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☆ A pair of sports betting deals has the gaming industry asking, 'Who's next?'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Contessa Brewer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Fanatics' splashy $150 million acquisition of PointsBet's U.S. business wasn't the only deal in gambling in recent days — and it could be a sign of more to come. Fanatics on Sunday announced it has agreed to buy PointsBet's U.S. assets, a long-rumored tie-up. Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin previously vowed to launch sports betting operations in every state where it's legal, except New York. For Fanatics, the deal really pays off when it comes to upfront licensing fees it would need to pay in new states. "We're really able to save tens of millions of dollars worth of upfront license fees by leveraging PointsBets footprint versus going at it with a new footprint," said Matt King, Fanatics CEO of Betting and Gaming, on Monday.

☆ Betting on WWE matches? 'NFW!' say gaming operators and regulators
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Contessa Brewer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"The Colorado Division of Gaming is not currently and has not considered allowing sports betting wagers on WWE matches," they said. It issued a public statement advising WWE to work with the gaming industry. replied Adam Greenblatt, CEO of BetMGM, whether he would be eager to accept wagers on the WWE's scripted matches. The American Gaming Association, which represents both commercial and tribal operators, told CNBC: "Both regulators and operators must have confidence in the integrity of the competitions." "Ultimately, most industry stakeholders seem to view WWE betting as even more optically-challenging than betting on awards shows," Sharp Alpha Advisors managing director Lloyd Danzig said.

☆ Barclays says buy MGM, a 'premium diversified global gaming operator' with nearly 40% upside
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

It's time for investors to bet on shares of MGM Resorts International , according to Barclays. Analyst Brandt Montour initiated coverage of the casino operator with an overweight rating, saying that shares should benefit from a recovery in Macao and continued strength in the Las Vegas market. MGM YTD mountain Shares have rise nearly 29% year to date MGM shares have surged nearly 29% after tumbling more than 25% in 2022. Compared to U.S. regional casinos, Montour expects Las Vegas to better weather a softening economy this year, which should bode well for MGM. MGM's "iGaming position is second to none, a business we are bullish on over the next 2-5 years," Montour said.

☆ DraftKings stock surges after sports-betting company boosts outlook
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( Stefan Sykes | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

In this photo illustration, the American daily fantasy sports contest and sports betting company DraftKings logo is displayed on a smartphone screen. Shares DraftKings surged Friday morning after the sports-betting company reported stronger-than-expected revenue and raised its outlook for 2023. The bump in stock comes on the heels of DraftKings being the most downloaded sportsbook app in the U.S. on Super Bowl Sunday, according to the company. Analysts polled by Refinitiv had anticipated a loss of 59 cents per share on revenue of $800 million. DraftKings is raising its fiscal year 2023 revenue guidance to a range of $2.85 billion to $3.05 billion from the range it announced in November, $2.8 billion to $3 billion.

☆ With record Super Bowl wagers expected, here are Wall Street's top sports-betting stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The names were a member of Roundhill Sports Betting & iGaming ETF , VanEck Gaming ETF , and/or iBet Sports Betting & Gaming ETF . Of the gaming companies on the list, Caesars Entertainment has the most upside to the average analyst price target, 26.2%. Caesars gaming empire includes Caesars Sportsbook, which came out of the company's 2021 $4 billion acquisition of William Hill . MGM Resorts follows with 23% upside to the average analyst price target. The stock, which has gained nearly 6% so far this year, has 11% upside to the average analyst price target.

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Amazon, Tesla, Chipotle, Capital One, United & more
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Morgan Stanley downgrades Capital One and Ally Financial to underweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said in its downgrade of Capital One and Ally Financial that it sees "significant risk" for both stocks. Morgan Stanley reiterates Tesla as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's standing by it's overweight rating on Tesla but is concerned 2023 could be a disappointing year in general for electric vehicles. Morgan Stanley initiates Vizio as equal weight Morgan Stanley said it's concerned the television tech company lacks scale to keep up with bigger competitors. Morgan Stanley reiterates Salesforce as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's standing by shares of Salesforce after the company's disappointing earnings report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley reiterates Snowflake as overweight Morgan Stanley said investors should stick with shares of Snowflake for the long-term after its earnings report on Wednesday.

☆ Shares of DraftKings could surge 40%, to more than $20, Piper Sandler says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Shares of DraftKings could surge 40% from their current level, according to Piper Sandler. Analyst Matt Farrell initiated research coverage of DraftKings with an overweight rating, saying it's time for investors to take another look at the online sports betting company. Because of those concerns, shares of DraftKings tumbled more than 45% this year. Still, Piper expects that DraftKings has a "clear and repeatable" path to profitability, as the company targets fourth quarter 2023 as a breakeven point, based on 2023 adjusted EBITDA estimates, according to the note. "Overall, we recommend investors own DraftKings for exposure to the rapidly growing online sports betting and iGaming markets," Farrell wrote.

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Coinbase, Apple, Amazon, GM, Conagra, Pfizer & more
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Credit Suisse downgrades Hewlett Packard to neutral from outperform Credit Suisse said it sees too many macro headwinds for the stock. Credit Suisse names Ross a top pick Credit Suisse says the offprice retailer has the most "torque" to accelerate market share gains. "Strong 3Q updates from ROST /TJX reinforces our bullish thesis that Offpricers are quickly repositioning for accelerating market share and powerful EPS tailwinds as margins revert to pre-COVID levels starting in '23." Credit Suisse initiates Pfizer as outperform Credit Suisse said in its initiation of Pfizer that it likes the company's pipeline advances. " Credit Suisse initiates Eli Lilly as outperform Credit Suisse said in its initiation of Eli Lilly that it sees "upward revisions" from obesity sales.

☆ These ETFs can help round out your midterm election investing playbook
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Jesse Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Even if the election results match expectations, stocks may still rally as some unknowns are removed. Broad sector ETFs from firms like iShares, State Street and Vanguard are one way to play these sectors, offering cheap broad exposure. For example, the Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLI) and Vanguard Communications Services ETF (VOX) both have an expense ratio of 0.10%. Under-the-radar elections Federal elections are not the only contests on Tuesday that could move stocks. The biggest marijuana ETFs — AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF (MSOS) and ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF (MJ) — are each down more than 50% for the year.

☆ Sports betting salaries: Pay data reveal how much DraftKings, FanDuel, and other companies offer employees for tech and other jobs
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Colin Salao | Ashley Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The data are limited to base salaries and US-based jobs for visa-seeking employees. Still, sports betting is as much about sports as it is gambling and tech — growing industries known for high-paying jobs. The data included five US sports betting companies: BetMGM, DraftKings, FanDuel, Penn Interactive, and Rush Street Interactive. It included salaries for jobs such as a data engineer at DraftKings that would make $97,000 per year or more and a sports trading senior manager at FanDuel that would earn $130,000. A FanDuel software engineer based in New York would make $128,440, which is in the range of what TikTok has offered software engineers, the data shows.

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☆ Rockit Conference anunță panelul dedicat ecosistemului de start-up din Ucraina cu invitați speciali!
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-06 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +3 min

Lista invitaților stelari devine tot mai mare și regională la Rockit Conference din 7-8 mai. Moderatorul panelului este Andriy Sorokhan, Venture Lead la u.ventures, unul dintre principalele fonduri de investiții din Ucraina și Moldova. În scena virtuală Rockit vor urca trei invitați din Ucraina printre care se regăsesc Tetiana Vozniuk, Sasha Sazovov și Victoria Repa. Datele colectate în acest sondaj vor fi prezentate live la Rockit Conference: Dă-i foială local. Reamintim că evenimentul Rockit Conference a fost lansat în 2014 cu scopul de a susține educația, inovația și transformarea digitală.

Persons: panelului, Andriy, Sasha, Repa, Sasha Sazovov, Victoria Repa, Victoria Organizations: JKR Investment Group, Stanford, Apple, Forbes, Rockit, Magenta Consulting, Academiei Rockit Locations: Ucraina, Ucrainean, Republica Moldova, u.ventures, Moldova, Tetiana, Victoria, Davos, România

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