Chronicle Of A Divorce Foretold: PENN And Disney’s ESPN Cave To The FanDuel-DraftKings Power Duopoly
Much as foretold in these pages when their unlikely marriage was announced, PENN Entertainment and Walt Disney-owned ESPN have filed for divorce…
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333 Million-to-One May Just Go In Penn’s Hi-wire ESPN BET Q4 Rebrand
Three hundred and thirty-three million dollars into one may just go as US gaming Omnichannel Penn Entertainment unveiled heavy-duty Q4 losses. That’s…
Don’t Bring A Pussycat To A Dog Fight, Kindred Flies Fevered US Market
The entrance of Big Dog ESPN BET into the fevered online US sports betting pit has prompted the flight of yet another…
ESPN Bet, Giant Disney Wakes Up And Smells The Lure Of US Sports Betting
Just as US sportsbook leaders FanDuel, DraftKings and BetMGM are about to go positive, after years of pioneering spade work and spending…
iGaming Also Rises: Casino Cabbie’s Letter From America 8
And They’re Off! Boosted by the runaway financial success of its storied Kentucky Derby–this year’s Derby Week take: a cool US$412 million–,…
PENN Entertainment Releases Q2 2023 Fiscals
PENN Entertainment has released its financial results for its second quarter, ending June 30. The company reported revenues of US$1.67 billion (£1.31bn)…
It’s A Whole New iGaming World For Walt Disney
For some it’s been likened to a “Marriage A-la-Mode, for others it’s a cynical, if long overdue push into the booming North…