Gaming Americas Weekly Roundup – June 21-27

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

AGS has announced its first launch into the Canadian real money online gaming market with Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corporation (OLG). The Company’s Golden Wins game is now live and available to play through OLG’s internet gaming site OLG.ca. Additional games will launch over the next few months.

Scientific Games Corporation has launched its Mural cabinet at the Circa Resort & Casino. Scientific Games hosted a ribbon-cutting event at Circa Resort & Casino to commemorate the launch of their latest and grandest slot cabinet.

Bally’s Corporation has entered into a multi-year market arrangement with the Boot Hill Casino & Resort located in Kansas. With the pending Kansas state sports betting legislation, Boot Hill Casino is committed, as a manager on behalf of the Kansas Lottery, to timely and effectively implement “Bally Bet,” Bally’s mobile sportsbook, to provide Kansas sports fans access to sports betting upon enactment of the legislation.

The Chilean Senate has approved a bill prohibiting the use of slot machines outside of casinos. It was passed by a majority in the Senate with 29 votes in favour and 7 abstentions. It will now be sent to the Lower House and scrutinised by the Chamber of Representatives.

Partnerships

GAN Limited has signed a multi-year agreement with Illinois-based Incredible Technologies to obtain the exclusive online rights to all current and future Incredible Technologies’ online games, which will grow to over 110 games during the term of the contract.

Sportradar has extended its existing audiovisual agreement with Betsul, one of the largest sports betting sites in South America. As per the new deal, Sportradar will provide Betsul with full access to its comprehensive portfolio of live sports video content which includes more than 100,000 live events available to stream between now and the end of the year.

BetMGM has entered into a partnership with Shift4 Payments, the leader in integrated payment processing solutions. Shift4 will power online gaming and sports betting transactions through BetMGM’s website and mobile application, using the company’s end-to-end processing technology.

JCM Global has installed its iVIZION Bill Validator, GEN5 Thermal Printer and ICB Intelligent Cash Box at Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana. The combination of iVIZION and GEN5 enables Hard Rock to unleash the power of JCM’s FUZION technology. The installation marks the latest milestone in a long relationship between Hard Rock and JCM Global.

888 Holdings has partnered with Authentic Brands Group (ABG), the parent company of famous sports magazine Sports Illustrated, to develop online sports betting and iGaming products under the Sports Illustrated brand.

Esports Entertainment Group Inc. (EEG) has become the official esports tournament provider of the New York Rangers. As part of the deal, EEG will operate three Rangers-themed esports tournaments utilising its Esports Gaming League brand and platform.