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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 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…

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…

Parleh Media Group, the independent content and production company that operates sports betting-focused publication The Parleh, launched Parleh TV on October 12, describing it as the country’s first dedicated sports betting broadcast network. The free online channel is now available 24 hours a…

FanDuel Group has announced that it has named Dale Hooper as its general manager for Canada as it prepares to introduce its sportsbook in the market. Hooper will be responsible for developing and implementing the Flutter Entertainment-owned company's long-term strategy in Canada and will report…

New Jersey has become the first U.S. state to generate more than US$1 billion in sports betting in a single month by taking in US$1.01bn in wagers in September. That total broke the U.S. record of US$996.3 million that New Jersey had set in December 2020. September’s volume was up 35.1 per cent…

Online casino and sports betting giant Rush Street Interactive (RSI) has made its debut in the Canadian market with the launch of its social gaming platform, CASINO4FUN, in the province of Ontario. The free-to-play online casino and sportsbook is available now on all mobile devices, tablets,…

PointsBet Canada has signed a five-year exclusive partnership with curling governing body Curling Canada, that will grant PointsBet exclusive marketing rights for both sports betting and online casino games across all of Curling Canada’s broadcast and digital properties. PointsBet will also…

DraftKings has signed on to become an official sports betting, daily fantasy sports (DFS), and iGaming partner of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the U.S. A press release confirms that the deal will also see DratfKings reach an agreement with Turner Sports, including Bleacher Report, to be…

NorthStar Gaming has named Michael Moskowitz, former Chairman and CEO of Panasonic North America, as Chief Executive Officer and founding partner. A press release notes NorthStar is intending to operate in the regulated Ontario online gaming market with a made-in-Ontario product for casino and…