WORLD CUP DRIVES FRENCH MARKET GROWTH IN THIRD QUARTER
French regulator ARJEL has cited the impact of the football World Cup as a key driver of a 21% year-on-year increase in online gaming revenue during the third quarter of 2018. Total gross gaming revenue grew to €271m, largely thanks…
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…
POKERSTARS LAUNCHES ITS VIRTUAL REALITY POKER
The eagerly anticipated official launch of the game follows on from a well-received closed beta test which saw more than 150 invitees play and test it using Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. PokerStars VR is available to download through the…
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…
HONG KONG’S IEC ACQUIRES WIGAN ATHLETIC
Hong Kong-based gaming investment company International Entertainment Corporation (IEC) has acquired English football club Wigan Athletic. The club, which has played in the English Premier League, is currently playing in English League One. As per the deal, IEC acquire the…
IGB DIARY: UNHAPPY PUNTERS, LAW SUITS AND CROUCH
Happy Friday igamers, this week we query the Australian bookies attempts at taking bets on the Melbourne Cup, get up to speed on the continuing Steve Wynn saga and more Tracey Crouch news. How not to impress punters Down Under……
SUPER EARLY BIRD OFFER FOR NEXT YEAR’S BETTING ON FOOTBALL
Super Early Bird tickets are now available for next year’s Betting on Football conference, which returns to the home of Chelsea FC atStamford Bridge from 19-22 March 2019. All the ‘Early Birds’ who purchase tickets before Friday 14 Decemberwill get a £200 discount off the full…
ALBANIA BANS SPORTS BETTING & ONLINE GAMBLING
The Albanian parliament late last week passed a law banning several forms of gambling in a major move aimed at preventing and minimising illegal activities surrounding match fixing as well as curbing gambling addiction. The measure is also intended to…
IRELAND’S BETTING TAX INCREASE COULD COST €35 MILLION
A new study shows that doubling the betting tax could cost the Exchequer €35 million. Ireland.- Ireland’s gambling industry is set to suffer major changes next year, as the Ministry of Finance announced its decision to increase the betting tax…
TURKISH DELIGHT! GALATASARAY NETS BILYONER AS PREMIUM SPORTS PARTNER
Galatasaray SK, Turkey’s biggest sports club has confirmed that it has secured a 2-to-3 year sponsorship with Intralot subsidiary Bilyoner Interaktif (Bilyoner.com) becoming its new ‘official betting partner’. Updating the media, Galatasaray Chairman Mustafa Cengiz disclosed that Bilyoner had committed to a 2-year sponsorship agreement set at…