Largest U.S. sportsbooks join forces to tackle problem gambling

Seven of the nation’s largest gaming companies are joining forces to create a trade group to promote responsible gaming, and for the first time ever, will share information about problem gamblers. The seven operators — FanDuel, DraftKings, BetMGM, Penn Entertainment, Fanatics Betting & Gaming, Hard Rock Digital and bet365 — will form the Responsible Online … Read more

Fanatics fires back at DraftKings’ claims of corporate espionage

Fanatics founder and CEO Michael Rubin at his office in New York. The Washington Post | Getty Images Sports merchandise giant Fanatics is firing back against sportsbook giant DraftKings in an ongoing legal fight over Fanatics’ hiring of a top DraftKings executive. In a legal brief filed late Thursday in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, … Read more

DraftKings posts 44% revenue growth, but falls short of estimates

In this photo illustration the DraftKings logo seen displayed on a smartphone. Rafael Henrique | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images DraftKings on Thursday posted quarterly results that missed Wall Street estimates on the top and bottom line, but it increased its revenue by 44%. Here’s what DraftKings reported compared with what Wall Street … Read more

ESPN Bet plans launch in New York, the largest U.S. betting market

ESPN Bet is coming to the Big Apple. Penn Entertainment, which operates the sports betting platform, will pay Wynn Resorts $25 million for market access, it said Tuesday. It’s the same amount Wynn paid New York state to operate there. Wynn Interactive, a subsidiary of Wynn Resorts, was awarded a New York mobile sports betting … Read more

FanDuel-parent Flutter lists on the NYSE, challenging DraftKings

FanDuel-parent Flutter lists on the New York Stock Exchange Monday, offering U.S. investors an alternative to the biggest pure play in sports betting, DraftKings. It’s a secondary listing for the international sportsbook, which will retain its primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and included in the FTSE 100 index. But Flutter’s most important market … Read more

FanDuel, DraftKings launch online sports betting in Vermont

FanDuel, DraftKings and other online gambling apps are displayed on a phone in San Francisco, on Sept. 26, 2022. Jeff Chiu | AP Vermont launched mobile sports betting Thursday, becoming the latest state to jump into the booming industry. Gov. Phil Scott signed a bill in June authorizing mobile sports betting and announced in December … Read more