Sports
February 14, 2022
DraftKings Joins Norwich City’s Roster of Partners
DraftKings, the number one rated sports betting app that has paid out more than $7 billion to date, has signed a partnership deal with Norwich City, an English Premier League soccer club. DraftKings will thus become the official daily fantasy sports partner of the club until May 22, the last official day of the 2021/22 […]
Business
February 2, 2022
DraftKings Strengthens Media Team with Two Media Heavyweights
The American daily fantasy sports contest and sports betting company DraftKings has bolstered its media team with two media industry heavyweights. DraftKings Adds Two Veterans to Its Media Team The two new members who will be responsible for the gambling operator’s media endeavors are Stacie McCollum who will be DraftKings’ new head of programming and […]
Sports
January 27, 2022
DraftKings Mobile to Launch at Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles
Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles has expanded its relationship with DraftKings after launching a retail sportsbook at the premises in November 2021. Louisiana will become the 17th state to offer the online sportsbook by DraftKings as the mobile betting services by the operator for eligible customers will be permitted on January 28, at 8 […]
Industry
January 26, 2022
Morgan Stanley’s Intervention Turned the DraftKings’ Tide
A stock rating upgrade by Morgan Stanley saw DraftKings stock price reverse its negative trend that brought its share price from $64.50 to less than $20 in the space of four months. Is It ‘Too Big an Opportunity?’ Morgan Stanley upgraded the Boston-based gaming operator’s stock rating from Equal-Weight to Overweight in a report titled […]
Industry
January 25, 2022
Stephanie Sherman Assumed DraftKings Chief Marketing Officer Role
DraftKings announced today an internal promotion that saw long-serving Stephanie Sherman assume the role of chief marketing officer to consolidate all marketing functions in the business under her leadership. All-Round Marketing Executive Sherman, who was one of the first employees of Boston-based DraftKings when she joined in 2013, would be responsible for future marketing efforts, […]
Industry
January 20, 2022
DraftKings to Donate $1.57M as Part of Its State Council Funding Program
DraftKings has demonstrated its commitment to inhibiting gambling harm by vowing to support the 35 state problem gambling councils across the United States. DraftKings Launches the State Council Funding Program Through the so-called State Council Funding Program, the famous operator will fuel the councils’ work by providing them with crucial monetary aid for three years. […]
Sports
January 20, 2022
DraftKings Sole Betting Agency to Run Ads at Super Bowl
The Super Bowl’s ad spots have been desired airtime, but one that costs more than a pretty penny. At the cost of around$6 million for a 30-second spot, there aren’t many companies who are convinced that this is the best way to spend their money on marketing. DraftKings, though, wants to believe, and they remain […]
Industry
January 13, 2022
DraftKings to Launch Online Sports Betting via Oregon Lottery Deal
DraftKings, the leading daily fantasy and sports betting operator announced on Wednesday a new agreement with the Oregon Lottery. Oregon Lottery Teams up with DraftKings Under the new deal, DraftKings will become an official sportsbook provider for the Oregon Lottery. As a part of the exclusive agreement, DraftKings’ sportsbook application is going to replace the […]
Industry
January 7, 2022
DraftKings Sportsbook Set to Go Live with Official Launch Date
Leading daily fantasy and sports betting operator DraftKings announced it would launch mobile sports betting operations in New York on Saturday to become one of the first online sportsbooks in the state. Ready to Launch The announcement confirming Boston-based DraftKings is ready to go live with online and mobile sports betting in New York at […]
Business
January 6, 2022
GNOG Shareholders, Investor File Fresh Lawsuits against Fertitta
New legal clouds gathered above the acquisition of Golden Nugget Online Gaming (GNOG) by DraftKings after two new lawsuits were filed against Tilman Fertitta and his participation in the deal. Fresh Lawsuits The new suits claim some of the financial and commercial terms of the $1.56 billion transaction benefitted unfairly Fertitta and several board members […]