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PGCB Reports $3.38 Million in Tax Revenue from First Full Year of Regulated Fantasy Contests
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The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board posted on its website the monthly Fantasy Contests Revenue Report which includes totals from the first full year of the Commonwealth’s collection of taxes on the play of these games.
The amount of revenue generated through the play of fantasy contests in the first 12 months of operation in Pennsylvania was $22,542,688. That generated $3,381,403 in tax revenue for the Commonwealth.
Beginning last year, Fantasy Contest Operators in Pennsylvania were required by Act 42 of 2017 to be licensed by the Board and to pay a 15% tax on the adjusted revenues derived from Pennsylvania players.
The report on the Board’s web site, https://gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov, provides a breakdown on fees collected from the play of Pennsylvania participants, the Fantasy Contest Operators’ adjusted revenue, and tax revenue collected by the Commonwealth.
Fantasy Contests adjusted revenue and tax revenue for each of the providers for April 2019 and for the 12-month period is displayed in the following tables:
|
Fantasy Contests Provider |
April 2019 |
April 2019 Fantasy Contests State Tax Due |
|
DraftKings |
$845,553.33 |
$126,833.00 |
|
FanDuel |
$961,867.32 |
$144,280.10 |
|
DRAFT |
$23,348.60 |
$3,502.29 |
|
Yahoo Fantasy Sports |
$15,864.70 |
$2,379.71 |
|
Sportshub Technologies |
$3,627.45 |
$544.12 |
|
Fantasy Draft |
$1,918.83 |
$287.82 |
|
Boom Fantasy |
$371.38 |
$55.71 |
|
Fantasy Football Players Championship |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Full Time Fantasy Sports |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Total |
$1,852,551.61 |
$277,882.75 |
|
Fantasy Contests Provider |
May 2018 – April 2019 |
May 2018 – April 2019 Fantasy Contests State Tax Due |
|
DraftKings |
$11,549,460 |
$1,732,419 |
|
FanDuel |
$10,274,886 |
$1,541,233 |
|
DRAFT |
$320,105 |
$48,016 |
|
Fantasy Football Players Championship |
$184,932 |
$27,740 |
|
Sportshub Technologies |
$114,812 |
$17,221 |
|
Fantasy Draft |
$41,103 |
$6,165 |
|
Yahoo Fantasy Sports |
$28,128 |
$4,219 |
|
Full Time Fantasy Sports |
$16,095 |
$2,414 |
|
Boom Fantasy |
$12,785 |
$1,918 |
|
FASTPICK.COM* |
$381 |
$57 |
|
Total |
$22,542,688 |
$3,381,403 |
|
* Withdrew as a PA Operator |
About the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board:
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is tasked to oversee all aspects of the state’s casino industry, including sports wagering offered currently at eight locations. The oversight also includes other new gaming initiatives, expected to be launched in the coming months, which were created through Act 42 of 2017, an amendment to the Race Horse Development and Gaming Act.
The Commonwealth’s casino industry currently consists of 10 stand-alone and racetrack casinos in operation, along with the two smaller resort casinos. These facilities collectively employ over 16,000 people and annually generate approximately $1.4 billion in tax revenue from slot machine and table games play. The largest portion of that money is used for property tax reduction to Pennsylvania homeowners.
Additional information about both the PGCB’s gaming regulatory efforts and Pennsylvania’s gaming industry can be found at gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov. You can also follow the agency on Twitter by choosing @PAGamingControl.
Source: Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
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Throughout December, ACR Poker’s biggest weekly races – The Beast, Sit & Crush, and Blitz Beast – are getting a serious glow-up as part of Player Appreciation Month. Each week from Saturday, November 29th to Friday, January 2nd, the prizes will be supersized. There will also be a sleigh-load of free tournament tickets dropped throughout December, giving players more chances to score big without spending a dime.
And starting Wednesday, December 17th, the Mini Online Super Series (MOSS) returns to close out Player Appreciation Month. There will be a full schedule of events with buy-ins from $0 to $109 and massive guarantees offered, with the full details released soon.
“I love that ACR is turning the whole month into one big holiday party and giving players a little extra cheer,” said ACR Pro Chris Moneymaker. “Giving back to the players who make this community is a great way to wrap up the year. Alongside supersized races, ticket giveaways and the Mini Online Super Series, players should also keep an eye out for something big from ACR on December 9th during WSOP Paradise. Stay tuned.”
Whether players are grinding tournaments, splashing in cash games, or simply logging in for some holiday fun, December is shaping up to be the most wonderful time of the year at ACR Poker.
For more information about Player Appreciation Month, visit ACRPoker.eu.
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The Board of Kambi Group plc has decided to again exercise the buyback mandate which was received at the Extraordinary General Meeting on 18 June 2025 to initiate a share repurchase programme with a total value of SEK 100 million (€9m) which will run until 20 May 2026.
In line with its capital allocation strategy and empowered by the mandate received at Kambi’s Extraordinary General Meeting on 18 June 2025 (EGM) the board of directors (Board) of Kambi Group plc (Kambi) has today initiated a share repurchase programmes with a total value of SEK 100 million (€9m).
The programme will run from the date of this announcement until 20 May 2026 and shares acquired will be cancelled at a future date. The maximum number of shares that may be acquired is 1,672,887, and the aggregate purchase price for such acquisitions shall not exceed SEK 100 million (€9m). The aggregate number of shares that may be acquired under the mandate received at Kambi’s EGM is 2,990,362, which is equivalent to 10% of Kambi’s total issued shares at the time of the EGM resolution.
The buyback programme will be carried out in accordance with the Maltese Companies Act (chapter 386 of the laws of Malta), the Nasdaq First North Growth Market Rulebook for Issuers of Shares, the EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU No 596/2014) (MAR), and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 (the Safe Harbour Regulation). The share buyback programme is intended to benefit from the share buyback safe harbour provisions set out in MAR. To this end Kambi has entered into an agreement with Carnegie Investment Bank AB (Carnegie) to execute the buyback programmes and conduct the share repurchases on Kambi’s behalf.
The acquisition of shares shall take place on one or several occasions on Nasdaq First North Growth market in Stockholm (Nasdaq First North) and Carnegie will make its trading decisions in relation to Kambi’s shares independently of and without influence by Kambi. Payments for the shares are to be made in cash.
The programme will be effected in compliance with the trading conditions set out in article 3 of the Safe Harbour Regulation. In particular, Kambi shall not, on any single trading day, purchase more than 25% of the average daily share turnover on Nasdaq First North. The average daily share turnover is calculated on the basis of the average daily trading volume during the twenty trading days preceding the respective purchase date. In addition, share repurchases under each programme shall:
- not be made at a price higher than the price of the last independent trade or (should this be higher) higher than the current highest independent purchase bid on Nasdaq First North,
- be made at a price per share within the price interval recorded on Nasdaq First North at any given time, i.e. the interval between the highest buying price and the lowest selling price, and
- not exceed or fall below the maximum and minimum ranges set out in the EGM resolution.
At the time of this announcement, the total number of issued shares in Kambi is 29,903,619. Kambi currently holds 2,193,675 of its own shares from prior buyback programmes which will be cancelled on or shortly after 1 December and 400,000 shares held to satisfy Kambi’s future obligations arising from its employee share option programmes.
Information on completed buybacks will be publicly disclosed in accordance with Safe Harbour Regulation and will also be available on the company’s website, kambi.com.
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