#Eilers & Krejcik

Bob Iger has been reinstated as the CEO of the Walt Disney Company, replacing Bob Chapek after less than three years at the helm. Iger's return has boosted Disney's stock price by 6% in the past day with experts predicting major strategic changes within the company. ESPN is one such business where Iger is expected to make significant shifts. The…

Where the United States leads on cultural issues, the United Kingdom usually follows, generally some years later with a lot less razzmatazz. In the world of sports betting, though, the trend is the opposite. The UK liberalised the industry many years ago. It is now a mature market looking at tighter regulation of a sector that has come under a lot…

Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers looks to pass during a game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lambeau Field on November 14, 2021 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Stacy Revere | Getty Images Legalized mobile sports betting is now live in New York. FanDuel, DraftKings, Caesars Sportsbook and Rush Street Interactive, the first companies permitted by…

Sunday's showdown between the underdog Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams could be the last Super Bowl of its kind -- an NFL championship game played in a state without a legal sports betting market. Arizona, Nevada and Louisiana, where the next three Super Bowls will be held, respectively, are among 30 states and the District of Columbia with…

Good morning, and welcome to the Indy Gaming newsletter, a weekly look at gaming matters nationally and internationally and how the events tie back to Nevada. If a colleague or associate emailed this newsletter to you, please to sign up and receive your own copy of Indy Gaming in your inbox. - Howard Stutz A month before California voters…

After a few more regulatory boxes are checked, operators could be taking bets by next week, albeit two years after Maryland voters approved legal sports betting in a November 2020 referendum. Mobile sports betting in Maryland could be underway before the end of November. Maryland's Sports Wagering Application Review Commission (SWARC) met Wednesday…

After stockpiling nearly half a billion dollars in campaign cash and inundating Californians with ads, the pitched - and sometimes confusing - battle over sports betting drew to a close on Tuesday evening. The upshot? Nothing changes. Voters rejected two separate measures to legalize sports betting - and it wasn't close. California appears to be…

Voters resoundingly rejected Propositions 26 and 27, but that doesn't end the debate over California sports betting. Those behind the ballot measures are figuring out their next steps. After stockpiling nearly half a billion dollars in campaign cash and inundating Californians with ads, the pitched - and sometimes confusing - battle over sports…

Last Friday, as the September jobs report dealt a blow to the broader stock market, shares of sports betting site DraftKings (DKNG (opens in new tab), $13.49) jumped more than 3%. Why? Reports surfaced over a potential partnership with Walt Disney's (DIS (opens in new tab)) ESPN. The speculation dates back to summer of 2021, when The Wall Street…

Odds are, one of the many ads for legalizing sports betting has snagged your attention, given their ubiquity on TV, websites and billboards across California. You'd be forgiven, though, for still not having a clear sense of what either of the initiatives do. Some of the, potentially leaving Californians foggy on what exactly it is they're being…

The campaigns for Props 26 and 27 on this November's ballot have made a variety of claims, especially about how money from sports betting in CA will get distributed. CALIFORNIA, USA - This story was originally published by CalMatters. Odds are, one of the many ads for legalizing sports betting has snagged your attention, given their ubiquity on TV,…

Recent polling shows two ballot initiatives that would legalize sports betting in California are long shots to be approved by voters in November. That may be bad news for racing, but it is complicated. Proposition 26 would allow for in-person sports wagering at the state's tribal casinos and at four racetracks: Santa Anita, Del Mar, Golden Gate and…

Earlier this week, the countdown to election night moved under the 50-day mark as leading sports betting operators continue to monitor polling data on California's Proposition 27 closely. As a resident of Los Angeles, FanDuel CEO Amy Howe has seen the onslaught of television commercials on the online sports betting measure first-hand. On Wednesday,…

PointsBet released its 2022 fiscal-year report today, noting that the U.S. market will continue to be a driver for the business - but also expecting aggressive market growth in Ontario over the next 6-12 months. PointsBet reported a 32% year-over-year gain in legal sports betting handle, plus a 48% jump in total net win, when it released its Q4 and…