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daily_news
27 July 2020
Scout Gaming launches €1m fantasy Premier League game
B2B fantasy sports supplier Scout Gaming announced it will launch a follow-on from last year’s Premier League season-long fantasy contest, The Quarter Million, by offering a guaranteed prize pool of €1m for the 2020-21 season.
daily_news
16 June 2020
FanDuel & Denver Broncos announce multi-year partnership
FanDuel Group announced a multi-year partnership with the Denver Broncos, becoming an official sports betting and daily fantasy partner of the National Football League (NFL) team.
daily_news
5 June 2020
NBA Board of Governors approves format for season's restart
Yesterday (4 June) the National Basketball Association's Board of Governors approved a competitive format for the restart of the 2019-20 season.
daily_news
23 April 2020
Boom Sports to roll out sports betting via PNG deal
New York-based free-to-play and fantasy sports developer and technology provider Boom Sports its to move into B2C sports betting after striking a market access agreement with Penn National Gaming (PNG).
daily_news
19 February 2020
Pennsylvania sports betting revenue soars in January
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has reported a 16.9% year-on-year rise in gambling revenue for January, aided by growing contributions from igaming and sports betting.
daily_news
23 December 2019
DraftKings and SBTech to combine as listed gaming giant
DraftKings has struck a deal that will see it acquired by a special purpose acquisition company alongside betting and gaming technology provider SBTech, with the combined entity to be listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange.
news_analysis
16 December 2019
Chalkline Sports makes its mark
Chalkline Sports, despite its African heritage, is making a major play for the nascent US sports betting market, and with a client base already featuring the likes of Churchill Downs, Parx Casino and Tropicana, it’s off to a good start, writes Robin Harrison
daily_news
5 September 2019
Roar Digital lands betting deal with Buffalo Wild Wings
Roar Digital, the joint venture between GVC Holdings and MGM Resorts, has agreed a deal with US sports bar and restaurant chain Buffalo Wild Wings to jointly deliver sports betting experiences to punters across the country.
daily_news
16 August 2019
Mobile betting powers record PA sportsbook handle
Operators in Pennsylvania handled a record $59.3m on sports bets in July as the online sportsbook handle doubled to $39.0m and overtook retail figures for the first time.
daily_news
12 August 2019
Scout Gaming launches fantasy betting product
Scout Gaming Group has launched player odds sportsbook, a new product that combines elements of daily fantasy sports contests with fixed odds betting elements, alongside a new promotional tool, Betflex.
daily_news
13 June 2019
DoJ to hold off on Wire Act enforcement until 2020
A memo from the US Deputy Attorney General has informed law enforcement staff working under the Department of Justice (DoJ) that there will be no attempt to enforce the revised interpretation of the Wire Act until 2020.
daily_news
31 May 2019
Losses widen at Scout despite Q1 revenue growth
Fantasy sports provider Scout Gaming Group has reported increased losses in the first quarter of the year, despite revenue more than doubling to SEK3.5m.
daily_news
28 May 2019
Better Collective boosts US presence with RotoGrinders deal
Stockholm-listed Better Collective will significantly expand its presence in the US market through the acquisition of daily fantasy and sports betting affiliate Rical LLC, operator of the RotoGrinders and SportsHandle portals.
daily_news
20 May 2019
PA nets $3.4m in taxes from first year of fantasy regulation
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has revealed that the state has generated tax revenue of $3.4m (£2.7m/€3.0m) from its first full year of regulated fantasy sports contests.
news_analysis
2 May 2019
State of the Union: Tennessee, Indiana, Colorado and more
This week’s State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, sees a bill to legalise sports betting in Indiana head to Governor Eric Holcomb for ratification, while a Colorado bill is racing through the state legislature. Elsewhere, Nevada and Mississippi’s legal sports betting markets enjoyed strong months, driven by activity around basketball, and Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has suggested he will allow a bill to pass into law without his signature.
news_analysis
25 April 2019
State of the Union: Pennsylvania, Delaware North and more
This week's State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, sees Pennsylvania set a launch date for igaming, while Delaware North has taken legal action in the wake of its sports betting struggles in West Virginia. Elsewhere, Iowa is one step away from legal igaming and a bid to regulate sports betting is underway in Colorado.
daily_news
23 April 2019
Sugar Ray Leonard steps into the ring for ICE North America
Clarion Gaming’s inaugural edition of ICE North America, which takes place in Boston from May 13 to 15, will feature a keynote presentation from iconic boxer and Olympic champion Sugar Ray Leonard.
news_analysis
18 April 2019
State of the Union: Pennsylvania, NJ, Indiana and more
This week's State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, looks at the performance of the regulated Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania markets, as well as the progress of bills in Indiana and North Carolina.
daily_news
17 April 2019
Pennsylvania reports slight fantasy revenue growth in March
Pennsylvania’s licensed fantasy sports operators have reported a slight improvement in revenue for March, following three consecutive months of decline, with revenue up $5,000 from February.
news_analysis
11 April 2019
Predicting the future
Predictions games are emerging as a useful way for sports betting operators to acquire customers in regulated or soon-to-regulate markets across the US. SportCaller is at the forefront of this movement, and digital performance director Paddy McDermott believes free-to-play sports games may finally be rising to prominence.

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