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Penn migrates Barstool Sportsbook to proprietary platform
All Penn Entertainment’s brands are powered by proprietary technology after Barstool Sportsbook and Casino was migrated to its in-house platform. The migration took place simultaneously…
Penn expects Barstool acquisition to build on Q1 growth
Penn Entertainment said its acquisition of Barstool Sports in February will build on success in the first quarter and help it achieve further growth, with…
Penn Entertainment completes acquisition of Barstool Sports
Omni-channel gaming operator Penn Entertainment has completed its acquisition of media business Barstool Sports. The closing of the deal is the latest stage of an…
Massachusetts approves Barstool betting license, but will also investigate brand
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) has voted to approve Penn Sports Interactive and its Barstool brand for a sports betting license, but only under certain…
If ESPN won’t sportsbook, will sportsbooks ESPN?
Sportsbooks and media entities have taken plenty of steps towards partnerships since the repeal of PASPA. Media brands, the thinking goes, offer an obvious audience…
Penn exercises options to acquire remainder of Barstool
Penn Entertainment – the business formerly known as Penn National Gaming – has exercised its option to acquire all remaining shares of media brand Barstool…
Penn National revenue grows to $1.27bn in Q1 as online GGR rockets
Land-based and online operator Penn National Gaming has published its results for the three months to 31 March 2021, showing that it generated $1.27bn in…
Mainstream media’s big bet
Recent months have seen a wave of media outlets pairing up with betting operators, as the US becomes more familiar and comfortable with legal wagering,…
Penn National prepares Barstool Sportsbook live test in PA
Regional casino operator Penn National Gaming is preparing for a test launch of its long-awaited real-money sportsbook featuring the Barstool Sports brand in Pennsylvania. The…
Penn Q2 revenue collapses amid Covid-19 closures
Penn National Gaming’s revenue for the second quarter of 2020 fell 76.9% as venue closures across the country led to a $213.9m loss for the period,…
Fanduel signs media partnership with The Ringer
Flutter-owned betting and daily fantasy sports operator FanDuel has entered into a strategic partnership with Spotify-owned sports and popular culture website The Ringer. Under the…
Penn National signs NFL data deal with Sportradar
Penn National Gaming has finalised a partnership with sports data and content provider Sportradar, to use its official National Football League (NFL) data on its…
Betsperts raises funding, makes board appointment
Crowd-sourced tipster platform Betsperts has completed a new funding round, while Barstool Sports head of strategy David VanEgmond has joined its board of directors. Betsperts,…
Boom Sports to roll out sports betting via PNG deal
New York-based free-to-play and fantasy sports developer and technology provider Boom Sports its to move into B2C sports betting after striking a market access agreement…