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PrizePicks is ready to begin operations in a new state.
The daily fantasy sports company announced this morning it has received a new gaming license to operate in New Hampshire. It will be the PrizePick’s 35th operating market.
As of right now, PrizePicks will only be offering its peer-to-peer Arena style of daily fantasy sports games in the Granite State. A launch date has not been announced.
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The daily fantasy sports operator was awarded a daily fantasy sports operating license and will only offer Arena competitions in the state to start. Arena is a peer-to-peer game where players compete for prizes against each other.
Since launching in January, Arena is now live in nine jurisdictions and has surpassed two million lineups built by over 100,000 players.
“We are thrilled to be able to offer our skill-based fantasy offering to sports fans throughout the Granite State,” said Adam Packer, Senior Vice President of Legal and Compliance, PrizePicks. “We are grateful to the New Hampshire Lottery Commission for their thoughtful collaboration.”
A PrizePicks spokesperson told Saturday Down South that the company is moving through “go-live timelines” with its tech team to launch Arena games as soon as possible.
PrizePicks is the largest skill-based daily fantasy sports operator and the fastest-growing sports company in North America according to the 2023 Inc. 5000 rankings.
New Games Coming?
The daily fantasy sports company recently also filed for two new trademarks with the U.S. Patent Office, one of which may be a new game-type for PrizePicks users.
The daily fantasy sports company filed for trademarks “PrizePicks Squads” on May 31, 2024, and “PrizePicks Streaks” on June 25, 2024. The company also registered for the similar “PrizePicks Streak” trademark on April 19, 2024.
Saturday Down South reached out to PrizePicks for more information on the filings and a potential launch for their use. No further details were provided, but a spokesperson did describe the filings as “new innovative game types.”
“We’re always working on new innovative game types to entertain sports fans,” a company spokesperson told SDS.
Looking at the trademark filings, it seems as if “PrizePicks Streaks” will be for a new type of game for users. The filing is identified as such on the U.S. Patent Office website:
“Downloadable computer software for facilitating fantasy sport play and fantasy sport participation, namely, software for conducting fantasy sports competitions; downloadable computer software for facilitating fantasy sport play and fantasy sport participation, namely, software for conducting fantasy sports competitions whereby users compete for prizes by making the highest number of continuous winning selections.”
Additionally, “PrizePicks Squads” seems to be more of a tool for fantasy sports users that allows them to track their fantasy sports participation, fantasy sports results, and fantasy sports performance data.
The trademark is identified as such on the U.S. Patent Office:
“Downloadable computer software for facilitating fantasy sport play and fantasy sport participation, namely, software for submitting online fantasy sports entries, tracking fantasy sports performance data, and calculating fantasy sports earnings; downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application for facilitating fantasy sport play and fantasy sport participation, namely, software for submitting online fantasy sports entries, tracking fantasy sports performance data, collecting funds from fantasy sports participants, and distributing fantasy sports earnings.”
Robert is an expert on sports betting in the United States, specifically the legalization process and regulation surrounding the industry.
