By The Weekly Edge desk · · Updated
Entain has soft launched its BlackRush casino brand in New Zealand, NEXT.io reported. Entain chief executive Stella David estimated that the country’s newly regulated online gambling market could generate up to £600m annually.
Entain’s BlackRush launch enters a newly regulated market its chief executive estimates could generate up to £600m annually.
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