Legal
December 2, 2021
Colossus Bets, Diogenes Sue DraftKings Over 7 Cash-Out Patents
Last Wednesday, UK’s Colossus Bets and Diogenes have filed a patent infringement complaint against DraftKings in a Federal Court in Wilmington, Delaware. The complaint is 53 pages long and covers seven patent infringement claims over DraftKings’ use of the cash-out button on its gaming and sports betting products. Colossus Bets and Diogenes Ask for Million-Dollar […]
Sports
December 2, 2021
No Casinos and Other Businesses Want to Keep Florida Sports Betting Illegal
The situation with the legality and launch of sports betting in Florida is now described by many as a soap opera. Over the last weeks, many new parties have entered the dispute, and now, there’s a third group to the already-existing battle between the Seminole Tribe and pari-mutuel facilities. Several Florida businessmen and No Casinos […]
Casino
December 2, 2021
Codere Wraps DD3 Merger, Lists on NASDAQ, Appoints Ramsay
Codere Online has brought another chapter of its story to a successful conclusion with the completion of the DD3 Acquisition Corp. deal, allowing it to list on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange and add a new specialist to its ranks. DD3 Deal Completion and NASDAQ Listing A trifecta of happy events will chart a new course […]
Sports
December 2, 2021
Genius Sports to Introduce NLL Pick ‘Em Challenge
Genius Sports has teamed up with the National Lacrosse League (NLL) to launch a new F2P pick’em game. The NLL Pick ’Em Challenge will be available during the 2021-2022 season, and it will seek to elicit engagement with fans of the sport, offering new ways to get and feel involved with the outcome of games and the action […]
Business
December 2, 2021
MGM Could Consider New Vegas Strip Property
MGM Resorts International could add a second resort-casino to the south end of the Las Vegas Strip. They are also working on a strategy that will attract more regional customers to Las Vegas. MGM chief financial officer Jonathan Halkyard spoke Wednesday to investors at Morgan Stanley’s Virtual Global Consumer & Retail Conference, where he made […]
Sports
December 2, 2021
The Tropicana in Vegas Could Get A Baseball Park
Las Vegas may be poised to seize another professional sports franchise from Oakland. According to a report, the Oakland A’s are bidding on a stadium for the Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. If the MLB team moves, it would follow not long after the Las Vegas Raiders (previously the LA Raiders and, before […]
Legal
December 2, 2021
Used Car Salesman Scammed Car Dealers, Laundered Funds at Cincinnati Casino
According to an FBI affidavit, a man who ran a car sales fraud laundered his ill-gotten profits through a casino. Ismail Shalash, 36, is a Palestinian citizen who is currently on the run in Morocco. Fishy Online Car Sales Shalash’s scheme started with an online “business” selling luxury cars to car dealers. He sometimes went […]
Industry
December 2, 2021
Wisconsin’s Sports Betting Market is Now Open
Now, legal sports bets can be placed on the Green Bay Packers and Milwaukee Brewers by residents of Wisconsin. Tuesday saw the Oneida Nation open its sportsbook in its main casino near Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport in the city of Ashwaubenon. It’s the first Wisconsin location where legal wagering is allowed on professional […]
Business
December 1, 2021
Sportradar Becomes PointsBet’s US Data Supplier of Choice
Global supplier of sports betting data and integrity monitoring technology, Sportradar, announced it entered into a multi-year supplier deal with premier online sports betting and gaming operator PointsBet. US Supplier of Choice The deal between Sportradar and PointsBet established the Swiss-based technology company as the US supplier of choice for data from the MLB, NBA, […]
Industry
December 1, 2021
DraftKings CEO Implies NY Bettors Could Wager in NJ and CT
Leading US sportsbooks do not want professional bettors, or at least DraftKings does not, according to a speech at a Cannacord investor summit by its CEO Jason Robins. Robins also told investors that New York would not see the company spend aggressively for customer acquisition, implying New Yorkers could continue to wager in New Jersey and Connecticut. Professional […]