Flutter Entertainment Revenue Up In First Quarter, Despite Shutdowns

Flutter Entertainment

Flutter Entertainment saw a profit of 16% in its first quarter reports. Prior to sporting events being canceled due to COVID-19, they had a 29% growth. NEW YORK – Flutter Entertainment has reported a 16% growth in revenue for their first quarter despite sporting events being on hiatus. Before professional sports ceased all play due … Read more

Flutter-Stars Group Merger Approved In U.K., But What About U.S.?

Flutter Entertainment and Stars Group Merger

Their partnership accounts for 30% of the UK online gambling market. Their merger could have an impact on the US sports betting market as well. UNITED KINGDOM — The merger between Flutter Entertainment Group and The Stars Group has already made an impact on the online sports betting and gambling market in The United Kingdom … Read more

The Sportsbooks Of West Virginia And Super Bowl LIV Odds & Ends

The Sportsbooks Of West Virginia

The people of West Virginia have a couple of great sportsbooks open and taking bets for SB54. Odds vary between each of the sports betting applications giving a reason for gamblers to shop lines to find the best wagers. Super Bowl LIV will see the Kansas City Chiefs face off against the San Francisco 49ers. … Read more

NFL Week 6: Sportsbooks Win Big On Chiefs, Cowboys Bettors

Tennessee Titans

The Kansas City Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys both lost their matchup despite being favored. The Tennessee Titans and LA Chargers also helped sportsbooks hold onto profits for the week. Sportsbooks like DraftKings, FanDuel, and PointsBet were also hit with huge parlays from bettors. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Another week of betting action is in the books … Read more

Mattress Mack Wins Big As Astros Advance To Pennant Series

Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale

The New York Yankees ended their regular season with a record of 103-59, making the 1st in the AL East. The Houston Astros had a record of 107-55 and ranked 1st for the AL West. Superfan “Mattress Mack” from Houston has put down millions in wagers for the Astros to win the World Series. HOUSTON … Read more

Online Sportsbooks Report Spike In NFL Wagers

Online Sportsbooks Report Spike In NFL Wagers

The NFL is the most bet on sport for any sports bettor. Dramatic increases in wagers were seen for Week 1 in the NFL. Sportsbooks would not divulge exact numbers, but the popularity for sports betting has clearly exploded. NEW YORK – Both FanDuel and DraftKings reported better opening NFL season numbers than last year’s … Read more

US Mobile Sports Betting Is A Multi-Million Dollar Industry

Mobile Sports Betting

In their first year of legalized sports betting, New Jersey residents bet $3.2 million on sporting events and $2.4 million of those wagers came from their internet/mobile platforms. June 2019 showed that 83% of all sports wagers done in the state of New Jersey were done online while only 17% occurred at sports betting locations. … Read more

KD, Irving Shift The 2020 NBA Finals Odds For The Nets

Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving

Kevin Durant will miss most if not all of the 2019-2020 NBA season due to an Achilles injury suffered during Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals. Kyrie Irving’s last finals appearance came in 2017 while he played alongside Lebron James for the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Nets have not reached the NBA Finals since moving … Read more

Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving To Sign With Nets, Boost Brooklyn’s Title Odds

Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving

Kevin Durant has agreed to a four-year $164 million deal with the Nets. The Nets will also sign Kyrie Irving and DeAndre Jordan to four-year deals. Reacting to the news, Vegas sportsbooks moves the Nets’ 2020 title odds from +2600 to +1700. LAS VEGAS – If losing the NBA Finals in six games to Toronto … Read more

DraftKings Reportedly Considers Buying Online Sportsbook Firm SBTech

DraftKings, SBTech

Betting industry insiders claim that DraftKings wants to purchase SBTech. The move would give DraftKings its own in-house sportsbook technology backend. DraftKings has not publicly indicated its interest in SBTech. BOSTON – According to several industry insiders, DraftKings is looking at buying SBTech. SBTech, headquartered in the Isle of Man, is an international sportsbook technology … Read more