Industry Updates

The legalization of NCAA sports betting has created some strange bedfellows as anyone or thing with the thinnest tendril connected to sports wants a piece of the pie.  One of the more concerning developments on this front is the increasingly common partnerships between sports betting operators and colleges and universities.

Sportradar has announced another acquisition in the United States, further strengthening its sports betting offerings in the US and strengthening the company as it speeds towards an IPO offering. This week, sports data and video analytics company Synergy Sports was acquired by SportRadar, extending the company’s ability to provide betting services to customers in America.

Responding to reports in various media outlets, Flutter Entertainment told investors it is weighing the option of listing part of its online betting company, FanDuel, on a US stock exchange.

The biggest sports bar chain in the USA has added sports betting to the menu. Buffalo Wild Wings announced it has partnered with BetMGM Sportsbook on a free-to-play product dubbed “Picks and Props”. The new Buffalo Wild Wings sports betting venture has both near-term and long-term implications involving free-to-play sports games and actual sports betting….

After being the subject of numerous lawsuits that date back more than five years, DraftKings is putting some longstanding legal issues behind it.  

From online lotteries to mobile sports apps, legal online gambling is becoming widely available in the US. But one critical part of the structure hasn’t kept pace with legalization: online gambling payment processing.

There has been no shortage of news during Problem Gambling Awareness Month. The latest development on the responsible gambling front is a long-overdue national problem gambling survey.

Ted Leonsis said what was to be expected about his excitement over the sports-betting opportunity in a recent interview. But it was his comments about esports betting that are perhaps more informative.

Among the factors tamping down the legal US online gambling industry are consumer awareness and conflation between state-licensed online betting sites and unlicensed offshore betting sites. A new initiative launched this week by Conscious Gaming called Bettor Safe seeks to remedy the situation. The campaign’s key objective is to educate US gamblers on the legality…

For nearly two decades, the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) has designated March as Problem Gambling Awareness Month (PGAM). The campaign coincides with March Madness, which serves as “the backdrop that NCPG and its partners across the country leverage to help raise awareness and create action for those suffering from gambling problems.”