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The Melbourne headquartered gambling provider has announced a recently concluded agreement which sees it becoming the official sportsbook partner of Alpine Canada Alpin (ACA). The press release shed light on the multi-year alliance, with both parties commenting favorably on the new development.

After much anticipation, mobile sports betting is finally live in Louisiana. The launch was confirmed on Wednesday by Gaming Control Board Chairman Ronnie Johns, who said, "Our goal was to have it available before the Super Bowl, so we were able to beat that target." As mobile betting launches today, it will facilitate "bets for this weekend's NFL conference championship games." Following a parish-by-parish referendum in November 2020, sports betting in the state was legalized, with 54 out of 64 parishes voting in favor.

Gambling.com and Roto Sports, operator of expert fantasy sports news and advice provider RotoWire.com, entered into an agreement last month under which terms the former would acquire the latter for an aggregated price of $27.5 million. As projected, the deal has been reported closed at the start of 2022.

Pennsylvania sports betting revenue for November was an estimated $85 million , an all-time record. This was generated out of an impressive $760 million betting handle, the second-most ever for the state. Several US states, including America's gambling hub, Nevada, have been on a record-breaking streak in the past few months, owing to the loosening of pandemic restrictions and the return of tourism.

By Wednesday, December 1st, residents of North Dakota could begin placing their first sports bets within the state, given that there are no regulatory delays. In the event of such, the launch may be pushed back to January. However, betting is slated to get off the ground fully in time for the 2022 Super Bowl, the largest sports event in the US in terms of viewership and betting handle.

The Seminole Tribe of Florida is in a legal debacle following a court ruling that deemed its compact with the state to be in violation of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). This ruling effectively blocks the tribe's sports betting activities as agreed in the compact.

BetMGM yet again inks a new iGaming partnership deal, this time with New York-based Madison Square Garden Sports and Madison Square Garden Entertainment. The multi-year agreement will see the gaming operator become an official sports betting partner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) team, the New York Knicks and National Hockey League (NHL) franchise, the New York Rangers, both of which are owned by MSG Sports.

BetMGM has opened its very first retail sportsbook in Arizona. The outfit is located within Vee Quiva, one of the casino properties owned by Gila River Hotels & Casinos. As such, this also marks the first in-casino sportsbook location in the Phoenix area.

Talks on a possible acquisition of Entain by DraftKings have fallen through as the latter drops out of the pursuit. Last month the behemoth sportsbook brand, DraftKings, made two proposals to Entain. The first was a £25.00 per share offer comprising both cash and stock.

In a press release this week, the NFL announced the launch of an extensive, integrated league-wide responsible betting public awareness program in conjunction with the National Council of Problem Gambling (NCPG). The NFL, as part of the initiative, has made a multimillion-dollar investment to the tune of $6.2 million to support and build on the organizations’ responsible gambling efforts.

Fubo sportsbook has announced its partnership deal with the American stock car racing series, Nascar. The deal sees the bookmaker becoming the official gaming operator of the motorsport league and will have Fubo's mobile sports betting app promoted on Nascar's racetracks.

Esports Technologies has a new office location in the works in Malta. This will be its third business office and signals a move to expand into the European market. The company already has operational offices in Las Vegas and Dublin, the latter of which is expected to work closely with the Malta base once it opens.