For this past Sunday’s Big Game, patrons wagered $117.4 million across 12 retail sportsbooks and 21 online and mobile apps, according to the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement.
Gaming Innovation Group signs US igaming platform agreement with PlayStar
5th February 2021
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Agreement based on a revenue share model is for a minimum four-year term
Gaming Innovation Group Inc. (GiG) has today signed a long-term agreement with PlayStar NJ LLC (PlayStar Casino), for the provision of GiG’s igaming platform technologies to power the brand’s launch in the US market. PlayStar Casino will use GiG to power its new casino offering to enter the limited-licence New Jersey market, having recently partnered with Oceans Casino Resort to secure market access in New Jersey. The agreement between GiG and PlayStar Casino is based on a revenue share model and has a minimum duration of four years with expected launch in Q4 2021.
Online poker launched in Michigan Friday morning after state regulators approved a gaming license for the Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians. The tribe, which runs Odawa Casino in Petoskey, partnered with PokerStars to operate online poker in Michigan. With the Michigan Gaming Control Board officially giving them an online license, PokerStars launched its Michigan platform at 11 a.m., according to a report from The Detroit News. Along with the tribe, the board awarded licenses to Detroit’s Greektown Casino, which partnered with Penn Gaming’s Barstool Sportsbook & Casino to offer online gambling. Fox Bet, PokerStars’ sports betting platform, also launched with the license given to the Odawa Indians. Michigan’s online gambling market launched last week, but the operators who received licenses did not have an online poker platform or a partner with one, leaving the initial launch reserved for other online casino games and sports betting. PokerStars is the only opera