NBA

11th June 2020

State of the Union: Las Vegas, Colorado, Detroit and more

This week’s State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, sees casinos in Nevada and beyond reopen, while the latest sports betting figures come…

5th June 2020

NBA Board of Governors approves format for season’s restart

Yesterday (4 June) the National Basketball Association’s Board of Governors approved a competitive format for the restart of the 2019-20 season. This marks the first…

12th March 2020

NBA season suspended as player tests positive for Covid-19

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has suspended the 2019-20 season indefinitely after  a Utah Jazz player tested positive for the novel coronavirus (Covid-19). The league…

20th February 2020

State of the Union: PA, MGM, Maine and more

This week’s State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, covers a new record month for New Jersey sportsbooks and a major increase in…

14th February 2020

DraftKings signs trio of partnerships with NBA franchises

DraftKings has signed new partnership agreements with a trio of National Basketball Association (NBA) teams. The deals see it become a sports betting partner of the…

13th February 2020

PointsBet scores new partnership with NBA

PointsBet has entered into a multi-year partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA), marking its first official deal with a professional sports league in North…

3rd January 2020

DraftKings becomes Madison Square Garden’s betting partner

DraftKings has become the official sports betting partner of North America’s most iconic sports arena, Madison Square Garden. The deal builds on the 2017 agreement…

25th November 2019

Kindred’s Unibet scores betting partnership with NBA

Kindred Group has agreed a deal for its Unibet brand to become an authorized sports betting operator of North America’s National Basketball Association (NBA). Unibet…

4th November 2019

DraftKings seals NBA partnership

Sportsbook and daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings has agreed to a partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA) that will make the company an “authorized…

24th October 2019

State of the Union: OR, MS, PA and more

This week’s State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, covers the latest revenue figures from Pennsylvania and Mississippi. Elsewhere, the long-awaited launch of…

23rd October 2019

Tabcorp scores sports betting partnership with NBA

Australian lotteries and betting operator Tabcorp has entered into a partnership with North America’s National Basketball Association (NBA). Under the multi-year agreement, Tabcorp will now…

18th October 2019

G2E day 4: Innovation a key reason for non-exclusive data deals says NBA

In his final conference round-up from G2E, Scott Longley reports on the NBA’s aims for sports betting and how the importance of mobile tech in…

15th October 2019

G2E reaction: Leagues ‘still getting comfortable’ with US sports-betting

Scott Longley rounds up the conference highlights from Day 1 of G2E, which saw ongoing tensions between the leagues and sports betting states surface and…

10th October 2019

Branching out: The evolution of data deals

The leagues are now pursuing a twin track on data by also tying official data to marketing and sponsorship opportunities. Scott Longley explores the latest…