Entain Gets into Esports with Unikrn Acquisition
U.K.-based sportsbook Entain has completed its purchase of esports company Unikrn. The acquisition gives Entain its first entry into the esports market. The company expects to return to play...
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Sportradar: 655 Suspicious Matches Since January
Sportradar Integrity Services has uncovered 1,100 suspicious matches since April 2020, shortly after the Covid-19 pandemic began. Some 655 of those occurred since January, with football the usual suspect.
DraftKings SPAC to Take Vivid Seats Public
DraftKings has purchased a stake in Horizon Acquisition Corp, a SPAC that was created to take Vivid Seat public. The goal is to raise more than $769 million in...
Penn National Completes Score Media Buy
Penn National Gaming announced that it has completed its acquisition of Canadian media and sports betting technology company Score Media for $2 billion in cash and stock.
NFL Launches Responsible Betting Campaign
The National Football League is launching a $6.2 million campaign of programs to prevent or treat problem gambling in sports betting markets in the U.S.
California Mayors Support Sports Betting Measure
Four California mayors, including Oakland’s Libby Schaaf (l.), have endorsed a measure to combat homelessness with revenues from legal sports betting. Eighty-five percent of taxes would go to fund...
Connecticut’s ‘Historic’ Sports Betting Debut
Thousands of wagers were place online October 19, the launch of sports betting and online casino games in Connecticut. Mashantucket Pequot Chairman Rodney Butler (l.) called it “nothing short...
Florida Judge Rejects Seminole Lawsuit
A Florida District Court judge says West Flagler Associates, owner of Magic City Casino (l.) in Miami, had no standing to sue the Seminole Tribe and Governor Ron DeSantis...
Wisconsin Tribal Sports Betting Stalls
Supply chain issues prevented Wisconsin’s Oneida Nation from launching legal sports betting at the start of the NFL season, according to Vice Chairman Brandon Yellowbird Stevens (l.). But officials...
Louisiana Sports Betting Could Launch November 1
Louisiana Gaming Control Board Chair Ronnie Johns (l.) says 13 of 20 state-licensed gambling operations have applied for sports betting licenses. Several could open sportsbooks by November 1.
Kentucky Lawmaker Sponsors Sports Betting Bill
Parimutuel betting, lottery and charitable bingo are the only legal gambling in Kentucky. But state Rep. Adam Koenig (l.) will reintroduce sports betting legislation in the 2022 session.
New Jersey Celebrates $1 Billion Sports Betting Month
In a long-expected development, sports bettors in New Jersey handed over more than $1 billion in bets in September. The record-breaking handle eclipsed the prior record of $996 million...
MGM’s Hornbuckle Angles for Control of BetMGM
DraftKings has agreed to buy U.K.-based Entain, but not before MGM Resorts CEO Bill Hornbuckle (l.) tries to buy the rest of BetMGM. A positive financial report in the...
California Tribes, Sportsbooks: Talking Behind Closed Doors?
The October 5 filing of an amended online sports initiative suggests that its operator-sponsors are talking to gaming tribes. The tribes also want to legalize sports betting, but only...
Esports Hub Provides Content for Bettors
Pinnacle Solutions has introduced Esports Hub, with live streaming and data-rich scoreboards to help esports fans make informed wagers. It is a service available to sportsbook providers.
Rivalry Enters the Toronto Stock Exchange
Esports betting operator, Rivalry, raised $22 million in funding after going public on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The company hopes to grow its traditional sports betting and casino games...
Sportradar Partners with Int’l. Cricket Council
Sportradar has cut a deal with the International Cricket Council to provide official data and live streaming. The partnership, which covers 275 matches among eight tournaments, enhances fan engagement....
Fubo Sportsbook Makes NASCAR Deal
Fubo Sportsbook, the new mobile sportsbook from Fubo Gaming, has announced that is now an authorized gaming operator for NASCAR. Fubo has also partnered with the New York Jets...
Soccer Star Suspended for Betting on MLS
Midfielder Felipe Hernandez (l.), of Sporting Kansas City, was suspended by Major League Soccer for gambling on league games. The suspension is without pay. He may return on January...
Once Again, Mattress Mack Bets Big on Astros
Jim McIngvale (l.), known as Mattress Mack, has made two big bets on the Houston Astros to win the World Series. If the team wins, the mattress store owner...
