Gambling.com Group Limited, a provider of player acquisition services for the regulated global online gambling industry, on Friday said it has been issued a temporary supplier license by the Arizona Department of Gaming to provide marketing services for licensed operators in the state.
In anticipation of the launch of legal mobile sports betting, the Group has launched BetArizona.com, its latest free-to-use website. The company said the new site will allow consumers in the Grand Canyon State to compare legal online sports betting services.
Sports bettors will be able to begin pre-registering for online sportsbooks through BetArizona.com starting on Saturday, August 28.
As reported by Gaming America, a recent study projected 1 in 5 of Arizona adults are likely to place legal wagers once online sports betting is regulated in the state.
According to a statement from the Group, BetArizona.com will provide “trusted, comprehensive and up-to-date gambling information written by Arizonans for Arizonans.”
BetArizona.com will post gambling resources, including how-to betting guides, analyst-driven articles covering online sportsbooks expected to operate in Arizona, a tax calculator tool for future filing planning, and state-focused surveys uncovering online betting habits and statistics.
Gambling.com Group said it also will provide online players in Arizona with reviews of online sports betting operators via its flagship website, Gambling.com, which educates players with knowledge and strategy tools, and the US-focused Bookies.com, which it said helps bettors beat regulated bookmakers with winning tips and picks from handicappers.
“With more than 7 million people, two dozen land-based casinos, five major professional sports teams, two Power 5 conference universities, and Super Bowl LVII in 2023, it is only a matter of time until Arizona becomes one of the largest regulated online gambling markets in America,” Max Bichsel, vice president of US business for Gambling.com Group, said in a statement.
Earlier this week, Gambling.com released its second quarter financial results. The company said it had Q2 revenue of $10.4m, up 66% from $6.3m in the same period for the prior year. Net income for the second quarter was $2.4m, or $0.08 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $0.4m, a loss of $0.02 per diluted share, in Q2 2020.
