By 
Jonathan Reed ·
DraftKings, the famous North American sports betting operator, has launched its online sports betting platform in North Carolina starting on March 11 after having secured a written designation agreement with…
By 
Terry Davis ·
US sports betting and daily fantasy sports expert DraftKings has approached fellow gambling firm Entain with a takeover offer valuing the latter at $22.4 billion. Entain confirmed that it has…
By Terry Davis ·
Three of America’s biggest online sports betting players – DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM – are spending $100 million to back a newly introduced initiative seeking to legalize wagering in California.…
By Terry Davis ·
US sports betting operator DraftKings is set to buy Tilman Fertitta’s Golden Nugget Online Gaming (GNOG) in an all-stock acquisition that values the latter company at $1.56 billion. The deal…
By Terry Davis ·
After patiently waiting to see how the US sports betting frenzy will unfold, the National Football League has finally made its first foray into legal athletic gambling with three exclusive…
By Terry Davis ·
US online gambling operator DraftKings on Monday announced that it has bought Tel Aviv-based jackpot and gamification company BlueRibbon Software. DraftKings said the move will help it enhance customer experience.…
By Terry Davis ·
US gambling and daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings has continued its expansion into the sports betting content space by announcing this week that it has purchased Vegas Sports Information Network,…
By 
Robert Johnson ·
Google is making changes on its policies, which will enable companies to place gambling apps, including sports betting apps, on the Google Play store available to US users. News spread…
By Robert Johnson ·
After BetMGM secured license in Virginia, DraftKing is the second sports betting brand to launch in the state. The brand received a temporary sports betting permit. Thanks to it, Virginia…
By Terry Davis ·
Illinois’s gambling regulator is seeking to fine a video gambling machines operator over an agreement the company has entered in with an online sportsbook operator in order to pay commissions…
By Terry Davis ·
Sports betting operator DraftKings and two land-based casinos were fined by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission for various violations, Radio Iowa reported Monday. DraftKings, which entered Iowa’s sports betting…
By Terry Davis ·
Following a duo of partnerships with major online gambling operators announced in recent weeks, NetEnt has launched a selection of its content in West Virginia as the first non-proprietary game…
By Terry Davis ·
In the latest of a host of sports betting-related news, ESPN announced Monday that it has entered into two separate multi-year agreements with Caesars Entertainment, Inc. and DraftKings Inc., building…
By Terry Davis ·
US sports betting operator DraftKings last week soft-launched an online sportsbook in the Republic of Ireland to put to the test its newly acquired in-house sports betting platform provider SBTech…
By Terry Davis ·
Playtech is reportedly looking to offload its financial unit TradeTech after the gambling technology giant itself became subject to acquisition talk earlier this month. The company is understood to have…
By Terry Davis ·
DraftKings celebrated its Illinois debut on Wednesday by launching the DraftKings at Casino Queen Sportsbook app and retail facility at the East St. Louis-based casino. A penalty-box provision in Illinois’…
By Terry Davis ·
Casino Queen in East St. Louis, Illinois is set to rebrand as DraftKings at Casino Queen as part of online sports betting operator DraftKings’ plan to enter the state’s wagering…
By Terry Davis ·
DraftKings and FanDuel could both enter Illinois earlier than previously expected after the Illinois Gaming Board issued on Monday temporary operating permits to the two sports betting operators. According to…
By Terry Davis ·
DraftKings and Twin River Worldwide Holdings are set to enter a new stage of their Colorado sports betting partnership as a temporary DraftKings-branded sportsbook will open its doors later today…
By Terry Davis ·
DraftKings has landed a market access deal with Casino Queen in East St. Louis, Illinois that will enable the online sports betting operator to enter the state’s newly opened wagering…
By Terry Davis ·
DraftKings will bring its mobile and retail sportsbook experience to Michigan through a recent partnership with one of the state’s tribal casinos, news emerged Thursday. Michigan entered the US sports…
By Terry Davis ·
DraftKings might have devised a way around Illinois’ 18-month waiting period for online-only sportsbooks and could enter the state’s nascent athletic gambling market much earlier through a partnership with a…
By Terry Davis ·
George Soros is part of the group of big-name investors to have received shares in daily fantasy sports and sports betting operator DraftKings after it went public late last month…
By Terry Davis ·
DraftKings soft launched on Wednesday its digital casino product in Pennsylvania, with full-blown launch now expected to take place on Friday, May 1, the online gambling and daily fantasy sports…
By Terry Davis ·
Daily fantasy sports and sports betting operator DraftKings on Thursday completed its $3.3 billion merger with Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp. (DEAC) and sports betting technology provider SBTech to form the…
By Terry Davis ·
FanDuel was not the only betting operator to receive the green light from the West Virginia Lottery to offer political betting, according to emails obtained by The Intelligencer and Wheeling…
By Terry Davis ·
Preparations for the May 1 launch of legal sports betting in Colorado are in full swing as the state Limited Gaming Control Commission issued on Thursday the second batch of…
By Terry Davis ·
Sports betting operator DraftKings extended its Iowa footprint this week with the launch of an online sportsbook and a betting app in the state. The Boston-headquartered daily fantasy sports turned…
By Terry Davis ·
Casino operator Twin River Worldwide Holdings has secured high-profile sports betting partners for its newly acquired casinos in Colorado as the state prepares to open up mobile and retail wagering.…
By Terry Davis ·
Daily fantasy sports and sports betting operator DraftKings this week celebrated the opening of its office in Las Vegas, Nevada. However, the company locating some of its business in the…