Sports betting platform Unibet has signed a multi-year sponsorship deal with the NHL’s New Jersey Devils and appointed Martin Brodeur, the former Devils’ legendary goaltender, as its Brand Ambassador. The sponsorship, first of this kind for the Kindred Group subsidiary in the US, will include a fan and hospitality experiences …
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France’s casino industry has voiced concerns about the planned privatisation of French state-owned lottery, gaming and sports betting operator Francaise des Jeux (FDJ), and the range of games that the privatised operator will be permitted to offer. In an open letter to the government, the country’s casino trade union ‘Casinos …
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Brazil’s Ministry of Economy has produced its first draft of regulations for sports betting. If accepted, the country wouldn’t limit the number of licenses that could be issued, and operators would pay an annual tax rate of 1 per cent on turnover. After outgoing President Michel Temer signed the approval …
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Kindred Group-owned Unibet has launched its first online sportsbook in the US, going live in New Jersey through its partnership with the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City. The launch has came three months after the partnership was formed and the operator’s online casino debut in the state. “We …
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bet-at-home, Betclic Everest Group-owned sports betting operator, has revealed that it expects to receive an €11.9m ($13.1m) bill from the Austrian tax authorities, relating to the activities of its Linz-based subsidiary. Austria is conducting a tax assessment on bet-at-home.com Entertainment through the Ministry of Finance. According to bet-at-home, auditors have …
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Video Gaming Technologies (VGT), a subsidiary of Aristocrat Technologies, has reached a settlement worth $3m (€2.7m) with Class II and III games developer Castle Hill Gaming (CHG) over an intellectual property rights infringement lawsuit. The case was filed in 2017 and concerned alleged infringements of certain VGT trademarks, trade dress …
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Brazilian professional tennis player Diego Matos has been handed a lifetime ban from the sport after being convicted of multiple match-fixing offences. An anti-corruption hearing found Matos manipulated the outcome of 10 matches played in 2018 at ITF level tournaments in Brazil, Sri Lanka, Ecuador, Portugal and Spain. The 31-year-old …
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Sports betting operator 10bet has announced a two-year partnership with former Chelsea and Ivory Coast National Team striker Didier Drogba to become the operator’s new global brand ambassador. Drogba will star in 10bet’s global marketing campaigns and will promote the brand in the UK and Asia. The ad initiative includes …
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The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has suspended with immediate effect the online casino and betting operator license of EveryMatrix as part of a review of the company’s customer interaction framework. Throughout the commission’s review, EveryMatrix would not be able to provide B2C services, including offering real event betting or betting …
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Stockholm-listed casino games developer NetEnt has agreed the first acquisition in its history, with a deal to take control of slot specialist Red Tiger Gaming worth up to £220m (€245.3m). According to NetEnt’s official announcement, this all-cash deal will see an initial consideration of £197m and an additional profit of …
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Japan has launched a public consultation on proposed regulations for Integrated Resorts (IR), including the country’s first casinos, with people able to submit comments on the controls until 3 October. The consultation, which was launched by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, kicks off IR basic plan outlined …
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The Football Association (FA) has sanctioned English Championship side, Huddersfield Town with a £50,000 fine, after the club breached the governing body’s kit and advertising regulations. On 17 July, the club announced a deal with Flutter Entertainment’s Paddy Power brand, A kit masquerading to be Huddersfield’s first-team strip for the …
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Athens-listed Intralot has reported an 8 per cent drop in revenue to €378.1m for the first half of 2019, with growth in the Americas offset by a decline in Europe and other territories. Closing H1 2019 trading, Intralot board declared operating profits of €76 million, down 16 per cent on …
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Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has announced that he will not ban online gambling in the country despite strong pressure from China. Duterte announced it at a news conference upon his return from a five-day official visit to China, during which he met the country’s President Xi Jinping. “We decide to …
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Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur, has ended its partnership with the Russian gambling company 1xbet. The announcement comes shortly after the operator’s website was suspended by the United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC). Chelsea and Liverpool, two other clubs with sponsorship deals with the company, have decided to suspend all …
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New York-listed gaming operator Caesars Entertainment is on course to be operating sportsbooks across seven US states by the end of September. The firm confirmed that since last August it has expanded its sports betting presence to include Caesars branded sportsbooks in seven states – Nevada, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, …
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Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia, has ordered a complete shutdown of all online gambling activities in the country. The decision has sparked a massive exodus of Chinese workers. The 67-year-old Prime Minister used an official government statement to declare that his nation must not rely on such iGaming licensing …
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FOX Bet, the US joint venture between FOX Sports and The Stars Group (TSG), has launched its real money sports betting operation in New Jersey. Fox Bet has replaced the BetStars brand in the Garden State and will operate alongside PokerStars and PokerStars Casino, which have been retained by The …
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Nasdaq-listed Scientific Games has confirmed that it has been granted a 10-year contract to supply instant win games and its retail technology to Turkish national lottery ‘Milli Piyango’, further strengthening its presence in the country’s gaming market. The exclusive ten-year deal will see Scientific Games supply lottery instant games, 15,000 …
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The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) has demanded that Betfair Australia “immediately cease and desist” from offering a betting exchange on Hong Kong racing over beliefs that offering such an exchange “represents a serious integrity issue”. In a letter dated September 4 to Betfair chief executive Tim Moore-Barton, the HKJC …
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