Jake Pollard, Author at Wagers

Inflation worries: the impact of promotions on handle and GGR

By Jake Pollard November 23, 2021Analyst Notes, News

Are state revenues and hold figures for US online sports betting inaccurate and over-inflated? How does promotional spend, freebets mainly, but also odds boosts and rebates, really impact operators' bottom…

Entain to bet on Baltic booster?

By Jake Pollard November 22, 2021News

Entain Olympic bid Feeling Baltic: Entain is reported to have made a $1bn bid to buy elements of Estonian-based betting and gaming operator Olympic Entertainment Group. The Bloomberg story suggests…

Winter is coming

By Jake Pollard November 17, 2021Analyst Notes, News

This is what happens when an intense period of heavy marketing hits the top lines of the recipients of the largesse. If you wanted to make money out of the…

RSI builds on Q3 momentum

By Jake Pollard November 11, 2021Events, News

Rush Street Interactive Q3s Revenue up 57% YoY to $123m, net loss $18.9m vs. $26.5m, AEBITDA loss $12.2m vs. $1m. Advertising and marketing costs rose to $45.4m (37% of revenue)…

NY nine get to make it there

By Jake Pollard November 9, 2021Analyst Notes, News

The New York nine Winners: DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, Bally Bet, Caesars, Rush Street Interactive, WynnBet, PointsBet, Resorts World Losers: Penn National Gaming/Barstool, Fox Bet, Fanatics Just a New York conversation:…