VFL WOLFSBURG UNVEIL INTERWETTEN SIGNING
Bundesliga giants VFL Wolfsburg has unveiled its latest partnership with online gambling operator Interwetten. The deal, which comes into effect as from the start of the upcoming 2019/20 campaign will see Interwetten serve as the team’s official sports betting partner….
LATVIA PUSHES FOR MORE GAMBLING CURBS AS ONLINE REVENUE JUMPS
Latvia’s gambling market continued to grow in the second quarter of 2019 even as the government proposes further curbs on gaming activity. Figures released last week by the Lotteries and Gambling Supervisory Inspection of Latvia (IAUI) show state-licensed gambling operators…
LIGUE 1’S GIRONDINS DE BORDEAUX SCORES PARTNERSHIP WITH BETCLIC
Online gambling operator, Betclic Everest Group has entered into a major partnership deal withFrench Ligue 1 football club, Girondins de Bordeaux. With the agreement stretching for two years, the partnership will cover the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons, with the Betclic branding set to appear…
SERIE A APPOINTS GENIUS SPORTS AS DATA LEAD FOR BETTING SERVICES
Ahead of the start of a new European football season, sports data and technology providerGenius Sports Group secures the official rights to collect and distribute Serie A betting data through its Betgenius subsidiary. Strengthening Serie A integrity provisions, Genius Sports will capture match data utilising…
STAKING COMPANY SUES WSOP MAIN EVENT 7TH PLACE FINISHER, NICK MARCHINGTON
Prominent poker staking company C Biscuit Poker Staking sues the seventh-place finisher of the World Series of Poker Main Event, Nick Marchington, for 10% of his $1.5m windfall over a staking deal gone wrong. At 21-years of age, had Nick…
SWEDEN, THE UK GIVE PRAGMATIC’S IGAMING PLATFORM THE GREEN LIGHT
Across the globe, online gaming continues to spread. The U.S. and Asia are beginning to see an introduction into the activity, but countries across Europe seem to be the most anxious to allow entry by international operators. Sweden and Denmark have seen…
SWEDISH FA HITS BACK AT REGULATOR IN FOOTBALL BETTING SUSPENSION CLASH
The Swedish Football Association (SvFF) has hit out at the country’s gambling regulatory body, Spelinspektionen, for not prohibiting licensed operators from offering betting on a domestic football club competition, despite its warning of suspected match fixing. Last month saw the SvFF reveal that…
GVC DONATES FOOTBALL SPONSORSHIP TO GAMBLEAWARE IN ATTEMPT TO TACKLE PROBLEM GAMBLING
Sports Betting and gaming group GVC Holdings has announced that it will be removing many of its sponsorship assets for the upcoming football season today, after announcing that they will instead be donating them to GambleAware’s ‘Bet Regret’ campaign. With the Scottish Professional Football League kicking…
PORTUGAL’S ONLINE CASINO REVENUE SURPASSES SPORTS BETTING
Portugal’s online gambling market set another revenue record in Q2, thanks to a serious surge in online casino activity. Figures released Thursday by the Serviço Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos do Turismo de Portugal (SRIJ) regulatory body show the market…
FA COMMUNITY SHIELD: “WHY DON’T WE CANCEL IT THEN?”
A look ahead to this weekend’s FA Community Shield as Liverpool take on Manchester City at Wembley Stadium. On Sunday, goats in the yard stop bleating, seagulls stop pecking at the dirty nappies, and TV’s in the homes of Liverpool…