MARATHONBET SCORES PRINCIPAL PARTNER DEAL WITH SEVILLA FC
Online bookmaker Marathonbet has been confirmed as the principal partner and front-of-shirt sponsor for Sevilla FC, as part of a new two-year agreement between the duo, with the deal set to begin at the start of the 2019/20 season. The five-time Europa League champions will…
FAI INVESTIGATES SUSPICIOUS BETTING ON IRISH FOOTBALL MATCHES
The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) are set to investigate this weekend’s League of Ireland First Division match between Cobh Ramblers vs Limerick FC, in relation to suspicious betting. A 3-2 victory for underdogs Limerick has been placed under scrutiny with regards to betting activity witnessed on…
UK RACING PANICS AS LEVY FUNDING COMES UP £17M SHORT
The UK racing industry is in full freakout mode on news that their annual kickback from the betting industry will be £17m lower than expected. On Friday, the Horseracing Betting Levy Board (HBLB) announced that the expected Levy income for the fiscal…
MONICA RANGEL ON THE ADVANTAGES OF LOTTERY GAMBLING
Gambling might come in many shapes and sizes, but the way that most people get started on it is through the lottery. Monica Rangel, chief operating officer of the Global Lottery Corporation (GLC), joined CalvinAyre.com’s Becky Liggero to talk about…
SPORTS BETTING: THE POWER OF LIVE STREAMING
Ahead of ICE North America, we sat down with Perform CEO, Ross MacEacharn, to discuss the role live streaming plays in driving in-play betting and the role it might play in driving entertainment and engagement for sportsbooks in the US….
UK: SPORTS SPONSORSHIP SPEND IS UNDER-EXPLOITED BY USD 18.3 B IN REVENUES, STUDY SHOWS
Business spending on sports sponsorship is set to grow by 4% to £35 billion (USD 45.8 B) globally in 2019, but rights-holders, such as leagues, teams or tournaments, are under-exploiting sponsorship deals, according to a new report. A research released on…
AFC BOURNEMOUTH RENEWS MANSION SPONSORSHIP FOR FIFTH EPL SEASON
English Premier League football club AFC Bournemouth has confirmed that it will maintain online gambling group Mansion as its lead sponsor for a fifth consecutive season. Gibraltar-based Mansion has served as lead sponsor of AFC Bournemouth since the club’s promotion to the Premier League…
PADDY POWER TO PAY OUT OVER $1 MILLION FOR MANCHESTER UPSET IN MARCH
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) had a clear advantage over Manchester United when the two met in the Champions League series this past March. It had already defeated Manchester 2-0 in the first leg of competition. That put PSG as the favorite to win,…
JOCKEY CLUB CHIEF EXECUTIVE TO STAND DOWN
The Jockey Club, the largest commercial horse racing organisation in the UK, has revealed that Simon Bazalgette will leave his position as group chief executive by the end of 2019. Bazalgette became the first person to take on the role…
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…