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Caesars Entertainment shareholders have approved a multibillion-dollar merger with Fertitta Gaming that would create one of the largest gaming empires. Caesars has a dominant presence on the Las Vegas Strip, operating hotels like Caesars Palace, the Flamingo and Harrah's. It also operates casino resorts across the United States. Fertitta owns Las Vegas' Golden Nugget and restaurant chains like Rainforest Cafe and Morton's. Billionaire owner Tilman Fertitta is the largest shareholder in Wynn Resorts and the sports betting company DraftKings.

The benchmark US stock measures were trending higher before the open Friday as investors continued t

DraftKings Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jason Robins says the company has seen growth across all of its products and says prediction markets present a huge opportunity for the business. He speaks to Bloomberg's Romaine Bostick.

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The Attorney General of New Jersey has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case that could determine the fate of sports prediction markets. The Supreme Court accepts a fraction of so-called petitions of certiorari, but the high court could be compelled to weigh in given the growing disputes between states, which regulate gambling, and federal regulators, who oversee the event contracts that drive prediction markets. A Supreme Court case would be closely watched by online betting firms like DraftKings and Flutter whose stocks are up more than 4% today, along with newer prediction-market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket.

Major sports TV events helped boost overall sports betting as well as the loosening of legal restrictions around wagering in many states.

Allwyn shares fell on Thursday despite reporting a 27% year-over-year increase in second-quarter net revenue.

The new mission for casino operators: Look less like casinos.

Predictions volume surged to $11 billion annualized run rate in July.

DoubleDown Interactive (NASDAQ:DDI) reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $94.3 million, up approximately 11% from a year earlier, as growth in its social casino and iGaming operations supported higher profitability and operating cash flow. Adjusted EBITDA rose 17% year over year to $39.3 million

DraftKings just posted its worst margin quarter in years while simultaneously launching a business growing five times faster than its core sportsbook ever did. One of those stories is going to dominate the next 90 days, and the NFL season will decide which.

(Bloomberg) -- DraftKings Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jason Robins said he doesn’t think it is good that bettors are placing prediction market wagers on what executives say on company earnings calls. Most Read from BloombergOpenAI’s New Device Will Be Hockey Puck-Sized and Cost Over $300Iran Wants to Bar US, Israeli Ships From Hormuz in Peace AccordIran Says Agreement on Hormuz Shipping Reached With OmanTrump Administration Considers Order on Autism and VaccinesWhy Do Data Centers Use So Much F

DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) said its core business continued to grow in the second quarter of 2026, generating $115 million in adjusted EBITDA as customer acquisition, retention and engagement exceeded management’s expectations. The company maintained its full-year revenue outlook of $6.5 billion to $6

Moby summary of DraftKings Inc.'s Q2 2026 earnings call

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DraftKings (DKNG) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -59.09% and -3.84%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

CFO Alan Ellingson said the core business remains on track to generate about $1 billion in adjusted core profit this year, giving the company flexibility to invest in Predictions.

The online sports betting company posted a loss of $67.6 million for the second quarter, compared with a profit of $157.9 million a year earlier.

Sports betting and online gaming company DraftKings Inc (NASDAQ:DKNG) reported second-quarter financial results Thursday after market close. Here are the key highlights. • DraftKings stock is facing resistance. Why is DKNG stock trading lower? DraftKings Q2 Earnings DraftKings reported second-quarter...

DraftKings Inc. (NASDAQ:DKNG) reports second-quarter earnings after the bell today, with the call scheduled for Friday morning. Polymarket gives DraftKings just a 52% chance of beating expectations. What words will be spoken on the call trade on Kalshi, where the...

Sports betting and online gaming giant DraftKings Inc (NASDAQ:DKNG) looks to turn things around when the company reports second-quarter financial results Thursday after market close. Here are the earnings estimates, analyst ratings and key items to watch. DraftKings Q2 Earnings...

Flutter Entertainment announced the resignation of its longtime CEO Peter Jackson when it reported second-quarter earnings on Wednesday. Despite a nine-year tenure that saw Flutter grow from a $2 billion U.K.-focused business to a $16 billion international betting titan, Jackson isn’t going out on a high note. Shares of the world’s largest betting firm and FanDuel parent company were down as much as 14% Wednesday after the firm reported mixed results and reduced its full-year guidance.

Earnings continue to be the market's engine, and a series of results this week from Palantir, SpaceX, and AMD are set to rev up stocks again.

Sportsbooks are using federal exchanges to offer sports contracts in states where their own books are banned.

U.S. online gambling operator BetMGM on Tuesday downgraded its ‌annual outlook for the second time ‌this year and pushed back its target of reaching $500 ​million in profit, as competition from prediction market platforms mounts intensifies. Licensed sportsbook operators in the U.S. are facing growing pressure from ‌prediction market ⁠platforms such as Kalshi, while FanDuel, DraftKings and Fanatics have launched ⁠similar products, raising customer acquisition costs and threatening sports betting market share.

By Dawn Kopecki NEW YORK, July 28 (Reuters) - DraftKings, FanDuel and other online sports betting companies have ramped up election spending on the U.S. midterms to at least $72 million so far, the

(Bloomberg) -- Prediction-market trading has surged during a blowout World Cup, far outpacing the growth at traditional sportsbooks and driving home the competitive threat that companies like Kalshi now pose to the sports-gambling industry. Most Read from BloombergUS Strikes Iran to ‘Punish’ It for Attack That Killed 2 TroopsFCC Near Rulings Against Disney Over ‘The View,’ TV LicensesThousands of Trucks Haul Iraq’s Oil Through Syria in Sign of Hormuz LegacyTaylor Farms Pulls Mexican Lettuce as P

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