Sports
July 26, 2022
TheScore Gets Its Own In-House Sports Betting Systems and Platforms
US-based Penn National Gaming has made a major announcement on behalf of its Canada-based subsidiary Score Digital Sports Ventures, which runs the sports betting and media app theScore, reporting that the Canadian company has launched its own internal risk and trading platform. In-house Technology Promotes New Product Offerings The newly launched risk and trading platform […]
Sports
March 23, 2022
TheScore Opens theScore Bet Registrations in Ontario
Score Media and Gaming, a Toronto-based digital media company also known as theScore, will soon launch its news sportsbook and casino app in Ontario. The company opened its app for registrations ahead of the launch of the province’s regulated gambling market. TheScore to Launch on Its Home Market The new application is called theScore Bet […]
Business
October 13, 2021
Score Media and Gaming Shareholders Approved $2B Acquisition
The operator of theScore sports betting, media and technology brand, Score Media and Gaming, announced that the special meeting of the company’s shareholders approved the previously announced acquisition by Penn National Gaming (PNG). Shareholder Approval Shareholders at theScore overwhelmingly voted in favor of the proposed $2-billion cash plus stock acquisition deal through a Plan of […]
Business
July 14, 2021
theScore Releases Latest Earnings Report, Misses the Mark
There is always a lull in gambling activity when March winds down. The NFL’s Super Bowl in February is done, the NCAA’s March Madness is over and there aren’t any other major contests on the schedule. A spattering of competitions in the PGA, NBA and other sports leagues helps buoy the market, but doesn’t produce […]
Sports
March 29, 2021
TheScore Inks Illinois Market Access Deal with Caesars
TheScore Bet is preparing to launch in Illinois thanks to a new partnership with Caesars’ Harrah’s Joliet Hotel & Casino resort. Caesars Opens Door for theScore Sportsbook in Illinois Score Media and Gaming Inc. has secured market access to Illinois rolling out its mobile betting product in partnership with Caesars Entertainment Inc.’s property, Harrah’s Joliet Hotel & Casino resort. Over the next […]
Legal
March 24, 2021
TheScore’s CEO Discusses Sports Gambling with Canada’s House of Commons
Canada is working on legislation that would allow the country’s sports gamblers to place single-event bets. Currently, only parlay wagers are allowed because of how gambling laws are written, but a bill to expand sports gambling options, C-218, has been making its way through the House of Commons. As it does, the chairman and CEO […]
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
February 23, 2021
TheScore Prepares 5m Class A Share for US Public Offering
TheScore prepares to issue 5,000,000 Class A Shares for its US public offering. The company will list the shares on NASDAQ with the “SCR” ticker. TheScore to Issue 5m Class A Shares as It Goes Public Score Media and Gaming Inc. announced on Monday it is launching a public offering of Class A Subordinate Voting […]
Industry
February 18, 2021
Single Sport Betting Legalization Bill Passed in Canada
As the bid for legalizing single-event sports betting in Canada intensifies, so does support from potential stakeholders who have asked the government to step up its efforts. With the NFL’s Super Bowl now a missed opportunity, theScore founder and CEO John Levy is convinced authorizing single-event sport betting in Canada would be a huge boon […]
Business
February 11, 2021
theScore Stocks Skyrocket, Company Plans U.S. Stock Market Entry
The Canadian digital media company theScore received approval from its shareholders to consolidate stock for a U.S. stock exchange entry. Since the start of the year, the company’s stocks have been rapidly going up, marking an increase of 230%. theScore Stocks Skyrocket in 2021 Score Media and Gaming Inc may enter the U.S. market stock […]