After a slow start to the year in January, there was better news for industry stakeholders in February as shares in the leading operators and suppliers rose by a combined 5.6 per cent by month end.
After posting a decline of 7.8 per cent last month, the 50 publicly-listed operators and [...]
DraftKings has agreed an exclusive betting and daily fantasy sports partnership with UFC for North America.
DraftKings will serve as UFC’s first official sports betting and daily fantasy partner in the United States and Canada, offering in-game promotions, activations, in-broadcast odds integrations and UFC branding across its daily fantasy and betting [...]
Gaming and betting operator Flutter Entertainment has set its sights on the Indian online gaming market with the acquisition of a majority stake in Junglee Games.
Junglee operates a range of skill-based games through brands which include Junglee Rummy, Eatme.io, Junglee Teen Patti, and Howzat.
The company is one of the top [...]
US sports betting and fantasy sports giant FanDuel Group has appointed Amy Howe to the newly created role of president.
Howe will join FanDuel’s executive leadership team and take responsibility for leading the company’s core commercial functions across its sportsbook, casino, racing and daily fantasy units.
She joins FanDuel from Live Nation [...]
New York-listed sports betting and fantasy sports operator DraftKings has reported a 90 per cent increase in revenue to $614.5m in 2020, with over half of the total generated during the final quarter of the year.
Revenue in Q4 2020 soared by 146 per cent year-on-year to $322m as major US [...]
Stockholm-listed gaming supplier Scout Gaming Group grew fourth quarter revenue to SEK16.9m in 2020, an increase of 69 per cent year-on-year, helping to drive an 86 per cent increase in full year revenue to SEK46.9m.
The revenue growth was driven by a mix of new clients and increased activity with existing [...]
Stockholm-listed daily fantasy sports provider Scout Gaming has entered Sweden’s regulated iGaming market for the first time through an agreement with Sweden’s AB Trav & Galopp (ATG).
Scout Gaming will soft launch its offering on ATG.se during the second quarter of 2021, followed by a wider marketing push in the third [...]
Pennsylvania’s regulated betting and gaming market recorded a 3 per cent increase in total revenue to $311.1m in January, boosted by another record performance from iGaming during the month.
With the land-based sector continuing to be impacted by various COVID-19 restrictions, retail slots revenue fell by 26 per cent year-on-year to [...]
Novomatic Interactive division Greentube is entering the esports and blockchain space with the acquisition of Austria-based Byte Heroes.
The company operates the Herosphere fantasy esports website, where players can compete using the HeroCoin virtual token.
“At Greentube, we aim to hold a leading position when it comes to adopting new trends and [...]
Google will soon allow real-money gambling apps into its Google Play app store in an additional 15 countries.
Google’s policies currently allow online gambling apps in just four countries, Brazil, France, Ireland and the United Kingdom.
This will change on March 1, when real-money gambling apps, fantasy sports apps, and ads related [...]
New York-listed DraftKings has been named as the exclusive official daily fantasy sports partner of the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets.
The multi-year agreement increases DraftKings’ presence in North Carolina and provides the operator with access to Hornets trademarks and logos, as well as advertising on LED signage courtside, on the basket stanchion [...]
Caesars Entertainment is strengthening its online offering through a strategic investment in daily fantasy sports provider SuperDraft.
The minority stake gives Caesars access to sports fans in 37 US states and across Canada, and includes the option for Caesars to increase its stake to 100 per cent over time.
The investment will [...]