The National Hockey League (NHL) is venturing into new territory, officially partnering with prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket. The multiyear agreements, revealed Wednesday, mark the first time a major U.S. professional sports league has collaborated with prediction market companies—signaling a pivotal shift in the evolving relationship between sports and speculative markets. Both Kalshi and Polymarket operate under the supervision of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which enables them to offer event-based trading nationwide. This federal oversight allows […]

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PENN Entertainment Inc., formerly Penn National Gaming, is pleased to announce that it has officially entered into an alliance with the National Hockey League (NHL). Under the agreement, theScore Bet in Ontario and ESPN BET in the U.S., online wagering brands of PENN, have become formal sports wagering allies of the NHL. Unhindered access to a range of entitlements: As formal League allies, theScoreBet and ESPN Bet will have unfettered access to a range of entitlements, involving marketing and media […]

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The National Hockey League (NHL) in Finland gets a new Official Sportsbook. Veikkaus, a new provider of popular hockey content, will gain access to the content, which will improve its customers’ experience and let them enjoy authentic and improved sports betting. NHL for Finns: Tuomo Torkkola, Relationship Manager at Veikkaus, said: “The NHL is one of Veikkaus Betting’s most popular offerings. By officially partnering with the NHL, we will be able to bring more content from the world’s highest-level hockey […]

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The governor for the American state of Missouri has reportedly blocked an effort by legislators to consider a measure on the potential legalization of sportsbetting as part of a special session convened to deal with a proposed cut in local income tax rates. According to a Monday report from the St Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper, the move from Mike Parson (pictured) came as members of the Missouri House of Representatives reconvened in order to debate his plan to slash the top […]

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In the United States and the Jackpocket third-party lottery app has reportedly announced the signing of deal that is to see it serve as the official digital lottery partner of Major League Baseball’s Colorado Rockies franchise. According to a Monday report from the Yahoo Sports news service, the New York-headquartered innovation detailed that the tie-up is its eighth such alliance and follows the inking of an analogous arrangement with the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The enterprise […]

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American entrepreneur Michael Rubin (pictured) has announced that he is to offload his 10% stake in the firm behind the Philadelphia 76ers franchise of the National Basketball Association (NBA) so as to move into the nation’s burgeoning sportsbetting market. According to a Wednesday report from Yahoo Finance, the 49-year-old figure revealed that he will be selling his shareholding in Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment, which also owns the successful New Jersey Devils side of the National Hockey League (NHL), to […]

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British and Irish iGaming behemoth Flutter Entertainment has announced the signing of a deal that has seen its FanDuel Group subordinate become the official sportsbetting partner of Canadian professional sports franchise owner Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Limited. The London-listed giant used an official Friday press release to detail that the arrangement has seen its PokerStars brand similarly designated as the official gaming partner of the company behind four Toronto-based professional sports franchises including the Toronto Maple Leafs of the […]

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In Canada and the National Hockey League (NHL) has announced the signing of a deal to name the Proline+ online sports wagering brand from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation as its official domestic sportsbetting partner. The professional ice hockey organization used an official Wednesday press release to detail that the multi-year alliance is due to kick off from Sunday as the state-owned operator sponsors pre-game activities at its Heritage Classic contest between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Buffalo […]

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Sports data intelligence specialist Sportradar AG has reportedly signed a deal that is to give it the rights to distribute even more statistics and information from the National Basketball Association (NBA) to sportsbooks around the globe. According to a Wednesday report from Yahoo! News, the new eight-year alliance will commence from the start of the 2023/24 NBA season and allow the Nasdaq-listed enterprise to supply data from the NBA as well as contests involving the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) […]

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Online sportsbook operator DraftKings Incorporated has announced the signing of an agreement that is to see it become the official sportsbetting and iGaming partner for the National Hockey League (NHL) in the United States. The Boston-headquartered firm used an official Wednesday press release to detail that the deal, which also covers daily fantasy sports, will allow it to enhance its customer experience initiatives via the use of NHL assets such as logos and trademarks. The American company stated that the […]

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