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Flutter Entertainment (NYSE: FLUT), the parent company of FanDuel, said Tueaday it’s selling $1.05 in senior secured notes maturing in 2029. The Flutter logo as seen in an investor deck. The company announced a $1.05 billion debt sale on Tuesday. (Image: Flutter Entertainment) The proceeds of the debt sale, which includes dollar- and euro-denominated bonds, will be used to repay borrowings under a credit facility attained in July 2018, and “to repay borrowings under the existing multi-currency revolving credit facility,” according to the Dublin-based gaming company. The announcement marks Flutter’s first debt sale since the company listed its shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in January — a …

Legislation introduced in Delaware seeks to expand the First State’s online sports betting market from a sole operator. Delaware lawmakers have proposed welcoming in additional online sportsbook companies. Currently, Chicago-based Rush Street Gaming’s iGaming platform BetRivers maintains a monopoly on both online casino gaming and online sports betting in the First State. (Image: Bally’s Dover Casino Resort) Online sports betting in Delaware began only last December despite the state being among the first to allow players to bet on college and pro sports at retail facilities. The state expanded sports gambling to the internet after bringing in a new iGaming and sportsbook partner — Rush Street Gaming’s BetRivers — last …

Daniel Rodimer, the former WWE wrestler and Republican Congressional candidate charged with murder in Las Vegas last month made his first appearance in court Wednesday. Daniel Rodimer appears in a Las Vegas courtroom Wednesday. He is accused of attacking Christopher Tapp at Resorts World after the latter allegedly took cocaine with his stepdaughter. Tapp later died of his injuries. (Image: LVRJ) Rodimer, 45, who wrestled under the name Dan Rodman, is accused of attacking Christopher Tapp, 47, at a party at Resorts World Las Vegas in October. Tapp was found suffering from serious head injuries in the vicinity of Resorts World on October 19 and died a week later. The …

Sports bettors who win more than they should in the eyes of oddsmakers are often limited or even banned from continuing to wager. It’s a practice that most legal sports betting states permit, but gaming regulators in Massachusetts are weighing whether to change such practices. Circa Sports displays its maximum bets in Las Vegas. The issue of limiting individual sports bettors was raised this week in Massachusetts, with state gaming regulators wanting more information from sportsbooks on how they decide to limit a bettor’s action. (Image: Circa Sports) During the Massachusetts Gaming Commission’s (MGC) Thursday meeting, the topic of operators limiting bettors was discussed toward the end of the more …

Rece Davis, a lead sports anchor on ESPN and ABC, is backtracking sports betting comments he made on Sunday ahead of top-seeded UConn’s second-round March Madness matchup against No. 9 Northwestern. ESPN’s Rece Davis is walking back comments he made in jest about sports betting being risk-free when an expert like Erin Dolan dishes her picks. Davis says there is, of course, inherent risk in gambling on sports. (Image: AP) As the line between sports betting and sports analysis continues to blur, Davis welcomed ESPN Bet sports betting analyst Erin Dolan to College GameDay  before Sunday’s slate of games tipped off. Dolan dished her opinions on how to bet the …

Missouri sports fans wanting to place legal bets on their NCAA brackets remain sidelined as March Madness heats up. That’s despite a new poll that finds support for sports betting getting warmer in the Show Me State. Missouri residents hoping to place legal sports bets on March Madness from within the Show Me State will have to wait until next year as sports betting legislation remains stuck in legislative limbo. (Image: Casino.org) Saint Louis University and YouGov released a poll last week showing 60% of Missouri voters support legalizing sports gambling to fund public education. A spokesperson for Winning for Missouri Education said a ballot petition to place the matter …

BetMGM and Marriott Bonvoy, the hotelier’s customer loyalty platform, are teaming up on a program that allows the gaming company’s clients to earn travel rewards. The BetMGM logo. The gaming company announced a partnership with Marriott Bonvoy, a popular travel loyalty program. (Image: NY Sports Day) Bettors in the states in which BetMGM is operational can link their accounts with the online sportsbook operator and Marriott Bonvoy. Points can be accrued via sports wagering or with iGaming in the states where that’s applicable. They can then exchange BetMGM Rewards points for Marriott Bonvoy points, up to 100,000 points annually, which they can then use to redeem extraordinary experiences, including future …

Online sports betting is expected to be a slam dunk in North Carolina as March Madness tips off. Mobile Sports gambling officially launched in the state on Monday, March 11. That’s just in time for the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. North Carolina Roy Cooper speaks after signing the state’s sports betting bill into law on June 14, 2023. Cooper made a ceremonial first bet when sports betting started on Monday, March 11, placing $100 on the Carolina Panthers to win the 2024 Stanley Cup. (Image: North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s Office) The early days of online sports wagering are living up to expectations in the Tar Heel State, …

A Florida man who stole $22 million from the Jacksonville Jaguars to fund a prodigious gambling habit has been sentenced to six and a half years in federal prison. Amit Patel, left, arriving at a Florida courtroom with his lawyer, Alex King. His former colleagues described feeling “betrayed” by Patel’s actions in a statement read out to the court. (News4AJAX) Last December, Amit Patel pleaded guilty to wire fraud and engaging in an illegal monetary transaction in connection to the embezzlement. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Henry Lee Adams Jr. ordered the 31-year-old to pay the Jags $21.1 million in restitution and to seek professional help for his gambling. Patel …

Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert has been fined $100K by the NBA. The penalty was assessed for what the league determined to be “an inappropriate and unprofessional gesture.” The incident happened during the team’s 113-104 overtime loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 8 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert makes a money gesture towards a referee after being called for his sixth foul during his team’s 113-104 overtime loss in Cleveland on March 8, 2024. After the game, Gobert doubled down on his belief that sports betting is causing integrity damage to the league. (Image: USATSI) During the last 30 seconds of regulation, Gobert …