For many sports betting companies, the Super Bowl is, well, their Super Bowl. But daily fantasy sports contest and sports betting company DraftKings is more focused on winning the lottery, announcing Thursday (Feb. 15) that it has reached an agreement to acquire Jackpocket, a leading...
The online gambling industry has witnessed remarkable growth in recent years, fueled in part by the pandemic-induced closure of physical casinos. As a result, more players have turned to online platforms for their gambling activities. However, one of the most common grievances among gamblers is...
Las Vegas casinos are focusing on upscale gamblers — and making a record amount of revenue. The amount of gambling revenue brought in by casinos on the Las Vegas Strip hit a record total of nearly $8.3 billion in 2022 — a total nearly 25%...
Yahoo has acquired peer-to-peer sports betting app Wagr to expand its sports fantasy platform. The deal, announced Tuesday (April 25), makes Nashville-based Wagr — the first social sports betting operator to receive a license in the U.S. — a fully-integrated part of Yahoo Sports. Terms...
October 16, 2018
Few things make a sporting event more interesting than wagering a few bucks (or more) — whether it be a football game between two mediocre teams or a baseball playoff. That’s just a fact of life, known since the first cavemen competed to see who could lift the largest boulder (or something like that). It’s […]
May 16, 2024
The British government is loosening its rules for brick-and-mortar betting businesses as online gambling grows. The U.K.’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport issued a report Thursday (May 16) that would allow for cashless payments on gaming machines in places like casinos, arcades and bingo halls, while introducing an age limit of 18 for these machines. The rules would allow establishments to […]
May 29, 2023
Las Vegas casinos are focusing on upscale gamblers — and making a record amount of revenue. The amount of gambling revenue brought in by casinos on the Las Vegas Strip...
April 25, 2023
Yahoo has acquired peer-to-peer sports betting app Wagr to expand its sports fantasy platform. The deal, announced Tuesday (April 25), makes Nashville-based Wagr — the first social sports betting operator...
February 07, 2023
Legalized sports betting means wagers on this year’s big game could be bigger than ever. “With the expansion of legal sports betting, traditional Super Bowl wagers are expected to pass...
