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...

Published October 25, 2021

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.

Published October 25, 2021

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.

Published October 25, 2021

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...

Published October 25, 2021

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...

Published October 25, 2021

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...

Published October 25, 2021

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...

Published October 25, 2021

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.

Published October 25, 2021

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.

Published October 25, 2021

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...

Published October 25, 2021

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...

Published October 18, 2021

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...

Published October 18, 2021

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.

Published October 18, 2021

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...

Published October 18, 2021

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....

Published October 18, 2021

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...

Published October 18, 2021

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...

Published October 18, 2021

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...

Published October 18, 2021

Sharp Alpha Advisors Concludes First $10 Million Fund

Sharp Alpha Advisors, a venture capital firm founded by Lloyd Danzig, closed out its initial $10 million fund. Investments aided GridRival and Prophet among other companies in the sports...

Published October 18, 2021

Circa Mobile Sportsbook Live in Iowa

Circa Sports, one of the newer sportsbooks, has entered its third state, Iowa. The company also has a presence in Nevada and Colorado. Circa partnered with Wild Rose Casino.

Published October 18, 2021