- Fresh off reports that it will quadruple its take from media rights in a deal agreed to earlier this week, the WNBA added DraftKings as an official sportsbook sponsor, joining FanDuel in a category split that mirrors the NBA’s.
- The Southern Ute Indian Tribe is suing Gov. Jared Polis and the director of the Colorado Division of Gaming, Christopher Schroder, "saying the administration is illegally freezing tribes out of the online sports betting market, in part, to maximize state tax collections," notes the Colorado Sun.
- OneTeam Partners is seeking a general partner to help launch a $75 million fund that will “invest in growth stage and opportunistic early-stage companies that have the potential to change the athlete paradigm,” according to an investor deck prepared by OneTeam examined by SBJ's Ben Fischer and Chris Smith. The document highlights investment opportunities in video games, sports betting, collectibles, human performance and emerging leagues.
- Sportradar agreed to a three-year extension of both its betting data rights deal and integrity partnership with UEFA, the governing body of European soccer, notes SBJ's Rob Schaefer.
- Former Coyotes owner Alex Meruelo’s online sportsbook SaharaBets is “halting operations and no longer accepting bets,” according to the Arizona Republic.
