Bookmakers Bet Big on French Presidential Election
By 
Robert Johnson ·
A surprising 2016 that saw Britain vote ‘leave’ on the EU referendum and former casino mogul Donald Trump defy all logic and become the 45th President of the United States…
Tag: Sports Betting
Why Operators Leave Poland’s ‘Liberalized’ Gambling Market
By Robert Johnson ·
Online gambling has seen its role for the growth of the overall gambling industry increase significantly over the past decade or so. The Internet has allowed players (almost) unlimited access…
William Hill and bet365 the Next to Exit Polish Market
By 
Anthony Huber ·
UK sports betting and casino operators, bet365 and William Hill, announced they are to withdraw their services from the Polish market. The two operators informed Polish customers and affiliates on…
eSports Betting Poised to Become Billion-Dollar Industry by 2020
By Robert Johnson ·
The global gambling industry has come to a point of its development when it needs to make itself appealing to a new type of customers – a more demanding, inquisitive,…
Bookmakers Unleash Wave of Trump Impeachment Odds
By Robert Johnson ·
The 45th US President Donald Trump has proved to be a man of rare talent and admirable consistency. Indeed, the fact that somehow all (or almost all) of his decisions…
Michael Fassbender and Tom Hardy among Bookmakers’ Favorites for the Next James Bond
By Robert Johnson ·
The protagonist of series of novels and films, James Bond has turned into a major part of the British and global pop culture. This is why the choice of an…
Australia’s Pending Online Gambling Restrictions to Benefit Murky Offshore Businesses
By Robert Johnson ·
Back in the late 1990s, Internet gambling was still a new concept and was yet to be explored. And it can be said that Australia was among the first countries…
William Hill’s Largest Shareholder Supports Sale to Online Gambling Business
By Robert Johnson ·
William Hill’s largest shareholder has been trying to spark new merger and acquisition talks over the past several months, The Sunday Times reported. Privately owned hedge fund Parvus Asset Management…
Major League Baseball May Be Ready to Take Positive Stance on Sports Betting
By 
Terry Davis ·
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has revealed that the organization is re-examining its stance on legal sports betting in the US. The statement may indicate that the professional sports…
CrownBet Captures Bigger New South Wales Betting Market Share with ClubsNSW Deal
By Terry Davis ·
Australian online sports betting operator CrownBet and New South Wales club-operating body ClubsNSW have locked a landmark deal that would allow club members to place in-venue online bets. The partnership…
“Flawed” MPs Report on FOBTs Angers UK Gambling Operators
By Robert Johnson ·
UK gambling operators and a group of MPs have once again exchanged words in relation to the highly contentious fixed odds betting terminals as part of a highly publicized war…
Pennsylvania House Representative to Introduce Sports Betting Bill
By Robert Johnson ·
Pennsylvania has added another type of gambling offering to its wish list. A House Representative has recently informed fellow lawmakers that he plans to introduce a bill that would call…
Hawaii Makes New Push for Legal Online Gambling
By Robert Johnson ·
Hawaii has joined the myriad of US states to be considering the legalization of online poker and other Internet gambling options. A 29-page bill (SB 677) has been introduced by…
NYX Gaming to Design Fixed Odds Betting Platform for New Zealand Racing Monopoly
By Robert Johnson ·
Canada-listed supplier of omni-channel betting and gaming content NYX Gaming Group today announced that it has penned an agreement with the New Zealand Racing Board (NZRB) to design a fixed…
GVC Holdings Boosts Personalization Efforts with Beehive Deal
By Terry Davis ·
Provider of marketing optimization solutions Beehive today announced that its tools have been deployed by online gambling operator GVC Holdings and more particularly by its Playtech-powered iGaming brands. The move…
Trump Election Costs Paddy Power Betfair £5 Million
By Robert Johnson ·
Gambling operator Paddy Power Betfair today posted a trading update for the three months and the year ended December 31, 2016. The company highlighted revenue increase despite bettor-friendly results and…
888poker Exits Slovenian iGaming Market
By Robert Johnson ·
Shortly after it had become known that 888poker would no longer accept Australian players, word has leaked out that one of the world’s largest online poker rooms would also leave…
US Solicitor General to Brief Supreme Court on New Jersey Sports Betting Case
By Robert Johnson ·
Good news has come for New Jersey’s effort to legalize sports betting within its borders after the US Supreme Court said on Tuesday that it would ask the new Solicitor…
UK Bookmakers Face New Horse Racing Bets Levy
By Robert Johnson ·
The UK gambling industry has received another heavy taxation blow after the Government confirmed on Friday that a new levy on horse betting will be imposed from April 2017. All…
NYX Gaming Products to Go Live in Three Canadian Provinces
By Robert Johnson ·
Supplier of online casino and sports betting products and services NYX Gaming Group has announced that it has been given the nod by the gambling regulators of three Canadian provinces…
Bo Wänghammar Heads PokerStars’ Online Casino Business
By Terry Davis ·
PokerStars owner Rational Group announced the appointment of Bo Wänghammar as Managing Director of the company’s online casino business. Mr. Wänghammar will assume his new role on February 1. PokerStars…
William Hill Rehabilitates Australian Centrebet Brand
By Terry Davis ·
William Hill’s Australian business announced earlier this week that it has decided to resuscitate the Centrebet brand just shortly after it had brought all its Australian operations under the single…
Norway to Keep Gambling Monopoly System
By Robert Johnson ·
It has recently become known that Norwegian legislators have decided to implement certain changes in the country’s existing gambling regulations. Much to international operators’ dismay, they will still not be…
NairaBet Relaunches Revamped Affiliate Program with Income Access
By Terry Davis ·
Nigerian online sports betting operator NairaBet announced the relaunch of its affiliate program, powered by marketing technology company Income Access and its iGaming affiliate software. NairaBet was the first company…
William Hill and Ladbrokes Coral Circle Tatts Sports Betting Business
By Robert Johnson ·
UK gambling giants William Hill and Ladbrokes Coral may find themselves locked in a bidding war for the wagering business of their Australian counterpart Tatts Group, according to media reports.…
NetEnt Enters Portuguese iGaming Market with Betclic
By 
Susan Sutton ·
Leading Swedish casino games developer NetEnt announced the launch of its award-winning games on the regulated online gambling market in Portugal. Portuguese players are now granted access to select games…
Play’n GO to Supply Content to Latvian Casino Operator Optibet
By Anthony Huber ·
Swedish video slots supplier Play’n GO announced it has signed a deal with the Latvian sports betting and casino games provider Optibet. The agreement between the two parties will see…
Inspired’s Achievements in H2 2016
By Susan Sutton ·
Inspired Gaming, a leading Virtual Sports, Mobile Games and SBG Video Lottery provider, released an update on the key catalysts in the company’s business for the second half of 2016.…
Cherry to Obtain Remaining Shares in ComeOn Malta
By Anthony Huber ·
Swedish online gambling provider Cherry AB reported it has exercised its option to buy the remaining 51% of shares in the Maltese casino and sports betting operator ComeOn. The acquisition…
UK Government Consultation Period on FOBTs Closes Today
By Robert Johnson ·
The six-week Call for Evidence period launched by the UK Government in the end of October closes today. The country’s top officials have been collecting information from bookmakers to prepare…