Gaming Americas Weekly Roundup – June 10-16

Welcome to our weekly roundup of American gambling news again! Here, we are going through the weekly highlights of the American gambling industry which include the latest news and new partnerships. Read on and get updated.

Latest News

The Michigan Gaming Control Board recently convened a panel discussion focused on college sports betting regulations and compliance measures. The June 3 informative session offered insights into the intricacies of governing college sports betting, emphasising the importance of maintaining integrity within the industry.

Traderland.io, an innovative interactive trading simulator gaming universe, has officially launched. The dynamic trading platform offers users the chance to immerse themselves in a socially-driven game landscape while honing their investment and asset-trading skills. Since its initial release, Traderland.io has rapidly gained popularity, attracting over 15,000 users.

Oxygen Esports announced the establishment of Quick Fix Media (QFM), a new, independent esports content and media incubator. QFM’s charter provides material and strategic assistance to community-based esports news, content and media outlets, to support their growth in esports coverage and community cultivation.

Fanatics Betting & Gaming has appointed Selena Kalvaria as Chief Marketing Officer to lead brand development, leveraging an integrated marketing approach to drive creativity and growth through oversight of Brand Management, Media, Content, Creative and Communications. Selena joins Fanatics’ betting division after three years at luxury label Gucci, where she was most recently SVP, Brand & Client Engagement for its Americas business.

Boyd Gaming Corporation announced the appointment of Michael A. Hartmeier to its Board of Directors. Hartmeier is the former group head of lodging, gaming and leisure investment banking for Barclays, and previously served as group head for hospitality and gaming for both Lehman Brothers and Credit Suisse First Boston.

Mohegan announced the promotion of Nelson Parker as the company’s Chief Strategy Officer. Parker was previously the SVP of Strategic Development for Mohegan. In this new role, Parker is responsible for identifying, assessing and executing growth opportunities and strategic new ventures for the company.

RotoWire.com has launched its latest innovation: the “Picks & Props” app. Unveiled within the app store earlier this month, it is now easier than ever to stay up to date on recommendations and predictions for all fantasy pick’em and players props from any mobile or tablet device.

Partnerships

Blazesoft’s Zula Casino has entered into a partnership with Casimba Gaming, which will see it become its newest aggregation partner. Through this alliance, Habanero’s hit slot titles like Laughing Buddha, Disco Beats and Lucky Lucky were launched on ZulaCasino.com. With the popular online social casino gaining access to Casimba Gaming’s entire content portfolio from more than 95 of the industry’s top studios, users can discover fresh titles in the lobby’s “New” category.

The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and Integrity Compliance 360 (IC360), formerly U.S. Integrity and Odds On Compliance, have announced a comprehensive partnership. This partnership will provide each ACC member institution access to Integrity Compliance 360’s integrity monitoring technology and data insights. The proprietary integrity monitoring technology analyses various data sets to identify irregular contest-level officiating and wagering patterns proactively.

Midnight Gaming Corporation announced that it has entered into a Venue Event Booking Services Agreement with Compass Arena. The agreement gives Midnight a five year exclusive service period to provide esports and gaming events, conventions and tournaments to Compass.