SPORTS BETTING AS MONEYMAN AND MONEYBOY SEE IT
By Iwo Bulski Highbury Media CE Kevin Ferguson is MoneyMan. Ferguson, a Welsh-born Canadian, has been living in South Africa for the past 25 years and considers himself as much South African now as he once was Welsh. He has a Welsh dragon…
POKER ON SCREEN: HIGH STAKES POKER
Whenever a friend of yours asks them which poker show they should watch having never seen it, which one do you say? If you’re from Europe, the answer is often ‘Late night Poker’, and we totally get why that’s the case….
SPAIN TO LIMIT ONLINE GAMBLING ADS TO FOUR-HOUR WINDOW STARTING 1AM
Spain’s online gambling operators will only be allowed to advertise on radio or TV in a four-hour window starting at 1am under new regulations proposed by the government. On Thursday, Minister of Consumer Affairs Alberto Garzón met with representatives of gaming industry…
PREMIER LEAGUE SUMMER TRANSFER WINDOW REVERTS TO LATER DATE
You’ve made the effort, you’ve changed so far as to be unrecognizable, but after two years of trying, do you simply give up? Premier League clubs certainly feel that way this week as they have voted to put the summer…
HELL FREEZES OVER: NFL LOOKING FOR ITS FIRST VP OF SPORTS BETTING
Hell, much like the tundra of Lambeau Field, has officially frozen over as the National Football League goes looking for its first sports betting executive. On Thursday, Legal Sports Report broke the news that the NFL was quietly putting out feelers for…
GHANA – JOURNALISTS TO CONVERGE FOR BETWAY SPORTS WRITERS CONFERENCE
By Samuel Qudingo The two-region Betway Sports Writer’s Conference will be held on the 5th and 7th February 2020 in Kumasi and Accra respectively. The conference will focus on equipping sports journalists with knowledge in live sports broadcasting, pre-game analysis, conducting…
PENNSYLVANIA: MORE THAN $30M IN WAGERS ON SUPER BOWLS
The Super Bowl took place this past weekend and Pennsylvania registered more than US$30 million in wagers. US.- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has released the preliminary figures from sports betting activity from this past weekend. During the Super Bowl, more…
LALIGA EXPANDS IN SOUTH AFRICA WITH GAMBLING BRAND HOLLYWOODBETS
By Iwo Bulski It will grant Hollywoodbets visibility during broadcasts of LaLiga’s via digital overlay technology. Match tickets will also be available for the betting brand to use in its upcoming marketing campaigns. The deal is further evidence of LaLiga’s ongoing…
OSASUNA INVOLVED IN LA LIGA MATCH FIXING CASE
Osasuna’s former club secretary, Angel Vizcay, has claimed that the club had made a series of payments to Getafe and Real Betis to influence the outcome of matches during the 2012-2013 and 2013-14 seasons. Vizcay claimed in a provincial court in Pamplona on Tuesday that Getafe…
LITHUANIAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION: 24 MATCHES FIXED IN 2019
A total of 24 football matches in Lithuania were suspected of having been affected by match-fixing in 2019, according to the Lithuanian Football Federation. The figure was announced by the Gambling Supervisory Authority, part of Lithuania’s Ministry of Finance, as…