LA LIGA RETURNS WITH BOOKMAKER BLACKOUT
Ted Menmuir La Liga football clubs will be forced to remove all betting related sponsorships and in-stadia promotional materials in accordance with the government’s COVID-19 ‘Social Shield’ decree emergency response. The top flight of Spanish football will return on Thursday 12 June…
SOUTH AFRICA THRIVING ON SIMULATED SPORTS
Peter Situma However, the onset of Covid-19 coronavirus has led to the suspension and cancellation of many forms of betting to a stop. Anything needing physical participation from a number of players has been shuttered, including horse racing, and most…
WITH REAL-LIFE GAMES HALTED, BETTING WORLD PUTS ACTION ON ESPORTS
Marco Blume, trading director for the sports book Pinnacle, remembers when betting on the competitive video games known as e-sports was an exotic concept. “When we started with e-sports in 2010, we got maybe $100 in wagers in a…
BETGENIUS: SPARE CHANGE… HOW WILL THE INCREASE TO FIVE SUBS AFFECT FOOTBALL TRADING?
Ted Menmuir Betgenius Head of Trading Dmitri Agapov weighs up what the new International Football Association Board (IFAB) ruling allowing teams five substitutions means for sportsbook trading teams… When the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A get back underway, empty stadiums and…
DAVE MCDOWELL, FSB: HITTING THE BULLSEYE DURING THE GLOBAL SPORTS BLACKOUT
Luke Massey FSB Tech CEO Dave McDowell (pictured) discusses taking the Remote Darts League (RDL) right through from concept to sourcing players and event production, how he hopes it will open the industry’s eyes to the power of FSB’s data automation platform, and…
KNEELING AS A FORM OF PROTEST RETURNS TO THE NFL
By Erik Gibbs The U.S. is in an uproar over what many now see as gross racial inequality on several fronts. After two high-profile race-charged incidents occurred almost back to back this year, the country has been dealing with major riots,…
SPORTS GAMBLING APPS BECOME HUGELY POPULAR IN THE U.S.
By Erik Gibbs It always helps to look at any negative situation through a positive lens. As damaging as the coronavirus has been around the world, recovery is going to happen, and things will return to normal. In fact, for the…
WHEN SPORT RETURNS: TREATING THE CORONA CRISIS AS INDUSTRY WAKE-UP CALL
Bill Pascrell, III This is a guest contribution by Bill Pascrell, III of A GAME ABOVE.com. If you would like to submit a contribution please contact for submission details. Thank you. Green shoots The past several months have been challenging to…
THE NBA HAS DRAWN OUT A ROADMAP TO COMPLETE THE SEASON
By Erik Gibbs The NBA continues to work on a plan to complete the 2019-20 season, called off because of the coronavirus, and thinks it now has a viable solution. There are still a lot of details that have to be…
NIGERIA SPORTS BETTING SECTOR REPORT 2020-2021
Iwo Bulski This report presents market trends, focusing on the needs of customers across multiple industry segments, use cases, and geographies. Markets and Subjects Analysed Core Research Key Questions Answered Key Topics Covered Companies Mentioned For more information about this…