Gaming Americas Weekly Roundup – September 19-25

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

Esports Entertainment Group has announced the pricing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 30,000,000 shares of common stock and accompanying warrants to purchase 30,000,000 shares of common stock.

Sporttrade has officially launched its sports betting exchange in New Jersey. This positions Sporttrade as the first and only dynamic sports trading marketplace in the US.

The newly-opened Legends Bay Casino, Casino Fandango, and Quick Custom Intelligence (QCI) jointly announced that the two casinos in Northern Nevada have deployed the QCI’s Unified Gaming Platform – Nimble Edition.

LootMogul has secured a $200 million investment commitment from Gem Global Yield LLC SCS (GGY), part of GEM, that will expedite the adoption of blockchain gaming for sports organisations and athletes and truly deliver an immersive sports fans experience.

Seminole Casino Coconut Creek recently teamed with Irreverent Warriors, a military veterans organisation, to raise more than $35,000 following a charity poker tournament. Held in Coco Poker, the tournament hosted 224 players and featured $10,000 in prizes as well as surprise bounties awarding $250 to $500 NYY Steak certificates.

ClutchBet has made its U.S. debut in Iowa, officially launching in time for the new football season. Iowans 21 years and older can download the new ClutchBet app, or visit ClutchBet.com, and place wagers on thousands of professional and collegiate sporting events, staged both locally and around the world.

Odds On Compliance has announced the expansion of Playbook now to include Canada, with the support of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, a leading Canadian law firm.

JefeBet, the premier gambling and multimedia company for bilingual and Spanish-speaking Americans, operated by Fifth Street Gaming (FSG), announced the renovation and rebrand of the Lucky Club Casino and Hotel in North Las Vegas.

Internet Vikings has announced that it has become “the first iGaming and online sports betting hosting provider” to acquire a license from the Nevada Gaming Control Board, enabling the global supplier to start providing its services to the Nevada market.

New Partnerships

NJ TRANSIT and BetMGM unveiled a new three-year sponsorship that renames NJ TRANSIT’s Meadowlands Rail Line as the BetMGM Meadowlands Rail Line. The agreement on the naming rights is a first of its kind for NJ TRANSIT and will add additional non-farebox revenue over the course of the three-year agreement.

DraftKings Inc. announced that Amazon has selected DraftKings as a sponsor for Thursday Night Football on Prime Video.

G FUEL — The Official Energy Drink of Esports — has once again partnered with Rare Ltd. and has announced its brand-new flavour, G FUEL Zitz Juice – inspired by Battletoads – is now available for pre-order at GFUEL.com while supplies last.

Huobi Global has partnered with AstroPay, the online payment solution of choice for millions of users worldwide, to provide fiat-to-crypto payment services for Huobi Global users in Latin America.

Razor has partnered with FITGMR to support healthy gaming in high schools across the US.

BetMGM and NBC Sports announced a new partnership for the 2022 NFL season highlighted by weekly integrations on Football Night in America (FNIA) and content across other NBC Sports platforms.