5359 stories by Todd Shriber
Fanatics Rolls Out Sports Betting App in Four States
Following a six-month beta test, the Fanatics sports wagering mobile application is now available to bettors in Maryland, Massachusetts, Ohio, and Tennessee. Fanatics Sportsbook can be downloaded to smartphones using the Android and iOS operating systems. The timing is crucial because the...
Sands, Wynn Could Be Pinched by Slumping Chinese Economy
Shares of Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) and Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) are higher by 12.11% and 15.23%, respectively, year to date, but those bullish showings could be derailed by softness in the Chinese economy. Sands China and Wynn Macau, the Macau...
Fantasy Life Raises $2M from NFL Stars Josh Allen, Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase
Fantasy Life, the fantasy sports and betting media property founded by Matthew Berry, reportedly closed a $2 million financing round led by multiple professional athletes and celebrities. Axios broke news of the “friends and family round” earlier Tuesday. Participating investors include Buffalo...
Big Ten Mulling Move of Football Title Game to Las Vegas
The rapidly expanding Big 10 Conference is considering moving its football championship game, and Las Vegas is reportedly one of the cities under consideration. The game, which has been staged in Indianapolis since its inception in 2011, would be held at Allegiant...
Wynn Macau Could Post 2023 EBITDAR of $917M, According to Research Firm
Wynn Resorts’ (NASDAQ: WYNN) Wynn Macau arm could notch 2023 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and restructuring or rent costs (EBITDAR) of $917 million, well ahead of previous forecasts. That’s the take of CreditSights, which previously estimated that the base case...
ESPN Deal Credit Positive for Penn Entertainment, Says Moody’s
Last week, Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN) announced it will pay $1.5 billion over 10 years to use ESPN’s "ESPN Bet" brand on its online and retail sportsbooks. That's while granting rights to the unit of Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) to acquire a...
Caesars, DraftKings Could See Big Savings Following ESPN/Penn Deal
Penn Entertainment’s (NASDAQ: PENN) 10-year, $1.5 billion sports betting partnership with ESPN could provide two rivals with near-term cost savings. The Penn/ESPN pact, which was announced last week, means the sports network will terminate similar deals with Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ:CZR) and DraftKings...
San Francisco Should Embrace Downtown Casino Says Former Real Estate Executive
Wracked with problems, including rampant homelessness, departing retailers, and public narcotics abuse, downtown San Francisco could be revived with a casino. That’s the take of Stanford Horn, formerly a high-ranking commercial real estate executive with Coldwell Bank Commercial Real Estate Services and...
Penn Registers 1.25M Shares Portnoy Can Sell, He Says He Won’t
In a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN) registered just over 1.25 million shares that Barstool Sports founder David Portnoy can sell in the future. The filing arrived three days after Penn announced it sold...
WynnBet Latest Sports Wagering Quasi-Casualty, Will Depart Eight States
It’s not a death in the traditional sense, but Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) is dramatically reducing the scope of its WynnBet sports wagering unit, announcing the business will halt operations as soon as possible in eight states in which it currently books...
