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February 17, 2020
Everton Shirt Lucrative Sponsorship Deal With SportPesa Cut Earlier
One of the two Premier League clubs from the home town of the Beatles, Everton Football Club, have announced that they are cutting short their current shirt sponsorship deal with the Kenyan betting company SportPesa by the end of the current season. The sports book operator from Africa has also agreed to the premature end. […]
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February 17, 2020
Svenska Spel Says More Needs to be Done to Tackle Match-Fixing
Leading Swedish gaming and sports betting company Svenska Spel insists on “sharper” regulatory measures to ensure that sport is free of match-fixing practices. Svenska Spel Questions Spelinspektionen Proposed Regulations Svenska Spel, one of the largest gaming and sports betting companies in Sweden, has issued a statement disagreeing with the Swedish Gambling Authority known as Spelinspektionen […]
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February 16, 2020
Mobile Sports Betting Reportedly Coming to Georgia
While the United States is nearing a point where half of the country’s states have legalized sports betting, four of Atlanta’s largest athletic franchises are becoming more vociferous for the introduction of mobile sports betting. Speaking on Thursday this week, the heads of the big four professional sports teams have said that legislation is already […]
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February 15, 2020
DraftKings Becomes Official Partner with Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics
DraftKings has just announced multi-year partnership deals with three National Basketball Association NBA teams, Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics, to become an official fantasy sports and betting partner for the Pacers and the 76ers, and a fantasy sports partner for the team from Boston as sports betting is not legal in Massachusetts. Partner […]
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February 14, 2020
NBA and PointsBet Sign Multiyear Partnership Deal
The NBA is definitely not backing down on its bid to capitalize on the rapidly growing sports betting market in the United States. Last Wednesday, the professional basketball league’s officials announced that they have recently entered into yet another lucrative multiyear partnership with PointsBet, one of the world’s leading sports betting operators. This marks the […]
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February 13, 2020
XFL Embraces Betting to Enhance Experience
As more and more states legalize sports betting, the notion that wagering on sports games walks hand-in-hand with the games themselves, creating an unforgettable experience for the audience, is gaining popularity, especially with the XFL, the relatively new professional football league, which is whole-heartedly embracing the idea since its inception in 2018. Old Beliefs Unlike […]
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February 13, 2020
Experts Remain Skeptical about Chances of Introducing Sports Betting in Florida in 2020
Business experts, lobbyists and sportsbooks remain skeptical of the chances of a sports betting bill being introduced in Florida in 2020. Gambling Regulation Unlikely in Florida 2020 Florida lawmakers are still at cross roads as to the future of sportsbooks in the state with little legal progress being made to set-up the legal betting industry […]
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February 10, 2020
AGA Invites Top Execs for Second Sports Betting Summit in March
The American Gaming Association is inviting top sports betting officials to join the second edition of the Sports Betting Executive Summit. Adam Silver to Headline AGA Sports Betting Summit NBA Commissioner Adam Silver will participate in the upcoming American Gaming Association Sports Betting Executive Summit held on March 16 through March 18 at the MGM […]
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February 10, 2020
Century Casinos Strikes Sports Betting Deal with Circa Sports
Century Casinos Incorporated last week announced that it has inked a lucrative sports betting deal with Circa Sports Colorado LLC. The latter is now Century Casinos’ official sports betting partner. The two companies are looking into gaining access to the nascent sports betting sector in Colorado. Already, each of them has submitted applications with Colorado’s […]
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February 8, 2020
XFL Kicks Off Today, Signs Partnerships with FanDuel, Fox Bet
After the dust of Super Bowl 54 has settled, another league is stepping into the limelight. What used to be the off-season will now be filled up with the resurrected XFL, a second-division American football organization that will keep you entertained. With sports betting interest in the NFL and Super Bowl LIV proving quite exciting, […]