Dunworkin2 wrote:
Stocks linked to sports gambling, including Score Media and Gaming Inc. (SCR-T) and Bragg Gaming Group Inc. (BRAG-T), slid lower a day after big gains following the Senate’s approval of Bill C-218, a private member’s bill that amends Criminal Code provisions around gambling on single games — currently illegal except for horse racing — in a bid to win back customers from offshore sites, U.S. casinos and illegal bookmakers.
The upper chamber approved the bill Tuesday by a vote of 57-20. It now awaits royal assent to become law.
Conservative MP Kevin Waugh’s bill garnered renewed enthusiasm from legislators in all four main parties, and marks the third time a would-be law with the same goal has blazed a trail through Parliament — but never this far.
The bill passed the House with multi-party support in February.
Analysts at Credit Suisse said: “The biggest winner here, in our view, is SCR, which we think can generate 20-per-cent-plus share of OSB. While the stock is up materially over the last month, we think it still only captures a fraction of SCR’s long term potential.
Legalizing single game betting is also a positive for other B2C operators, such as DKNG, MGM, PENN, which will likely launch in the Ontario market as well. With a population of 14.6 million, Ontario is a larger market than any US state where private operators are live (PA has a population of appoximately 13m, and IL has a population of 12.8m).
Canada overall, we believe, is a $5-billion OSB/iGaming revenue opportunity, with Ontario first to allow private operators. Keep in mind SCR is not just an Ontario or Canada gaming play.
We think the media business is worth $4-5/share (Action network sold for 6 times revenue and we think other media assets are valued for the same or more), SCR has $4 of cash on the balance sheet, and SCR is also licensed in 14 states in the US. While still early, we think Canada legalization also has implications for the U.S., as SCR now has a cash flow engine to help it opportunistically gain share in the U.S..”