GENI News & Events

The Nevada Gaming Control Board reports January Las Vegas Strip gaming win down 11% to $747.66M versus last year. Publicly traded companies in the gambling space include Boyd Gaming (BYD), Caesars (CZR), Churchill Downs (CHDN), DraftKings (DKNG), Flutter Entertainment (FLUT), Gan Limited (GAN), Genius Sports (GENI), Las Vegas Sands (LVS), MGM Resorts (MGM), Penn Entertainment (PENN), Rush Street Interactive (RSI), Sportradar (SRAD) and Wynn Resorts (WYNN).

Genius Sports (GENI) announced a strategic partnership with NBC Sports Regional Networks, a subsidiary of Comcast (CMCSA), significantly expanding its exclusive, data-powered augmented advertising footprint across live, local NBA broadcasts. "GeniusIQ is ripping up the playbook of how brands can harness the power of live sports to engage and connect with fans," said Sean Conroy, executive VP of Genius Sports. "Our partnership with NBC Sports Regional Networks provides premium, exclusive inventory for brands to transform their advertising strategy with unrivalled content and national reach."

Kyle Langford, a Republican candidate for governor in California, has been fined $2,246.36 by Kalshi for violating its rules for making prediction-market wages on its platform, Krystal Hur of The Wall Street Journal reports. Langford was fined and banned from using the platform for five years after betting on his own victory for California governor. The platform prohibits candidates in a political race from betting in markets related to their own elections. Artem Kaptur, a video editor for YouTube streamer MrBeast, has similarly been fined $20,397.58 due to trading on markets tied to MrBeast's videos. Publicly traded companies in the space include Boyd Gaming (BYD), Caesars (CZR), Churchill Downs (CHDN), DraftKings (DKNG), Flutter Entertainment (FLUT), Gan Limited (GAN), Genius Sports (GENI), Las Vegas Sands (LVS), MGM Resorts (MGM), Penn Entertainment (PENN), Rush Street Interactive (RSI), Sportradar (SRAD) and Wynn Resorts (WYNN).