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Circa on Hook for $3.5M in Overlays for Football Contests
With Saturday’s deadline to enter the Circa Million and Circa Survivor football contests right around the corner, the operator is staring at an overlay $3.5 million. The overlay is the amount Circa Sports must shell...
MGM Japan Casino Debut Pushed to 2030, Cost Surges $1.29 Billion
MGM Resorts International’s planned casino resort in Osaka is contending with delays and higher-than-expected costs due to global inflation. The Las Vegas-based casino giant is partnering on the project with Japanese financial services conglomerate Orix...
Macau Mass, Premium Mass GGR Flirting with Pre-COVID Highs
In further confirmation of Macau’s recovery, gross gaming revenue (GGR) derived from mass market bettors is approaching pre-coronavirus pandemic levels while recent data suggests revenue attributable to premium mass players is exceeding 2019 levels. As...
DraftKings Stock Flashing Possible Buy Signal
Like other gaming stocks, DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) struggled in August, but shares of the sportsbook operator gained 5.29% last week. That could be a sign of better things to come. Some market observers argue the...
Jim Murren Appointed Chairman of New UAE Gaming Regulator
Former MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) CEO Jim Murren has been appointed chairman of the board of the General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA) -- the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) newly formed gaming regulatory body. Murren,...
Fanatics Unveils Jersey Drop Promo for New Sportsbook Clients
Fanatics Betting and Gaming, the wagering arm of sports apparel giant Fanatics, is leveraging the parent company’s merchandise lineup to attract new bettors. Today, the operator announced the Fanatics Jersey Drop promotion. New clients of...
Gaming and Leisure Properties to Join S&P MidCap 400 Index
Gaming and Leisure Properties (NASDAQ: GLPI) earned an important index as Standard & Poor’s (S&P) announced late Friday that the stock will be promoted to the S&P MidCap 400 Index. The gaming real estate investment...
DraftKings Reignmakers Seen Boosting Profits, Revenue
DraftKings’ (NASDAQ: DKNG) Reignmakers -- a fantasy sports game rooted in nonfungible tokens (NFTs) -- is a prime example of blockchain gaming, and could be accretive to the operator’s top and bottom lines. Just over...
Fanatics Closes Portion of PointsBet Deal, Adds Seven States to Roster
Fanatics is moving along with its previously announced $225 million acquisition of PointsBet US, revealing on Thursday that it's landed regulatory approval to acquire the target’s operations in seven states. Those jurisdictions are Colorado, Iowa,...
New York Provides Answers to Initial Batch of Downstate Casino Inquiries
In an expansive, 103-page document released Wednesday, the New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC) and the Gaming Facility Location Board (GFLB) answered hundreds of questions submitted earlier this year by entities vying for one of...
