In a virtual business update yesterday, BetMGM, the sports betting and digital gaming operator, said it has now secured the number one position in the US sports betting market.

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The company said that it has a 25 per cent market share and in the igaming market generally in the US it has a 29 per cent share. It now expects the total addressable market in North America to be around $37bn.

This would be driven by the expansion of online sports betting, it said, and reiterated its long-term ambitions in the US that aim for a market share of between 20 and 25 perc ent and an EBITDA margin of 30 to 35 per cent.

For the current year, BetMGM is looking for net revenues of $1.3bn and will reach positive EBITDA during 2023.