The Handle: The End of History? Betting Edition

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. A Brief Interlude – David I dearly apologize for the allusion to Francis Fukuyama’s “The End of History and the Last Man”. I know it’s too ivory tower for this and […]

The Handle: Higher Taxes and Competition

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. Warning: This week’s edition will be a bit wonkier than usual. We’re going to dive into why higher taxes in new states have the potential to benefit larger operators in the […]

The swimsuit issue

888 H1 The top line Revenue rose 39% to $528.4m while adjusted EBITDA was up 39% to $97.4m. B2C gaming was up 35% to $428.8m, B2C betting up 82% to $80.3m (B2C total up 41%) while B2B rose 8% to $19.3m. UK revenues up 57% to $222.6m, Italy up 82% to $67.9m, the rest of […]