Writer: Jake Pollard
Igaming Focus: Time limits and bookmaking foundations
ESPN Bet will hope that a back-to-basics approach to bookmaking will produce the sports betting market share it is aiming for – and give it... more
Igaming Focus: NFL gives books second week boost
Hello and welcome to this week’s Igaming Focus newsletter. On the slate this week: NFL results boost U.S. books’ margins and make first two... more
Industry growth vs. mainstream portrayal
Despite only minor state launches planned for this year, the U.S. sports betting industry is on a roll – even though its public portrayal... more
Igaming Focus: Live and simple
Hello and welcome to this week’s Igaming Focus newsletter. On the slate this week: In-play in focus: DraftKings adds Simplebet to SportsIQ... more
As dual U.S. domination continues, industry looks to LatAm for growth
The rate of online sports betting expansion in the U.S. has slowed in recent times and for operators and suppliers alike the trend is... more
Igaming Focus: DraftKings’ surcharge turnaround
Hello and welcome to this week’s Igaming Focus newsletter. On the slate this week: DraftKings u-turn: Company puts brakes on surcharge... more
Igaming Focus: Charging ahead, with caveats
DraftKings’ surcharge move has made the headlines, but the group has also given itself plenty of wriggle room at the same time as painting... more
Igaming Focus: Entain’s BetMGM woes continue with $123m H1 loss
Hello and welcome to this week’s Igaming Focus newsletter. On the slate this week: MGM reported strong Q2 revenues overnight, but BetMGM,... more
Igaming Focus: From third party to in-house, to somewhere in between
The U.S. online gambling industry has seen two giants emerge from the post-2018 wave of sports betting regulation, but beneath all the talk... more
Igaming Focus: Sale(s) of the century, but who’s buying?
Hello and welcome to this week’s Igaming Focus newsletter. On the slate this week: Penn Entertainment and Rush Street Interactive are said... more
