Grant Taylor-Hill

DraftKings Suffers Breach, $300,000 Stolen from Users

This week, DraftKings suffered from a breach that saw customers’ accounts hacked, with scammers stealing up to $300,000. It was a serious breach that caused DraftKings’ stock to plummet more than 10% in the following days, despite the firm promising to shore up any gaps and reimburse the impacted users. While DraftKings’ leadership stressed that […]

Sportradar Introduces ‘Virtual Stadium’ Betting Experience

In a bid to make betting a more social, enriching experience, popular sports technology operator Sportradar has introduced a virtual stadium experience. This innovative solution will launch alongside the FIFA World Cup, due to take place in Qatar in December. Reportedly, this solution will enable bettors to socialise directly with their gambling peers from anywhere […]

California Sports Betting Shot Down by Millions of Voters

On November 8th, millions of Californian voters took to the polls to vote on Props. 26 and 27. There were relatively low expectations for these propositions to pass, but if they had, they would have introduced sports betting practices to the state. Following the final count, it was revealed that millions of voters had shut […]

Ohio Sports Betting Operators Approved Ahead of 2023 Launch

In January 2023, Ohio sports betting markets will be blown wide open by a change in legislation. At present, ahead of that all-important day arriving, the Ohio Casino Control Commission is busy approving applications for betting licenses in the state. Recently, several top-tier betting organisations were given the green light to operate in Ohio, offering […]

Nevada Gambling Revenue Tops $1.25 BILLION in September

It has been a banner year for the state of Nevada, despite the concerning economical climate currently floating around the world. It was revealed that, for the nineteenth month in a row, Nevada’s gambling revenue has topped $1bn in total. In September, the total revenue soared to over $1.25bn, marking an immense increase of 7.8% […]

US Betting Handle Expected To Pass $100B by EOY 2022

As the U.S. betting scene swells under the weight of several top-tier sports, the overall value of the market continues to skyrocket. Recently, more states have opened their doors to online sports betting practices, and, year-on-year, record figures are being tracked across the board. It’s expected that, by the end of the year (2022), the […]

Prop 27 ‘Likely to Fail’ in California, Online Sports Betting is Doubtful

On November 8th, Prop. 27 will go to the polls, and it seems as though Californian voters are set to shoot it down in spectacular fashion. This will be one of seven propositions going through the state ballot, and it concerns sports wagering – more specifically, online sports betting. This would bring mobile sports betting […]

BetMGM Launches All-New NHL-Branded Casino Games

BetMGM recently revealed the launch of a bespoke range of NHL-branded casino games. This is a targeted launch that will be deployed in a selection of regions in North America, including Ontario, and it’s designed to give NHL fans a more diverse range of gambling options. These ‘one-of-a-kind’ games have been developed by Evolution, an […]

Endeavor Completes $800m Acquisition of OpenBet

Endeavor first revealed its intention to purchase sports betting firm OpenBet in September 2021. It was originally penned as a $1.2 billion deal, put in place with the vision of broadening and bolstering Endeavor’s sports betting strategy. Now, little more than a year later, the deal has finally wrapped up, but owing to a devaluation […]

SB22 Launches ‘Industry’s First Virtual Reality Betting Platform’

SB22, a Dallas-headquartered technology firm, aims to be a ‘disruptive force in the sports entertainment history’. From the company’s homepage, it’s ‘the creator of the first fully immersive betting and transactional platform that does not rely on any legacy technology’. At SBC Barcelona, SB22 took to the stage to announce VR22, reportedly the first ever […]