WINNING POST: INDUSTRY BRACED FOR BUDGET BLOW
Regulus Partners, the strategic consultancy focused on international gambling and related industries, takes a look at some key developments for the gambling industry in its ‘Winning Post’ column. UK: Politics – Budget Day to bring tricks not treats The pumpkins…
GAMING AND SPORTS BETTING EXPLOSION IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES – UNDERSTANDING THE DYNAMICS
(Malta).- Technology has always played an important role in many fields. The gaming and sports betting industries, as well, don’t stay indifferent to the never-ending technology development. As a consequence, because the technology revolutionizes, the need for following the advances…
PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS GO CASHLESS WITH TAPPIT PARTNERSHIP
Manchester City has announced a new partnership in the UK and Asia Pacific with tappit, a solution that provides cashless experiences at events. The deal will explore the use of this technology at club events across the world, including global live screenings and…
SPORTSPESA DENIES OUTRIGHT NAIROBI IPO RUMORS.
Ronald Karauri, Chief Executive of Kenyan betting group SportPesahas moved to quash rumours that his firm will seek an IPO in 2019. On Thursday, citing unnamed sources, Bloomberg and Reuters Africa reported that Karauri and SportPesa investors were planning to list…
PADDY POWER BETFAIR FINED £2.2M FOR FAILING TO STOP BETS WITH STOLEN MONEY
Paddy Power Betfair has been fined £2.2m by the gambling industry regulator for failing to protect customers and stop stolen money being gambled. The Gambling Commission said during 2016, the betting group failed to intervene when customers displayed signs of problem gambling and…
SPORTS BETTING CAN OFFER A PARADIGM SHIFT FOR US STATE LOTTERIES REVIVAL
(United States).- Limited growth in revenues and profits or even stagnation pose a direct risk for State budgets and significant hurdles in the Lotteries’ process for digital transformation that is critical for addressing in a sustainable way the next generation…
ONLINE AND SPORTS BETTING COMBINE FOR ‘BIGGEST GAME IN TOWN’
The United States will become the world’s top legal sports-betting market within five years, and online wagering will be a major reason for that, a panel of experts agreed Monday at the Global Gaming Expo. “This will be the biggest…
ESPN’S VAN PELT TELLS G2E AUDIENCE LEGALIZING SPORTS BETTING IS GOOD ‘COMMON SENSE’
ESPN personality and anchor Scott Van Pelt was an early proponent for the legalization of sports betting in the U.S. His reasoning was simple, he told an audience at the Global Gaming Expo Wednesday. “Because I have common sense,” he…
CONOR MCGREGOR LOSS, NFL UPSETS FUEL STRONG WEEKEND FOR SPORTSBOOKS
A Saturday night that saw heavily-backed underdog Conor McGregor lose to Khabib Nurmagomedov in UFC 229 was followed by an upset-filled NFL Sunday that some bookmakers called their best of the season. MGM, which operates sportsbooks in Nevada, New Jersey and Mississippi, said the…
PREMIER LEAGUE SIGNS DEAL WITH EA TO LAUNCH EPREMIER LEAGUE
The English Premier League has joined hands with Electronic Arts (EA) to launch ePremier League (ePL) in the UK. The players in the UK can choose their favourite club and win ePL title. The ePL will begin in January 2019 and final…