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…
PRESIDENT BOLSONARO ORDERS LOTTERIES IN BRAZIL BE REOPENED AMID COVID-19 PANDEMIC
The measures implemented by Bolsonaro are not in line with the decisions that have been made by other political leaders worldwide to navigate through the coronavirus outbreak. The Brazilian head of state questioned some of the confinement measures that many…
ITALY: SERIE A ASKS GOV TO LIFT GAMBLING AD RESTRICTIONS
Football league asks government to remove ad and sponsorship bans to help generate revenues during the Coronavirus outbreak. Italy.- Serie A, Italy’s premier football league, has asked the government to relax its gambling advertising rules to help the sport recover from…
FORMULA 1 LAUNCHES VIRTUAL GRAND PRIX SERIES TO REPLACE POSTPONED RACES
By George Miller Formula 1® has announced the launch of a new F1 Esports Virtual Grand Prix series, featuring a number of current F1 drivers. The series has been created to enable fans to continue watching Formula 1 races virtually,…
COVID-19 BOOKMAKERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE WORST
By Iwo Bulski Therefore, the virus begins to spread throughout the continent; 33 countries have reported at least an example of the disease. According to UN health agency said so far, there have been 633 confirmed Covid-19 cases in 33 African…
DO SOUTH AFRICANS LOVE SPORT? YOU BET!
By Iwo Bulski The country has hosted world cups for all three of the above mentioned sports, rugby in 1995, cricket in 2003 and football in 2010. Despite a number of years in isolation due to Apartheid sanctions, the nation…
WHEN IT COMES TO EMERGING MARKETS, DON’T FORGET VIRTUAL SPORTS
(Switzerland).- Virtual Sports has long been considered an effective way for bookmakers to increase engagement and time on site. As part of an offering, it can help deliver similar advantages of other Betting Stimulation tools in both enhancing a user’s…
SPORTS EVENTS ARE MISSING FOR SPORTS BETTING
(International) .- The terrifying advance of the coronavirus in recent weeks continues to impact a large part of the planet’s population, so much so that the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pandemic state last Wednesday (11). As one of the…
COVID-19: HOW THE VIRUS IS IMPACTING SPORTS EVENTS ACROSS THE GLOBE
As the world comes to terms with the continually evolving threat of COVID-19, SBC focuses on how the outbreak is having a significant impact on sporting events across the globe. Football Following the UK Government’s decision not to ban…