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The regulated gambling market in Denmark reached a 9.3 percent revenue rise during the third quarter and achieved record figures. The regulated gambling market reported record revenue from both online and land-based companies in Denmark and reached US$237 million during the third quarter. Said figure was up 9.3 percent from the same period last […]
The trade group now comprises 162 members from all over the world, an all-time high. The new additions comprise companies from the US, Canada, Argentina, United Kingdom, Belgium, South Africa and China; and reach across portfolios as varied as sports betting, e-sports, casino management software, event management and banking and investment solutions, among others. […]
New live betting feature will create markets and offer players opportunity to add selection to their bet slip instantaneously Market-leading sports betting solutions provider SBTech has added to its range of in-play products with the launch of Action Betting, a mobile-first feature which dynamically suggests markets of interest to players through contextual alerts and call-to-action […]
Vienna International Gaming Expo will be back in 2018 with the second edition of one of the fastest growing conference in Central Europe. The 2018 edition of VIGE is reincarnation of the inaugural edition and the motto of the event is “Do it for your karma”. Below are the main updates which have been […]
Whilst sports betting thrives in Italy, shared online poker liquidity is set to be delayed due to unfounded money laundering rumors. The shared online poker liquidity agreement between France, Portugal, Spain and Italy could’ve hit a slump due to some politicians’ unfounded concern on international money laundering. Liquidity sharing could be delayed in Italy […]
The Supreme Court on Monday suggested it may side with New Jersey in its effort to make sports gambling legal, a case that could make betting on football, basketball and other sports widely available. The justices heard New Jersey’s challenge to a federal law that bars states from authorizing gambling in most professional and […]
Quality, innovation and strength of SBTech solution recognised at SBC Awards SBTech’s product innovation and powerful sportsbook have once again been recognised by the sports betting industry, with the company winning the Sportsbook Supplier of the Year accolade at the SBC Awards 2017 which took place in London yesterday evening. SBTech scooped the award as […]
The justices heard New Jersey’s case against the federal law that bans states from allowing gambling in most professional and college sports. The Supreme Court gathered yesterday to hear New Jersey’s oral arguments over the challenge on the federal ban on sports betting. Whilst nothing has been determined yet, New Jersey’s Governor Chris Christie […]
American democracy’s comic opera frequently features collaborations of “bootleggers and Baptists.” These entertainments are so named because during Prohibition, Baptists thought banning Demon Rum would improve public morals (oh, well) and bootleggers favored the ban because it made scarce a commodity for which there was a demand that they could profitably supply. On Monday, the […]
In court, all four major U.S. sports leagues are fighting New Jersey’s challenge to the federal ban on sports gambling, which the Supreme Court will hear next month. Outside of court, leaders of three of the four leagues have made public comments that suggest they wouldn’t mind losing the case. Only the NFL has […]
The Portuguese government has put forward a number of proposed changes to laws and regulations for the country’s online gambling market. Detailed in a LinkedIn post by betting industry entrepreneur Ivo Doroteia, the State Budget Proposal includes amending the law to allow licensed operators in the country to share their gambling platform to provide […]
Australian casino operator Crown Resorts has been forced to address media speculation that it is looking to divest its 62% interest in horse racing and sports betting brand CrownBet Pty Ltd, with UK bookmaker William Hill touted by several media outlets as the buyer. In a filing on the Australian Securities Exchange, the resort […]
Sports Information Services (SIS) has agreed a racing coverage deal with Spanish bookmaker Orenes. Under the multi-year agreement, SIS will provide Orena with its new greyhound service, including live pictures, commentary and data for greyhound and horse racing across the firm’s retail estate. Orenes will also be able to offer the service through its sports […]
According to experts, if PASPA gets revoked by the US Supreme Court, sports betting could favour online gambling in those states that legalise it. The gaming industry is on the verge of a major turn in the United States as the Supreme Court could revoke the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 […]
Highlight Games has announced the debut of Soccerbet, an innovative take on virtual sports which harnesses real life game footage. Taking decades of archived football highlights, the new product combines six ten-second clips from an individual fixture across a number of seasons, presenting the randomly generated minute-long package as one individual game in a […]
Revolutionary new decentralised sports betting marketplace, Better Betting Foundation, to debut BETR coin, with the goal of establishing a global betting liquidity pool BetterBetting Foundation, a software systems enabler for sports betting on the blockchain, today launched its pre- Initial Coin Offering (ICO) sale ahead of its ICO in December. The token sale introduces […]
Representatives acting for New Jersey in the sports betting case filed legal briefs to state their stance. The New Jersey Thoroughbred Horseman’s Association, along with representatives acting for New Jersey, stated their case in legal briefs before the US Supreme Court meets to hear the oral arguments in the case that wants to repeal […]
Goldenpalace.be confirmed that the Golden Palace Group has obtained the right to operate an A+ license. With this license, it joins a select group of operators in the regulated Belgian market. The Belgian Gaming Commission has entered www.goldenpalace.be into the table of official A+ licensed operators. Goldenpalace.be, is primarily focused on the Belgian market, […]
The official said that sports betting in the United States should be legal and regulated. NBA VP and assistant general counsel Dan Spillane said during a panel at the Sports Betting USA Conference in New York that the NBA has plans to lobby Congress for federal changes and regulations to betting law regardless of […]
South Africa’s gross gambling revenues (GGRs) are forecast to increase from last year’s R27 billion to R35bn in 2021 or a 5.1 percent compound annual increase. This according to auditing firm PwC’s sixth annual edition of the Gambling Outlook for South Africa: 2017-2021 report released on Wednesday. It said gambling taxes and levies, which rose […]