Are the holidays, and holiday bonus promotions from sportsbooks and online casinos, a major trigger for problem gambling? That's the message being sent out by England's National Health Service (NHS). Earlier this week the agency sent out a warning about a potential upsurge of holiday-related problem gambling and a plea for more resources to help…
When ESPN launched ESPN Bet last year with the help of PENN Gaming, there were a lot of questions about how much the two entities would really be working together. After all, the layman's view of the situation is that a news organization and a sportsbook that were run by the same company wouldn't be…
One of the unexpected outcomes of regulated sports betting in the United States was a shocking uptick in aggrieved gamblers harassing athletes who didn't live up to the expectations of their individual player props. While this kind of harassment is inexcusable at any level, it's especially bad when the target is a student athlete. That's…
Imagine a future where artificial intelligence (AI) generates personalized advertising for individual customers in real time during live betting events? That vision of the future is a vision of the present thanks to Generative AI, a new marketing tool available to Sportradar customers. Generative AI audio leverages Sportradar's aggregated data stream to provide sportsbooks with…
When PENN Sports and ESPN launched ESPN Bet last year, there were plenty of questions about how ESPN Bet the sports betting app, and ESPN the sports media giant would work together. Now, after a full year of operation ESPN Chair Jimmy Pitaro is opening up about the future of the integrated media and sports…
Legendz is launching a slots-heavy social casino across a broad swath of the US market this week. The new social gaming site offers a huge array of online slot machines, table games, and sports betting options for players over the age of 18. Because Legendz is a social gaming site, and not a regulated operator,…
Endeavor is selling OpenBet and IMG Arena to OB Global Holdings LLC in a blockbuster $450 million deal. It's a big move that shows the challenges, and promise, of US-facing sports betting properties. The OpenBet deal is a management buyout that's backed by Ariel Emanuel with the participation of OpenBet CEO Jordan Levin. A management…
The Pechanga Resort and Casino is partnering with the Venetian Resort Las Vegas in a unique crossover deal that's making history in the tribal gaming world. Based in Temecula, California, the Pechangas are one of the most powerful tribes in the gaming world and their deal with the Venetian marks the first time a tribal…
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) is launching a Code Handbook for operators that includes 20 codes and 100 measures aimed at creating a safer environment for players. Released as part of the BGC's fifth anniversary, the Handbook brings together every voluntary measure the group's members commit to in their efforts to raise standards industry…
One of the big advantages ESPN had when it launched ESPN Bet with PENN Entertainment was that it could take advantage of a massive number of potential players who already had ESPN.com accounts. That dream came true last week when the sports broadcasting giant announced that players can now link their ESPN and ESPN Bet…
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