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Europe Poker

RUSSIAN POKER – EVOPLAY ENTERTAINMENT

Russian Poker is the first table-game launch of 2019 from game development studio Evoplay Entertainment. “Russian variant of poker presents new and challenging twist to kick off 2019” Designed with the classic golden age of casino tables in mind, each and every…

Europe Sports

SPORTRADAR LAUNCH B2B MARKETING SERVICES FOR BOOKMAKERS

Sports data specialistsSportradar are branching out into providing B2B marketing services for betting operators. On Wednesday, Sportradar announced the debut of its new ad:s platform, which aims to provide sports betting operators with a “full-service marketing offer.” The new service will be headed…

Asia Poker

LATEST JAPAN OPEN POKER TOUR SHOWS LOCAL POKER POPULARITY CONTINUES TO GROW

by Makoto Katayama   The growing interest in live poker in Japan was there for all to see as the Japan Open Poker Tour (JOPT) held its most recent event at Bagus Place in Ginza, Tokyo from 11 to 14 January,…

America Sports

5 COMPANIES TO WATCH CLOSELY IN POST-PASPA 2019

In May 2018, the Court struck down a U.S. Federal law that prohibited legal sports gambling, ruling that it was unconstitutional. Sports gambling can now be authorized and regulated by the States, not by the Federal Government. And it’s triggered…

Europe Sports

TURKEY OPENS TENDER FOR SPORTS BETTING

The government has opened a tender for the operation of sports betting state-owned operator SporToto. Turkey.- Turkey’s Official Gazette has reported that the government is looking to open the sports betting industry by launching a tender to find businesses to…

Asia Sports

NEW SPORTS BETTING WEBSITE LAUNCHED IN NEW ZEALAND

The new NZRB website has been highly praised and is expected to have a great impact on sports betting in the country. The NZRB’s new betting platform was launched this week and was described as “the beginning of a new…

Asia Sports

MACAU GREYHOUND RACING OPERATOR FINED MOP$25 MILLION FOR FAILING TO REHOME DOGS

Macao (Yat Yuen) Canidrome Co. Ltd, the former operator of the city’s greyhound racing facilities controlled by legislator and SJM Holdings Co-Chairman Angela Leong, has been fined MOP$25 million (US$3.1 million) for abandoning dogs formerly under its care. The Municipal…

America I-Gaming Sports

GAMBLING IN THE USA A BILLION DOLLAR OPPORTUNITY IN THE ONLINE GAMING MARKET (SAFEHAVEN.COM MARKET COMMENTARY

By Zoltan Tundik   FN Media Group Presents Safehaven.com Market Commentary Currently, Global Market Advisors estimate illicit sports betting is a $150 billion industry. NBA commissioner Adam Silverhas written that some even estimate it at $400 billion per year. And in 2018, a little-known U.S. Supreme Court decision…

America Sports

A PEAK INTO THE UNDERGROUND WORLD OF SPORTS GAMBLING

He didn’t mean to become an illegal sports bookie; it kind of happened by accident. Stephen Mardigan was making a decent living as a used car dealer in Portland, Maine when a few innocent requests set him on a path that…

Asia Sports

TOKYO PLANS MAJOR ESPORTS EVENT IN FY2019

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has announced that 50 million yen ($460,000) in public funds is being budgeted in FY2019 for a major two-day eSports event in Tokyo. Both the venue and the date of the event remains to be decided….