The resurgence of PartyPoker’s record-breaking MILLIONS Online tournament was reported last week. However, it seems that ambitious $20 million guaranteed prize pool claims could be premature. The newly created MILLIONS Online webpage don’t have information regarding the $20M guaranteed prize pool anywhere. Currently it just states that the tournament will …
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Brazil has taken another step towards legal and regulated sports betting after the country’s Lower House and Senate voted in favour of MP 846 bill initially was signed in December 2018 by departing President Michel Temer. Now, the only hurdle that remains for the bill to be sanctioned into law …
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Stockholm-listed sports betting platform supplier Kambi Group has strengthened its partnership with Bulgarian National Lottery operator JSC. As a part of a new deal, Kambi will support the operator’s planned entry into Moldova this summer. Kambi has been providing its sportsbook and managed services to National Lottery JSC’s 7777.bg brand …
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Sportradar and SportsGrid announced on Thursday an exclusive partnership to launch the first free, 24-hour network dedicated to the sports betting audience. Available to all users free of charge, the network will provide coverage and analysis of statistics and odds across various professional sports. Sportradar and SportsGrid say the service …
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Melco International Development, a company originated from Hongkong, unveiled the locations of its two new satellite casinos. They will be located in Ayia Napa and Paphos. Opening two new satellite facilities mean Melco continues its expansion in Europe. Both casinos are expected to operate by the end of the current …
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Digital sports media and content provider Perform Group has announced signing a deal to become a second data distributor for North America’s Major League Baseball (MLB). Perform will distribute official, real-time league data to licensed sports betting operators in the US. In February, MLB also agreed to a multi-year data …
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At the end of 2018, PokerStars became Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) first-ever “Official Poker Partner.” Three months later it’s launching a new ‘UFC-branded Spin & Go’s’. They are now available live on PokerStars where players can play poker “inside the UFC’s world-famous Octagon.” Both partners also announced this week that …
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Ancient Egypt is one of the most popular themes among slots players. So Goddess Rising, a new game produced by Novomatic, has all the hallmarks of a huge success. 5-reel, 40-line slot Goddess Rising, features Isis, who was one of the most important Goddesses in ancient Egypt. In this game …
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A new policy implemented by Svenska Spel, state-owned Swedish operator, excludes all forms of online casino advertising. The decision was announced on the company’s website. In the statement Patrick Hofbauer, CEO of Svenska Spel, explained that the decision to stop advertising is to support the Swedish Health Authority in their …
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New research report indicates that Paddy Power Betfair profits from it’s US division could reach $600m (€532m) in a few years. However, it is highly dependable on more states legalizing sports betting. So far seven US states had legalized sports betting, with more expected to follow this trend in the …
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RedKings, part of Microgaming Poker Network (MPN), has announced on their website that on April 28 will cancel their online poker and sports gambling operations. Online casino activities will continue, at least for now. Without going into details, the announcement indicates that Betsafe will take over the operator’s RedKings Promotions. …
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Totalizator Sportowy, Polish state-owned lottery and online casino monopoly, for the first time has topped six billion zloty mark in 2018. According to new figures released during the first week of April total sales jumped by 8.5% to PLN6.1b (US$1.6b). This resulted in two more new records, the total contribution …
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Puerto Rico, a U.S.- controlled territory in the Caribbean, plans to offer sports gambling in near future. This would also open the doors for fantasy sports and esports gamblers. Local media informed that Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosello announced the bill this past Monday on April 1. According to Rosello …
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1,000 closed betting shops and 5,000 jobs in risk, this according to Ladbrokes officials will be a result of slashing fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) maximum stakes to two pounds. After years of discussing what the maximum stake on FOBTs should be, UK politicians decided that it must be lowered …
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Copenhagen City Court upheld the order from the Danish Gambling Authority (Spillemyndigheden) which will block access to 25 unlicensed gaming websites. Local internet service providers are required now to prevent their customers from visiting accessing 10 igaming sites and 15 skin betting sites. “We use our authority to block websites …
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I was looking at the calendar of the online gaming expos the other day and I was more than surprised by the number of exhibitions that are taking place each month. From merely two shows that used to take place ten years ago, we now have more than 30 around …
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Bucharest could relocate its gambling halls to a “neighborhood of gambling” located outside the Romanian capital, if a proposal by a general council survives a vote in the city’s General Council, local news outlet the Romania Insider reports. According to data quoted by local media, the city is home to …
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The National Hockey League has secured a deal with leading betting operatot William Hill that makes the sportsbook operator the league’s official sports betting partner. Betting on NHL games has increased 38% during the 2018-19 season at William Hill’s Nevada Sports Books. Additionally, NHL fans, when compared to fans of …
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The betting firm 188Bet has announced that it was closing all operations to customers in the UK, Channel Islands, Gibraltar and Ireland with immediate effect. In company explained decision very easy: “This is a commercial decision in a very competitive marketplace.” The statement also made clear Annatar is solvent and …
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A Costa Rican gambling company and operator Betrics and the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) signing of a sponsorship that places Betcris.mx as the first Official Betting Site of the Mexican National Soccer Team. Under the terms of contract, Bectrics.mx will also become the official sponsor of the National Team. The …
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