Legal
April 5, 2022
Man Turns to Drug Dealing to Cover Gambling Debt, Sentenced to 3 Years
The evidence that people from poorer social backgrounds are much likelier to gamble and resort to crime is well-documented. The case of Ricardo Randev is just the latest example of a person who took to drug dealing to cover a gambling debt that was beyond his means. Randev, who was apprehended by police in Cronton […]
Industry
April 5, 2022
MP Hails UK Government Recognition of Racing Industry Vulnerability
The changes in the gambling industry in the United Kingdom will impact both the sports as well as the racing industry and the government is finally beginning to realize this. MP Laurence Robertson feels confident that this realization would allow those in charge of the Gambling Act 2005 review to consider treating each segment individually […]
Sports
April 5, 2022
PSG Kylian Mbappé Calls out Winamax over Poor Taste Marketing
Winamax has been known as a maverick French sports and poker platform that has often taken to social media to make testy statements, including about some of its partners. The platform has fallen out with soccer clubs it sponsored and was also targeted by the country’s regulator on at least one occasion. Now, the platform […]
Sports
April 5, 2022
Drake Lost $100K on Dukes to Beat Tar Heels over Weekend
Canadian rapper Drake did not resist the temptation to bet on the NCAA Final Four games which were a first for the man who has recently discovered his passion for betting big with Stake.com, a prominent cryptocurrency sportsbook. He took a wager on Saturday, backing the Duke Blue Devils against the North Carolina Tar Heels […]
Business
April 5, 2022
FanDuel and BCE Sign Ontario Sports Betting Partnership
FanDuel Group, a subsidiary of Ireland-based Flutter Entertainment, already scored one against its competitors in Ontario after a multi-year agreement with Canadian telecom and media giant BCE. ‘First-Of-Its-Kind’ Agreement The agreement to enhance BCE-owned TSN sports network with betting-focused content provided by America’s #1 sportsbook operator was announced alongside the official launch of the online […]
Industry
April 4, 2022
DraftKings & Mashantucket Pequot to Bring Sportsbook to Puerto Ricans
NASDAQ-listed digital gaming and sports entertainment company DraftKings has decided to expand its relationship with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. The two have agreed to bring DraftKings’s retail and online sports betting verticals to the people of Puerto Rico. The two products first need to be subject to a series of legal approvals and licenses […]
Business
April 4, 2022
Rivalry Obtains Ontario License, Launches a Marketing Campaign
Rivalry has managed to secure a license in its second fully regulated market as has cleared the bar to enter Ontario. After being allowed to operate in Australia, the global esports betting brand has now expanded in Canada’s biggest province where online gambling was launched today (April 4, 2022). “Bet on Canada. Bet on Rivalry” […]
Business
April 4, 2022
GIG’s Sportnco Expanded Partnership with Betway’s Portuguese Operator
Gaming Innovation Group (GIG), a business-to-business provider of iGaming cloud-based product and platform services and performance marketing, has inked a partnership agreement with Portugal’s Betway operator, GM Gaming. Sportnco Offers Its Solutions to GM Gaming The deal will see GIG use its B2B sports betting and gambling solutions subsidiary Sportnco to power Betway’s offerings in […]
Industry
April 4, 2022
Arizona: Sports Betting Revenue Soars in January, Surpasses $500M
Sportsbooks in Arizona have seen a new record after sports fans wagered more than half a billion dollars in January, according to a new report. Arizona Sportsbooks Surpass $560M in Wagers for January It was back in September last year when Arizona launched its sports betting market. After a few months of operation, sportsbooks have […]
Business
April 4, 2022
XLMedia’s CEO Resigns, the Company Will Search for a Replacement
XLMedia has announced that its chief executive, Stuart Simms, will be stepping down as he handed his resignation to the board of directors. According to XLMedia, Simms intends to resign because he wants to pursue other dreams and the UK digital publisher will undertake a formal process to find a suitable replacement. Simms Will Continue […]
