Industry
March 2, 2021
Flutter Entertainment’s 2020 Revenues Surge After TSG deal
Flutter Entertainment has posted a 28% rise in total group revenue to £5.2 billion for the full year of 2020 boosted by the integration of The Stars Group (TSG) business. Merger With The Stars Group Pushes Flutter’s Growth Flutter Entertainment posted its financial results for 2020 today. Full-year total group revenue at the world’s largest […]
Sports
March 2, 2021
BetMGM Signs Streaming and IP Deal with Borussia Dortmund
BetMGM has minted a first-of-its-kind partnership with Bundesliga soccer club Borussia Dortmund, offering fans to stream team games directly through the sportsbook’s app. BetMGM Signs First-of-Its-Kind Deal with Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga top contender Borussia Dortmund has formed a partnership with BetMGM that grants the sportsbook rights to player imagery and its logos for marketing purposes. The deal will also […]
Business
March 2, 2021
5WPR to Offer Gambling and Gaming Public Relations Services
One of the 15 largest, renowned, and independently owned PR firms in the United States, 5WPR, launches a specialty division for Gaming and Gambling Public Relations. 5W Launches New Specified Division for Gambling and Gambling PR 5WPR’s new division will focus on PR strategies for clients in the gaming industry, including online gaming, casinos, lottery, and […]
Legal
March 2, 2021
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Says Sports Betting Is Close
In Ohio, sports betting is already happening, argues Gov. Mike DeWine, who expects the legalization push to intensify during the 2021 legislative session. Ohio Certainly to Regulate Sports Betting Says, Gov. Mike DeWine Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said on Monday that sports betting legalization is inevitably coming to the state. It has been years since the US Supreme Court struck down PASPA, […]
Legal
March 2, 2021
Nebraska Forwards Bills to Legislature to Allow Casino and Betting
Casino and sports gambling could be coming to Nebraska as LB 560, and LB 561 merged on Monday and passed onto full legislature. Nebraska Pushes Ahead with Casino and Betting Legalization A pack of legislative measures that would lead to the legalization of casino gambling and possibly sports betting in Nebraska made it out from the General Affairs Committee and into the legislature, […]
Business
March 1, 2021
theScore Completed IPO, Underwriters’ Over-Allotment in Full
Score Media and Gaming Inc. successfully completed its US initial public offering (IPO), placing 6.9 million of the company’s Class A Subordinate Voting Shares and gaining $186.3 million in gross proceeds. IPO Launch Last month, theScore announced it launched a public offering of company stock in both Canada and the US as part of its […]
Business
March 1, 2021
IGT and SG Create Joint Pool of Cashless Solution Patents
Gaming solutions supplier International Game Technology (IGT) announced today it entered into a cross-licensing agreement for patents related to cashless slot gaming solutions with another gaming technology company, Scientific Games (SG). Tap into Each Other’s Cashless Portfolios The cross-licensing agreement between IGT and SG combines both companies’ portfolios related to casino management solution systems in […]
Sports
March 1, 2021
NCAA Releases Covid-19 Contingency Plans for Basketball Tournaments
The NCAA has created a contingency plan in case teams drop out of the March Madness tournaments due to Covid-19. What Happens If a Team is Unable to Compete in March Madness? The NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Committees have released a contingency plan related to the withdrawal of participants due to Covid-19. […]
Casino
March 1, 2021
MotorCity Seeks $270 Million COVID-19 Damages from Insurer
MotorCity Casino Hotel sues the company providing its commercial property insurance because it declined a $270 million claim for losses related to the Covid-19 pandemic. MotorCity Files Lawsuit against Swiss Zurich Insurance Group The company behind MotorCity Casino, Detroit Entertainment LLC, filed a complaint in Wayne County Circuit this week. The 55-page complaint is against American Guarantee and Liability Insurance Co, which is […]
Casino
March 1, 2021
Mohegan Sun Helps Connecticut with COVID-19 Vaccination Site
To help Connecticut fight off COVID-19, the Mohegan Tribe opened a community vaccination site. Since its opening in mid-February until last week, approximately1,200 have been vaccinated. Approximately 1,200 People Have Been Vaccinated at Mohegan’s Site The Mohegan Tribe in Connecticut has been eager to help local authorities fight off the pandemic since its start in […]