WORLD POKER TOUR CANCELS ALL ASIAN EVENTS UNTIL MAY DUE TO CORONAVIRUS IMPACT
The World Poker Tour (WPT) has cancelled or postponed all of its Asia-Pacific events for the next three months as a result of the widespread disruption to regional travel caused by the Coronavirus. The decision means that next month’s WPT…
KENYA FOLLOWING UGANDA IN BANNING FOOTBALL BETTING
By Iwo Bulski Kenya’s Interior Minister Dr. Fred Matiang’i, said that the government will be turning the betting industry inside out. He called for changes in the Betting and Licensing regulations. According to the reports by the local media house NTV….
THE FUTURE OF SPORTS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS THE USE OF BLOCKCHAIN IN SPORTS
Steve Kaaru Blockchain technology has continued to make inroads into the sports industry, transforming the ever-growing industry greatly. This transformation will be at the heart of the agenda during the Future of Sports conference to be held on February 14. The event…
KINDRED GROUP CEO: 2019 BELOW EXPECTATIONS, BUT EURO 2020 SHOULD BE OUR BIGGEST-EVER EVENT
By Tim Poole Following Kindred Group’s unaudited full-year financial report, where the operator reported flat revenue growth for 2019, Gambling Insider caught up with company CEO Henrik Tjärnström. Are you pleased with marginal/flat growth during such a tough year or is it not really…
SCOTTISH GROUP URGES GAMBLING ADS BAN
The football governing body from Scotland SPFL has received complaints about gambling advertising in local football. Scotland.- A group that focuses on problem gambling has urged the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) to be responsible and use its influence to…
FIVE BRITISH FOOTBALLERS WHO TURNED TO POKER
Football and poker go together like the tackle and the shin pad, like the through-ball and the dinked finish, like Tim Sherwood and memes. Often, when players have finished playing the most popular sport in the world for a living, they…
SPORTS BETTING MARKET UNBELIEVABLE GROWTH
By Iwo Bulski The research report has abilities to raise as the most significant market worldwide as it has remained playing a remarkable role in establishing progressive impacts on the universal economy. The Research report presents a complete assessment of the…
SPORTS BETTING IN THE US REACHES US$13BN MARK
The sports betting segment in the US doubled its previous legal sports bets record from 2018 and totalled US$13 billion during last year. US.- The industry has evolved substantially in the past months and continues to do so. The segment…
SPORTS BETTING BREAKS SALES RECORDS IN GERMANY
Players in Germany spent around €9.3 billion on sports betting last year, which represents a 21% increase over 2018. Germany.- The German sports betting association, Deutsche Sportwettenverband (DSWV), has unveiled details about the segment’s performance last year. Players in Germany spent around …
NIGERIA – SPORTS BETTING IS ILLEGAL IN THE SIGHT OF GOD
By Iwo Bulski Ezera, in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday, described betting as an act of gambling carried out by idle minded people, adding that God is against the act of gambling for Christians. “The people…