North America

Publishing its latest trading update (17-43 week period ending 28 October), FTSE250 William Hill Plc details ‘rapid US progress’, however, the betting group cannot escape its UK woes. Despite progress on its digital agenda, William Hill’s 2018 trading has been impacted by negative sporting results and further group-wide adjustments undertaken to counter a tougher UK regulatory environment. Continuing its digital …

The confirmed departure of Mark Frissora as President & Chief Executive of Caesars Entertainment has triggered fresh rumours regarding the future of the legacy US casino operator. This morning, the New York Post reported that the governance of MGM Resorts had hired Morgan Stanley and law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges to act as corporate advisors, examining a potential $20 billion …

Increased sponsorship opportunities and the heightened value of media rights are set to elevate the growth of North American sports in the coming years according to research by the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The research suggests that new inventory related to gambling, digital media platforms, uniform rights, and incremental in-venue signage and naming rights opportunities will play a key role in enhancing the …

Regulus Partners, the strategic consultancy focused on international gambling and related industries, takes a look at some key developments for the gambling industry in its ‘Winning Post’ column. UK: Politics – Crouch bows out with “alternative facts” Last week’s resignation of Tracey Crouch as UK minister for sport (and gambling) marked a new low in the recent history of Britain’s …

Nasdaq-listed gambling technology and systems provider Scientific Games Corporation (SGC) has confirmed that it has completed its acquisition of US-centric sports betting data provider Don Best. A transaction first announced on 9 October, SGC moves to significantly strengthen its US sports betting capabilities serviced by its SG Digital division. Don Best assets and operating capabilities have been acquired to bolster SG …

From sponsorship to the ever-expanding world of football media coverage, when it comes to the business of football, SBC has you covered. This edition looks at two possible destinations for the 2021 Champions League final, as well as a new partnership for Kylian Mbappé. Munich and St Petersburg in the running to host the 2021 Champions League final Uefa has …

SIS and Tote Media have confirmed an extension to the deal to distribute live pictures and data from the Latin American Racing Channel’s (LARC) racecourses, to operators globally. The two-year rights extension expands SIS’s Latin American racing portfolio to over 4,500 races per year, with races from Chile, Argentina, Brazil, and Peru, and includes some of the top racecourses in …

Nasdaq-listed gambling and leisure group Caesars Entertainment Corporation has confirmed that President & Chief Executive Mark Frissora will depart the company in February 2019. Updating investors, Caesars governance details that it has begun its executive search for Frissora’s leadership replacement. Frissora took charge of an embattled Caesars Entertainment in February 2015, guiding the company through its Chapter 11 bankruptcy process …

Some of the biggest names in sports betting have snapped up exhibition space for the inaugural Betting on Sports America conference, to be held from 23-25 April 2019. The Meadowlands Exposition Center in New Jersey, just a short trip from New York, has been chosen as the venue for both the conference and exhibition. It is ready to house 1,500 …

NFL side the New York Jets has partnered with MGM Resorts to announce its first official gaming partner. The “first of its kind partnership,” has been confirmed with a multi-year agreement, hailed “the most comprehensive and integrated gaming partnership in the NFL to date”. The collaboration acts as an affirmation of continued commitment to growing its brand name via sports …