Winter is coming

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 boom in US sports-betting – and the smaller boom in igaming – then being an affiliate is a good place to start. But in talking […]

Netherlands shambles

How do you say chaos in Dutch? As of today the Netherlands’ online gaming and betting market is regulated, with 10 operators having received licenses, including bet365, Tombola and Holland Casino. But the advent of a regulated regime was the cause of a flurry of announcements yesterday, and much confusion. Timeline: 8:39 am – Entain […]

Endeavor adds OpenBet to its entourage

Scientific Games sells OpenBet to Endeavor The top line Endeavor will pay $1.2bn for the OpenBet sports-betting backend supply business. The deal consists of $1bn in cash and $200m in Endeavor stock The price represents c.10x FY21 revenues and an estimated 34x assumed FY21 EBITDA of ~$35m. U.S.-listed sports and entertainment group Endeavor owns data […]