Since DraftKings entered a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) agreement to purchase SBTech through Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp last December to go public, SPAC deals have been all the rage in the US gaming market. Iqbal Johal caught up with gaming industry analysts and SpringOwl Asset Management CEO Jason Ader to discuss the rising popularity of SPAC deals and the benefits behind them.
Chris Bevilacqua, co-founder & CEO of Simplebet, speaks to Tim Poole about micro-markets and how the supplier is using them to try and transform US sports betting.
Pavol Krasnovsky, CEO of esports betting company RTSmunity, explains why the esports vertical has seen significant growth in recent years and how the pandemic has accelerated this.
Gaming America reviews the G2E keynote address from MGM Resorts executive Jyoti Chopra, who details company’s latest diversity and leadership strides.
Oliver Lovat, who leads the Denstone Group, breaks down how the eighties nearly finished Las Vegas, but the city’s survival was never entirely in doubt.
American Gaming Association (AGA) senior director, strategic communications and responsibility Cait DeBaun, speaks to Iqbal Johal about the necessity for the industry in the US to promote responsible gaming and education, given the popularity sports betting has seen since legalization.
At the virtual G2E, a panel looked at the state of US sports betting. Ezra Amacher reports on what was discussed as major leagues return to a sense of normal.
Gaming America speaks with Synergy Blue CEO Georg Washington about moving operations to Las Vegas, and how important it’s been for business to be closer to the action.
Jeff Silver, who practices gaming and administrative law as Of Counsel with Dickinson Wright, PLLC, explains that although this might be perceived as the worst of times, it could also bring out the best in us.
Pace-O-Matic CEO Michael Pace reveals the proudest moments of his 50-year career and explains what lessons he has learned along the way. This interview first appeared in Gaming America's Nov/Dec magazine.
Tim Poole discusses the first-ever virtual G2E and examines whether virtual events will become a permanent fixture in US gaming. This article appeared in the Nov/Dec edition of Gaming America magazine.