Last week the long-awaited launch of sports betting in Colorado became official, after the Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission put all efforts, including holding special meetings to approve new licenses, to meet its predefined schedule date May 1. DraftKings and FanDuel Among the First Sports betting in the state became legal November 2019, when the […]
Diamong Eagle Corp /DEAC/, the Special Purpose Acquisition Company /SPAC/ created for the merger between DraftKings and SBTech, announced last week its shareholders approved the deal that involved the Boston-based fantasy and sports book operator and the European technology provider. Subsequently, this meant that since Friday, April 24, DraftKings started trading on the NASDAQ as […]
DraftKings has been granted with an online casino soft-launch by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, scheduled to take place in the time interval of 2 -10pm Wednesday and 1-11pm Thursday, local time. Provided that the online gambling operations are working according to the expectations of the regulator during the two-day test period, the sports betting […]
Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp. (DEAC) has given the go-ahead for the acquisitions of DraftKings and SBTech, leading to a new giant in the gambling industry. During the meeting held on Wednesday, April 23, the majority of shareholders – in charge of 99.7% of DEAC stock, supported the previously announced deal. Around 0.3% objected or abstained […]
The two gaming and betting giants – Inspired Entertainment and DraftKings – will sign a partnership contract for virtual sports. Inspired and DraftKings Sign Virtual Sports Contract On April, 16 when games technology Inspired Entertainment said that the company had signed a contract with sports betting and daily fantasy operator DraftKings. Based on the contract […]
DraftKings plans to become a public company as soon as the merger with SBTech and Diamond Eagle is completed. DraftKings, SBTech and Diamond Eagle merger Fantasy sportsbook DraftKings is awaiting an approval to go public following a discussed merger with SBTech and Diamond Eagle. Harry Sloan and Jeff Sagansky are leading the public acquisition. With […]
The latest addition to the fantasy lineup features a DraftKings-run contest covering the eNASCAR Bristol Motor Speedway this Sunday. DraftKings Adds eNASCAR Fantasy Contest After successfully introducing a Counter-Strike fantasy game, DraftKings is now adding an entirely new product for the eNASCAR series. With Nevada giving an official go-ahead to both competitions as official events […]
With most sports having stopped completely, DraftKings has ramped its esports offer, introducing a new daily fantasy game for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The bookie is one of the many to do so. DraftKings Adds New Esports Fantasy Game for CS:GO DraftKings has launched a new fantasy esports game based on Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The game […]
DraftKings reports an unusual amount of interest for their other betting products, such as table tennis and free-to-enter pools around other types of entertainment, with nearly 60% of all wagers over the past week coming from bets on ping-pong games from Russia and Ukraine. “Ping-Pong is fun to watch. A silver lining here is that […]
Colorado’s gaming regulator has granted 8 more licenses during its special meeting held on Thursday due to the high number of license applications. High Number Of Applications Having received 60 applications in total, 32 for master licenses, 18 for internet operators and 10 for sports operators, the Limited Gaming Control Commission in Colorado decided that […]
