Drive by DraftKings raises $60m from top-tier investors
Venture capital firm aligns with several prominent pro team owners
Iconic sports poster creator Costacos moves into NFTs
Popular posters from 1980s and 1990s to become digital collectibles
Newly public Vivid Seats actively eyeing expansion
Ticket marketplace looking at opportunities in industry "adjacencies"
DraftKings receives extension in its pursuit of Entain
Discussions continuing for potential large-scale gaming takeover
NBA signs first league-level cryptocurrency deal with Coinbase
Pact with exchange platform adds to team-level activity in fertile space
Silver hopes for return to ‘normal’ for 2021-22 NBA season
Full arenas, high vaccination rate among players give commissioner reasons for optimism
New Jersey crosses $1bn in monthly sports betting handle
American state is the first in US to reach historic industry milestone
NBA expands its ties to Google in multi-year agreement
US-based technology giant grows existing relationship with the league
Tyler Tumminia on the rebranding and ascension of the Premier Hockey Federation
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Tyler Tumminia, commissioner of the Premier Hockey Federation. Eric and Chris also discuss major ticketing-related deals involving SeatGeek and Vivid Seats, the backing of LeBron James’ The SpringHill Company by a group of top-tier investors, and the completion of Arctos Sports Partners’ $3bn (€2.59bn) investment fund.
Webinar replay | How can sports organizations make the most of social audio?
How will sports entities make the most of the opportunity presented with the rapid emergence of social audio platforms? Senior executives from the National Basketball Association, Seven League, and Twitter join us to discuss.
Arctos reaches $3bn for sports investment fund
Texas-based entity looks to accelerate its activity with pro teams
DraftKings investing in Vivid Seats’ SPAC merger
Prominent US gaming company continues its expansion into additional areas