Ontario online sports betting: absentees are always wrong
DraftKings is the big absentee of Ontario’s online betting and gaming regulation, but the reason the group has given for not yet launching in the province are revealing of potentially broader and more basic issues such as content and product quality. As Ontario’s online sports betting and casino market gets underway and The Score takes […]
Read MoreSuper Group results highlight regulated vs. unregulated split
The Super Group financial details of their full-year results show how difficult it is to find the balance between regulated and unregulated revenues. Operators make a great deal of working in regulated markets. However, the realities and costs of working in those markets are clear when looking at their revenue breakdowns. The details from the […]
Read MoreAs Ontario goes live with sports betting, market dynamics and regulation will dominate
Ontario’s regulation of online sports betting and casino is another major milestone for the North American industry and it will be interesting to see how the market dynamics will apply in a province that has had grey market activity for many years. From a regulatory perspective the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario will also […]
Read MoreSocios-Messi partnership adds superstar sheen to fan tokens
The three-year, $20m sponsorship deal fan token provider Socios has signed with football superstar Lionel Messi is the latest in an already long list of high profile marketing agreements Socios has signed in recent years. It has done so with the biggest soccer clubs in the world, think PSG, Juventus or Barcelona; and in the […]
Read MoreFragmentation delays pile pressure on suppliers like GAN
The US online gambling headlines are dominated by B2C brands, but B2B suppliers are a key component of the sports betting ecosystem and their performances are impacted by the underlying trends that run throughout the industry. This was evidenced during GAN’s results statement this week, during which CEO Dermot Smurfit said “the current state of […]
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