Life continues to be good for the American commercial gaming industry as the industry celebrates its third consecutive year of record-breaking revenue. According to the latest numbers released by the American Gaming Association, US-facing operators hauled in an astonishing $66.3 billion in revenue in 2023 between land-based and internet-based play. Thanks to a boom in…
Lottery.com has acquired the sports streaming site, SportLocker.com for an undisclosed amount in a deal that the lottery technology broker is promoting as part of a, "revolutionary vision." It's a bold move that gives Lottery.com a toehold in the world. In its current form, SportsLocker.com focuses mainly on soccer/football-related content with an emphasis on UK…
DraftKings is expanding its portfolio of services in a pretty significant manner with its recent acquisitions of the lottery app, Jackpot. The blockbuster purchase cost the sportsbook and daily fantasy sports operator $750 million, while putting it in the driver's seat of the US online lottery market. Jackpot is a downloadable app that allows players…
Is US President Joe Biden heading for a historic loss when voters head to the polls in November? That's the very hot take taken by punters at Betfair Exchange. President Biden's chances of staying in office supposedly plunged this week after a partisan report criticizing his cognitive abilities was released to the public by Republican…
Super Bowl LVIII wasn't just a huge day for the Kansas City Chiefs and their patron saint, Taylor Swift. The Big Game was also a big day, a record-breaking day, for Nevada's regulated sports betting operators. According to the Nevada Gaming Control Board, Super Bowl LVIII action surged to an astonishing $185 million, a new…
When the Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday, they weren't the game's only big winner. Thanks to an avalanche of wagers from across the country, the US-facing sports betting business was also a big winner, and its future looks equally bright. According to GeoComply, the company that…
BetMGM is breaking new ground in the never-ending arms race that is the US gaming industry as it announces a first-ever partnership with X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. It's a deal that puts BetMGM front and center on the radar of anyone searching X for sports betting odds. It's also a…
The NFL is bringing its biggest show to the gambling capital of America and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wants you to know that everything is fine. Speaking at a press conference in Las Vegas this week ahead of Super Bowl LVIII, Goodell addressed the challenges his league is facing as regulated sports betting. The chief…
The old expression, "The show must go on," is finding new life this week as FanDuel presses forward with its Kick of Destiny 2 campaign, just days after the death of one of its stars, Carl Weathers. Weathers, a film icon since his role as Apollo Creed in the Rocky movies played himself in the…
Will Super Bowl LVIII be overrun with commercials for sportsbooks and casinos? NFL officials are promising that not only will the biggest of big games not be inundated with gambling ads, but that there will only be three of them during the entire broadcast. That's not a sign that gambling operators are shy about spending…
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