THE PREMIER LEAGUE IS BACK: HOW WILL THE BETTING MARKET REACT?
Luke Massey The Premier League makes its eagerly anticipated return tomorrow, starting with Aston Villa vs Sheffield United, but how will the ‘fanless’ aspect of ‘Project Restart’ translate to betting behaviour? And what about the Bundesliga, the first major football…
SINGAPORE RESUMES ONLINE SPORTS BETTING
The government has also relaxed travel restrictions for citizens of certain countries and will allowed dine-in outlets to operate. Singapore.- The government’s Multi-Ministry Taskforce has announced the Asian country will move to Phase 2 of its plan to ease Covid-19…
WITH REAL-LIFE GAMES HALTED, BETTING WORLD PUTS ACTION ON ESPORTS
Marco Blume, trading director for the sports book Pinnacle, remembers when betting on the competitive video games known as e-sports was an exotic concept. “When we started with e-sports in 2010, we got maybe $100 in wagers in a…
SOUTH AFRICA THRIVING ON SIMULATED SPORTS
Peter Situma However, the onset of Covid-19 coronavirus has led to the suspension and cancellation of many forms of betting to a stop. Anything needing physical participation from a number of players has been shuttered, including horse racing, and most…
LA LIGA RETURNS WITH BOOKMAKER BLACKOUT
Ted Menmuir La Liga football clubs will be forced to remove all betting related sponsorships and in-stadia promotional materials in accordance with the government’s COVID-19 ‘Social Shield’ decree emergency response. The top flight of Spanish football will return on Thursday 12 June…
BRAZIL GOVERNMENT ACCELERATES SPORT BETTING PRIVATIZATION.
The Brazilian Board of the Investment Partnerships Program (CPPI) included sports betting during its meeting Wednesday with the presence of President Jair Bolsonaro and Economy Minister Paulo Guedes, who chairs it, to discuss new ventures to be qualified under the…
SPORTS GAMBLING APPS BECOME HUGELY POPULAR IN THE U.S.
By Erik Gibbs It always helps to look at any negative situation through a positive lens. As damaging as the coronavirus has been around the world, recovery is going to happen, and things will return to normal. In fact, for the…
KNEELING AS A FORM OF PROTEST RETURNS TO THE NFL
By Erik Gibbs The U.S. is in an uproar over what many now see as gross racial inequality on several fronts. After two high-profile race-charged incidents occurred almost back to back this year, the country has been dealing with major riots,…
DAVE MCDOWELL, FSB: HITTING THE BULLSEYE DURING THE GLOBAL SPORTS BLACKOUT
Luke Massey FSB Tech CEO Dave McDowell (pictured) discusses taking the Remote Darts League (RDL) right through from concept to sourcing players and event production, how he hopes it will open the industry’s eyes to the power of FSB’s data automation platform, and…
BETGENIUS: SPARE CHANGE… HOW WILL THE INCREASE TO FIVE SUBS AFFECT FOOTBALL TRADING?
Ted Menmuir Betgenius Head of Trading Dmitri Agapov weighs up what the new International Football Association Board (IFAB) ruling allowing teams five substitutions means for sportsbook trading teams… When the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A get back underway, empty stadiums and…