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Are College Sports’ Gambling Rules Made Up And The Points Don’t Matter?
I will be SBC Americas on Wednesday and Thursday. Drop me a line (reply to this email) if you want to meet! I will be moderating a panel on prediction markets on Thursday. Details here.
One of the constants of the era of legal sport...
The Handle: New York Sports Betting Stumbles Again In Mediocre May
Volume continued its slow leak, while revenue tumbled nearly 20% via a regression in operator hold -- perhaps impacted by the Knicks' postseason success
Early sports betting data for May is starting to trickle in, and New York kicked off t...
Episode 54: EDGE Markets Raises $29.2M Series A, With CEO Seni Thomas
The Closing Line podcast sat down with EDGE Markets CEO Seni Thomas as the company announced a Series A round of $29.2 million on Monday.
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The new raise comes a little more than a year after a $17 million seed round that help...
The Cashout: NY Handle Dips In May; Another Record Week For Kalshi
TCL provides gambling industry data and analysis in The Cashout every week to paid subscribers, along with a news roundup for free subscribers.
TCL provides gambling industry data and analysis in The Cashout every week to paid subscribers,...
DraftKings CEO: 'I Know Who's Going To Win In Prediction Markets'
DraftKings CEO Jason Robins has no doubt about how the nascent prediction markets industry is going to go… at least in his public statements.
On Thursday, Robins went to LinkedIn to post about his company’s performance for the start of the...
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I write two newsletters: One on the U.S. gambling industry, and another on prediction markets. I am a longtime gambling industry journalist and analyst covering sports betting, regulation and the rise of event contracts.
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