LONDON GETS READY FOR BETTING ON SPORTS
Leader of the Year kicks off Sport in Focus at Betting on Sports, set to take placeat Olympia London across September 17-20. UK.- The 2018 Sports Betting Leader of the Year Sergey Portnov will be kicking off the Sport in…
WINNING POST – DIFFERENT DEFENSIVE STRATEGIES WILL LEAD TO THE SAME OUTCOME
Industry strategic consultancy Regulus Partners reviews a week of conflict and consequences for UK betting incumbents adjusting to new FOBTs and social responsibility realities. _______________________ Last week saw optically conflicting news coming from the GB LBO sector as to the…
1XBET SECURES FIVE-YEAR SPONSORSHIP DEAL WITH FC BARCELONA
1xBet has signed a five-year sponsorship deal with FC Barcelona, which will see the online betting company work as a Global Partner of the club through to 30 June 2024. The agreement, which came into effect on 1 July, forms part of the club’s…
DANIEL GRABHER ON THE EXCITING RISE OF VIRTUAL SPORTS
One of the drawbacks of sports betting is that it is limited by the schedules of the real world, with players needing to rest and travel, preventing them from performing 24/7 to entertain us. Thankfully, virtual sports has stepped in…
BWIN STEPS UP AS VALENCIA CF CENTENARY SPONSOR
GVC Holdings European sportsbook property bwin will act as principal sponsor of Spanish football club Valencia CF, as the club celebrates its centenary year for the upcoming La Liga 2019/2020 season. Securing a three season shirt sponsorship arrangement with ‘Los Ches’, bwin marketing upgrades…
ENGLISH FA FINES SCHOLES £8,000 FOR BREACHING BETTING RULES
The English Football Association (FA) has fined former England and Manchester United footballer Paul Scholes £8,000 (€8,995/$10,079) after it found he had breached its prohibition on betting on the sport. Scholes was alleged to have placed a total of 140…
SPORTS BETS IN THE UNITED STATES HIT $9 BN
At least US$9 billion has been bet on sports in the US since the Supreme Court lifted the federal ban last year. US.- On May 2018 the US Supreme Court decided to lift the federal ban on sports betting, giving…
WATFORD F.C AND SPORTSBET.IO TO PARTNER FOR THE NEXT THREE SEASONS
Disruptive sports betting brands, Sportsbet.io and Watford F.C have agreed to become main club partners for the next Premier League season after Sportsbet.io secured a landmark agreement with the 2019 FA Cup finalists. The deal is one that the likes have never seen before in the cryptocurrency sportsbook…
CLUB BRUGGE SELECTS UNIBET AS ‘FAIR PLAY’ BETTING PARTNER
Kindred Group’s flagship European sportsbook property Unibet has upgraded its sponsorship of Belgian Pro League side Club Brugge, becoming official shirt sponsor for season 2019/20. Belgian sports media reports that the ‘Blauw-Zwart’ has secured a ‘club record sponsorship’, as Unibet migrates its…
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…