Social gaming
Skillz revenue up 92% in 2020 following public listing
Mobile multi-player gaming platform Skillz has released its fourth quarter and full year 2020 financial results, showing revenue of $230.1m for the year, up 92%…
DraftKings named UFC’s first sportsbook and daily fantasy partner
DraftKings has hailed a “groundbreaking” agreement with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) that sees it become the mixed martial arts competition’s official sportsbook and daily…
US federal court approves Big Fish Washington settlement
A US federal court has approved a settlement agreed by Churchill Downs Incorporated, former owner of Big Fish Games, and its current owner Aristocrat Leisure,…
Lawsuit filed against Apple for ‘Wild West’ of free-to-play casino games
A class action lawsuit was filed on Tuesday (February 16) targeting Apple for hosting and profiting from casino-style apps through the App Store. The case…
Bally’s M&A spree continues with SportCaller deal
Bally’s Corporation has agreed its third high-profile acquisition of the past four months, with a deal in place to acquire free-to-play games provider SportCaller. Irish…
NFL partners Skillz for crowdsourced esports competition
The National Football League (NFL) has partnered newly-listed mobile gaming platform Skillz for a competition to select a new developer to build a new branded…
GAN to power Seneca Gaming social casino
Online gaming solutions provider GAN is to provide its social casino and simulated gaming products to New York casino operator Seneca Gaming Corporation (SGC). GAN…
PlayStudios to go public with $1.1bn valuation
Free-to-play mobile gaming business PlayStudios is to merge with special purpose acquisition company Acies Acquisition Corporation to list on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange. Founded in…
State of the Union: Las Vegas Sands, Monkey Knife Fight, NY and more
This week’s State of the Union, in partnership with Segev LLP, includes Las Vegas Sands’ announcement of its new permanent chief executive following Sheldon Adelson’s…
Federal lawsuit claims Apple hosts ‘illegal social casinos’
Technology giant Apple has been accused of hosting and facilitating dozens of illegal social casinos in a new lawsuit that has been lodged in a…
Caesars expands into DFS with SuperDraft investment
Caesars Entertainment has made a strategic investment in daily fantasy sports platform SuperDraft, as the operator looks to expand sports and gaming offering. SuperDraft, Caesars…
Playtika finalizes pricing for initial public offering
Social gaming giant Playtika has confirmed that its initial public offering (IPO) will see 69,500,000 shares sold to the public at a price of $27.00…
Playtika launches $1.67bn initial public offering
Social gaming giant Playtika has launched its long-awaited initial public offering, with plans to sell 69.5m shares and raise up to $1.67bn. The business itself…
Not just a fantasy: DFS’s growth prospects in 2021
While the US daily fantasy sports giants DraftKings and FanDuel have made a successful shift into real-money betting, Cole Rush finds that there is still…