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Wall Street Breakfast

Dave & Buster’s plans online arcade betting

Wall Street Breakfast

Seeking Alpha

News, Business, Business News, Investing

4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Dave & Buster's (PLAY) arcade game betting venture sparks youth gambling concerns. (00:25) Rivian (RIVN) lands $827M in state funding to help expand manufacturing plant in Illinois. (01:16) Apple (AAPL) Q2 results top expectations despite iPhone fears; unveils $110B buyback. (02:06)

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0:00.0

Welcome to See King Alpha's Wall Street breakfast, where we cover the top news for investors every morning.

0:08.0

Good morning. Today is Friday, May 3rd. I'm Julie Morgan. Your next visit to Dave and Busters may be a little more rewarding or not.

0:18.2

Rivian gets an incentive from the prairies state and Apple announces a record-making buyback.

0:25.0

Dave and Busters entertainment is planning to launch online betting on arcade games. The company this week said it would integrate sports betting platform

0:34.4

Lucra software into its app with the launch expected in the next few months.

0:39.4

Dave and Buster's loyalty members will be able to make small bets of five to ten bucks on arcade games through its app.

0:46.5

The app features games like ski ball, hot shots basketball, dance,

0:50.9

dance revolution, billiards, and air hockey.

0:54.0

But some fear the new app feature could eventually lead to increased gambling problems among young people.

1:00.0

It is noteworthy to say that Lucra does not use terms like bet or wager on its platform

1:05.6

and instead uses words like real money contests.

1:09.1

The games are not subject to traditional betting rules because they're considered to be based on skill and not chance.

1:16.0

Rivian Automotive shot higher in afternoon trading on Thursday after the company announced that it has received an incentive package from the state of Illinois.

1:26.0

The $827 million package from the State of Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

1:32.2

will allow the company to expand operations at the

1:35.1

plant in normal Illinois.

1:37.3

The money will also provide for improvements in public infrastructure and job training programs

1:42.4

for the local workforce.

1:44.0

Rivian CEO said in a statement that the support from the state will allow them to quickly

1:49.2

bring their mid-sized SUV, the R2 to market and provide even greater consumer choice for EVs.

1:57.0

Rivian Automotive closed 6.7% higher on Thursday.

2:01.5

The company is scheduled to report Q1 earnings on May 7. higher on

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