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Month: June 2020

Europe Sports

ASTON VILLA FINISHES W88 SHIRT SPONSORSHIP

Tom Daniels Aston Villa has announced that its principal partnership with online betting site W88 will officially conclude at the end of the campaign with Cazoo becoming the club’s front of shirt sponsor. The W88 partnership, which was the club’s third principle partner in three…

Sports

THE INDUSTRY WAKES UP TO VIRTUAL SPORTS POTENTIAL

Erin-Marie Gallagher The return of live sports will have a positive impact on virtual sports according to Martin Wachter – CEO and Founder of Golden Race – who predicted that it will result in increased traffic and exposure of virtual products. According to Wachter,…

Europe Sports

WHY IS THE EPL THE BEST OPTION FOR PUNTERS?

Peter Situma Also, millions are spent in betting on the EPL odds, every single Matchday. The popularity of the English premier league has many advantages. African punters rarely experience this kind of opportunity. This is why we are giving you all…

Asia Lotto

CHINESE LOTTERY SALES FALL 17.7% IN MAY

China’s Sports and Welfare Lotteries saw sales fall 17.7% in May, the smallest year-on-year decline reported by the country’s Ministry of Finance since novel coronavirus (Covid-19) hit. Sales for the month came to CNY29.22bn (£3.32bn/€3.65bn/$4.14bn), though this marked a 24.9%…

Sports

SPORTRADAR: FOOTBALL’S MATCH FIXERS ENTER THE BETTING EARLY

Luke Massey The suspicious live betting activity from over 50% of the football matches identified by Sportradar between 2017 and 2019 emerged within the first 15 minutes, signifying a clear trend for match fixers to enter the betting markets early in the…

Sports

SPECIAL INTERESTS AND CORONAVIRUS FEARS, A ONE-TWO PUNCH FOR SPORTS BETTING

Special interest groups are everywhere, they are powerful, and they don’t let go of power easily. They grab on to some sector or industry, seize a few politicians who love making laws, and tell those politicians they’ll give them a…

Sports

OUTLINE OF SPORTS RESUMPTION

Peris Wambu Stadiums have remained empty, as fans heed to their governments’ call to social distance and avoid crowding. Empty stadia have resulted to loss of revenue to players. After months of agony, things seem to be looking up as…

Africa Lotto

OPERATORS VOW TO RESIST BACKDOOR SETTLEMENT OVER GHANA LOTTO

Iwo Bulski The National Lottery Regulators Commission (NLRC) The lotto promoters have also threatened to sue the NLRC if they dare to sign any out of court settlement. Western Lotto had earlier taken 25 other operators to court to claim…

Africa Sports

WHICH BETTING SITE IN KENYA HAS CASHOUT

To most individuals in betting, they perceived the government to do very little to curb the antagonistic effects of sports activities betting. The privateness provided by cell money as had a positive affect on sports activities betting. Majority of people…

Sports

THE SECOND COMING OF SOCCER

Robin Hutchison Pronet Gaming’s Chief Commercial Officer Bobby Longhurst on what to expect from the highly anticipated return of Europe’s biggest sport The return of live sports should signal welcome relief for operators who have had to navigate some choppy…