Business
December 30, 2020
Flutter Entertainment Completes $4.2bn FanDuel Stake Buyout
The end of the year is an ideal time to wrap things up, and Flutter Entertainment (FLTR.L) is heading out of 2020 with no loose ends, after announcing earlier today that it has completed the acquisition of a 37.2% stake in FanDuel Group. Flutter has bought out the share from Fastball Holdings for $4.2 billion […]
Poker
December 30, 2020
Americas Cardroom Announces Hiring Nanonoko and Preparing for Venom Event
Americas Cardroom finishes the year hiring Randy “Nanonoko” Lew as Security Consultant and Gameplay Expert and prepares for 2021 with a $8M GTD Venom event. A New Addition to ACR’s Team America’s arguably largest poker website, Americas Cardroom (ACR), will be now working with poker legend Nanonoko, also known as Randy Lew. The American poker […]
Business
December 29, 2020
VSiN and iHeartMedia Expand Existing Partnership Deal
Sports betting network VSiN announced today it expanded an existing partnership deal with iHeartMedia to bring its unique sports betting markets coverage to iHeartRadio. The leading three-in-one free digital music, radio and podcasting platform will serve as a vehicle to increase VSiN’s audio reach to new listeners for free starting January 1, 2021. “We’re thrilled […]
Casino
December 29, 2020
Caesars Entertainment Receives US Antitrust Clearance for Acquisition of William Hill
The largest casino company in the USA announced the early termination of the waiting period under the HSR Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 for the acquisition of William Hill. The Acquisition Process is on Track On Monday, Caesars Entertainment announced it has cleared the antitrust review of the casino operator’s pending $3.7 billion acquisition of […]
Business
December 29, 2020
Shareholder Vote Clears BetMakers’ Way to Acquire Sportech
Horse racing betting technology supplier BetMakers Technology Group announced today in a filing to the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) the remaining obstacle on the way to completion of the acquisition of Sportech’s racing and digital assets has been cleared, after shareholders of the online sports betting company voted in favor of the transaction. Shareholder Approval […]
Industry
December 29, 2020
SBC to Launch Digital Series of Conferences and Showcases
SBC has announced the launch of SBC Digital, a series of online events that will include conferences and product showcases related to key gaming markets, featuring executives’ talks on the industry’s challenges and opportunities all throughout 2021. SBC Digital Series of Conferences to Continue 2020’s New Trends SBC is hosting the SBC Digital Series that […]
Poker
December 29, 2020
WSOP Disqualifies De Silva over Positive Covid-19 Test
Upeshka De Silva has been disqualified from this year’s WSOP Main Event final table over a positive COVID-19 test. WSOP Gets Underway with Eight Players After causing a stir earlier in December for annulling a previously-thought-of as Main Event, WSOP has made the headlines once again with Upeshka De Silva, a poker pro who qualified […]
Blockchain
December 27, 2020
XRP Weakens to New Lows After Bitstamp Halts Trading for US Customers
Bitstamp becomes the first major cryptocurrency to delist XRP following SEC allegations that the token was traded as an unregistered security. Bitstamp Joins a Number of Exchanges Delisting XRP One of the most valuable cryptocurrencies, XRP, is in a free fall after the US-based crypto exchange Bitstamp announced it is ceasing XRP trading and deposits […]
Business
December 27, 2020
Trading Update: BTC Soars to $28,400, Retracts to Sub-$27K
Bitcoin takes a tumble to $27,200 only minutes after hitting $28,400 earlier today. BTC is currently trading at $26,957.90 as of 11:30 pm ET. Bitcoin Falls to $27,200 Minutes after Hitting $28,400 Over the past 24 hours, Bitcoin’s price has been heading firmly upwards. Minutes after it had hit $28,400 in price valuation, however, the […]
Sports
December 27, 2020
Dave Portnoy’s Twitter Charity Drive Collects Over $6.7 Million
Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy has launched a successful Twitter charity drive to support America’s struggling small businesses. Saving Small Businesses Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy is running an exciting social media charity to support America’s small businesses. He has managed to leverage his industry connections and massive Twitter following to contribute to the fight […]