BETTING BRANDS MAY SHIFT FOCUS FROM SPORTS TO CASINO AMID COVID-19 PANDEMIC
The COVID-19 crisis has hurt the gambling industry and now big sports betting brands may look to their online casinos to help them weather the storm. Zoltan Tundik COVID-19 has shaken up the world. No one and no business has…
BRAZILIAN CLUBS DEFINE SALES OF BROADCASTING RIGHTS ABROAD AND FOR BOOKMAKERS
Within this scenario, the best economic proposal for the clubs in the short term should keep the business. According to “Maquina do Esporte”, the six proposals sent to the clubs include, in addition to the sale of international broadcasting…
CHINA SEEKS NEW SPORTS LOTTERY MASCOT TO ASSIST SALES RESTART
China’s sports lottery is trying to raise awareness of its post-pandemic rebirth by seeking public help in creating a new mascot. On March 11, China began restarting its sports and welfare lottery sales after a record 49-day shutdown caused by the COVID-19…
AGA CALLS FOR HELP FROM TRUMP
AGA president and CEO wrote a letter to US President Donald Trump about the PPP Interim Final Rules and to defend the industry. US.- The American Gaming Association (AGA) president and CEO William C. Miller, Jr. wrote a letter to…
LATVIA BANS ONLINE GAMBLING DURING CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
Government forces all online gambling operators to close their digital doors. Latvia.- The government has decided to extend the prohibition on gambling and lotteries to all online gambling sites while the country battles the Coronavirus pandemic. The country’s emergency bill…
GERMANY TO STOP ISSUING SPORTS BETTING LICENCES
Authorities will stop issuing sports betting licences in Germany following a ruling by the Darmstadt Administrative Court. Germany.- Authorities will stop issuing sports betting licences in Germany following a ruling by the Darmstadt Administrative Court. The court made the decision…
PREMIER LEAGUE SEASON HANGS IN THE BALANCE AS MONEY AND HEALTH BATTLE FOR POWER
A major row has been rumbling all week about the controversial steps taken – or not taken – by Premier League clubs and players when it comes to the vast wages that they take home and whether they should still…
WIMBLEDON CANCELLED OVER COVID-19 PANDEMIC
The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) has confirmed that this year’s edition of the Wimbledon Championships will not take place due to the outbreak of novel coronavirus (Covid-19). The Championships had been due to run from 29 June to…
BRAZILIAN COURT OVERRULES PRESIDENTIAL DECREE ON LOTTERIES
(Brazil ).- A Brazilian court has annulled the decree of President Jair Bolsonaro which excluded lottery houses, churches and religious temples from quarantines imposed in some states to curb the coronavirus epidemic. “Access to churches, religious temples and lotteries stimulates…
ZIMBABWE – SPORTS BETTING’S GRIM FUTURE
By Iwo Bulski Depending on the day, or time of day, this commodious two-storey building, among many others dotted around the Central Business District (CBD), usually houses punters in their hundreds, all eager to increase their winnings on one of the…