SUSANNA DINNAGE U-TURNS ON PREMIER LEAGUE LEADERSHIP
Ted Menmuir Issuing a short statement this weekend, the governance of the English Premier League (EPL) has confirmed that Susanna Dinnage will not be taking on the role of Premier League Chief Executive in 2019. Last November, EPL governance had announced the inbound appointment of…
YEAR IN REVIEW: SPORTSBOOKS REVEL IN 2018 GROWTH
Joe Streeter With the opening of new markets and the opportunity of the World Cup, this year marked a significant chance for sportsbooks to elevate engagement and embark on expansion. The World Cup, as shown by Google’s most searched terms, was arguably the…
TULSA WORLD EDITORIAL: WHO WINS WITH LEGALIZED SPORTS GAMBLING? A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO AREN’T GAMBLERS
Odds are that biggest effect of a bipartisan bill to regulate sports gambling in the United States will be that a lot more people will get a piece of the action. The U.S. Supreme Court let the sports betting genie…
INDIAN MP PROPOSES REGULATIONS TARGETING SPORTS BETTING, MATCH FIXING
India has been cracking down on illegal gambling for some time now, but new bookies and bettors keep popping up. There’s a clear demand for gambling, it’s just been driven underground. Dr. Shashi Tharoor, the MP from Thiruvananthapuram and senior Congress leader,…
GUIDE TO THE PAYMENTS AND FINTECH LANDSCAPE IN NIGERIA.
By Segun Adeyemi is the CEO of Amplified Payment Systems Ltd / FintechNG Introduction The year 2018 has been an interesting one for FinTech startups in Africa. From major funding announcements to ground breaking events to new policy directions,…
CHINA’S SPORTS LOTTERY CONTINUES TO FEEL EFFECTS OF WORLD CUP BETTING FRENZY
China’s official lottery sales are still feeling the effects, albeit slightly abated, of the post-World Cupbetting frenzy. For the month of November, overall lottery sales on the mainland reached RMB42.17 billion ($6.14 billion), a 10.8% increase over the same period in…
2019 POKER PREDICTIONS #3: THE YEAR OF POKERSTARS
Lee Davy continues his brief explorations into the possible futures that 2019 holds for poker with a viewpoint that PokerStars will have a rather excellent year. The last time a poker room spent a year marketing a single tournament, partypoker nailed it…
WORLD SERIES OF POKER TO ADD SPECIAL EVENTS TO CELEBRATE 50TH EDITION
Associated Press · LAS VEGAS (AP) — The World Series of Poker will mark its 50th edition next year. Owner Caesars Interactive Entertainment on Thursday announced the premier tournament will feature special events in 2019 to celebrate, including a…
WORLD POKER TOUR TO MERGE WITH ALLIED ESPORTS
Black Ridge Acquisition has agreed a deal to purchase the World Poker Tour (WPT) Enterprises and Allied Esports International assets from Ourgame International Holdings and merge the two businesses to form a new entity. The combined company will operate as…
WHERE ARE YOUR PLAYERS FROM? 2018 GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW
By George Miller BOSS. Gaming solutions has collected the latest iGaming market research by H2 agency and classified it to help you to get a full picture of players’ preferences worldwide. As an iGaming business owner, you might have noticed…