The Golden State Warriors have been made heavy 1.3 favourites to beat the Toronto Raptors in the 2019 NBA Finals. The best of seven series will start on Thursday, May 30. The defending champions Warriors are also slight (1.5 points) favourites to win Game 1. It is despite playing without …
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Tiger Woods continues to have a year full of ups and downs. This time 43-years golf star suffered a heavy defeat at his own poker tournament from Russell Westbrook, NBA player of Oklahoma City Thunder. The loss came during Woods’ charity tournament, ‘Tiger Jam Experience’, at the MGM Grand in …
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Online sports betting company Marathonbet will partner with Royal Windsor Racecourse for this year’s Summer Spring Series at the famous Berkshire Racecourse, rebranding the Event as the Marathonbet Sprint Series. The nine qualifying races and final will air across the Sky Sports Racing platform, with a number of the fixtures …
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According to ESPN, US sportsbooks had received a data ultimatum from Sportradar. Operators are now expected to pay a fee for official data or will lose the opportunity to offer a proper roster of in-play wagering markets of NBA matches to bettors. Sportsradar is an official supplier of NBA data …
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Online gambling operator Betway has extended its sponsorship deal with English Premier League football club West Ham United and will remain the Club’s principal partner for a further six years. The agreement represents a record partnership for both parties and will run until 2025. The new deal exceeds the contract …
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Two robbers have stolen HK$3 million ($340k) in chips from the Plaza Casino of Four Seasons Macau Hotel after a stunning morning raid on Friday. However, the Judiciary Police (PJ), in cooperation with mainland China authorities, already arrested four suspects. According to police, a croupier and a security guard were …
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UK-listed gambling operator Betdaq brand has donated its shirt sponsorship of Sunderland AFC to a ‘Children with cancer’ charity. Ahead of the League One 2018-19 season, Sunderland signed a two-year shirt deal with Betdaq. However, parent company GVC Holding has recently revealed a ‘Changing for the Bettor’ gambling campaign, where …
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Online gambling powerhouse bet365 has announced plans to move the majority of their operations in Gibraltar to Malta to help mitigate the impact of Brexit. The move is estimated to cost around €70 million, and the main part of it means the expected relocation of 500 staff members. All of …
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Casino operator MGM Resorts has been fined $100k (€89.4k) for falling short in its efforts to keep people under 21 from gambling or drinking alcohol. On Thursday, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) announced imposing a $100k “civil administrative penalty” on the MGM Springfield casino for multiple instances in which individuals …
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New Zealand’s Racing Minister Winston Peters has announced a repeal of the betting levy paid by the racing industry to the Crown. Peters confirmed in a pre-Budget announcement that payment of the levy to the government will be phased out over a three-year period, with freed-up funds to be redirected …
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Super League, Europe’s top professional rugby league organisation, has signed “the biggest commercial deal in its history” with betting company Betfred. As part of the extension, Betfred will continue as the lead sponsor of the Super League until the end of season 2021, extending a partnership it has maintained since …
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A new trade association dubbed ‘Responsible Affiliates in Gambling’ (RAIG) has been formed in recognition of the roles and responsibilities of affiliate marketing firms and service providers to ensure that they comply with the necessary standards of consumer protections. The association will initially comprise three major players in the UK …
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In all the years I have been following the poker networks (and between you and me, they are more than I would like to confess!) I believe that I have never seen a more consistent platform than 888poker. They are always there to surprise me with a wide array of …
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Online bookmaker Star Sports has slashed the odds on the Brexit Party winning the most seats in the UK’s European Elections after taking a massive £140k bet backing the newly-formed party by Nigel Farage. Odds on Brexit Party winning the most seats on Thursday, May 23, went down from 1.05 …
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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 …
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Sportsbet, an Australian betting company, has paid out for the wrong result in the country’s elections. The company handed out $1.3 million (1.17 million) to those who thought that the opposition Bill Shorten’s Labor will win Saturday’s federal election. Sportsbet paid out on Mr Shorten becoming prime minister two days …
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William Hill has reported a 2 per cent increase in group net revenue for the 17-week period ended 30 April, with growth in its online and US businesses helping to offset declining online revenue at home mainly due to stricter regulation. The bookmaker reported that its total net revenues for …
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The sports betting market in France is booming as the sector recorded a massive 52 per cent year-on-year revenue growth for the first quarter of 2019. In contrast, results weren’t as good for poker games. According to the figures released by France’s gambling regulatory body ARJEL (L’Autorite de regulation des …
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After eight seasons Game of Thrones saga is finally coming to an end. So, for the last time, we take a look at odds set for the expected outcomes of this HBO masterpiece, which will have a big final on Sunday, May 19. Bookmakers around the world have odds available …
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This year Eurovision Song Contest is taking place in Tel-Aviv after Israel won in 2018 thanks to Netta Barzilai and her song, Toy. According to odds set by the bookmakers, the Netherlands are strong favourites to win it on Saturday, May 18. Netherlands’ Duncan Laurence, who will perform “Arcade” song, …
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