US SPORTS BETTING MARKET TO REACH $2.5 BILLION BY 2021: UNION GAMING
The current momentum of the U.S. sports betting market could increase the total amount of sports betting revenue to $2.5 billion by the year 2021. In a press release, Union Gaming explained that the numerous agreements fostered in 2019 between…
SHIRT SPONSORHIP DEAL IS CHANGING RWANDA GAMBLING LANDSCAPE
By Iwo Bulski A second shirt deal was recently signed with a French league club side Paris Saint Germain. With the momentum built around tourism, and football, some of the business that has sprouted is the casino gambling and the sports…
PAGCOR PROVIDE RINGING ENDORSEMENT OF ICE LONDON
Strengthening their strategic relationship with the ICE brand, the Philippine Amusement & Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has confirmed it will be bringing its largest ever delegation to this year’s ICE London (4-6 February, 2020, ExCeL London, UK) following the association’s recent…
BECKY’S AFFILIATED: WHY SBC & OLIVER’S WISH CHARITY BOXING 2020 IS A MUST ATTEND
Kicking off a new year and in this instance, a new decade, is the perfect time to reflect on how we as an industry can do more good in this world. It just so happens a wonderful opportunity to do…
SPELINSPEKTIONEN SUBMITS NEW PROPOSALS TO TACKLE MATCH FIXING
Erin-Marie Gallagher The Swedish gambling authority Spelinspektionen has revealed a new draft regulation which could prohibit operators from offering certain markets on individual performance. The legislation is currently awaiting review, however it could mean that betting operators must not offer betting markets…
KENYA ONCE THE HOT-BIRD OF SPORTS BETTING BUSINESS-COULD CRUMBLE IN 2020
By Samuel Qudingo In addition Kenya was described to have the highest numbers of mobile betting players in sub-Saharan Africa as well as having 83 percent of the people bets on football, whilst, on the average the amount spend on bets…
GERMANY’S SPORTS BETTING LICENSE APPLICATIONS START DRIBBLING IN
Germany is claiming success in its efforts to impose a new sports betting licensing regime, although it failed to show its work on how it calculated this success. On Tuesday, the Ministry of the Interior and Sport in the German…
PAGCOR CLOSES CASINO AMID TAAL VOLCANO THREAT
Major volcanic eruption set to hit the Philippines in the coming days. Philippines.- The threaten of an imminent, “hazardous”, eruption of the Taal Volcano, located around 70km south of Manila, has put the entire country on high alert Around 8000…
NEW YORK POSTS WEAK SPORTS BETTING RESULTS
December marked a year-low in revenue from sports betting operations in New York, as it totalled US$780k. US.- Revenue from sports betting operations in New York posted a year-low last month, totalling just over US$780k. This figure represents the lowest…
WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF ONLINE SPORTS BETTING IN KENYA?
By Iwo Bulski This is especially true for younger individuals, who make up a large portion of the Kenyan population. The question of online sports betting has long been a dividing issue in Kenya. On one hand are advocates who claim…