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A former DraftKings employee has accused the company of “aggressive smearing” of his reputation in a response to attempts to block him from working with Fanatics. Michael Hermalyn worked at DraftKings as senior vice-president of both its business development and growth departments, spending three and a half years with the company. Hermalyn then departed for
Casinos Austria generated €1.48bn (£1.27bn/$1.60bn) in gross gaming revenue (GGR) for the 2023 financial year, an increase of 4.4% yearly, bolstered by its lottery segment. Lottery saw a GGR increase of 1.5% to €946.8m in 2023. For the Casinos Austria division alone, GGR was upped by 15.8% to €304.5m, while Casinos Austria International brought in
Welcome to iGB’s State of the Union, a look at the biggest sports betting stories we’ve covered this week and briefs on others we found interesting. As the world of sports betting continues move at warp speed, we’re doing our best to keep up, and keep you in the know. Cavaliers coach: Gambler threatened me
Investment group Penta Investments is working alongside JP Morgan to explore the potential sale of Fortuna Entertainment Group. Penta is exploring its options for Fortuna, which currently operates in Poland, Croatia, Romania, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, running sites and betting shops under the Fortuna, Casa Parulior and PSK brands. Any sale of Fortuna could
The Los Angeles Times claims lawyers for baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani are accusing the ballplayer’s interpreter of stealing money and placing “bets with an allegedly illegal bookmaker who is the target of a federal investigation.” The Los Angeles Times broke the story today (20 March) claiming baseball superstar Ohtani’s lawyers are accusing the ballplayer’s interpreter
Rush Gaming has been stripped of its licence in Malta two months after being handed an initial suspension. The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) said it has decided to cancel the authorisation issued to Rush Gaming with immediate effect. Rush Gaming operates both the Fansbet.com and Onebet.com websites. MGA did not disclose an explanation as to
The Arizona Department of Gaming (ADOG) has awarded an event wagering licence to Fanatics Betting & Gaming, the only major US operator not currently in the market. Fanatics will be partnered with the Tonto Apache Tribe. The ADOG opened an application window in February for one tribal and at least one professional sports franchise licence.
Minnesota’s Senate Tax Committee has voted to double the proposed tax rate in a bill that would allow for legal statewide mobile sports betting from 10% to 20%. The bill, SF 1949, has been through six Senate committees, and is now on its way to Senate Finance. Should it pass out of the Senate, the
A statewide mobile sports betting bill got its first hearing in the Georgia House Tuesday (12 March). With just over two weeks remaining in the legislative session, and more than five weeks after the Senate passed SB 386, a statewide mobile sports betting bill got its first hearing in the Georgia House Tuesday. There was
Almost half of UK university students who bet are spending more than they can afford to gamble according to new research from the Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM) and Gamstop. The third instalment of the report, first published in 2022, details the gambling behaviour of people studying at university. Censuswide carried out research on
