The Wagers E+M Golden Alarm Clock Awards
The beats, beefs and boasts of Q3 Beef of the quarter: Deutsche Bank vs. Dave Portnoy As if Dave Portnoy didn’t have enough to worry about this past quarter, he also found himself the subject of an ad hominem attack via a Deutsche Bank analyst note. Wrote the DB team: “At present, we believe Penn, […]
Entain: ‘We’ve delivered’
Entain H1 The top line Net gaming revenues were up 11% to £1.79bn ($2.48bn) while revenue of £1.77bn was up 12%. Underlying EBITDA up 12% to £401.1m. Online revenue up 29% to £1.56bn (the 22nd quarter of consecutive growth). Ex-Germany, online growth was 38%. Retail was down 46% to £191.3m with continued Covid-related closures. BetMGM […]
Scientific Games SciPlay buyout
Play it again: To no great surprise, Scientific Games has announced it is to buy the outstanding 19% of the free float of SciPlay that it doesn’t already own as it seeks to refocus on gaming following the news of the sports-betting and lottery division planned sales or IPOs. The all-stock deal involves circa $430m […]
Rush Street hopes to make permanent waves
The top line Revenue increased 218% to $111.8m for a net loss of $76,000, representing a contraction on the $12.9m net loss in the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA losses hit $15.1m compared to $1.1m in Q120. Advertising and promotional expenses amounted to 36% of revenue at $40.5m, compared to $8.5m the prior year. Monthly […]