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Fanatics Sportsbook Launches in West Virginia
Fanatics Betting and Gaming, a subsidiary of Fanatics Holdings Incorporated, a global digital sports platform, launched the most rewarding online sportsbook in the state of West Virginia. Sports fans living in and visiting West Virginia will be able to download the Fanatics Sportsbook on iOS and Android and begin their Fanatics experience.
As part of the launch in West Virginia, Fanatics Betting and Gaming will pilot its new online casino, embedded in the Fanatics Sportsbook app. The newly-designed casino product will feature a range of classic and popular casino favorites like roulette, slots and blackjack along with the new Fanatics Blackjack game, exclusive to Fanatics Sportsbook players. More online casino games and features will follow in the near future.
In August of 2023, Fanatics Betting and Gaming began acquiring the United States businesses of PointsBet and planning the migration of PointsBet customers to the Fanatics Sportsbook app. In West Virginia only, each customer’s username, password, account balance, rewards points and responsible gaming settings will be automatically migrated to the Fanatics Sportsbook. If you are a PointsBet customer in West Virginia, the first step is to download the Fanatics Sportsbook on iOS and Android. Then login using the same e-mail address and password used on PointsBet and any open bets and the balance from your PointsBet account will be available in your new Fanatics Sportsbook account.
The Fanatics Sportsbook offers customers up to 5% back in FanCash on bets and is poised to disrupt the sports betting industry by offering the following exciting new features:
Building a better sportsbook: The Fanatics Sportsbook app was built natively on iOS and Android. The design, speed and quality of the navigation experience rival the sports betting apps in the market today that were not built specifically for iOS and Android.
The most rewarding sportsbook: It’s all thanks to FanCash – The Currency of Sport. FanCash, the backbone of the Fanatics loyalty program, can be converted dollar-for-dollar into bonus bets and can also be used to purchase your favorite team merchandise at Fanatics .com.
- Earn 5% FanCash on same game parlay (SGP) bets.
- Earn 3% FanCash on parlay bets.
- Earn 1% FanCash on straight bets and odds boosts.
From curated to a more personalized experience: Customers know what they want to bet on and a sportsbook should know it too. Introducing the Fanatics Sportsbook Discover page with marquee games, trending bets, promos and the rewards you want most. In the near future, the Discover page will be personalized to the customer’s favorite teams, sports and markets.
Search: Search easily for the bet you want and bet directly from the results. The Fanatics Sportsbook offers industry-leading search functionality including a search bar, recent searches, autocomplete, synonym/alias and deep linking to leagues, events and markets.
Live streaming: The Fanatics Sportsbook, in partnership with Genius Sports Limited, was one of the first legal sportsbooks to launch BetVision, a first-of-its-kind live sports betting product that enables customers to place bets while live streaming select professional football games in the sportsbook app.
The Fanatics Sportsbook is making a profound commitment to the customer with a world-class help center, chat experience and knowledgeable agents with 24/7 coverage. Customers will also have access to responsible gaming tools to manage their time and money.
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Galaxy Gaming® and IGT PlayDigital Announce Five-Year Licensing Agreement for Table Game Content
Galaxy Gaming, Inc. announced a licensing arrangement with leading North American global iGaming content and services supplier IGT PlayDigital™. IGT PlayDigital will license Galaxy’s premium table game content for IGT PlayDigital’s online content portfolio under a five-year agreement.
“I’m delighted to bring Galaxy games back to our valued partners at IGT,” said Jason McCulloch, Vice President of iGaming at Galaxy Gaming. “Our products complement each other strategically and given the impressive performance of IGT PlayDigital’s table games, I’m confident that Galaxy Gaming titles will drive further growth and success for both companies.
Under the agreement Galaxy’s popular online brands, including 21+3®, Perfect Pairs®, Buster Blackjack®, Lucky Lucky®, Lucky Ladies® and Caribbean Stud® — will continue to strengthen IGT PlayDigital’s already high-performing online table games portfolio.
“IGT PlayDigital is pleased to enhance our market-leading iGaming content portfolio with popular online table games from Galaxy Gaming,” said Gil Rotem, IGT PlayDigital President. “As evidenced by IGT PlayDigital’s high performing ‘IGT Blackjack’ game, players around the world readily enjoy table games on their PCs and mobile devices and we believe this content expansion will help our customers engage players and differentiate their offerings.”
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ACR POKER’S LIGHTNING PKOS DELIVER FAST-PACED TOURNAMENT POKER ACTION AND BIG WINS IN JUST 45 MINUTES
Poker players looking for lightning-fast tournament poker action are heading to ACR Poker. The popular global poker site is bringing the heat with Lightning PKOs—a rapid progressive knockout tournament format that delivers high-speed play and big knockout prizes in tournaments that last just 45 minutes.
“If you’re a family man like me, finding time to play tournaments can be a challenge,” said ACR Pro and poker legend Chris Moneymaker. “ACR Poker’s Lightning PKOs are perfect for time-starved players who love fast-paced poker action and big knockout rewards without the long grind. Whether you’re playing on mobile or desktop, there’s 45-minute tournaments running around the clock, making it easy to find a game and join the excitement anytime.”
Running 24/7, Lightning PKOs give players the flexibility to jump into the action at any time. With buy-ins ranging from $0.11 up to $31.50, these tournaments cater to every bankroll while providing the chance to play for instant knockout bounties. With 20 minutes of late registration, players can join on the fly without missing out.
Unlike traditional poker tournaments that can last for hours, Lightning PKOs keep the action moving, with every tournament wrapping up in just 45 minutes. Players start with 10 big blinds and every knockout results in an instant cash prize. With more players joining daily, the prize pools continue to grow, offering even greater rewards in every tournament.
Lightning PKOs are now available as part of ACR Poker’s recently revamped tournament schedule, giving players the chance to jump in and play anytime, anywhere.
In addition to the high-energy Lightning PKOs, players can experience even more action at ACR Poker throughout March and April. The Online Super Series runs until Monday, March 31st, featuring $25 million in guarantees and a $35,000 Leaderboard Contest. Players can also jump into the $12 million guaranteed Dual Venom tournaments starting Sunday, April 13th and secure their $2,650 seat for as little as $0 through the Venom Vault and Venom Fever Satellites.
2025 Guidance Mid-points Imply 35% and 40% Year-Over-Year Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA Growth
Gambling.com Group Limited, a fast-growing provider of digital marketing services for the global online gambling industry, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2024.
Charles Gillespie, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Gambling.com Group, commented, “Our record fourth quarter and full-year results were driven by our team’s prioritization of iGaming across the markets where we operate. Our team delivered outstanding performance in the quarter, especially when compared to the launch driven results in the prior-year period. We anticipate growth and continued market share gains in our performance marketing business across all geographic regions in 2025, including North America. The consolidation of Odds Holdings, Inc. from January 1st marks the start of the Company’s next phase of growth as we layer on sports data solutions to our existing, high-growth, high-margin business. Our competitive positioning is strong across the globe.”
“We capped an active and productive year during which we set the stage for continued strong growth in 2025 and beyond,” said Mr. Gillespie. “In 2024, we extended our record of delivering full-year revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow growth with those metrics improving 17%, 33%, and 81%, respectively, year-over-year. In addition, we strengthened our product and market positioning organically as well as through the complementary, accretive acquisitions of Freebets.com and Odds Holdings. With the biggest and most talented team we have ever had and an enhanced product offering, we are making great progress towards our goal of reaching $100 million in annual Adjusted EBITDA.”
Elias Mark, Chief Financial Officer of Gambling.com Group, added, “Fourth quarter revenue and Adjusted EBITDA increased 9% and 39% year-over-year, respectively, and over 80% of Adjusted EBITDA converted to free cash flow, reflecting the continued success of our strategies to optimize the returns from our global portfolio of owned and operated assets. As expected, we generated strong online casino growth across all our geographical regions, while our North American business continued to be resilient against challenging comparables. As reflected in our full-year guidance, we expect to generate significant year-over-year revenue and Adjusted EBITDA growth in 2025, and we are well-positioned to carry this operating momentum forward.”
Financial Highlights Three Months Ended December 31, 2024 vs. Three Months Ended December 31, 2023
(USD in thousands, except per share data, unaudited)
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Three Months Ended December 31, |
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Change |
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|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
% |
|||
|
Revenue |
35,308 |
|
|
32,530 |
|
|
9 |
% |
|
Net income for the period attributable to shareholders |
7,933 |
|
|
6,372 |
|
|
24 |
% |
|
Net income per share attributable to shareholders, diluted |
0.23 |
|
|
0.16 |
|
|
44 |
% |
|
Net income margin |
22 |
% |
|
20 |
% |
|
|
|
|
Adjusted net income for the period attributable to shareholders (1) |
12,172 |
|
|
8,622 |
|
|
41 |
% |
|
Adjusted net income per share attributable to shareholders, diluted (1) |
0.35 |
|
|
0.22 |
|
|
59 |
% |
|
Adjusted EBITDA (1) |
14,736 |
|
|
10,569 |
|
|
39 |
% |
|
Adjusted EBITDA Margin (1) |
42 |
% |
|
32 |
% |
|
|
|
|
Cash flows generated by operating activities |
13,698 |
|
|
7,140 |
|
|
92 |
% |
|
Free Cash Flow (1) |
13,162 |
|
|
6,511 |
|
|
102 |
% |
|
__________ |
|
(1) Represents a non-IFRS measure. See “Supplemental Information – Non-IFRS Financial Measures” and the tables at the end of this release for reconciliations to the comparable IFRS numbers. |
Fourth Quarter 2024 and Recent Business Highlights
- Delivered more than 145,000 new depositing customers (“NDCs”)
- Repurchased 486,312 shares at an average price of $9.80 per share
- Won Casino Affiliate of the Year at the 2024 EGR Operator Awards
- Completed accretive acquisition of Odds Holdings, Inc. on January 1, 2025 for initial consideration of $70 million in cash and $10 million in shares
- Expanded credit facility to $165 million with a new syndicate
Three Months Ended December 31, 2024 Results Compared to Three Months Ended December 31, 2023
Revenue rose 9% year-over-year to a record $35.3 million. The Company delivered more than 145,000 NDCs to clients, a 9% year-over-year decrease reflecting a challenging comparison primarily due to ESPNBet’s launch in 17 markets in the 2023 fourth quarter period.
Gross profit increased 21% to $33.1 million, due to strong revenue growth and a $2.9 million year-over-year decrease in cost of sales related to the Company’s media partnerships.
Total operating expenses increased 21% to $23.3 million, primarily as a result of increased people costs and higher amortization related to the acquisition of Freebets.com and related assets.
Net income attributable to shareholders increased $1.6 million to $7.9 million and net income per share was $0.23 compared to $0.16 in the prior year period. Adjusted net income rose 41% to $12.2 million and adjusted net income per share increased 59% to $0.35.
Adjusted EBITDA increased 39% to a record $14.7 million, reflecting an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 42% as compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $10.6 million and an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 32% in the prior-year period.
Operating cash flow of $13.7 million compared to $7.1 million in the prior-year period. Free cash flow grew 102% to $13.2 million reflecting growth in net income and Adjusted EBITDA and positive working capital movements in the quarter.
2025 Outlook
Gambling.com Group today reiterated the 2025 full-year revenue and Adjusted EBITDA guidance originally provided on February 19, 2025. The Company expects full year revenue of $170 million to $174 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $67 million to $69 million. The midpoints of the new full year revenue and Adjusted EBITDA guidance ranges represent year-over-year growth of 35% and 40%, respectively, and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 39.5%.
The Company’s guidance assumes:
- Incremental Adjusted EBITDA contributions of approximately $14.5 million related to the acquisition of Odds Holdings, Inc. that was completed on January 1, 2025.
- No additional North American markets coming online over the balance of 2025. While online sports betting is expected to begin in Missouri in the second half of 2025, the Company’s guidance policy excludes any benefits from new state launches until such time as a definitive start date is announced by the appropriate regulatory body.
- An average EUR/USD exchange rate of 1.07 throughout 2025.
Financial Highlights Full Year Ended December 31, 2024 vs. Full Year Ended December 31, 2023
(USD in thousands, except per share data, unaudited)
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Year ended December 31, |
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Change |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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% |
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Revenue |
127,182 |
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|
108,652 |
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17 |
% |
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Net income for the period attributable to shareholders |
30,679 |
|
|
18,260 |
|
|
68 |
% |
|
Net income per share attributable to shareholders, diluted |
0.84 |
|
|
0.47 |
|
|
79 |
% |
|
Net income margin |
24 |
% |
|
17 |
% |
|
|
|
|
Adjusted net income for the period attributable to shareholders (1) |
42,120 |
|
|
32,207 |
|
|
31 |
% |
|
Adjusted net income per share attributable to shareholders, diluted (1) |
1.16 |
|
|
0.84 |
|
|
38 |
% |
|
Adjusted EBITDA (1) |
48,691 |
|
|
36,715 |
|
|
33 |
% |
|
Adjusted EBITDA Margin (1) |
38 |
% |
|
34 |
% |
|
|
|
|
Cash flows generated by operating activities |
37,638 |
|
|
17,910 |
|
|
110 |
% |
|
Free Cash Flow (1) |
41,582 |
|
|
23,000 |
|
|
81 |
% |
|
__________ |
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(1) Represents a non-IFRS measure. See “Supplemental Information – Non-IFRS Financial Measures” and the tables at the end of this release for reconciliations to the comparable IFRS numbers. |
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