INSIDERSPORT: ON THE BALL – CHINA TO HOST 2021 FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP
From sponsorship to the ever-expanding world of football media coverage, when it comes to the business of football, InsiderSport has you covered. This week’s OTB reports on the latest MLS expansion franchise, FIFA’s Club World Cup announcement and Amazon’s latest…
US PGA TOUR CLEARS SPORTS BETTING IN GOLF
Starting next year, sports betting will include golf competitions organised by the US PGA Tour, as the governing body approved the segment. US.- The sports betting liberalisation in the US has pushed states to gradually regulate the segment. However, sports…
CLARION GAMING APPOINTS FIRST HEAD OF ESPORTS
William Harding, who will work across the Clarion Gaming portfolio retaining a sharp focus on the ICE brand, joins with a wealth of esports experience having previously worked with Red Bull where he promoted The Sphere, the UK’s largest esports…
RACING POST B2B BOOSTS BOOKMAKER FOOTBALL PACKAGES
Racing Post B2B has enhanced its operator ‘football content packages’, with the addition of further engagement features bringing punters closer to the action than ever before. Boosting bookmaker engagement, Racing Post B2B has strengthened its football content with the inclusion of…
ANDREW COCHRANE, SBTECH: HELPING LOTTERIES TO KEEP PACE WITH THE SPORTSBOOK COMPETITION
Lotteries are “turning to SBTech” for sportsbook services when their market share comes under pressure. That’s according to the firm’s Chief Development Officer Andrew Cochrane, who spoke on a panel about replicating the European Lotteries experience at this year’s Betting on…
THE MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR US SPORTS GAMBLING GIVES SOME INSIGHT AT G2E
If one person were to be chosen as being the guiding force behind the push for legalized sports gambling in the U.S., it would have to be Chris Christie, the former governor of New Jersey. He tried no less than…
CHICAGO MAN BUSTED FOR ILLEGAL COSTA RICAN SPORTSBOOK
A Chicago man is in trouble big time with the feds. Michael Frontier, or Ira Goldberg or any of the long list of other aliases he has used, is charged with running an illegal sportsbook based out of Costa Rica….
LADBROKES COULD SHUT BETTING SHOPS IN NORTHERN IRELAND AS PART OF CLOSURE PLAN
The British bookmaker’s plan to shut hundreds of shops over the next two years comes as a direct result of lost revenues from Britain’s decision, earlier this year, to slash the maximum stake for in-store betting machines from £100 to £2….
“TO MAKE IT IN THE US, BOOKMAKERS NEED TO BE WILLING TO MAKE A LONG-TERM INVESTMENT
(Exclusive interview).- Lorenzo Caci, Director Business Development and Strategic Partnerships at Sportradar, talked to Focus Gaming News about this year’s G2E Las Vegas. G2E 2019 will kick off tomorrow in Las Vegas, and as the sports betting segment continues to…
SWANSEA CITY FC LAUNCHES NEW RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING PROJECT
Championship football team, Swansea City has now launched a new responsible gambling project with the aim if helping protect supporters from gambling-related harms, while also educating players about the risks which are involved with betting. The Wales-based football club is currently playing in the English Championship,…