Sports Betting
Sports Betting and Responsible Gaming Discussed at SBC Summit North America
As Canada gears up to launch its revamped and expanded sports betting market, potential operators are preparing their plans. Part of that involves embracing sponsorship opportunities and partnerships with leagues, teams, media, and so forth.While advertising hookups are a tried and tested method…
IGT, Scientific Games, DraftKings Win Big at First SBC Awards North America
The inaugural SBC Awards North America were held last week on the final evening of the SBC Summit North America in New York City and DraftKings, IGT, and Scientific Games were among the big winners.Most notably, DraftKings was named the Sportsbook of the Year and BetMGM was awarded Casino…
Intema Solutions Applies to AGCO for Ontario Online Betting License
Canadian information technology company Intema Solutions has applied to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) to become a fully registered operator of online gaming and sports betting in Ontario.Following the enacting of Bill C-218 to legalize single-event spoorts betting on August…
IGT Sports Betting President Suggests B2B Market Segment Could Be Worth $5B
IGT's newly appointed President of Sports Betting Joe Asher has suggested that the B2B sports betting market segment could be worth as much as $5bn annually.Speaking at the recent IGT Investor Day, Asher said that the potential of B2B sports betting has been overlooked in the discussions about…
FansUnite to Acquire Gaming Asset Portfolio American Affiliate
Vancouver-based sports betting and iGaming provider FansUnite Entertainment is acquiring the businesses and brands of American Affiliate, established by industry entrepreneur Chris Grove.FansUnite will pay $58.2m to acquire the business, which it said in a release would help strengthen its…
Sports betting in Canada: Are we setting ourselves up for success?
With Canada having legalized single-event sports betting and Canadians placing more bets here at home, are operators, regulators, governments, RG organizations, community and treatment agencies prepared for what’s to come?
FansUnite Agrees Sportsradar Partnership & Earns SBC Award Nomination
Global sports and entertainment firm FansUnite Entertainment has signed a strategic agreement with Sportradar Group AG, a provider of sports entertainment products and services.The agreement will see Sportradar provide its Managed Trading Service to FansUnite, which includes pre-match…
PointsBet Appoints Former Facebook & Netflix Exec as New U.S. Marketing Leader
PointsBet has named Kyle Christensen as its new U.S. Chief Marketing Officer.Christensen brings nearly 20 years of high-profile marketing expertise in developing fully integrated content, brand, television, film, consumer, product, and partner campaigns. He has worked for Facebook, National…
DraftKings Walks Away From Entain Deal for Foreseeable Future
DraftKings has confirmed after weeks of speculation that it will not be pursuing a takeover of UK betting and gaming group Entain in the near future, emphasizing that it is "highly confident" in its own technology, product, and brand.In late September, Entain had announced it had received an…
Penn National Completes Acquisition of Score Media & Gaming
The acquisition of Score Media and Gaming by Penn National Gaming was completed on October 19, Penn confirmed in a statement.The total value of the deal is approximately US$2.0 billion ($2.47 billion) in cash and stock.Penn had agreed to acquire theScore in a US$2 billion cash-and-stock deal…