DraftKings
DraftKings posts 44-per-cent Q4 revenue rise, acquires Jackpocket
DraftKings has posted a 44-per-cent increase in revenue to $1.23bn (€1.14bn) in the company's fourth-quarter earnings report, while the Boston-based company has announced the acquisition of lottery app Jackpocket for $750m.
Former Amazon, ESPN exec Donoghue joins DraftKings
Daily fantasy and sports betting company DraftKings has appointed Marie Donoghue as its new chief business and growth officer after she left her role as vice-president of Amazon’s US sports content and partnerships.
DraftKings Q3 revenue up 57 per cent, net loss shrinks
DraftKings has announced a 57-per-cent jump in revenue in the third quarter to $790m (€744m).
Fanatics ups PointsBet offer to $225m, set to conclude deal
Sports retail company Fanatics is set to complete its acquisition of the US operation of global sports betting company PointsBet after increasing its offer to $225m (€205m).
DraftKings rivals Fanatics’ PointsBet deal with $195m offer
Sports betting company DraftKings has today (Friday) submitted a $195m (€178m) offer to acquire the US arm of global sports betting company PointsBet in a bid that challenges sports retail company Fanatics’ pro…
DraftKings to launch streaming service ‘in coming weeks’
Sports betting company DraftKings is reportedly planning to launch a free, ad-supported streaming video service
DraftKings’ Q4 revenue jumps to $855m
Sportsbook DraftKings has announced $855m (€801.8
DraftKings lays off 3.5 per cent of staff
Sportsbook DraftKings has announced it is laying off 140 of its employees, representing 3.5 per cent of its staff, in the hopes of reducing costs
DraftKings, Churchill Downs partner to create DK Horse vertical
Leading gaming operator DraftKings and Churchill Downs Inc. have struck a multiyear partnership to create the new horse racing-focused sports betting vertical, DK Horse
ESPN, DraftKings ‘close to deal’ over sportsbook partnership
ESPN and leading gaming operator DraftKings are close to signing an expansive sports betting partnership in the United States, according to multiple reports.
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DraftKings, Amazon strike ‘TNF’ sports betting pact
Amazon has secured a multiyear deal with leading sports betting company DraftKings to supply odds and other gaming content for Prime Video’s exclusive National Football League Thursday Night Football te…
Massachusetts reaches deal on legal sports betting
Last-minute dealmaking among legislators creates new framework
Jessica Berman on a new direction for the National Lacrosse League
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Jessica Berman, National Lacrosse League interim commissioner. Fisher and Russo also discuss ongoing labor negotiations with the MLB Players Association, heightened turbulence in the United States sports betting market impacting entities such as DraftKings and Churchill Downs Inc.’s TwinSpires, a new funding round for digital sports media company Wave Sports + Entertainment, the sports industry’s response to the Russian military invasion of Ukraine, and the state of spring leagues for American football.
DraftKings stock sent sharply downward after mixed report
Investors shed 22 per cent of shares' value as profitability questions mount
New York soars to new US sports betting record
Empire State races past prior mark with just 23 days of mobile wagering
New York online sports wagering begins at historic levels
Jurisdiction logs nearly as much betting activity as next three states combined
Online sports betting in New York to begin January 8
Four sportsbooks to be operational in populous state in time for NFL playoffs
NFLPA, DraftKings strike agreement for gamified NFTs
Union continues to exploit new opportunities in emerging sector