NO MASS GATHERINGS CASTS DOUBTS OVER IRISH SPORTING EVENTS RETURNING BEFORE SEPTEMBER
Erin-Marie Gallagher Major sporting events across Ireland are to face further setbacks after the Irish government confirmed that all mass gatherings of over 5,000 people will be banned until 1 September. The new restrictions will impact the 2020 All-Ireland championships, the…
PREMIER LEAGUE CLUBS TO VOTE ON 30TH JUNE DEADLINE
With a hiatus of five weeks already having passed, the Premier League teams will meet on Friday April 17th to discuss the possibility of either ending the season on 30th June or declaring the current season to be complete by that date….
GERMANY TO STOP ISSUING SPORTS BETTING LICENCES
Authorities will stop issuing sports betting licences in Germany following a ruling by the Darmstadt Administrative Court. Germany.- Authorities will stop issuing sports betting licences in Germany following a ruling by the Darmstadt Administrative Court. The court made the decision…
LATVIA BANS ONLINE GAMBLING DURING CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
Government forces all online gambling operators to close their digital doors. Latvia.- The government has decided to extend the prohibition on gambling and lotteries to all online gambling sites while the country battles the Coronavirus pandemic. The country’s emergency bill…
PREMIER LEAGUE SEASON HANGS IN THE BALANCE AS MONEY AND HEALTH BATTLE FOR POWER
A major row has been rumbling all week about the controversial steps taken – or not taken – by Premier League clubs and players when it comes to the vast wages that they take home and whether they should still…
WIMBLEDON CANCELLED OVER COVID-19 PANDEMIC
The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) has confirmed that this year’s edition of the Wimbledon Championships will not take place due to the outbreak of novel coronavirus (Covid-19). The Championships had been due to run from 29 June to…
ITALY: SERIE A ASKS GOV TO LIFT GAMBLING AD RESTRICTIONS
Football league asks government to remove ad and sponsorship bans to help generate revenues during the Coronavirus outbreak. Italy.- Serie A, Italy’s premier football league, has asked the government to relax its gambling advertising rules to help the sport recover from…
COVID-19: HOW THE VIRUS IS IMPACTING SPORTS EVENTS ACROSS THE GLOBE
As the world comes to terms with the continually evolving threat of COVID-19, SBC focuses on how the outbreak is having a significant impact on sporting events across the globe. Football Following the UK Government’s decision not to ban…
SPORTS EVENTS ARE MISSING FOR SPORTS BETTING
(International) .- The terrifying advance of the coronavirus in recent weeks continues to impact a large part of the planet’s population, so much so that the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pandemic state last Wednesday (11). As one of the…
OPERATOR CEOS HEAD BETTING ON SPORTS EUROPE SPEAKER LINE-UP
Martyn Elliott Ulrik Bengtsson (William Hill), Anthony Werkman (Betway) and Paris Smith (Pinnacle) are among the operator CEOs set to share valuable insights on the future of the industry at Betting on Sports Europe 2020. Overcoming the regulatory, reputational and operational challenges faced by the European…