Tag: DraftKings
New Yorkers smash US records betting $500m a week
Within just two weeks of launching a regulated mobile betting market, New York had already hit the US record for an entire month: over a billion dollars in just 16 days, and with only five of nine operators in the mix. By the end of week five the state had handled almost $2.5bn.
DraftKings to gamify NFL players with non-fungible tokens
It doesn’t seem to matter if it makes any sense or not, the payoffs of getting in on the crypto hype is clearly too much to pass up.
Sports betting spending spree pushes investors to the brink
With the world’s leading gaming companies all-in for a slice of the US betting boom, an early zeal among investors is giving way to the exorbitant realities of backing your horse all the way to the finish line. If 2021’s market caps are anything to go by, many financiers are already giving up the chase.
FanDuel and DraftKings bag tribal partnerships as Connecticut lib’s igaming
With online gambling going live in Connecticut for the first time, tribal owned Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods have elicited the services of the former DFS giants to enhance their digital prowess.
Acquisitions, ad spend spiral in race for top tier
In a scramble for customers through the 2021- 2022 sports season, US betting firms enter an escalating imperative to bulk up and splurge on advertising before winners and losers set in.
Golden Nugget Online doubles 2020 valuation in DK acquisition
DraftKings adds to its collection of brands and playerbase without spending a penny - in acquiring Golden Nugget Online Gaming entirely through stock-trade.
DraftKings stock plummets after Hindenburg short
Shares at US gaming giant, DraftKings, fell more than 12 percent mid-June after the activist short seller, Hindenburg Research, bet heavily against its future profitability.
GBGC: Drone racing gets betting boost
Having long foretold the peculiar but pragmatic potential of betting on drones, Lorien Pilling of Global Betting and Gaming Consultants, notes that one major US operator is beginning to take bets on it across at least five states.
Regulus: Betting M&A – preparing for better times
The Covid-19 pandemic might be preventing the vast majority of mainstream sports around the world from taking place, but it has not stopped significant progress on three sportsbetting-related M&A transactions - Regulus Partners writes.
XFL to build sports betting into league rules
American football league XFL says its wants sports betting to play a central role in its business model, while announcing a string of deals with sportsbooks
New York court says fantasy sports law unconstitutional
The New York Supreme Court has shot down the daily fantasy sports mantra that it’s more a game of skill than chance - placing it back in the penal code for prohibition.
Daily fantasy sports is once again prohibited in the state of New York, after judges ruled it had been illegally authorised by the legislature back in 2016.
The abrupt...
Penn National shows its hand with 32 new online skins
In potentially the last of the major casino maneouvres post-PASPA, Penn National has awarded 32 skins to four online firms across 19 states. Although the..
Chicago gambling pacts raise spectre of corruption
As daily fantasy operators, DraftKings and FanDuel, are locked out of Illinois’s betting market - lawmakers are accused of rigging competition to support..
Illinois approves eleventh hour gambling expansion
A concerted legislative push driven by newly-elected Governor Jay B Pritzker, saw Illinois’ spring session head into overtime, where a last minute gambling expansion..
March Madness, intercine interests and betting bungles
As Atlantic City enjoys its first shot of March Madness, West Virginia’s governor ushers its igaming bill into law, and Chicago hosts a first, albeit...
DraftKings secures 12-state access with Caesars
In some of the 12 states that Caesars currently operates casinos, the deal gives DraftKings exclusive rights, but Caesars will still be able to offer its own-branded sports betting and online casino apps.
New York states DFS is not game of chance as DraftKings and FanDuel soldier on
DraftKings and FanDuel have maintained their offerings to New York players, after a ruling by acting Supreme Court justice Gerald Connolly on 26 October that DFS is illegal in the state.
Despite a 2016 law maintaining DFS is a game of skill, Connolly overruled
DraftKings increase sportsbook focus with Las Vegas “legend” Johnny Avello
DraftKings has taken the latest step in signifying its serious sports betting intent by naming Johnny Avello as director of sportsbook operations.
The former Wynn Resorts sportsbook director will be based in the DFS operator’s Nevada office…
FanDuel, DraftKings make early strides in US betting sector
FanDuel’s bargain sale to Paddy Power Betfair may not have pleased its ordinary shareholders - but has given it a head start in the race for US betting contracts. Meanwhile its fantasy sports nemesis, DraftKings, is trailing close behind. The only two titans of…
DraftKings signs deal with Resorts Atlantic City for sports betting debut
DraftKings has announced a partnership with Resorts Atlantic City to provide sports betting in New Jersey.
The Daily Fantasy Sports operator agreed the deal after the state began processing legislation in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn PASPA
FanDuel states play for US sports betting
The CEO of America's 'other' daily fantasy sports operator says if the Supreme Court opens the door to sports betting in the US, FanDuel wants a piece of the action.
Speaking to Forbes, FanDuel's boss Matt King said: “This business is around fan engagement and helping fans feel closer to the things they like, and clearly sports betting is one...
DraftKings eye opening in Ireland’s DFS market
The American daily fantasy sports enterprise have announced they are planning on opening their services in Ireland before the end of the year.
DraftKing’s plans were reported merely weeks after their merger with FanDuel was snubbed by the Federal Trade Commission over claims that it would destroy competition in the US DFS market.
Jeffrey Haas, DraftKings’ chief international officer, told the...
DFS titans call time on ambitious merger bid
The two giants of daily fantasy sports, FanDuel and DraftKings, retreat from their proposed merger amidst enduring opposition from competition watchdogs and escalating legal costs.
Daily fantasy sports duopolies, DraftKings and FanDuel, have ceded their plans to merge after unwavering opposition from US competition authorities.
The deal, which would have seen one entity corner more than 90 percent of the burgeoning...
Massachusetts brands DFS ‘game of chance’
A Special Commission in the state of Massachusetts has classed daily fantasy sports a game of chance - putting the soft genre’s future on shaky ground.
Massachusetts commission has recommended that daily fantasy sports be considered a game of chance - and therefore subject to online gambling legislation - setting a worrying precedent for the sector’s growth across the US.
The...
FTC moves against DraftKings FanDuel merger
The proposed merger between Daily Fantasy Sports giants DraftKings and FanDuel hit its first major snag last month as the US’ Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took steps to block the move.
In an official release announcing its decision, the FTC pointed to the fact that a merger between the two DFS operators would result in a single business cornering 90...
Daily Fantasy Sports giants hedging on antitrust risk
Daily fantasy sports giant, DraftKings soon (perhaps) to become an even more gigantic DraftKings-FanDuel, has achieved another $100m in financing, despite its pending merger not yet finding favour with the relevant authorities.
The company appealed for capital through its most recent fundraising round “Series E1”, although the $100m achieved in this round is only adding to a cash pile of...
DraftKings secures $153m venture capital investment boost
DFS giant DraftKings has finalised $153m worth of investment deals with a range of backers ahead of the NFL season, but sources say the company’s value has dropped dramatically since 2015.
Major DFS operator DraftKings has allegedly managed to secure an additional $153m in venture capital funding – just in time for the opening games of high-profile America’s NFL season.
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Maryland drafts consumer protection rules for DFS operators
Daily Fantasy Sports operators have welcomed new regulatory plans in Maryland which will see a range of fresh consumer protections for DFS players put in place.
New proposals set out by comptroller Peter Franchot include age limits for DFS participants, a ban on third-party scripts, rules forbidden DFS employees to take part in the games and a system of demarcation...
Massachusetts signs new tax-free DFS regulations into law
In a slightly unconventional move for the state, Massachusetts lawmakers have voted almost unanimously to allow DFS operators to offer their services without licensing fees or any new taxation of any kind.
Massachusetts has become the latest in a string of US states to officially legalise DFS, following hot on the heels of New York, Colorado and Pennsylvania.
The regulations allow...
New York governor signals green light for DFS
Governor Andrew Cuomo has given the all-clear for Daily Fantasy Sports operators to resume their operations in the state with a new bill that defines the activity as a game of ‘skill’ rather than ‘chance.'
New York has become the latest state to legalise Daily Fantasy Sports after lawmakers signed a bill defining the activity as a ‘game of skill’.
Governor...
