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ARK Invest Forecasts More Growth for Online Sports Betting, Sees $180B Handle
While just 15 states and Washington, DC currently permit online sports betting (OSB), the runway for growth is lengthy and ripe for growth, notes ARK Investment Management. The famed New York-based fund issuer and money manager founded by Cathie Wood is the...
PlayAGS Stock Has Epic Rally Potential, Says Analyst
PlayAGS (NYSE:AGS) stock is soaring as the broader market rebounds Tuesday. The stock is up more than 12 percent on above-average volume in late trading. Bullish action in the shares of the casino technology and games provider today eats away at a...
Scientific Games, Playtech Strike International Distribution Agreement
Gaming technology provider Scientific Games (NASDAQ:SGMS) and European gaming firm Playtech (OTC:PYTCY) have reached an agreement. It paves the way for the companies to capitalize on the other's scale in various regions around the world. As part of the accord, Playtech's software...
Macau Rebound Showing Signs of Life
Macau's long-awaited gaming recovery may finally be starting to take shape. That's while shares of concessionaires in the world's largest casino center still offer value for patient investors, according to one bank. In a recent note, J.P. Morgan analysts point out summer...
MGM Could Ready Another Bid for Entain as Six-Month Restriction Period Ends
July 19 is a potentially important date in the relationship between MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) and Entain Plc (OTC:GMVHY). That's the first day the US casino behemoth can make another offer for its partner on the BetMGM venture. In January, the Las...
Penn National Stock Among Best Covered Call Ideas, Says Bank of America
Slumping Penn National Gaming (NASDAQ:PENN) stock is among 10 names Bank of America recommends as top near-term covered call ideas. Covered calls are an options strategy also known as call writing, or call selling, in which an investor sells call options on...
Tabcorp Keno, Lottery Unit Worth up to $9.2 Billion, Says J.P. Morgan
Tabcorp's keno and lottery units, which the Australian gaming company recently said will be spun off, could be worth between $6.97 billion and $9.19 billion, according to J.P. Morgan analysts. Even at the low end of that range, the keno and lottery...
Scientific Games Sports Betting Unit Draws Interest from Former F1 Manager Jordan
Irish businessman Eddie Jordan, formerly the owner of a Formula One (F1) team bearing his surname, is rumored to be readying a bid for the OpenBet sports betting unit. That division was recently put on the sale block by Scientific Games (NASDAQ:SGMS)....
Bragg Gaming Issues Upbeat Q2 Sales Guidance, Says Nasdaq Listing on Pace for Q3
Canadian gaming technology provider Bragg Gaming (OTC:BRGGF) said earlier this week its second-quarter revenue should surge 23.5 percent on a year-over-year basis. It could also list its shares on the Nasdaq Stock Market sometime in the current quarter. In March, the company...
Melco Stock Slumping, But Earns Praise as Pandemic Rebound Play
Amid a slow recovery in its marquee market of Macau, one stymied by a recent surge in coronavirus cases throughout Asia, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (NASDAQ:MLCO) is in a funk. While shares of the City of Dreams operator are off 6.63 percent...