POWER VS LIBERTY GROUND ZERO IN THE UK
I often call gaming the canary in the coal mine for the wider global economy. Here I’d like to go into that idea a little deeper. The import of that comparison is not necessarily laden in technical patterns, but rather within…
POKERSTARS AND BETSTARS LAUNCH IN SWEDEN
PokerStars and BetStars launch follows receipt of a license from Sweden’s gambling regulator Lotteriinspektionen in December 2018. The new framework gives players based in Sweden full access to poker games and tournaments at PokerStars.se and FullTilt.se, initially approximately 370 markets across 25 sports and specialist betting options at…
FACEBOOK RESTRUCTURES SPORTS DIVISION FOR CRITICAL 2019
Ted Menmuir Entering 2019, social media giant Facebook has moved to restructure its global sports division, which will be led by former NBA executiveDan Reed as Vice President of Global Sports/Media Partnerships. Facebook has previously stated its intent on growing exclusive sports partnerships…
SBC STRENGTHENS CONFERENCE TEAM APPOINTING ANA-LUIZA OLANESCU AS PRODUCTION LEAD
Andrew McCarron Sports Betting Community (SBC), the organiser of Betting on Football, Betting on Sports America, Betting on Sports and CasinoBeats Summit, has strengthened its conference team with the appointment of Ana-Luiza Olanescu as Head of Conference Production and Content. Olanescu joins SBC’s London office from Informa, where as Editor…
INDIAN MP URGES REGULATION OF ONLINE SPORTS BETTING
The politician has introduced a bill that would improve integrity in sports and regulate online sports betting. India.- Indian Thiruvananthapuram MP and senior Congress Leader Dr. Shashi Tharoor introduced on December 28 the Private member’s Bill in the Lower House…
US – SBTECH APPOINTS GAVIN ISAACS AS CHAIRMAN
SBTech has started 2019 with a bang by appointing former Scientific Games CEO Gavin Isaacs as its new Non-Executive Chairman. Mr. Isaacs, who joins SBTech today, will use his extensive 20 years’ gaming experience across a series of senior management…
POKERSTARS STRENGTHENS SPONSORSHIP HAND WITH UFC PARTNERSHIP
Joe Streeter PokerStars became the UFC’s first-ever ‘Official Poker Partner’ at last weekend’s UFC 232 event, which took place at the The Forum in Inglewood, California. The partnership saw the creation of a new sponsorship category, underlining the UFC’s continued quest…
ITALY BEGINS 2019 WITH GAMBLING TAX HIKE
The Italian government has rung in the New Year by introducing a series of tax increases for gambling operators, which come into force alongside its blanket ban on gambling advertising. As of January 1, iGaming licensees are subject to a…