iGamingBusiness.com

iGamingBusiness.com is a news website that covers the igaming industry with daily news, data, in-depth analysis and interviews across digital and print channels. The site partners with industry leaders to bring you insightful content on topics such as online gambling regulation, sports betting, casino games and esports. The site also features regular columns from experts in the field.

58%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This news site has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on its reporting.

Bias

65%

Examples:

  • The article contains examples of religious bias by referring to white supremacists online who are celebrating a reference to racism and antisemitism in an extremist far-right ideology. This implies that all Muslims hold these beliefs.
  • The author claims that La Française des Jeux will make a bid to acquire Kindred Group but provides no evidence of this claim.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • Mathew Taylor is listed as a content lead Malta, which could create a conflict of interest with his role at PKC Gaming & Leisure Consultancy.
  • The article mentions that Corvex Management has been pushing for a sale of Kindred Group but does not provide any context about their involvement in the company's strategic review process.

Contradictions

65%

Examples:

  • FDJ would acquire all of Kindred's outstanding share capital
  • The article quotes an anonymous source from Wall Street Journal as saying that FDJ has made a takeover offer for Kindred Group without providing any information on how they obtained this information or if it is accurate.
  • The author mentions that Corvex Management has been pushing for a sale of Kindred Group but does not provide any context about their involvement in the company's strategic review process.

Deceptions

55%

Examples:

  • The article quotes an anonymous source from Wall Street Journal as saying that FDJ has made a takeover offer for Kindred Group without providing any information on how they obtained this information or if it is accurate.
  • The author claims that La Française des Jeux will make a bid to acquire Kindred Group but provides no evidence of this claim.

Recent Articles

  • FDJ Bids $2.5 Billion for Kindred Group in Online Gaming Takeover

    FDJ Bids $2.5 Billion for Kindred Group in Online Gaming Takeover

    Broke On: Tuesday, 23 January 2024 Kindred Group, an online gaming company, has received a cash takeover bid from French group La Francaise des Jeux (FDJ). The offer will be announced on Monday before the market opens and FDJ would acquire all of Kindred's outstanding share capital. This is not the first time that FDJ has shown interest in acquiring online gaming companies, as they recently completed an acquisition of Premier Lotteries Ireland for an enterprise value of 350 million euros ($381.40 million). The Wall Street Journal reported that the offer could be valued at around $2.5 billion.