FIFA ENDORSES MATCH-FIXING REPORTING APP
The global football governing body has officially recognised FIFPro’s app for reporting match-fixing. FIFA has officially designated a new smartphone app as a valid tool to report potential corruption in football. Red Button is a new app developed by the…
MAZZA: BETTING SPONSORSHIPS ARE STILL RELEVANT NO MATTER WHAT THE RESTRICTIONS ARE
Tom Daniels The start of the 2020/2021 European football season, will see a drastic altering in the relationship between football clubs and betting operators. Once recognised as the leading marketing channel for targeting betting audiences and amplifying brand exposure, in…
MACAU GRAND PRIX TO PROCEED IN 2020 BUT NO FORMULA 3
The Macau Grand Prix is set to look very different in 2020 with the main Formula 3 race cancelled and drivers in remaining races sourced predominantly from Asia. The Macau Grand Prix Organizing Committee announced at a press conference on…
JAPANESE POLICE RAID ORGANIZED CRIME LOCATIONS ON SUSPICION OF RECEIVING MONEY FROM ILLEGAL CASINO
by Shintaro Kamimura The Saitama prefectural police has revealed that it searched locations related to a man, who had been arrested last month for organized criminal activity, on 10 September under allegations that he had received protection money from an illegal…
COLOMBIA SIGNS NEW PACT TO TRACK AND BLOCK ILLEGAL ONLINE OPERATORS
Local gaming regulator Coljuegos teamed with officials from the IT and Communications Ministry and the Colombian Federation of Luck and Random Game Entrepreneurs (Fecoljuegos) to track and block illegal online operators in order to protect those already established in the…
WSOP MARKS LARGEST ONLINE POKER TOURNAMENT EVER
The international WSOP Online 2020 tournament series, played on GGPoker, concluded on Tuesday. A number of long-standing poker records were smashed over the course of the 54 event series, including the largest prize pool ever for an online tournament. Some of the highlights…
SPORTS DRIVES FIRST 2020 GAIN IN CHINA LOTTERY
China’s two lotteries put in an impressive performance in July, marking their first month of year-on-year growth of 2020. In total lottery sales were up 10.4 percent to CNY36.15 billion ($5.28 billion), driven mainly by a 17.1 percent surge in…
TOTO ELEVATES SUPPORT OF WOMEN’S FOOTBALL WITH FOUR SPONSORSHIPS
Erin-Marie Gallagher TOTO, the Netherlands lottery sportsbook brand, has secured a sponsorship agreement with four football clubs in the Women’s Eredivisie. PSV, ADO Den Haag, sc Heerenveen and FC Twente have all signed a three-year agreement with the sportsbook brand. This latest agreement,…
FULHAM SIGNS BETVICTOR AS MAIN SHIRT SPONSOR
Online gambling operator BetVictor has agreed a deal to become the new main team partner and front-of-shirt sponsor for English Premier League football club Fulham. The two-year agreement will run over the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons, and cover Fulham’s first…
AC MILAN STRIKES ‘LONG-TERM’ YABO SPORTS PARTNERSHIP
Tom Daniels Casino and sportsbook operator Yabo Sports has been named as an official regional partner for AC Milan across Asia. As a result of partnership, Yabo Sports has added to AC Milan’s virtual fan village as part of the club’s Digital Summer Tour – a…