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05/22/25 3:16 PM

ESPN Bet faces make-or-break year for $2 billion Disney-Penn deal

  • Brendan Coffey, Sportico
The pressure is on Penn Entertainment to finally get sports betting right, as past failures, activist investors and expectations that the... more
05/22/25 1:35 PM

PayNearMe targets payment friction to boost igaming margins

  • Rege Behe, COMPLETE iGAMING
Currently, igaming operators invest heavily in player acquisition, but according to PayNearMe, one persistent challenge continues to... more
05/21/25 8:33 PM

Players increasingly accept smokefree gaming floors, revenue analysis shows

  • Mark Gruetze, CDC Gaming
Post-COVID gaming revenue at multiple sites indicates that players are more open to smokefree casino floors, two casino finance analysts... more
05/21/25 8:22 PM

CFTC acting chair to meet with tribes regarding prediction markets: sources

  • Brett Smiley, InGame
One month after the abrupt cancellation of a highly-anticipated roundtable discussion between the Commodity Futures Trading Commission... more
05/21/25 8:19 PM

Kalshi more reliant on sports than DraftKings or FanDuel, data show

  • Daniel O'Boyle, InGame
More than three-quarters of Kalshi’s trading volume now comes from sports, data analyzed by InGame shows, raising questions about Kalshi’s... more
05/21/25 7:54 PM

Penn Entertainment partners with Shake Shack at 10 casino locations

  • Rege Behe — Lead Contributor, CDC Gaming
Get ready for some burgers and shakes at various Penn Entertainment locations. The company on Wednesday announced a licensing partnership... more
05/21/25 2:48 PM

National Council on Problem Gambling awards $192,000 in grants to five organizations

  • Rege Behe — Lead Contributor, CDC Gaming
The National Council on Problem Gambling on Wednesday announced Agility Grants of $192,000 awarded to five organizations as part of the... more
05/21/25 2:21 PM

LGBTQ+ in Gaming group launches

  • Rege Behe — Lead Contributor, CDC Gaming
During 2024’s Global Gaming Expo, Brooke Thomas was approached about holding an informal session about issues pertaining to the LGBTQ... more
05/21/25 12:28 PM

Light & Wonder outlines growth trajectory

  • David McKee, CDC Gaming
Wall Street stock analysts met with Light & Wonder executives on May 20 as part of the company’s long-awaited Investor Day. “As is... more
05/21/25 11:44 AM

IGT optimistic, despite higher costs, analyst says

  • David McKee, CDC Gaming
“Good, but not as good.” That was Truist Securities analyst Barry Jonas’s summation of International Game Technology’s earnings prognosis... more