They’ve made movies about the Kentucky Derby before. You’ve probably heard about Secretariat, and maybe you’ve heard about 50-to-1, the story of Mine That Bird’s surprise win. At some point, a studio will greenlight the story that unfurled Saturday at Churchill Downs with Rich Strike scoring the second-biggest upset ever.
Maryland online sports betting won’t likely begin in time for the kickoff of the 2022-23 NFL and college football seasons. That’s the latest from the state agency handling the application and licensing process regarding mobile sportsbooks.
International Game Technology (NYSE:IGT) is expanding its library of digital games in a big way with the $174 million, all-cash acquisition of iSoftBet, a provider of iGaming content.
Arkansas has officially joined 20 other states, plus DC, in launching legal online sports betting.
Gaming-related companies across Southeast Asia are under attack. Hackers, reportedly out of China, are targeting operations in the region, and where successful, can gain access to entire gaming networks.
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley will miss at least the entirety of the 2022 NFL season after the league suspended him for betting on games in 2021.
Philippine banknotes, pictured. FATF said that the country’s efforts to follow dirty money trails was improving, but not enough to lose its gray-list status. (Image: The Business Times)
888 CEO Itai Pazner said the US market remains a huge opportunity for his company, which has created a platform for profitable long-term growth. (Image: 888 Holdings)
Paddy Power has been forced to tone down its provocative ads, such as the one above during the 2016 US presidential election, in the face of impending gambling reforms in the UK. (Image: Paddy Power)
Investors are repudiating gaming stocks this year, and with first-quarter earnings season looming, online casino and sportsbook stocks could be particularly vulnerable to more downside.