New Jersey recorded an all-time high sports betting handle of $1.30bn in October, with total gambling revenue for the month across the state coming to $448.7m. Sports betting handle was split between the land-based and online sectors, with online bringing…
Sports betting operator PointsBet has today (24 November) been awarded a temporary supplier licence by the Virginia Lottery, allowing it to offer online sports betting in the state. The operator secured its licence through an exclusive partnership agreement with racetrack…
Global online operator 888 has been awarded a provisional sports betting licence by the Virginia Lottery, allowing it to offer wagering services to customers in the state. The operator is expected to launch its SI Sportsbook in Virginia in 2022,…
DraftKings plans to release gamified NFT collections on the DraftKings Marketplace during the 2022-23 NFL season in collaboration with the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) and its group licensing partner OneTeam. The agreement grants DraftKings licensing rights for active NFL players,…
Sportradar and Kambi have extended their existing US betting collaboration by five years. The deal reestablishes Sportradar as Kambi’s exclusive supplier of NBA, NHL, MLB, and college sports data in the US market. The pair first partnered up in 2018…
Genius Sports endured a volatile day of public trading on 23 November after publishing its Q3 2021 financial results. Annual third-quarter revenue growth of more than 70% to $69.1m could not prevent the firm’s share price from falling by 30%,…
Gambling.com Group has strengthened its US sports betting position with the $27.5m purchase of Roto Sports and its flagship DFS news brand RotoWire. The acquisition is expected to close in January 2022, at which time the affiliate will pay out…
888 has moved to facilitate the launch of its Sports Illustrated-branded betting brand, SI Sportsbook, in New Jersey after taking 888sport offline in the Garden State. The 888sport brand ceased to accept sports bets or provide sports betting markets in…
BetMGM has announced the launch of its Horse Racing mobile app in Louisiana and Florida, bringing the total number of states in which the app is live to three. The app, which is also available in Ohio, allows bettors to…
Esports-focused betting operator Rivalry has promised to ramp up its investment efforts in 2022 as it targets international launches and an increased awareness among the investor community. In 2021, Rivalry’s third year in operation, the company reported its strongest performance…