook at Sports & Social Maryland at 9:30 AM and took part in a ribbon cutting ceremony, placing a ceremonial first bet. Reed placed a $20 Moneyline wager on Dustin Poirier to win at UFC 269.
Everi expands Canadian footprint to Atlantic Canada
Canada
Everi Digital has announced a new partnership to bring its content to Atlantic Lottery Corporation’s online casinos. Everi’s three-reel mechanical and video slot content is now available online across the New Brunswick province. Te company is securely delivering its iGaming slot content to ALC via the proprietary Spark Remote Game Server.
Over the past three years, Everi Digital has extended the footprint of the Spark RGS and, in addition to ALC, provides its content to the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec, as well as operators in the states of Connecticut, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
Everi’s digital catalogue features more than 50 titles. Two of the company’s titles
Te FanDuel Sportsbook is located inside Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland’s fan-friendly sports lounge, Sports & Social Maryland. Te 14,000sq.ft sports lounge features a 100ft. wide media screen as its centerpiece for some of the best sports watching in the region. Sports & Social Maryland also has two main bars, luxury viewing chairs, and VIP areas surrounded by the largest casino in the state of Maryland. Te FanDuel Sportsbook features 10 betting windows and 31 IGT PlaySports self-service betting terminals.
“Te combination of two powerhouse brands – Live! best known for our premier entertainment venues, and FanDuel for its leading Sportsbook – will offer an unmatched experience for sports betting enthusiasts in the State of Maryland,” said Rob Norton, president of Cordish Global Gaming and Live! Casino. “Te launch of the FanDuel Sportsbook, in the heart of Sports & Social Maryland, has been highly anticipated and will provide our guests with the ultimate fan experience.”
available at launch via the
alc.ca online casino include Atomic Meltdown, a three-reel, five-line game, and El Dorado Te Lost City, a five-reel, 40- line game featuring a “reel match” bonus.
“Our valuable new partnership with ALC allows Everi Digital to expand the footprint of our state-of the-art Spark RGS platform and deliver high- performing content to online players in Atlantic Canada,” said David Lucchese, Executive Vice President of Sales, Marketing, and Digital for Everi. “Everi’s strong and growing digital game presence continues to resonate with players in all of our current markets. We’re confident that as we further extend our online presence to include most of Canada, our distinct games will prove popular with ALC’s online players.”
Atlantic Lottery’s
alc.ca platform is the only regulated online casino in Atlantic Canada. Te
alc.ca platform experienced record sales in 2020-21.
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GAN has completed the acquisition of the Bulgaria and UK-based online casino game developer, Silverback Gaming, on undisclosed terms. Te acquisition provides GAN with the exclusive rights globally to all current and future Silverback online games, which the company expects will include 50 new slot games in the next three years. Te acquisition will bolster GAN's SuperRGS offering in the US with a portfolio of online casino slot gaming experiences both now and over the coming years. Silverback’s existing portfolio of online slot games will launch within GAN’s SuperRGS content suite commencing in the first half of 2022. Te Silverback acquisition is part of GAN’s content acquisition strategy to increase the company's overall 'take rate' on existing B2B gross operator revenue derived from iGaming, as well as growing GAN’s share of iGaming revenues from B2C operators in the US.
ANTIGUA – A new casino has opened its doors at the Royalton Antigua. Casino Royale is the sister gaming operation to Casino Royale in St Maarten, and is part of the Marriott’s Autograph Collection, an all-inclusive resort on the island. The 4,305sq.ft casino features 80 slots; six table games; 10 big- screen TVs featuring international sports; and a bar with classic drinks and Caribbean cocktails.
“Launching Casino Royale in Antigua is an opportunity to showcase our lead in the gaming industry in the Caribbean,” said VP of Casino Operations, Sergio Porcasi. “Operating at the Royalton enables us to reach an affluent clientele that comprehends the entertainment behind gaming. We are thrilled to feature the best products in the marketplace here in Antigua.”
US – The potential growth difference for the slot machine market between 2020 and 2025 is US$8.91bn, according to the latest report from Technavio.
The report predicts the market to grow at an accelerating rate at a CAGR of 12.14 per cent during the forecast period. In terms of geography, Europe was the largest revenue-generating regional segment of slot machine market in 2020 and will continue to remain the largest growth contributor with 35 per cent of the overall market’s growth.
The UK, Italy, and France are the key markets for slot machines in Europe. However, the market growth rate in Europe will be slower than the growth of the market in other regions. The changing regulatory landscape in European countries will facilitate the slot machine market growth in Europe .
ILLINOIS – The new Rockford Casino operated by Hard Rock successfully opened, protected by technologies from JCM Global that boost security while and increase efficiencies. JCM equipment processed transactions from more than 40,000 guests in the casino’s first month.
JCM installed its iVIZION bill validator, GEN5 Thermal Printer, and ICB Intelligent Cash Box system at the property. The combination of products is part of a technology roadmap that position Rockford Casino to take advantage of JCM’s FUZION system and other products.
“We are absolutely thrilled to have installed our leading products in another Hard Rock branded casino, a brand which JCM has been serving from coast to coast for many years, and to again expand our relationship with Dotty’s owner Daniel Fischer. Repeat customers and long-term relationships are some of the most valuable compliments we could receive,” said JCM SVP of Sales, Marketing & Operations, Dave Kubajak.
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