SPANISH REGULATOR TO BAN BETTING ON YOUTH SPORTS EVENTS
Spanish gambling regulator Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) is to introduce new measures banning operators in the country from offering odds on sporting events where all or the majority of participants are under 18. The DGOJ said the…
PADDY POWER URGES END TO BETTING SHIRT SPONSORSHIP IN FOOTBALL
Flutter Entertainment brand Paddy Power has launched a new campaign urging betting operators to stop sponsoring football shirts, as it revealed its own sponsorship of English Championship club Huddersfield Town’s jersey was a hoax. Paddy Power has drawn heavy criticism…
1XBET PARTNERS WITH CHELSEA FC
Online sportsbook and casino, 1xBet has confirmed a new partnership with Premier League side,Chelsea FC. The deal, which comes ahead of the new Premier League season, will allow the operator to benefit from greater visibility through Chelsea’s expansive global fanbase. Chris Townsend OBE, Chelsea…
MAN WHO CHANGED POKER, CHRIS MONEYMAKER, ONE OF TWO NEW INDUCTEES TO PRESTIGIOUS HALL OF FAME
The man responsible for the global poker boom, 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Chris Moneymaker, was one of two players inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame this week. Moneymaker and fellow veteran poker pro David Oppenheim…
UK GOVT CONSIDERS RAISING NATIONAL LOTTERY AGE LIMIT
The government is studying the possibility of preventing 16 and 17 year olds from playing the National Lottery by raising the age limit. UK.- The government of the UK is considering raising the age limit to play the National Lottery. The…
ONLINE POKER IS DEAD: PLURIBUS CONQUERS 6-MAX NO-LIMIT HOLD’EM
It’s official, online poker is dead after artificial intelligence, from the bright minds working at Carnegie Mellon University and Facebook AI Labs, defeats humans and algorithms alike in No-Limit Hold’em Six-handed. Rob Yong said he wouldn’t play online poker anywhere other than…
BETVICTOR BECOMES THE SHIRT SPONSOR FOR SEVENTH TIER ENGLISH FOOTBALL
Online gambling operator, BetVictor, has demonstrated its commitment to the seventh tier of English football after being named the principal partner of the The Bostik League, The Northern Premier League and the Southern League. Nick Robinson – Isthmian Football League Chairman, Mark Harris – Northern Premier League…
1XBET TEAMS UP WITH CHAMPIONS LEAGUE HOLDERS LIVERPOOL FC
International gaming and technology company 1xBet has teamed up with Champions League holders Liverpool FC. The new partnership will see 1xBet become an Official Global Betting Partner for the club, enabling its supporters to take advantage of exclusive offers and sporting entertainment. Meanwhile,1xBet…
EFL SURVEY: 71% OF FANS COMFORTABLE WITH GAMBLING SPONSORSHIP
More than two thirds of EFL supporters believe that gambling companies’ involvement in the football league is acceptable, according to a survey of more than 27,000 fans. Furthermore, 62 per cent of fans stated their belief that the gambling industry’s involvement in…
IRELAND’S BOOKMAKERS NOT WILD ABOUT PROPOSED LOTTERY BETTING BAN
Some Irish politicians want to prohibit the nation’s bookmakers from offering lottery betting either online or in their betting shops. Ireland is in the midst ofupdating its archaic gambling laws, although this interminable process seems to have begun shortly after…