Mohit Kansal of investment firm Clairvest, on the dangers of wanting to do everything
Mohit Kansal, partner at Clairvest, on the dangers of wanting to do everything “The Score has great reach as a media brand and Penn thought it could recruit players at specific CPAs with millions of The Score users being easily recruited into sports betting, but it’s difficult to be really good at everything: media, sportsbook […]
Vertical M&A remains risky, gaming industry analysts warn
Summary: Senior gaming investment specialists have cautioned against the M&A drive that has characterized the US online betting and gaming industry in recent years and specifically around the dangers of vertical integration. Why it matters: Mohit Kansal, partner at investment firm Clairvest said the biggest instance of vertical integration so far had been Penn National […]
Eilers & Krejcik on DAZN’s plans to launch its own sportsbook in Ontario
Eilers & Krejcik on DAZN’s plans to launch its own sportsbook in Ontario “With most sports streamed onto TV (rather than mobile devices), streaming experts tell us there are technical and structural limits on how quickly HD and 4K feeds can be compressed and transmitted around the country. Those are not going away any time […]
DAZN set to launch own sportsbook in Ontario
Summary: Streaming giant DAZN is said to be close to launching its own sportsbook in Ontario via Sportradar’s sports betting platform Optima. Why it matters: The team at Eilers & Krejcik said the move by DAZN was interesting “given the very modest early U.S. sports betting returns from fellow streamer Fubo”.However, it is not a […]
Report: Fanatics chooses Amelco as sports betting platform
Summary: Sports apparel giant Fanatics is one step closer to joining the US sports betting landscape as Eilers & Krejcik Gaming is reporting (confirmed by Legal Sports Report) Fanatics has reached an agreement with B2B supplier Amelco. Why it matters: Per Eilers & Krejcik, Fanatics has acquired source code from Amelco to build an in-house […]