Fantasy Sports

DraftKings nets new multi-year partnership agreement with Charlotte Hornets

DraftKings Inc. (Nasdaq: DKNG) has signed a multi-year agreement with National Basketball Association (NBA) league member Charlotte Hornets, making it the franchise's exclusive official daily fantasy sports par...

Caesars Entertainment Incorporated plumps for strategic DFS investment

American casino operator Caesars Entertainment Incorporated has announced the signing of an agreement that is to involve it purchasing a minority stake in daily fantasy sports (DFS) pioneer SuperDraft Incorpora...

Bally’s Corporation to purchase daily fantasy sports firm Monkey Knife Fight

American casino operator Bally’s Corporation has announced the signing of a definitive agreement that is to see it acquire prominent digital gaming and daily fantasy sports provider Monkey Knife Fight. Previ...

BetMGM agrees exclusive multi-year sports betting partnership deal with MLB’s Washington Nationals

BetMGM is now the official sports betting partner of the Washington Nationals, after recently agreeing to an exclusive, multi-year partnership with the Major League Baseball (MLB) team's owner, Lerner Sports Gr...

DraftKings partners Peermont group for new PalaceBet sportsbook in SA

On the heels of inking a multi-year agreement with American media company Turner Sports, and DraftKings (Nasdaq: DKNG) has now announced the launch of a mobile and online sportsbook in South Africa, in partners...

Philadelphia Eagles inks multi-year DraftKings Incorporated alliance

The Philadelphia Eagles franchise of the National Football League (NFL) has announced the signing of a deal that is to see prominent online sportsbook operator DraftKings Incorporated serve as its official spor...

DraftKings Incorporated inks New York Giants sportsbetting alliance

American online sports wagering innovator DraftKings Incorporated has announced the signing of an agreement that has seen it become the official sportsbetting partner for the New York Giants franchise of the Na...

AGA survey finds 33-plus million Americans plan to bet on 2020-21 NFL season; generally “lower enthusiasm”

New research released by the American Gaming Association (AGA) found that more than 33 million American adults plan to wager on the 2020-21 NFL season, with a greater number of bettors intending to place NFL wa...

American daily fantasy sports firms receive alarming tax news

In the United States and prominent daily fantasy sports operators FanDuel Group and DraftKings Incorporated could reportedly be in trouble after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ruled that such firms are to b...