The pitfalls of going it alone on tech
The news last week that Fanatics had passed on buying its way into the sports-betting market via an acquisition of PointsBet and was now focused on building its own operation fits a pattern when it comes to how operators often view the issue of ‘owning the tech’. We start with the unlikely-in-this-context historical figure of […]
The Handle Edition 29: Sportsbetting & Gender Equality
The Handle is a regular newsletter dedicated to providing the best insights in gaming news. To get The Handle delivered to your inbox, subscribe here. Sports Betting Demographics According to a July Sportico piece by Emily Caron, the state of the market indicates that around one-third of bettors in the U.S. are female. For Gen-Z […]
Why is DraftKings being shorted?
Every Monday, the analyst team at Wells Fargo produces a note on the gaming sector looking at sector valuation comparators and recent share price performance. It’s something of a financial analyst’s nerd paradise, packed as it is with PE ratios, enterprise value to sales metrics, and net leverage forecasts for the major names from the […]
Gaming policy breakdown with John Pappas of iDEA Growth
State legislatures across the country are starting their respective 2022 sessions in January, including at least a dozen (and counting) that are set to at least consider gaming bills. John Pappas, a long-time industry veteran and member of gaming policy advocacy group iDEA Growth, spoke with Wagers.com about what to expect in 2022. Though we’re […]
Single Game Parlays and their importance to U.S. sportsbooks
Deutsche Bank has once again produced detailed research, this time on the impact of single game parlays on US online sports betting operators. The team at DB shows how SGPs are altering the interplay between handle, gross gaming revenues and the (higher) hold percentages operators are able to generate thanks to SGPs. The focus on […]