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EcosystemsDraftKings Cuts Deal With Turner Sports, Bleacher Report
DraftKings, which has been on a deal-making tear, has just inked another big agreement,...
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IPODavid Beckham Scores With Guild Esports IPO
Three months after its global launch, soccer star David Beckham’s startup Guild Esports has...
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Today In DataDriving Innovation With Marketplaces, Gaming And Digital Banking
Boosted Commerce is riding the marketplace tailwind by purchasing companies that sell on digital platforms. In technology, Amazon has...
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AmazonAmazon’s Latest Devices Zero In On The Power Of The...
There were the things everyone expected to see at Amazon’s hardware event on Thursday...
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Payments InnovationOnline Gaming’s Winning Payouts Plan
A lot has changed in the past six months, particularly in terms of how...
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RetailIs This The Last Year For The Xbox/PlayStation Console Wars?
As America heads into a holiday shopping season that will be unlike anything that...
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Security & FraudPolice Allege Money Launderers Are Using Chinese eCommerce Sites To...
Chinese authorities have made a series of arrests alleging more than $2 billion was...
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BitcoinBitcoin Daily: India Eyes Crypto Trading Ban; Japanese Crytpo Exchange...
India intends to propose legislation prohibiting digital currency trading, while other economies in Asia...
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Internet of ThingsMicrosoft Game-Streaming Service Goes Live
Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday (Sept. 15) announced that its game-streaming service XCloud is now...
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OmnicommerceGaming Platforms Betting On ‘The Metaverse’ As Next Internet
Our first glimpse of the not-so-distant future of handheld tech was ‘the communicator’ on...
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Mobile ApplicationsApple Revamps App Store Guidelines For Games, Classes
Before the anticipated deployment of iOS 14 later in September, Apple updated its App...
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LegalApple Registers Counterclaims, Seeks Damages In Epic Games Lawsuit
Apple registered a reply and counterclaims in its legal saga with Epic Games, contending...
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IPOMobile Gaming Firm Skillz Plans IPO Via SPAC
Mobile game platform Skillz is looking to go public, and a partnership with Flying...
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EconomyLas Vegas Casino Revenue Drops Almost 40 Pct In July
As a sign that Las Vegas is grappling with bringing customers back, casino revenue...
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LegalJudge Tells Apple, Epic Not To Drag 'Bystanders' Into Legal...
For Apple and Epic's court battle, with the first in-person round over and done...
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AppleJudge Delivers Temporary Victory To Each Side In Apple Vs. Epic Games
Both sides in Apple Inc. versus Epic Games Inc. could declare victory Monday night...
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LegalFilings Reveal Payments At Center Of Fortnite/Apple/Google Legal Battles
The latest salvo in the legal battles against Apple and Google alleging antitrust behavior...
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Security & FraudBiometrics Battles Evil On Gaming Platforms
Identity fraud is nothing to play around with, but you wouldn’t know that given...
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MobileMicrosoft, Facebook Speak Out Over Apple's Gaming App Policies
Microsoft and Facebook are grumbling publicly about fellow tech giant Apple's policies restricting access...
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Partnerships / AcquisitionsTencent Urges Merger Of China’s Two Biggest Game-Streaming Platforms
Tencent Holdings, widely known for its mobile text and voice messaging service WeChat, is...
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DisbursementsOnline Gambling Surges As Consumers Turn To Digital Casinos Amid...
Amid a pandemic that has shuttered brick-and-mortar casinos, the burgeoning online gambling or gaming...
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Payment MethodsTipalti Teams With Video Game Firms On Mass Payments, AP
Global payments automation platform Tipalti says it has made mass, automated payments seamless for...
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Mobile ApplicationsFanDuel Launches Stand-Alone Casino App In Pennsylvania
Fans of gambling in Pennsylvania will have access to a new stand-alone gambling app...
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Digital PaymentsHow Online Platforms Are ‘Gamifing’ Mobile Bill Payments
The best way to get us to pay attention might be through that little...
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Payment MethodsUS Casinos To Go Cashless, Citing Pandemic Fears
U.S. casinos are moving toward cashless gambling to protect customers and staff from the...
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InnovationAstralis Group Bets On eSports Digital 3.0 Transformation
The shift to Digital 3.0 will include sports — in fact it will have...
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Today In DataThe Pandemic’s Impact On Shopping Habits And Gaming
Most consumers don’t have any plans of reverting to their pre-pandemic shopping habits, even as...
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CoronavirusWill Nevada Face The Pandemic’s Greatest And Most Sustained Impact?
The pandemic has impacted Nevada’s labor force more than any other state in the...
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RetailProtests Could Lower Odds Of Vegas Reopening
Las Vegas, hit hard by the coronavirus due to its heavy entertainment-fueled economy, was...
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Walmart Amazon whole paycheckWhole Paycheck Tracker: Amazon, Walmart Shift To Accommodate An Increasingly...
As the nation faces gradual reopenings in all 50 states over the next few...
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AmazonAmazon Debuts Free Shooter PC Game 'Crucible'
Amazon has released a video game called “Crucible,” which bears similarities to popular titles...
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Subscription CommerceDeep Dive: How Pause Features Can Help Subscription Services Fight...
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is having wide-reaching effects on the broader subscription industry. Subscription businesses everywhere are...
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EarningsGaming Surge Helps China's Tencent Beat Q1 Earnings Forecasts
China’s multinational conglomerate Tencent beat earnings forecasts in the first quarter of 2020 with...
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Unattended RetailSingapore Debuts Mask Vending Machines
Vending machines that dispense masks may soon be coming to a shopping mall near...
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Safety and SecurityGamblers Descend On Reopened S. Dakota Casinos
Casinos in Deadwood, South Dakota are opening up again, complete with pictures of enthusiastic...
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CoronavirusWith Wynn’s $402M In Net Losses, Is Online Gambling The...
With results that show how COVID-19 closures are impacting the gaming industry, Wynn Resorts...
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RetailLamar Jackson Lights Up VR Gaming
Virtual reality maybe on the verge of its first retail hit. If Baltimore Ravens...
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IPODraftKings Trading Debut: Let The (e)Games Begin
There are disruptors who come to market and list their shares publicly. And then...
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FacebookFacebook Releasing Dedicated Live Gaming App To Take On Twitch
Facebook released a dedicated gaming app for Android smartphones on Monday (April 20) so...
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CoronavirusCOVID-19 Disrupts Leisure In US, But China Expects ‘Revenge Travel’...
The coronavirus is impacting daily life throughout the world — and leisure activities are no...
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Regulation RoundupCFPB Structure To Get Supreme Court Hearing
For game makers operating in China, new licensing requirements are on the horizon, especially...
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Sizzle/FizzleBig Sizzle: Gaming And Social Networks, Thriving In The Age...
In the age of the Coronavirus, amid supply chain disruptions and workers being sent...
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Voice ActivationThe Voice Assistant Wars Shift To Gaming
From a playing field that was nearly empty five years, the world of voice-activated...
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Payments Innovationi2c, Sightline Team Up For Cashless Cross-Channel Gaming
Digital banking and payments firm i2c is partnering with next-generation commerce firm Sightline Payments...
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RetailEA Video Game Publisher To Focus On Subscriptions, Services In...
As next-generation gaming consoles are set to come to market, Electronic Arts will have...
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EarningsMicrosoft Sees Azure Sales Surge 62 Percent
The digital transformation continues for technology giant Microsoft. The company said on Wednesday night...
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InnovationAtari Banks On Nostalgia To Drive New Hotel And Gaming...
For certain consumers, say “Atari” and some fond — or at least semi-fond — memories...
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NewsWells Fargo Fallout, New Amazon Payments Top Week’s News
It’s that time again — the weekend! But before you really sink into your...
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RetailVirtual Gaming Grows Into A Force For Tourism And Even...
With every passing year, it becomes harder and harder to talk about, or even...
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RetailEsports Venue Coming To Mall of Georgia
Allied Esports and Simon announced that the Mall of Georgia, located in Buford, Georgia,...
