Pay-by-bank provider Trustly has launched a partnership with Hard Rock Digital. The collaboration, announced in a Wednesday (March 19) news release, will see Trustly provide pay-by-bank services to Hard Rock Bet, the company’s sportsbook/iGaming platform. “Through this integration, Hard Rock Bet players will be able to securely link their bank...
As sportsbooks and online gaming platforms compete for player loyalty in an increasingly saturated market, the entire sector is getting a makeover. And payments, once a friction-filled afterthought, increasingly sit at the center of this evolution. “Payments aren’t just a backend function — they’re a...
Customer acquisition and its associated costs remain a double-edged sword for officials at DraftKings, according to co-founder and CEO Jason Robins. Third-quarter results released Thursday (Nov. 7) revealed a 39% increase in revenue to $1.1 billion, fueled by the return of the NFL season. Customer...
When it comes to gambling, over a long enough time frame, the house always wins. And that appears to be the case with daily fantasy sports contest and sports betting company DraftKings, which on Friday (May 3) reported that its revenue had grown 53% year-over-year in the first...
February 13, 2024
MGM Resorts International, Las Vegas’ largest casino operator, reported record full-year and Q4 net revenue for its operations in the city on Tuesday (Feb. 13), a milestone achievement coming on the heels of a cyberattack which has left the hotel and gaming company facing a $100 million loss. On Sept. 12, PYMNTS wrote that MGM Resorts’ websites […]
January 18, 2023
Players using online betting platforms want winnings now, and digital innovation is enabling it. Another way of looking at it is that online sports betting makes consumers happiest when the...
April 07, 2026
Global payments platform Paysafe now enables iGaming operators and daily fantasy sports brands in the U.S. market to accept crypto payments. The company’s new Pay with Crypto payment method lets iGaming brands’ customers fund their player accounts with stablecoins or cryptocurrency, where permitted, and then converts that crypto deposit to U.S. dollars to allow play, Paysafe said in […]
March 19, 2025
Pay-by-bank provider Trustly has launched a partnership with Hard Rock Digital. The collaboration, announced in a Wednesday (March 19) news release, will see Trustly provide pay-by-bank services to Hard Rock Bet, the company’s sportsbook/iGaming platform....
April 29, 2024
Payments company PaySafe has introduced a pay-by-bank offering for online gamblers. The new solution lets online bettors in the U.S. secure funds instantly at operators’ cashiers directly from their online bank account,...
February 09, 2024
Sports betting and iGaming operator BetMGM has become the exclusive Live Odds Sport Betting partner of social media platform X, formerly Twitter. With this partnership, BetMGM’s odds and branding will be integrated into...
