Legalized, Taxed, Threatened: The 8-Year Reality of Post-PASPA Sports Betting

8 Years After PASPA: Legal Sports Betting Was Supposed to Be a Tax Windfall. It Became a Tax War

WASHINGTON – On the morning of May 14, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down Murphy v. NCAA and ended Nevada’s 26-year monopoly on legal sports betting. Eight years later, questions surrounding who would profit and under what rules have been answered… … Read more

Are DraftKings ($DKNG), Flutter ($FLUT) Still Buys Despite Hitting Market Lows?

Flutter

DraftKings and Flutter are experiencing their lowest stock price in roughly three years despite showing growth in the US gambling sector. NEW YORK – DraftKings and FanDuel’s parent company have seen their stock prices drop heavily over the last month and the last six months. … Read more

FanDuel, DraftKings Tighten Ties with Amazon Prime, NBC

NBC and DraftKings Partnership

Both FanDuel and DraftKings announced partnerships this week, blending sports viewing with sports betting. NEW YORK – Amazon announced its Prime Video platform is expanding its relationship with Flutter-owned FanDuel on Tuesday. It will deliver betting integrations during NBA broadcasts. Starting this season, basketball fans … Read more

Kalshi Triggers $7 Billion Loss for Sports Betting Leaders

Kalshi Triggers $7 Billion Loss for Sports Betting Leaders

Kalshi set a new single-day trading record with over $275 million in activity. DraftKings and Flutter Entertainment lost nearly $7 billion in combined market capitalization. Capitol Hill lawmakers are questioning the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) oversight of prediction market sports contracts. NEW YORK – … Read more

Shareholders Vote to Bring Flutter to N.A. Stock Exchanges

Flutter

Flutter, the parent company of FanDuel, will be making a move to gain a listing in the North American stock market. The move comes after a shareholder meeting saw overwhelming support for the company to branch out. Year-over-year FanDuel has quickly grown to encapsulate a … Read more

Matt King, FanDuel CEO Steps Down Delaying U.S. Listing

FanDuel's Matt King

Flutter Entertainment has announced that FanDuel CEO Matt King will be stepping down. Flutter Entertainment has warned this will delay the potential public listing of FanDuel. Matt King will remain as CEO until a replacement is selected. NEW YORK – Popular sportsbook and daily fantasy … Read more

Ten Online Sportsbooks In Michigan Could Go Live Today

Michigan Online Sports Betting

A total of ten mobile sports in Michigan are set to go live on Friday afternoon, marking the start of a new era for gambling in the Wolverine State. PointsBet Sportsbook just made it for the official debut date with an approval to be able … Read more

Flutter Acquires 37.2% More of FanDuel, Giving It 95% Ownership

FanDuel - Flutter

Flutter Entertainment will be acquiring an additional 37.2% stake in FanDuel for $4.1 billion. Flutter will be purchasing the shares from Fastball Holdings. Flutter initially invested in FanDuel in 2018. NEW YORK – Flutter Entertainment has decided to further invest in sports betting by acquiring … Read more

LegalSportsBetting Brief: States, Sportsbooks Show Financial Growth 11/17/2020

Flutter - DraftKings

DraftKings and Flutter (FanDuel) both did surprisingly well as can be seen with the release of their Q3 reports. Illinois, Indiana, and Washington DC all saw growth in their monthly sports betting revenue numbers, showing the NFL making a big impact on gambling activity. The … Read more

FanDuel To Kick Marketing Efforts Into High Gear For NFL Season

FanDuel

FanDuel gained over 350,000 new customers in the United States for the first half of the year but they need to market their sports betting offerings more to be successful in H2. A new marketing plan has been laid out for the sportsbook operator as … Read more

Gambling Giants Flutter, Stars Group To Complete Planned Merger

Stars Group - Flutter Merger

Flutter and The Stars Group will go through with a planned merger on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. The two companies own major gambling and sports betting products like FanDuel, Betfair, FOX Bet, and PokerStars. The newly merged company will split operations into four geographically based … Read more