Gambling
DraftKings acquires Golden Nugget for $1.56bn
DraftKings has acquired Golden Nugget online gaming in a $1.56bn deal.
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Gambling
The Future of Sports Betting: 50 Predictions for the Gambling Industry
Fifty predictions for the gambling industry — prediction markets vs sportsbooks, Kalshi, AI handicapping, micro-betting, live betting, casino loyalty, celebrity partnerships, state-by-state expansion, and responsible gaming.
Crisis Communications
DraftKings, FanDuel, and the 2015 Schneiderman Fight That Built Modern Sports Betting PR
In November 2015, NY AG Eric Schneiderman declared DraftKings and FanDuel illegal gambling. The coordinated crisis response — Sard Verbinnen, refuse to retreat, reframe the category, legislate around the courts — became the founding case study for legal sports betting communications.
Gambling
Don't Be Too Eager: Why Responsible Gambling Is the Defining PR Issue in the Industry
The U.S. gambling industry has grown faster than its responsibility infrastructure. Marketing spend ran past $3.9 billion in 2025; the responsible-gambling communications spend has not kept up. Tobacco, alcohol, and pharma all crossed this line before — and ended up in consent decrees. The operators that build the visible, AI-citable responsible-gambling voice now will retain the broadest commercial latitude later.
PR, AI & Communications News
Gaming's Brand Innovators: The 40 Under 40 Class of 2026
The Innovation Group named the Emerging Leaders of Gaming 40 Under 40 Class of 2026 — the brand innovators of gaming running MGM, DraftKings, Caesars, IGT, Aristocrat, Light & Wonder, and the next cycle of the industry.
Digital PR & Communications
Casino Apps and the Mobile iGaming Experience
FanDuel Casino app. DraftKings Casino app. BetMGM, Caesars Palace, Borgata, BetRivers, Hard Rock Bet. The casino app surface accounts for 80%+ of U.S. online casino GGR. The 2026 mobile iGaming experience.