Playing.com Group, CEO Charles Gillespie may be very glad to have ESPN as a competitor within the purple scorching US sports activities betting market, and he additionally sees a vibrant future for on line casino associates. These are simply a few the nuggets relating to the overall state of on-line playing in america that Gillespie dropped throughout a current earnings name to buyers.

Gillespie is extraordinarily bullish on the overall state of the US on-line playing market and welcomes the legitimacy that the brand new ESPN sportsbook is bringing to the market. “I believe, typically, it’s actually optimistic as a result of they’re the worldwide chief and the largest title in sports activities in america and, now that they’ve completed one thing, it additional destigmatizes the business. The stigma had already roughly completely washed off, however that is one other very significant step in the best route for the business going totally mainstream,” he mentioned in feedback reported on by SBC Americas.

The position of on line casino associates in rising new manufacturers isn’t a subject that’s obtained a lot public dialogue by CEOs however Gillespie sees actual potential there, too (particularly after Barstool Sports activities’ proprietor Penn Gaming appeared to see little worth in associates). “ESPN with Penn, , they’re, they’re gonna must spend some huge cash buying prospects, as any new operator would. Particularly an operator that’s set such excessive expectations for themselves, so clearly this implies extra demand for affiliate companies,” he added.

Gillespie went on to say that he sees loads of alternative for development within the US gaming market, even with the key development his firm has already skilled.