Gaming Americas Weekly Roundup – November 22-28

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

Foxwoods El San Juan Casino located at Fairmont El San Juan Hotel in Puerto Rico opened its doors for visitors on November 17. Thousands of visitors attended the public soft launch.

International Game Technology has announced that it will unveil the first-ever omnichannel Wheel of Fortune linked progressive for the US at the SBC Summit North America 2021, Nov. 30 – Dec. 2 at the Meadowlands Exposition Centre in Secaucus, N.J.

Bragg Gaming Group has announced that Yaniv Spielberg, the company’s Chief Strategy Officer, will participate in a fireside chat discussion at the Jefferies Sports Betting & iGaming Summit on Thursday, December 2 at 1:00 pm ET.

PointsBet Holdings Limited announced that through an exclusive partnership agreement with Colonial Downs Group and subsequent joint application for licensure, its wholly-owned subsidiary PointsBet Virginia has been awarded a temporary supplier license by the Virginia Lottery to offer online sports wagering in Virginia.

Google Ads has posted an update that bans the use of its platform to promote sports betting services or ads in Florida. Google made this change because of a ruling from a Washington D.C. federal court which invalidated the Florida-Seminole Tribal Gaming Compact and made sports betting in Florida illegal.

Sports betting in Florida is on hold after a federal court ruled that the compact between the state of Florida and the Seminole Tribe is vacated.

Nuvei Corporation has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary has been granted an Event Wagering and Fantasy Sports Supplier license in Arizona.

New Partnerships

Orlegi Sports, in partnership with Chiliz, the leading blockchain provider for the sports and entertainment industry, has announced that they will be launching the official Fan Tokens of Atlas FC and Club Santos Laguna on Socios.com.

Igaming technology provider Huddle has signed terms to become an ongoing technology partner with betting and gaming operator Sporting Group as it expands its B2B offerings in North America.

Betway has signed a multi-year partnership with New Jersey Devils. As per the deal, Betway will receive dynamic brand exposure and TV-visible signage throughout Prudential Centre for Devils home games, including dasherboard, Zamboni tunnel and in-bowl staircase branding, as well as in-bowl LED ring and scoreboard advertising.

Caleta Gaming has signed a new content distribution deal with Jazz Gaming Solutions. The Brazilian provider’s full portfolio of video bingos, video slots, kenos, lottos and scratch cards will soon be available for partners connected to the Jazz GS network.

Ainsworth has partnered up with Colombia-based operator Virtualsoft to expand its content’s reach in Latin America.

Colorado Rapids has announced that Tipico, one of the largest online sports betting companies in the world, will serve as the presenting sponsor of the club’s Audi 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs run.

FanDuel, part of Flutter Entertainment, and Grupo Globo have signed a new multi-year agreement that will see FanDuel provide daily fantasy sports services to Grupo Globo’s Cartola FC brand.

USAbility has entered into a partnership with Fubo Gaming, a subsidiary of the live TV streaming platform dedicated to sports fuboTV Inc and developer and distributor of Fubo bookmaker.