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2017-08-31 03:06

Father And Son Pleaded Guilty Of Running Illegal Sports Betting Ring

A father and son pleaded guilty in San Diego federal court on Tuesday for allegedly running an illegal sports betting ring out of the Lucky Lady Casino and card room on El Cajon Boulevard.…

2017-08-29 10:07

SportPesa Expands Its UK Market Reach, Launches Casino Portal

SportPesa, an Africa based sports betting company, declared its plans to launch its first UK casino portal along with the fully updated version of its complete website.…

2017-08-29 03:23

UK Gambling Commission Reveals Reports On Gambling Behaviour

UK Gambling Commission has revealed Gambling Behaviour in Great Britainsurvey, which the problem gambling is on the rise in the country and has increased by 0.2%.…

2017-08-28 08:47

Sports-book Deny Mayweather A $400,000 Bet On Self In The McGregor Fight

Floyd Mayweather reportedly went to the M Resort in Las Vegas to attempt to place a bet of $400,000 on the fight ending in under 9.5 rounds. The line for the bet was 2 to 1 and would have doubled his win. Mayweather was however denied as the sports book was concerned about the legality of the bet, whether he could bet on himself on anything else apart from the straight win.…

2017-08-27 18:55

Governor Chris Christie Signs The Bill Legalising Daily Fantasy Sports In New Jersey

New Jersey has become the 16th state to legalise paid entry fantasy sports after Governor Chris Christie signed the Fantasy Sports Bill this week. The Senate approved S-1982/A-3532 legalisation; it was only on Thursday the law was signed formally.…

2017-08-26 02:47

Mybet Launches Its Betting Stores In The Austrian Market

Mybet Group, Sports betting Operator from Europe, is planning to expand its B2B services through a new partner. The deal comes in a bid to open its partner’s first branch of betting shops in the Austrian market.…

2017-08-24 08:56

BtoBet Signs Partnership Deal With BetGames.tv

As an effort to expand its market to Latin America and Africa, BtoBet has signed a deal to provides its innovations to BetGames.tv. BtoBet, Malta-based gaming and sportsbetting platform provider under the agreement would offer streamed games and lottery, for players living in the region of Africa and Latin America.…

2017-08-23 06:44

FSB Technology To Provide Sports Betting Platform For QuinnBet

FSB technology has signed a deal with Irish entrepreneur, Sean Quinn to provide a new sports betting platform for Quinn’s latest business venture QuinnBet.…

2017-08-22 09:08

Australian Bookmaker, Sportsbet And iSport Genius Sign A Deal

iSport Genius, a sports data provider, has signed a deal with Sportsbet, an Australian online sportsbetting market leader. Under the deal, Sportsbet will install a program that informs and educates customers of their choice of bets.…

2017-08-21 09:41

LeoVegas Shows 60% Increase In Second Quarter Revenue From Last Year

LeoVegas, the Nordic countries focused iGaming company has reported an astounding 60% increase year-on-year in its revenue for the second quarter of 2017. The company has reported an income of the three months of the second quarter ending up to June 30th of €49.7m, from the previous revenue of €31m as compared in the same period last year.…

2017-08-21 03:49

Ladbrokes Signs Betting Partnership Deal With Leicester City FC

Ladbrokes have signed a sponsorship deal with Leicester City FC, former Premier League champion. The deal will see Ladbrokes, UK and Ireland betting giant, become the official UK and Ireland betting partner for the football season of 2017/18.…

2017-08-21 02:39

Delaware $3 Billion Daily Fantasy Sports Industry Returns After A Year

The $3 billion daily fantasy sports industry is set to return after a year of exiting quietly, following the orders of Delaware Attorney General Matt Denn, as the daily fantasy sports violated the Delaware law that required the state to monitor all kinds of gambling. Despite the retaliations, the operators had to exit their services from the states.…

2017-08-20 07:40

PASPA Slammed Again For Its Shortcomings By American Gaming Association

In a recent post, Stacy Papadopoulos, AGA’s senior VP of industry laid emphasis once again on how inefficient PASPA is, and it is time for a change. …

2017-08-19 17:33

72 Year Old Arkansas Man Charged Of Running Illegal Sports Betting Business

A man is charged with one count of illegal gambling business and one count of money laundering in Arkansas. The man, Robert Enos Rogers, 72, has been operating sports betting business from his home since January 1, 2007. The business made around $2,000 a day and had five people involved in it by the February of this year.…

2017-08-18 09:46

TopBetta Awarded The U.S. Sports Betting Market License

TopBetta has recently got an operational licence for its TopBetta Pty and the Global Tote subsidiaries in the US. The Global tote is a channel based island of Alderney. This license will allow the US licensed wagering operators to have access to global pools provided by the Global Tote.…

2017-08-18 08:20

Businessman Se n Quinn Launches New Sports Betting Company QuinnBet

Businessman Seán Quinn Launches New Sports Betting Company, ‘QuinnBet’

Seán Quinn has launched, QuinnBet, a new online sports betting company. It is Quinn’s first business venture since the loss of his previous building materials, packaging and insurance empire.…

2017-08-17 06:36

Oddset Signs Deal With The German Football Association

The German Football Association (DFB), the governing body of football in Germany has confirmed its partnership with the German sports betting provider, Oddset. The deal is set to be valid until the end of 2018.…

2017-08-16 04:54

American Gaming Association Assures Nevada Of No Harm From Legalised Sports Betting In The Country

The American Gaming Association gave assurance to Nevada that the demand of sports betting services in the state would not be affected by the legalisation of the sports betting across the country.…

2017-08-15 17:45

William Hill Signs The Deal With The Arena Racing Company To Provide An Overall Betting Experience

In order to provide better betting amenities, The Arena Racing Company(ARC) have become partners with William Hill. Now the wagers will also be able to relish the services provided by William Hill.…

2017-08-14 05:49