{"id":186300,"date":"2021-09-20T09:48:53","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T16:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=186300"},"modified":"2021-09-20T15:39:17","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T22:39:17","slug":"boom-entertainment-lures-15m-investment-from-kraft-murren-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/boom-entertainment-lures-15m-investment-from-kraft-murren-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Boom Raises $15M From Former MGM CEO Jim Murren, Patriots Owner Robert Kraft, Others"},"content":{"rendered":"

Boom Entertainment, the maker of predictive gaming apps, said investors are pouring $15 million into the company in its first capital raise.<\/p>\n

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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is among the investors in Boom Entertainment. He’s joined by Jim Murren, Golden Nugget Online, and others. (Image: Boston Herald<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The funding round was led by Sand Capital Management<\/a>. That investor is not related to the casino operator Las Vegas Sands. Sands Capital \u201cis an active, long-term investor in leading innovative businesses globally.\u201d It had $77 billion in assets under management as of June 30.<\/p>\n

The Series A funding also includes investments from former MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) CEO Jim Murren and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since leaving the helm of the casino giant last year, Murren remains active in gaming investing circles. He was part of a group that launched a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Acies Acquisition Corp. That entity merged with Playstudios (NASDAQ:MYPS), serving as the avenue for the social casino developer to go public in June<\/a>. For his part, Kraft isn’t a stranger to gaming investing circles, as he’s an early backer of DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG).<\/p>\n

Gaming Companies Investing in Boom<\/h2>\n

Kraft and Murren aren’t the only well-known names with ties to the gaming and sports worlds taking stakes in Boom.<\/p>\n

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Tilman Fertitta’s Golden Nugget Online Gaming (GNOG) and Rush Street Interactive (RSI) also participated in the Series A funding. Last month, RSI took a stake in privately held Boom Entertainment, leveraging that relationship to gain access to <\/a>Louisiana, Mississippi, and New Mexico by way of Boom\u2019s established relationships with land-based casinos in those states.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

With GNOG making an investment in Boom, that stake could ultimately transfer to DraftKings, because the latter is acquiring Fertitta’s online gaming entity for $1.56 billion in stock. That deal, announced last month, is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022. Boom is working on new online casino games with GNOG and RSI.<\/p>\n

New York-based Boom is known for developing free-to-play sports gaming apps for clients including NBC Sports, MSG Network, and Golf.<\/i> \u201cNBC Sports Predictor\u201d is the company\u2019s flagship free-to-play mobile offering.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Other investors include BTIG\u2019s Richard Jacklin, Palo Alto Venture Partners managing partner Peter Ziebelman, and ESPN NFL analyst Adam Schefter, according to Boom.<\/p>\n

Boom Attracting Investments as Next-Gen Gaming Surges<\/h2>\n

Boom’s Series A funding round comes at a time of elevated interest in and consolidation among iGamng and sports wagering companies.<\/p>\n

That’s being fueled by estimates those industries could swell to as much as $40 billion in revenue<\/a>, assuming all 50 states join the live and legal fray. While all 50 states may not get there, it’s clear online casinos and sports wagering are fast-growing industries and that’s stoking increasing mergers and acquisitions activity and investments.<\/p>\n

To date, Boom hasn’t been mentioned as a takeover target. Executives didn’t reveal a valuation for the company following the $15 million capital raise nor did they mention if there were plans to take the firm public at some point.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Boom Entertainment, the maker of predictive gaming apps, said investors are pouring $15 million into the company in its first capital raise. The funding round was led by Sand Capital Management. That investor is not related to the casino operator Las Vegas Sands. 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