Leaks and Gossips

According to UK’s Sunday newspapers “The Observer” and the “Sunday Times” the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) will propose banning the use of credit cards in online gambling. This proposal is coming after consulting on credit wagering. UKGC is expected to publish its report and recommendations this week. This is the …

An adviser to Chinese online sports lottery operator 500.com told investigators that the company gave money to five more lawmakers beside Tsukasa Akimoto, who was arrested in late December. On Friday, a Tokyo court agreed to a request from city prosecutors to extend the detention of Akimoto through January 14. …

Japanese prosecutors have arrested a ruling-party lawmaker previously in charge of casino policy on suspicion he accepted bribes from a Chinese company seeking to build a casino. Liberal Democratic Party politician Tsukasa Akimoto arrest is yet another blow to already unpopular plans to open the country to the gaming industry. …

Sports betting brand Bwin is going to quit from Russia’s online gambling market, as its parent company, A&NN Investments, is looking to unload its licence in the country. According to news outlets, the operator of the Bwin.ru website has been in talks to offload the operation and sell its licence …

The Gambling Related Harm All-Party Parliamentary Group (GRH APPG) has requested that a £2 limit is introduced on all online slot machine games, similar to the maximum stake limit introduced for fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs). Their request to slash the stakes follows on a six-month review into the impacts of …

If the £10 billion Flutter Entertainment and The Stars Group merger is to secure regulatory approval, Flutter may be forced to sell its brands, including flagship Paddy Power. Since the merger was propositioned on 2 October, Flutter CEO Peter Jackson and corporate governance have emphasised confidence in clearing all regulatory …

At least eight areas have revealed their interest in getting a chunk of the newly legalized gambling sector in Japan. The candidates will compete for permission to host one of the three integrated casino resorts in the country. Japan Tourism Agency’s survey has shown that Hokkaido, the city of Chiba, …

Basque Country operator Grupo Kirol has denied rumours that it will sell its flagship business Kirolbet to US private equity fund Blackstone Group in a €100m deal. The news was posted by Spanish ‘El Confidencial’ which reported that Blackstone had sanctioned a €100 million bid to acquire Kirolbet’s entire Basque …

According to the judge investigating match-fixing in Spain, the final-day victory 2:0 against Valladolid that secured Valencia’s place in the Champions League was prearranged by a criminal gang and up to seven players from the losing side. Extracts from the investigation were published in the newspaper El Mundo, the 2nd …

Spanish police have made a series of arrests over alleged match-fixing activities in the country’s top two divisions of club football. Total of 11 people was arrested, including the president of SD Huesca. Although no names have been officially disclosed in the case dubbed ‘Operación Oikos’, Spanish media has named …

The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) is expected to carry out an investigation into Saturday’s match between Cobh Ramblers and Limerick FC which was won 3:2 by the guests. It has been reported that a number of suspicious betting patterns have been spotted. FAI was alerted that match has attracted …

Only three episodes are left in the final season of Game of Thrones, and a lot of main characters are still alive after the Battle of Winterfell. Let’s once again take a look at odds while trying to predict what could happen in a new episode. Even if Theon Greyjoy …

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are expecting their child any day now and there is endless speculation to what they will call their first child. According to Brittish bookmakers, a new favourite name emerged in recent days. After a few weeks ago bookmakers stopped accepting bets on royal baby gender, …

Sports wagering giant William Hill talks about further expand its operations across the Atlantic. The bookmaker had begun talks to create some sort of arrangement with American casino company Penn National Gaming. If it goes ahead, the deal will see the FTSE 250 firm merge its sports betting technology with …

US multi-national private equity firm Blackstone has desire to buy Grupo Codere, Spain’s largest gambling operator. Earlier this year Blackstone purchased Spain’s Cirsa and is reportedly looking to further enhance its presence in the country. Codere cited its performance in Latin American countries Argentina and Mexico as among the main …

Sky Betting & Gaming (SBG), which belongs to CVC Capital Partners and Sky plc, may be absorbed by Stars Group. The Canadian gambling giant announced that it can make one of the largest corporate acquisitions in 2018, having issued a purchase of cash and shares for a total of $4.7 …

At the weekend in Tbilisi, Georgia took Lithuania and easily won 4-0. This match came under suspicion and could be fixed, according to Francesco Baranka, a representative of Federbet, a non-profit organization. The Italian specialist notes that from beginning of the game, there was a surge in staggered activity for …

This statement was made by the coach of the national team of Ireland Joe Hennigan. The manager is confident that the fight between Russian boxer Vladimir Nikitin and Irishman Michael Conlan were fixed. Hennigan claims, head coach Zaur Antia, fluent in Russian, that the hopes of bantamweight world champion Michael …

GVC Holdings Plc advanced to the final stage of negotiations for the purchase of the bookmaker Ladbrokes Coral Group Plc for 4 billion pounds (€ 4.5 billion). GVC offers 160.90 pence for each share. Ladbrokes Coral, whose PPPs in UK urban centers are dying out, will attract more attention to …

American online game producer Aristocrat Technologies Inc, part of Australian Aristocrat Leisure Ltd, completed the acquisition of the “complete source code and hardware design” for a promotional kiosk developed by Phi Gaming LLC. The purchase price is not announced. Phi Gaming is a developer of systems and advertising kiosks and …