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, new partnerships and compliance updates. Read on and get updated.

Latest News

GameSquare Esports has announced that its subsidiary Code Red Esports has been awarded a contract to provide esports consultancy services to U.S. Polo Assn., the official brand of the United States Polo Association.

BetMGM has launched its mobile sports betting app at Nationals Park. The launch is part of a partnership signed between the operator and Washington Nationals.

Harrah’s has completed the $200 million renovation of its Las Vegas Strip property. Harrah’s Las Vegas now features 2542 redesigned guest rooms, a complete casino floor remodel and two new LED marquees at the north and south entrances.

Brazilian football club Atlético Mineiro is going to launch $GALO Fan Token in partnership with Chiliz – the creators of Fan Tokens and the Socios.com fan engagement platform.

Bally’s Corporation has announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Jumer’s Casino & Hotel from Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment. The total purchase price was $120 million.

Aristocrat and Seminole Gaming have launched a new $1 million Dragon Link high-limit progressive jackpot. The Dragon Link $1 million progressive jackpot is found exclusively at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood and Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa.

Yield Guild Games, a decentralised gaming guild of players and investors who generate yield from NFT-based games, has announced that it has raised a $4M Series A investment led by BITKRAFT Ventures.

The Entain Foundation US, a not-for-profit dedicated to responsible gambling funded by Entain, has launched a new responsible gambling app named “Gamble Responsibly America”.

Alexis Ohanian, the co-founder of Reddit, is leading a $4 million seed-funding round for the sports-betting startup Wagr, an app looking to wed social media with a fast-growing corner of the gambling market.

Jackpot Digital has announced additional terms of a proposed strategic reorganisation of its business by way of a spin-out of its online gaming software assets to a newly incorporated subsidiary of Jackpot (Spinco).

Partnerships

Crane Payment Innovations has entered into a partnership with Viejas Casino and Resort in Alpine, CA. Viejas players can now employ mobile payment methods as a result of the casino’s decision to upgrade their entire slot floor with SC AdvanceTM banknote validators and Easitrax Connect software.

PointsBet Maryland LLC has announced its plans to enter the recently legalised Maryland sports betting market through an exclusive deal with Riverboat on-the-Potomac.

Brazilian football club Palmeiras has entered into a sponsorship deal with the online gambling operator Dafabet. The deal will run until the end of 2021 and see Dafabet become the first official partner of Palmeiras within the sports betting category.

Compliance Updates

The Washington State Gambling Commission has unanimously approved sports wagering compact amendments for fifteen federally recognised Tribes at its public meeting held on June 10.

The Louisiana State Legislature has approved the legislation establishing a licensing framework for retail and online sports betting.

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board approved six consent agreements between the PGCB’s Office of Enforcement Counsel and license holders resulting in a total of $284,000 in fines along with two non-monetary enforcements.

Gaming Summit North America and Gaming Summit Latin America to take place next week between 22-23 June.

We are excited to announce the final agenda for the upcoming Gaming Summit North America & Gaming Summit Latin America which are taking place in a virtual layout next week.

The conference series is Gaming Americas’ flagship event in the Americas and was previously titled “Sports Betting & Casino Summit North America”, and complements the Gaming Americas Quarterly Meetups. (read more about the rebranding here).

The conferences gather regulators, top C-Level Executives, and most of the industry shareholders for two days of quality learning and engaging discussion about the gambling industry in North America and the LATAM region.

The North American conference will target compliance updates from the West Side and East Side of the US will feature the special ongoing series of talks with Chantal Cipriano about the Canadian gaming industry, and will also include discussions about Responsible Gaming, Fintech and investment tips from the top investors of the gaming industry in North America.

You can view the full program here.

The registration is free and the conference already attracted 2k registrations. So, if you haven’t yet registered, make sure you get in on the list to receive the login details. Register here!

Here is a short preview of the panel discussions on 22 June (North America):

• (East Side) US Legislation Round-up
• The Gaming Gold Rush has to consider the implementation of Responsible Gaming measures
• The Canadian Gaming Industry Updates with Chantal Cipriano
• Focus on Yahoo Sports’ sports betting strategy in North America
• (West Side) US Legislation Round-up
• Innovative payment technologies and the regulators catch up
• M&A, Making of Unicorns and how VCs are reshaping the future of the sports betting industry

Among the leading speakers you can find:

• Dr. Laila Mintas – CEO at PlayUp US
• Ryan Butler @ Action Network
• Chantal Cipriano – Senior Director, Legal & Compliance at Mazooma
• Adrianna Cuccinello – VP, Online Gaming & Compliance Operations – US at Maxima Compliance
• Lloyd Danzig – Founder & Managing Partner at Sharp Alpha Advisors
• Andrew Crowe – SVP of Business Development at Sightline Payments
• Rich Roberts – Non-Executive Board Member with Webis Holdings PLC
• Bill Pascrell, III – Partner at Princeton Public Affairs Group, Inc.
• Martin Lycka – SVP for American Regulatory Affairs and Responsible Gambling, Entain
• Keith S. Whyte – Executive Director of the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG)
• Tammi Barlow – Director of Responsible Gaming and Corporate Social Responsibility at Caesars Entertainment
• Wendy Anderson – Chief Executive Officer at RG24seven
• Neil Erlick – Chief Corporate Development Officer at Nuvei
• Geoff Reiss – GM of Yahoo Sports
• Sarah Crennan – VP & Head of Content at Yahoo Sports
• Minty Bets – Yahoo Sports’ lead betting reporter and analyst
• Elizabeth Suever – Vice President of Government Relations at Bally’s Corporation
• Daniel Wallach – Founder at Wallach Legal LLC
• Wayne Kimmel – Managing Partner at SeventySix Capital
• Matt Davey – President & CEO at Tekkorp Capital LLC
• Daniel Bernard – Investor and General Partner at Mindspring Capital
• and many more…

The Latin American conference targets compliance-related matters and give clear updates about the state of the industry in Brasil, Argentina, Costa Rica, Peru, and Curacao. Besides the trending topics, the experts will also dive into discussions about the state of Responsible Gaming in the region.

Among the leaders who will present during the panel discussions, you can find the regulators and lotteries representatives from Argentina, Peru, Costa Rica and Curacao.

Top brand such as Nuvei, Betwarrior, Playtech, Entain, Play’n GO, Codere, and GLI will also share their information about the region.

The panel discussions will be hosted in Portuguese, Spanish, and English, while live interpreting is ensured at all times by one of the sponsors of the conference series, All-In Global.

The conference enjoys the support of Play’n GO as sponsors.

Here is a short preview of the panel discussions on 23 June (Latin America):

• Regulation in the spotlight: Brasil (operators, payment methods, legal update) (Portuguese to English)
• Hear from the industry stakeholders in Argentina (operators, software providers) (Spanish to English)
• Responsible Gaming Programs across LATAM (English to Spanish and Portuguese)
• Regulation in the spotlight: Argentina, Costa Rica, Peru, Curacao (regulators, lotteries representatives) (Spanish to English)

Among the leading speakers’ you can find:

• Sebastian Vivot – Head of Modernisation and Information Technology, Loter’a de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
• Manuel San Román – Dir. Gral. de Juegos de Casino y Máquinas Tragamonedas de Perú
• Esmeralda Britton – President of Social Protection Board (JPS) of Costa Rica
• Jamir Barton – Acting Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Curacao Gaming Control Board
• Neil Montgomery – Founding and Managing Partner at Montgomery & Associados
• Roberto Carvalho Brasil Fernandes – Senior Lawyer at Brasil Fernandes Advogados
• Danilo Gennari – Sócio-Diretor na Distrito Relações Governamentais
• Pedro Extremera – Regional Director at Playtech
• Victor Arias – Vice President LATAM at Pragmatic Play
• Cristian Acuna – Head of Sales LATAM at Play’n GO
• Salo Leder – Business Development Executive at Codere
• Juan Espinosa García – Ministerio de Hacienda Espana
• Martin Lycka – SVP for American Regulatory Affairs and Responsible Gambling at Entain
• Fernando Sussesso – Sales Manager LATAM at Nuvei
• Alasdair Townsend – Managing Partner at Sherlock Communications
• Georges Didier Flores – Latin America Government Relations and Business Development Representative at Gaming Laboratories International
• Seth Palansky – Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility & Communications at Conscious Gaming
• Richard Bayliss – Senior Regulatory Affairs and Compliance Manager at Playtech
• José Carlos Figueroa – Caribbean Government Relations and Business Development Representative Gaming Laboratories International, LLC (GLI®)

For sponsorship/speaking and marketing inquiries, make sure to reach out to Andrada Marginean (B2B Sales Executive at Hipther Agency).

For media-related inquiries, please contact Alexandru Marginean (Marketing Specialist at Hipther Agency).

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