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BetMGM Adds NBA & NHL to Second Chance Promo
BetMGM has announced the expansion of its highly successful Second Chance promotion to include NBA and NHL betting, following its popularity during the NFL season. The NBA version of the Second Chance promo is now live and will run every Friday through the end of the regular season. For NHL fans, the promotion begins on…
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Dana White Joins Meta’s Board of Directors
UFC President and CEO Dana White has been appointed to the board of directors for Meta (NASDAQ: META), the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. This marks White’s first venture into corporate board membership. White, celebrated as the driving force behind UFC’s meteoric rise and one of the most influential figures in sports, joins…
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DraftKings Launches Subscription for Better Betting Odds
DraftKings has launched a $20-per-month subscription service, allowing users to access improved parlay odds. The new service, first reported by Sportico, offers bettors a significant edge. Maximum 100% Boost on Parlays The subscription, called DraftKings Sportsbook+, is currently available exclusively in New York. Subscribers receive unlimited “Stepped Up” Boost Tokens, which become accessible within 30…
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DraftKings Insiders Offload Nearly $206M in Stock in 2024
DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) insiders collectively sold close to $206 million worth of the company’s shares in 2024, according to MarketBeat data. This trend persisted even as the gaming company’s stock underperformed key market indices, frustrating retail investors. The year closed with December sales by Chief Legal Officer R. Stanton Dodge and co-founder Paul Liberman, who…
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DraftKings: Travis Kelce Tops Ontario’s Most-Bet NFL Players List
DraftKings has revealed 2024 sports betting trends among fans in Ontario, showcasing the players and teams that garnered the most wagers. Kelce Leads NFL Betting Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce emerged as the most bet-on NFL player, driven by his on-field dominance and off-field celebrity status. Following Kelce were Saquon Barkley of the…
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One-Sided SAFE Bet Hearing Sidelines Sports Betting Industry
The United States Senate Judiciary Committee’s recent hearing on federal oversight of legal sports betting notably excluded voices from the industry itself, raising questions about the balance of perspectives presented. On Tuesday, under the leadership of Presiding Chair Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), the committee held a session titled, “America’s High-Stakes Bet on Legalized Sports Gambling.”…
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Bally’s launches new app in Ontario’s busy iGaming market
The recent announcement of Bally’s Interactive launching its new sports betting and casino app in Ontario has reignited discussions about the potential saturation of the province’s burgeoning iGaming market. With over 50 licensed operators and 81 active gaming websites since the market’s inception in April 2022, many are questioning how much growth Ontario’s market can…
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Avoid Using Credit Cards for Sports Betting Deposits
With Missouri expected to launch online sports betting next year, and assuming no additional states join in 2025, roughly 30 states and Washington, D.C., will offer true mobile wagering that doesn’t require a trip to a physical casino. While mobile sports betting offers convenience—with an estimated 80–90% of U.S. wagers placed via mobile devices or…
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DraftKings Sued Over Alleged Data-Sharing Violations
A former DraftKings customer has filed a lawsuit against the company, accusing it of sharing users’ video-viewing habits without consent. The class-action lawsuit, filed on Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, claims DraftKings used Facebook tracking tools to transmit customers’ viewing data and wagering interests to the social…
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ESPN Branding Boosts ESPN Bet, Says YouGov
Penn Entertainment’s (NASDAQ: PENN) ESPN Bet mobile sportsbook, launched just over a year ago, is already showing benefits from its association with the renowned sports broadcast network. A recent YouGov survey ranks ESPN Bet as the fifth-largest sportsbook operator in the U.S., behind DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, and Caesars Sportsbook. However, ESPN Bet’s affiliation with “the…