DIRECTV BLUNDERS, CAUSES BIG LOSSES FOR SPORTSBOOKS
There had been a serious amount of wagers placed on the last season of Game of Thrones, but some gamblers scored big on the first episode this past Sunday without having to work at it. It’s all thanks to DirecTV, which inadvertently…
WYNN RESORTS AND SCIENTIFIC GAMES PARTNER TO LAUNCH SPORTS BETTING AND IGAMING IN THE US
Scientific Games Corporation will partner withWynn Resorts to support the launch of Wynn Resorts’ unique digital sports betting and iGaming applications in the U.S. Wynn Resorts intends to initially launch in New Jersey and utilize several Scientific Games products and services including…
FA CHARGES PAUL SCHOLES WITH ‘ALLEGEDLY’ BREACHING BETTING RULES
Issuing a short statement, the Football Association (FA) has confirmed that it has charged former Manchester United and England midfielder Paul Scholes ‘with misconduct in relation to its betting rules’. The FA states that Scholes is alleged to have placed 140 bets on football…
EUROPEAN LOTTERIES AND NASPL TO DISCUSS SPORTS BETTING SYNERGIES AT BETTING ON SPORTS AMERICA
Members of the European Lotteries trade organisation have invited their counterparts in the US to their panels at Betting on Sports America to discuss their experience of the synergies between the traditional lottery product and sports betting. The Joint Working Group is set to attract a…
NJ SETS SPORTS BETTING AND IGAMING REVENUE RECORDS IN MARCH
Monthly record revenue across regulated sports betting and online gambling in New Jersey helped to push total gaming revenue up by 34.5% year-on-year to $294.0m (£224.7m/€259.8m) in March. Land-based casinos remain the main source of gaming income in the state,…
MAJORITY OF FINNS OPPOSE NATION’S GAMBLING MONOPOLY, SURVEY SUGGESTS
More Finns support than oppose the idea of abolishing Finland’s gambling monopoly and adopting a gambling licence system, a survey conducted by Bilendi Oy indicates. 31% want to abolish the gambling monopoly of the state-controlled Veikkaus Ltd and adopt a gambling licence system instead,…
MACAU GOVERNMENT APPROVES NEW MASTER’S DEGREE IN GAMBLING MANAGEMENT
The Macau Government made official on Monday the creation of a Master’s Degree in Business Management, related to the specialization of Gambling Management, at the Instituto Politécnico de Macau (Macao Polytechnic Institute). The course will have a duration of two…
SPORTS BETTING SHOP NUMBERS REMAIN STABLE IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
This policy banned the opening of any more sports betting shops until 2021. He explained that the largest operators in the area are Presidente, Merengue, Juancito, Gogo, JD, Dugout, Play, Bachata, and Maxis. There are now 1,832 sports betting shops…
SANTOS FC MOVES FORWARDS WITH SPONSORSHIP DEAL WITH BOOKMAKER
The start-up betting company is new in Brazil and will be online in the coming weeks. The Club should announce the partnership officially soon. After the deal is done, Santos continues seeking to find a master sponsor in the market….
PREDICTING THE FUTURE
Predictions games are emerging as a useful way for sports betting operators to acquire customers in regulated or soon-to-regulate markets across the US. SportCaller is at the forefront of this movement, and digital performance director Paddy McDermott believes free-to-play sports…