Sports
September 28, 2021
SeventySix Capital Announces Second Sports Funding Round
Two professional sports team owners and famous athletes participated in SeventySix Capital’s second funding round. The capital funding round is focused on bringing innovations within the sports industry in the US. Additionally, the latest funding round complements SeventySix Capital’s goal to capture the legal sports betting market in the country. Athletes and Pro Teams Join […]
Industry
September 28, 2021
August Is Yet Another Month in Low Wagers for Tennessee Sportsbooks
Sportsbooks in Tennessee have extended their drought in August, as they have matched the low in wagers that they recorded in July, according to Play Tennessee. Nicole Russo, a Play Tennessee analyst, stated that, after a summer where Tennessee had ups and downs, it would’ve been nice to see positive results, or in other words, […]
Industry
September 28, 2021
Colorado Records a 16.9% Increase in Sports Betting Handle in August
As the summer has officially ended, Colorado’s sports betting market is enjoying the fruit of its labor, as it had a massive rise in revenue, especially for August. The state managed to rake in a $212 million handle for the month, a whopping 16.9% increase compared to July’s handle, which was $181.3 million. Even though […]
Sports
September 28, 2021
Ghanaian Soccer Player Who Scored Own Goals Charged with Match-Fixing
The saga involving Inter Allies and Ashanti Gold continues with the former team’s defender Hashmin Musah, who purposefully scored two own goals during a match between the teams in order to foil alleged match-fixing, now charged with rigging the game. Hailed as Hero, Musah Faces Match-Fixing Charges In July, Inter Allies and Ashanti Gold faced a head-to-head game, which resulted […]
Business
September 28, 2021
Endeavor Reinforces Sports Betting Offering with OpenBet Acquisition
Global sports and entertainment firm Endeavor Group Holdings is moving in on OpenBet, a leading content platform and service provider for the sports betting industry owned by Scientific Games Corporation. Endeavor and SG have come to an agreement for the sale of the platform that will now be transferred to the former for the amount total of $1.2 billion. […]
Industry
September 28, 2021
Arizona Cardinals Owner to Speak at G2E about US Sports Betting
There’s a paradigm shift taking place that many tried for years to keep from happening in the US. Sports betting and the sports industry, despite being able to operate in unison in other parts of the world with little problems, weren’t able to connect in the country. That has definitely changed since 2018, and the […]
Industry
September 28, 2021
Louisiana’s Legal Sports Betting Rollout Faces Another Delay
Louisiana would have liked to be able to launch its new sports betting market in conjunction with the NFL season when it began on September 9. That goal ended up being too lofty, so the start date was pushed back. It had to be changed once again because of Hurricane Ida, and has now been […]
Sports
September 28, 2021
SCCG Management to Support Play Caller Sports’ Launch
Gambling industry-focused consultancy SCCG Management has entered a partnership with the sports fan engagement platform Play Caller Sports. The deal was announced by Stephen Crystal, SCCG Management’s chief executive officer and founder. Jumpstarting Play Caller Sports’ Business As a part of the newly-signed agreement, SCCG Management will support Play Caller Sports’ forthcoming release on the […]
Sports
September 28, 2021
Gold Strike Casino Resort Enhances Betting with PinPoint Geofencing
Tunica-based Gold Strike Casino Resort has taken the visitors’ betting experience a level higher while keeping it safe with the help of cybersecurity firm GeoComply’s geofencing solution PinPoint. PinPoint Eliminates Betting Fraud Within the Casino Perimeter GeoComply is a company that focuses on fraud detection tech. With its PinPoint geofencing technology, GeoComply helps its partners […]
Sports
September 27, 2021
BetMGM Names MMA Media Host Helwani Brand Ambassador
A popular US media personality is joining online sports betting and gaming operator BetMGM to boost its efforts to build brand awareness and engage with sports fans and bettors. Sports Betting and MMA Leading sports betting and iGaming brand BetMGM announced last week that mixed martial arts (MMA) journalist Ariel Helwani joined the company as […]