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Penn Entertainment will lay off about 100 employees as it focuses on growth for ESPNBet. "This led us to temporarily set aside any potential organizational changes that would typically follow a major acquisition." Penn went on to say it's embarking on a new phase of growth in its interactive business, which include ESPNBet, a $2 billion branding partnership with Disney's ESPN. Penn's release of new ESPNBet features this fall during football season should meaningfully improve its product, Jonas said, and a focus on costs indicate the company's commitment to seeing its investment yield results. Truist has a buy rating on Penn and a price target of $25.
Persons: Jay Snowden, theScore, Snowden, Penn, it's, Barry Jonas, Jonas, Truist Organizations: ESPN, Penn Entertainment, ESPNBet, PENN, CNBC, Disney's ESPN, Donerail, Penn, ESPN Bet Locations: New York
The app, ESPN Bet, made early strides in the first few months, gaining ground through promotions and marketing that leveraged ESPN's popular personalities. Even Fanatics, the industry's other major recent disrupter, hasn't made much of a dent in DraftKings' and FanDuel's dominance. As of March, ESPN Bet had captured about 4% of the online-sports-betting market by gross gaming revenue, per Bank of America's analysis, though its share has been higher in states like Pennsylvania. How ESPN Bet can make a comebackPenn could still be successful if it improves its product and spends less money on acquiring new customers, the analysts said. Jonas said if Boyd acquires Penn, it would be a sizable shift in strategy for their management, team, and board.
Persons: , FanDuel, Dan Wasiolek, Will Wyatt, Penn's, Jay Snowden's, Boyd, Penn, ESPN Bet's, hasn't, it's, Barry Jonas, Scott Van Pelt, Stephen A . Smith, ESPN Bet, Penn doesn't, Jonas, EKG, Snowden, Wasiolek, they'll Organizations: Service, ESPN, Penn Entertainment, Business, ESPN Bet, Morningstar, Donerail Group, Barstool Sports, Penn, Reuters, Boyd Gaming, Truist Securities, Barstool, ESPN Bet's, NFL, Management Locations: Barstool, Penn, Pennsylvania, Eilers
The future of ESPN's sports-betting app is now in question amid mounting losses and an activist investor push at partner Penn Entertainment that has prompted sale rumors. The app, ESPN Bet, made early strides in the first few months, gaining ground through promotions and marketing that leveraged ESPN's popular personalities. As of March, ESPN Bet had captured about 4% of the online-sports-betting market by gross gaming revenue, per Bank of America's analysis, though its share has been higher in states like Pennsylvania. "Testers liked ESPN Bet's UX and minty aesthetic but felt the app lacked depth (particularly more extensive features)," EKG wrote in May. "Product is one thing, and I would say having expertise in how to target users effectively to lower your acquisition costs and your retention costs" is key for the ESPN Bet app to compete, Wasiolek said.
Persons: , FanDuel, Dan Wasiolek, Will Wyatt, Penn's, Jay Snowden's, Boyd, Penn, ESPN Bet's, hasn't, it's, Barry Jonas, Scott Van Pelt, Stephen A . Smith, ESPN Bet, Penn doesn't, Jonas, EKG, Snowden, Wasiolek, they'll Organizations: Service, ESPN, Penn Entertainment, Business, ESPN Bet, Morningstar, Donerail Group, Barstool Sports, Penn, Reuters, Boyd Gaming, Truist Securities, Barstool, ESPN Bet's, NFL, Management Locations: Barstool, Penn, Pennsylvania, Eilers
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