Industry News of the Day for August 24, 2021

iDEA Growth Member News: 

• Sports Handle, 8.23.21: FanDuel, Penn National Gaming Officially Licensed For Event Wagering In Arizona 
  • According to industry sources, FanDuel and Penn National Gaming both have received event wagering  licenses in Arizona. 
• SBC, 8.24.21: Draftkings To Launch Real-money Micro-betting Via Simplebet Deal 
  • Technology firm Simplebet has today agreed a multi-year agreement with DraftKings to launch real-money micro-betting across the DraftKings Sportsbook. 

Overall Industry News: 

• SBC, 8.24.21: What To Expect When Entering The US Market: Unpacking The Benefits And Challenges 
  • Based on market research, Internet Vikings Chairman Jesper Kärrbrink believes that the US has the potential to surpass the more mature European market and soon become the world’s most lucrative igaming market. 
• TTF Baseball, 8.24.21: How Sports Betting Has Changed The Baseball Game 
  • Baseball has become one of the most popular sports – not only in the United States, but several other areas of the world too. 
• PR Newswire, 8.24.21: PlayUSA.com: Football Will Draw More Than $20 Billion in Bets, $1.5 Billion in Revenue in 2021 
  • Bettors could pour more than $20 billion in wagers on NFL and college football games into legal U.S. sportsbooks during the 2021 season, resulting in as much as $1.5 billion in revenue for those sportsbooks, according to projections by PlayUSA, which tracks the regulated sports betting market in the U.S. 

Louisiana: 

• Sports Handle, 8.23.21: Louisiana Sports Betting, Daily Fantasy Applications Available 
  • Approved Thursday, Louisiana‘s emergency sports betting rules go into effect today, and forms needed for operators to apply are available on the Louisiana State Police website. 

Wisconsin: 

• Action Network, 8.23.21: First Wisconsin Sportsbook Targeting November Opening 
  • Wisconsin’s first legal sportsbook is targeting a November opening, officials told The Action Network Monday.