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Forgive and forgetSurcharge, what surcharge? The swift abandoning of its ill-fated player surcharge plan has helped the DraftKings share price to recover the ground lost in the wake of the retreat, leaving it at around the levels it was trading ahead of its Q2 earnings statement.
New speedway boogie: DraftKings said in-play betting remained an “area for potential growth,” adding that by leveraging Simplebet’s proprietary tech it would create an in-play experience that moves “at the speed of sports.”
Eternal sunshine: Ahead of the news of the Simplebet deal, the team at Truist noted investors were already on their way to moving on from the player surcharge debacle. DraftKings might have “egg on its face now,” they said, but investors would “forget this ever happened rather quickly.”
😰 Back (almost) where we started: DraftKings shares recovery Timing is everything: The announcement of the acquisition, coming as it does less than a week before the start of the NFL season, will pose problems for any remaining B2B customers of Simplebet that had not made separate micro-betting arrangements since the story broke in May.
Waving, not drowning: In a bid to maintain relevance, the US Betr itself announced yesterday it had launched a new sportsbook, which it said would help it “expand far beyond microbetting for its sportsbook vertical.” The company also launched a new P2P option with its Picks business.
Venture capital firm Yolo Investments manages in excess of €500m in capital across 100 exciting fintech, gaming and blockchain companies. The Yolo Investments' Gaming fund, regulated by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission, has taken positions in fast-growth suppliers and operators, including Dabble and Enteractive. Yolo Investments (yolo.io) wants to hear from readers of this newsletter. Get in touch with your pitch, or for a chat about innovative products which can plug into our investment ecosystem. +MoreDeutsche Bank will be the lead bank in a consortium that will backstop Apollo's $6.3bn IGT/Everi bid, according to Bloomberg. The consortium is set to provide $4.33bn of the cash for the deal via a bond and loan offering.
BlueBet has confirmed its exit from the US, saying it will concentrate on its Australian operations under the Australian Betr brand. The decision came after a strategic review that concluded the dynamics of the B2C market meant smaller players were “unable to achieve the necessary unit economics.” Golden Matrix has announced the launch of a B2B offering called Expanse Studios into the US and European markets. Expanse is in the process of applying for a New Jersey license and said it has initiated discussions with a number of operators about iCasino content provision. Tastytrade founders Tom Sosnoff and Scott Sheridan have announced they have sold 6.5m of shares in the financial bookmaker IG Group for ~£65m. IG bought Tastytrade for £1bn in 2021. Read acrossIn Compliance+More this week a strike undertaken by up to 5,000 of Evolution’s employees in the Eastern European country of Georgia is having ramifications when it comes to the company’s attempt to buy Las Vegas-based table game provider Galaxy Gaming. In The Token Word, DraftKings is locked in a lawsuit with the NFL Player Association over the canning of its Reignmakers NFT product, with the NFLPA arguing the gambling operator’s “inability to profitably commercialize the intellectual property it licensed does not excuse performance, and DraftKings must pay what it is due.” +More careersThe big move: Ahead of the Brazilian market opening in January, local hero brand Aposta Ganha has appointed Vitor Paulin as its new CMO. He previously held the same title at business consultancy Grit Partners.
Kyle Piasecki is the new CRO at Pro League Network. He was previously head of partnerships at Better Collective and before that worked with Playmaker HQ. Rush Street Gaming has appointed Cliff Ehrlich as COO. He previously worked at Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise. Gaming Innovation Group has announced the appointment of Andreas Söneby to the board of GiG Platform with immediate effect.
By the numbers – Las VegasWilting in the heat: A very tough comp including two fewer weekend days and weaker baccarat hold meant July Strip revenue fell 15% YoY to $709m. Brighter news came from the local market, up 13% YoY, while Downtown also enjoyed a 10% increase. Total GGR came in at $1.3bn.
Flight riskCrash and burn: Sources close to the legal case that has erupted in Georgia between Flutter-owned Adjarabet and the premier crash game provider Spribe vs. rival Aviator LLC – also the former owner of Adjarabet – “has no merit” after a judge in the Court of First Instance last week ruled in favor of the latter’s claim to $330m of damages.
We built this city: Flutter acquired a controlling stake in Adjarabet in 2019 and bought the remaining stake in the company a year later. Spribe is, according to sources, by far the biggest company in the crash gaming market, controlling 90% of the market and can lay claim to having “created this segment.”
Taken in: Sources close to the dispute suggested the rival’s case is “dubious” and that the judge “appears to have wholly swallowed the claims” against Flutter and Spribe despite Adjarabet only making ~$7.5m a year from the game in Georgia.
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Double whammy: McLachlan added that “as a TAB customer” he believed it was fair to suggest the product “looks and feels different,” saying it was “much better today than it was at demerger.”
Overwhelmed: On the potential for a ban on gambling advertising, McLachlan said “there’s too much advertising, and we expect it to come down,” though he didn’t want to “front run where the government will land.” 💥 Tabcorp suffers a bad week Earnings in briefGenting Malaysia: Q2 revenue rose 8% to RM2.67bn ($618m) with the increase largely ascribed to better trading at Resorts World Genting. Revenues were also on the up for the US and Bahamas segment. EBITDA across the group rose 72% to RM770m. Rivalry: GGR was down but net revenue rose as the esports-led and GenZ-focused bookie said a focus on crypto expansion and VIPs paid off in Q2. GGR was down 3% to C$7.4m ($5.5m) but NGR rose by the same percentage to C$4.5m with a debut contribution from the RVLRY token, which generated C$1.7m. Join 100s of operators automating their trading with OpticOdds. Real-time data. Proven trading tools. Built by experts. Meet us at SBC Lisbon & G2E Vegas. Join top operators at www.opticodds.com. Calendar
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Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Brazil could be be a market opening like no other ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
The fateful eight
Monday, August 26, 2024
Eight companies in the sector are worth more than $10bn ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Got beef
Friday, August 23, 2024
Entain shareholders sue over Turkish bribery sell-off ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Back in the mixer
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
DraftKings could return as a bidder for Rush Street Interactive ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
Reverse ferret
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
DraftKings backtracks on player surcharge ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
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