NEW SPORTS BETTING WEBSITE LAUNCHED IN NEW ZEALAND
The new NZRB website has been highly praised and is expected to have a great impact on sports betting in the country. The NZRB’s new betting platform was launched this week and was described as “the beginning of a new…
MACAU GREYHOUND RACING OPERATOR FINED MOP$25 MILLION FOR FAILING TO REHOME DOGS
Macao (Yat Yuen) Canidrome Co. Ltd, the former operator of the city’s greyhound racing facilities controlled by legislator and SJM Holdings Co-Chairman Angela Leong, has been fined MOP$25 million (US$3.1 million) for abandoning dogs formerly under its care. The Municipal…
TOKYO PLANS MAJOR ESPORTS EVENT IN FY2019
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has announced that 50 million yen ($460,000) in public funds is being budgeted in FY2019 for a major two-day eSports event in Tokyo. Both the venue and the date of the event remains to be decided….
INDIAN MP URGES REGULATION OF ONLINE SPORTS BETTING
The politician has introduced a bill that would improve integrity in sports and regulate online sports betting. India.- Indian Thiruvananthapuram MP and senior Congress Leader Dr. Shashi Tharoor introduced on December 28 the Private member’s Bill in the Lower House…
INDIAN MP PROPOSES REGULATIONS TARGETING SPORTS BETTING, MATCH FIXING
India has been cracking down on illegal gambling for some time now, but new bookies and bettors keep popping up. There’s a clear demand for gambling, it’s just been driven underground. Dr. Shashi Tharoor, the MP from Thiruvananthapuram and senior Congress leader,…
CHINA’S SPORTS LOTTERY CONTINUES TO FEEL EFFECTS OF WORLD CUP BETTING FRENZY
China’s official lottery sales are still feeling the effects, albeit slightly abated, of the post-World Cupbetting frenzy. For the month of November, overall lottery sales on the mainland reached RMB42.17 billion ($6.14 billion), a 10.8% increase over the same period in…
AIPOKER MADE ITS DEBUT IN SOUTH KOREA TO OVERTURN THE TRADITIONAL BUSINESS MODEL FOR ONLINE POKER GAMES
AlGame Foundation, located in Singapore, launched its first public project called AIPoker onDecember 4th in Seoul, South Korea. AIPoker will be the first online poker game platform worldwide that integrates AI, big data, and blockchain technologies. The project was revealed at “99EX Global Launching Conference & Initial Project Launching…
BETTER COLLECTIVE: RESPONSIBLE GAMING IS NOTHING WITHOUT TRANSPARENCY
Philipp Lach, director of group brand sites for Better Collective, talks to CasinoBeatsabout responsible gambling – and the importance of fairness and transparency CB: How can being transparent and fair help both the casino players and be good for business? PL: “It all…
WINNING POST: CHANGING PERCEPTIONS OF ANIMAL BETTING SPORTS
US: Florida greyhounds – dog days are over Florida, home to the oldest continually operated dog track in the world (and one of the largest) has banned wagering on greyhound races in the state from 2020. The state constitutional amendment…
CHASE CAREY – RESPONSIBILITY MUST DRIVE F1 BETTING PARTNERSHIPS
Chase Carey, President & Executive Chairman of Formula 1, has personally backed the sport’s decision to align itself with sports betting. Updating stakeholders, Carey insists that F1 governance will monitor wagering activities and sanctioned bookmaker marketing, stating that betting on F1…