Sports
May 5, 2022
888sport Extended UK & Ireland NFL Betting Partnership
888sport, the sports betting arm of global online gaming group 888 Holdings, announced an extension of its deal with the NFL would allow the brand to continue as the league’s official sports betting partner in Ireland and the UK until 2025. Building on the Successful Partnership The new sponsorship arrangement between the NFL and the […]
Industry
March 17, 2022
Ireland Continues Looking for a CEO of Its Upcoming Gambling Authority
As Ireland prepares to launch its first gambling regulatory body, the government is frantically searching for someone to lead it. The position of the chief executive officer is open and Ireland is willing to accept applications from a wide range of applicants. Ireland Seeks CEO for Its Future Regulator Ireland has been looking to establish […]
Industry
March 15, 2022
Gambling Taxi Driver Goes in Jail for Fleecing Clients
An Irish court was unmoved by the claims of a taxi driver who had stolen money from drunk passengers that he had acted under duress and sentenced him to jail time. Targeting Drunk Clients Gareth Taggart, a 32-year-old taxi driver, received a 14-month sentence at Belfast Crown Court by Judge Richard Greene QC for his […]
Sports
March 15, 2022
Irish Professor Warns Not to Normalize Gambling and Offer Enough Treatment
The normalization of gambling is a danger that lurks in societies that have become too open and liberal to sports gambling, professor Coin O’Gara believes. His opinion – or concern rather – is voiced in the context of Ireland moving ahead with a new gambling law that will presumably create better consumer safeguards. Too Much […]
Industry
March 9, 2022
Northern Ireland Lawmakers Advance Gambling Bill, Await Royal Assent
Northern Ireland is getting closer to finalizing a new gambling framework that would allow the country, among other things, to set up a gambling regulatory body that will oversee some of the more contentious points of the industry. The latest breakthrough comes after years of debates and the sinuous legislative road of the Betting, Gaming, […]
Business
March 7, 2022
BoscaSports, britbet Extend Display Deal for Three Years
BoscaSports, the leading digital solutions provider for screens in Europe, extended its partnership with britbet, the pool betting provider of more than 55 British racecourses. britbet and BoscaSports Extend Their Betting Display Deal Building on an existing collaboration, the duo extended their partnership deal for three years. Under the terms of the extended partnership, BoscaSports […]
Industry
March 2, 2022
Ireland Starts Looking for Head of Future Gambling Authority
Ireland will finally look to establish a gambling regulator, a move that has long been in the making and deservedly so. After the country faced some trouble in bringing bookmakers in line over the use of credit cards, a watchdog that has the remit to issue unambiguous rules regarding gambling – and follow up on […]
Industry
February 15, 2022
William Hill Opts Out Credit Card Payments in Ireland
Credit cards aren’t exactly banned under Irish law when it comes to gambling. Yet, growing criticism of the practice of accepting payments from such financial instruments has forced some operators to be proactive and act decisively in restricting access to their sites with such payment methods. William Hill has become the latest company to deny […]
Industry
February 14, 2022
Paddy Power Hires BoscaSports to Enhance Betting Shop Digitization
Paddy Power announced a move that will see its betting shops feature digital betting shop displays under an extended deal between Flutter Entertainment and BoscaSports. Digital Betting Display The expanded agreement between Paddy Power owner and the provider of industry-leading display technology and retail betting platform BoscaSports will transform more than 40 Paddy Power-branded betting […]
Industry
February 10, 2022
New Report Says There Are 12,000 Problem Gamblers in Ireland
Is Ireland doing enough to protect gamblers from coming in the way of harm? This is the question pondered in a new report by the Health Research Board, which examined the gambling habits of people aged 15 and older. According to the report, there have been shortcomings in the way the country addresses problem gambling. […]