WATFORD F.C AND SPORTSBET.IO TO PARTNER FOR THE NEXT THREE SEASONS
Disruptive sports betting brands, Sportsbet.io and Watford F.C have agreed to become main club partners for the next Premier League season after Sportsbet.io secured a landmark agreement with the 2019 FA Cup finalists. The deal is one that the likes have never seen before in the cryptocurrency sportsbook…
SPORTS BETS IN THE UNITED STATES HIT $9 BN
At least US$9 billion has been bet on sports in the US since the Supreme Court lifted the federal ban last year. US.- On May 2018 the US Supreme Court decided to lift the federal ban on sports betting, giving…
ENGLISH FA FINES SCHOLES £8,000 FOR BREACHING BETTING RULES
The English Football Association (FA) has fined former England and Manchester United footballer Paul Scholes £8,000 (€8,995/$10,079) after it found he had breached its prohibition on betting on the sport. Scholes was alleged to have placed a total of 140…
CLUB BRUGGE SELECTS UNIBET AS ‘FAIR PLAY’ BETTING PARTNER
Kindred Group’s flagship European sportsbook property Unibet has upgraded its sponsorship of Belgian Pro League side Club Brugge, becoming official shirt sponsor for season 2019/20. Belgian sports media reports that the ‘Blauw-Zwart’ has secured a ‘club record sponsorship’, as Unibet migrates its…
LOTTERY SALES DOWN IN MAINLAND CHINA
The number of official lottery products sales in China was 12.7% down year-on-year in May to €4.5 billion. China.- The lottery in Mainland China experienced a setback in May, as according to official data from China’s Ministry of Finance, the…
MARATHONBET SCORES PRINCIPAL PARTNER DEAL WITH SEVILLA FC
Online bookmaker Marathonbet has been confirmed as the principal partner and front-of-shirt sponsor for Sevilla FC, as part of a new two-year agreement between the duo, with the deal set to begin at the start of the 2019/20 season. The five-time Europa League champions will…
TOM WATSON’S GROUPING OF GAMBLING ISSUES WILL NOT HELP INDUSTRY PROBLEMS
Taking aim at the gambling industry once again, Tom Watson, Labour Deputy Leader, MP for West Bromwich East and Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, recently wrote: “It is obvious to anyone the system is in…
THE TRUTH BEHIND NEW YORK’S FAILED SPORTS GAMBLING BILL
Some New York lawmakers see the value of expanded sports gambling in the state. Legislators such as Senator Joseph Addabbo and Assemblyman Gary Pretlow had worked tirelessly to get bills approvedthat would allow the activity beyond the four upstate venues already…
SPORTS BETTING IN BRAZIL REMAINS UNREGULATED
The lack of regulation has most sports betting companies in Brazil operating on offshore servers. Brazil.- Sports betting regulation in Brazil will probably arrive soon. However, as lawmakers debate how and when, companies are already arriving in the country. Still, as clear…
INDIA GST COUNCIL WANTS AG TO WEIGH IN ON DUAL TAX FOR LOTTERIES
Last Friday, India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council got together for its 25th reunion. Once again, as has been seen in previous meetings, the group was still not able to come together and agree on how lotteries in the…