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Life After Barstool: Can Penn Rejuvenate Its Hollywood Online Casino Brand?
Penn Entertainment’s split from Barstool and new partnership with ESPN have attracted so much attention that relatively little has been made of its plans to rekindle its Hollywood Online Casino brand. The ESPN branding will only apply to sports betting, so having parted ways with Barstool and its founder, Dave Portnoy, Penn needed a new […]
Penn Breaks Ties With Portnoy & Barstool, Announces ESPN Bet Coming This Fall
The US sports betting industry is about to lose another brand, as Penn Entertainment has cut its ties with Barstool Sports and its controversial founder, Dave Portnoy. The number of products on the market will remain the same, as Penn announced a new deal to rebrand its Barstool Sportsbook product as ESPN Bet, starting this […]
Small Town, Big Casino: Is It a Winning Gamble?
Casinos, especially full-featured resort casinos, present an economic opportunity. However, they can be a mixed blessing and can seem especially scary in smaller communities that already have more than their fair share of problems. The most common worries are crime and the direct impact of gambling on residents. Easier to overlook are the secondary economic […]
TheScore Bet Launches on Desktop in Ontario as Coolbet Takes a Bow
Ontario gamblers can now access theScore Bet via its familiar app and online. The change comes after the Toronto-based brand released a desktop version of its popular Ontario online casino and sportsbook. Previously, players could only access theScore Bet through the app launched last April when Ontario debuted regulated online gambling. Despite the app-only offering, […]
Barstool Sports Betting Is Coming to Massachusetts, on 2 Conditions
Barstool sports betting is no stranger to drama, and drama it got before being allowed to enter the Massachusetts market. At 5:40 p.m. today, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) tweeted that it granted Plainridge Park Casino (PPC) a “temporary Category 1 sports wagering operator license.” However, unlike other operators given temporary operator licenses, MGC placed […]
Is Portnoy of Barstool Finally Toxic to Penn? Massachusetts Has Misgivings
Dave Portnoy of Barstool Sports fame may finally be toxic to Penn Entertainment, which owns the brand. Because of concerns about Portnoy, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) paused to consider the “suitability” of awarding a retail sports betting license to Penn’s Plainridge Park Casino. The Boston-area racino plans to brand its retail sportsbook with Barstool […]
Penn Entertainment To Increase Stake In Barstool Sports To 100%
Barstool Sports will soon become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Penn Entertainment. The transaction, expected to be completed in February, will see the latter exercise its contractual right to acquire the remaining shares of Barstool. Penn Entertainment (still known as Penn National Gaming at the time) first invested in Barstool in 2020. It acquired a 36% […]
Penn National Employee Charged with Insider Trading
Amateur criminals often find that they’d have been better off leaving things to the professionals. In what may prove to be an example of that, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently charged a Penn National Gaming employee with insider trading. Earlier this month, the SEC alleged that David Roda, 36, and a childhood friend […]
Hollywood Casino Morgantown Becomes Newest Casino In Pennsylvania
Penn National Gaming has opened a Hollywood Casino location in Morgantown, Pennsylvania. Hollywood Casino Morgantown features both casino gaming and sports betting, and it’s the fourth of its kind for Penn National in the state. The new facility, which reportedly had a price tag of $111 million, is located on a 36-acre property that sits […]
Barstool Casino Now Offers Exclusive Live Dealer Games In New Jersey
Evolution Gaming announced the launch of a dedicated live dealer studio for Barstool Sportsbook & Casino through a deal with the casino’s owner, Penn National. Players at Barstool New Jersey will now see rooms fully branded as Barstool Sportsbook & Casino rather than the standard Evolution Gaming branding at most other Live Dealer casinos. Plus, […]