OpenBet Appoints DAZN and American Gaming Association Execs To Reimagine Sports Betting Entertainment

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — OpenBet, the world leader in sports betting entertainment and the sports betting business of Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS), has appointed two highly-experienced executives to its senior management team in a move that reinforces the quality of opportunity and exciting future that lies ahead for the company.  Florian Diederichsen joins OpenBet from DAZN as …

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PointsBet agrees partnership with NHL Alumni Association

PointsBet Canada, a subsidiary of PointsBet, has been named as the NHL Alumni Association’s (NHLAA) exclusive sports betting partner in Canada and its official partner in the US in a multi-year deal. The deal, which begins immediately, will give PointsBet Canada NHLAA and NHL Alumni marketing and licensing rights. “The NHL Alumni Association has always been at the top of …

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New York rockets to top of US sports betting leaderboard

Nearly six million (5.8m) sports betting transactions were registered within the first 12 hours of New York’s legal online sports betting launch as customers flocked to place mobile bets with newly licensed DraftKings, FanDuel, Caesars Entertainment and Rush Street Interactive.  New York only launched legal online sports betting on Saturday 8 January, but the state outperformed its closest competitor Pennsylvania, …

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Caesars Sportsbook Debuts Mobile Sports Betting in New York

NEW YORK and LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The wait for mobile sports betting to arrive in New York is officially over. After being named one of the first operators to receive a license for mobile sports wagering operations in the state, Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: CZR) (“Caesars”) today made history with its online and mobile sports betting app, …

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Analysis: Which States Could Add Online Sports Betting In 2022?

A number of key states legalized online sports betting in 2021, with most even managing to launch in the same year. More states will join the growing online sports betting market in 2022 – but just how many? There are still 26 states that have not yet legalized online sports betting. That list includes Florida sportsbooks, which tried to push …

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Four of nine NY operators approved to launch mobile betting from 8 Jan

The New York Gaming Commission has approved Caesars Sportsbook, DraftKings, FanDuel, and Rush Street Interactive to accept mobile sports bets in the state from 8 January. The regulator determined the four operators have “satisfied all statutory and regulatory requirements necessary to accept and process mobile sports wagering activity”, and so each will be able to take their first bets from …

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Virginia Sportsbooks Post Record Win From $400 Million in November Wagering

LAS VEGAS, Dec. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Virginia sportsbooks posted their most lucrative month yet as revenue in November surged to nearly $50 million on more than $400 million in wagers, producing a record month of tax revenue for the state. Virginia has now posted three consecutive months of record revenue, adding to a historic surge of sports betting this fall …

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ParlayBay debuts ground-breaking content with Ellmount Group

ParlayBay, the newly-launched provider of sports betting games, has announced its first operator partnership, reaching an agreement with Ellmount Group. ParlayBay Startup sports betting game provider ParlayBay has inked a new partnership deal with Genius Sports to power its new in-game accumulator solutions with official sports data. ParlayBay is driven by a group of igaming industry veterans with the stated …

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New Jersey Sportsbooks Crush U.S. Revenue Record in November

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., Dec. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — New Jersey’s online and retail sportsbooks hastened an already record-setting pace in November, becoming the first state to produce more than $100 million in revenue in a single month off of nearly $1.3 billion in wagering. The third consecutive month of jaw-dropping results by both sports betting and online gaming pushed the …

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Eliot Tubis and EJT Holdings Increase Stake in Codere Online Merger

MIAMI, Nov. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Eliot Tubis and EJT Holdings announced an increase in their stake to over 4% in the outstanding public warrants of DD3 Acquisition Corp II, as the merger with Codere Online looks to close this week. Codere Online is one of the leading, online-gaming companies in Europe and is expanding rapidly across Latin America, providing innovative sports …

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