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Flutter’s Third Quarter Results Highlight the US Success of FanDuel
Flutter Entertainment plc is the world’s largest online gaming operator, with roughly $7 billion in 2021 revenue. Its portfolio of brands includes Paddy Power, Betfair, PokerStars and Sky Bet, among others. However, its crown jewel at the moment seems to be FanDuel, whose presence is powerful both in the US market and on Flutter’s balance sheet. On […]
Alabama: a Case Study in the Counterproductive Nature of Prohibition
Alabama is among the most conservative states in the US on many fronts, including gambling. Only in Utah will you find fiercer moral opposition. Such is Alabama’s historical tendency towards prohibitionist policies that it feels appropriate that the state flag bears a big, red X. Even so, Alabama has recently been casting its eyes in the direction […]
Las Vegas Sands Gives Up on B2B Online Gambling Ambitions, Shutters Division
It has barely been 18 months since Las Vegas Sands (LVS) belatedly waded into the iGaming waters. Already, it appears to have found those waters frosty and is scrambling back to terra firma. In the process, it may be casting its online gaming investment division adrift. At least, that was the word last week from the […]
Fertitta’s Vegas Strip Aspirations Now Include a Stake in Wynn Resorts
One could be forgiven for thinking that the age of the celebrity casino impresario in Las Vegas has passed. The industry has recently lost two such figures, thanks to Steve Wynn’s fall from grace and Sheldon Adelson’s passing. However, it looks like Tilman Fertitta intends to take center stage on the Vegas Strip and the resort-casino […]
Kindred Wants Unibet to be a ‘Top Ten’ US Operator – What Does That Look Like?
Kindred Group’s flagship brand Unibet is a big deal in Europe. In the US, not so much. Unibet Casino is available in New Jersey and Pennsylvania but doesn’t hold much market share in either. Until this week, the sportsbook alone was available in a further four states. However, it announced Thursday that it would shut down operations in Iowa. (Internationally, Unibet also […]
Why Slots Players Need To Know About 4ThePlayer
Online casino players in Europe are already familiar with wildly popular 4ThePlayer slots like 3 Secret Cities and 9k Yeti. But this gaming provider is an up-and-comer in the US, with games in New Jersey online casinos now and at Michigan online casinos in the coming weeks. 4ThePlayer’s unique approach is player first, revenue second, […]