Paul Scholes, a former Manchester United and England football player, has been charged by Football Association (FA) for allegedly breaching betting rules. In a short statement, FA announced that Scholes breached FA Rule E8, which prohibits any FA syndicated athlete to bet directly or indirectly on football matches of any …
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Tiger Woods has always been a favourite pick for golf bettors, so his first Masters win since 2005 gave many of them a great reason to celebrate. But no one was happier than 39-years old James Adducci, who won over $1 million thanks to his bold $85,000 wager. What’s the …
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New Jersey’s online and retail sportsbooks accepted $372.5m in bets in March, just shy of the $385.3m record set in January. It was fueled by NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Figures released on Friday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) also show the state’s licensed sportsbooks earned a …
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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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4-1 favourite Tiger Roll didn’t disappoint his backers and has won on Saturday the Grand National for the second year in a row. Bookmakers estimate that his winning cost them around quarter-of-a-billion-pound. ”We’ve been well and truly wiped out.” – it’s not the first time that bookmakers worldwide show a …
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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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UK based bookmakers Betfred has become the title sponsor of the British Masters golf tournament (9-12 May – Hillside Golf Club – Southport Merseyside). It has secured a 2-year agreement with the PGA European Tour, becoming title sponsor to one of its lead tournaments for its flagship Race-to-Dubai series. It …
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UK public-service broadcaster the BBC will show the semi-final and final of Badminton’s European Mixed Team Championships in Copenhagen after agreeing a deal with rights holder Sportradar. The tournament has already started, with defending champions Denmark facing challenges from teams like France, the Netherlands and Spain in their group. England, …
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The German Football Association (DFB) has extended collaboration with online betting provider Bwin. This new partnership includes advertising rights with the DFB and the German national teams from 1 January 2019 through to the end of 2022. The agreement also provides Bwin with advertising rights for the DFB Cup; the …
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Top Dutch football club Ajax and energy drink brand ICONIX have minted a partnership for 9.5 years, signaling the organizations’ desire to boost awareness and reap long-term benefits. Ajax, and its esports division, will help with the launch of the energy drink in the Netherlands from March of this year. …
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NBA is expected to double down on policies due to expanding of legalized sports gambling in the United States. Deputy commissioner Mark Tatum revealed that moves have been made to get up to speed on the opportunities and threats surrounding the issue since May’s Supreme Court ruling that allowed states …
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StarCasinò and Lega Basket Serie A has announced a sponsorship that will bring Lega Basket Serie A and the number one casino in Italy together at the Italian Basketball Cup 2019. StarCasinò will be the Official Gaming Partner for the Italian Basketball Cup event that will see the final eight …
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Unibet becomes the official sponsor of the 2019 IHF World Championship following an agreement between Kindred Group and the International Handball Federation (IHF). The agreement gives Unibet sponsorship and event logo rights at the tournament hosted in Denmark and Germany. According to Unibet odds, Denmark are the favourites to win. …
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Sports data provider Sportradar has extended its partnership with Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Portugal’s governing body already enlists Sportradar Integrity Services to monitor the third-tier soccer division Campeonato de Portugal, as well as the first and second rounds of the Taça de Portugal, and also the Liga Sportzone Futsal division. …
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Italian telecom regulator Agcom announced an official statement to Italian football clubs, detailing that betting/gambling shirt sponsorships can continue until July 2019. AGCOM’s statement follows an appeal issued by Serie A governance, who last week demanded that Italy’s Ministry for Economic Development, clarify betting sponsorship restrictions set-out in Lega-5Star’s ‘Dignity …
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The National Football League have selected Caesars Entertainment Corporation as the first ever Official Casino Sponsor of the NFL. Caesars will pay the NFL $30 million per year for the sponsorship deal. In return, the company will have exclusive rights to use NFL marks to promote casinos in the U.S. …
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The PGA TOUR today announced that IMG Arena, IMG’s leading sports betting service and content hub, will distribute official PGA TOUR scoring data for media usage and sports betting purposes. Under a significant multi-year agreement, IMG Arena will distribute official PGA TOUR data to sports media companies, news services and …
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Betway has agreed a three-year-deal to become the official betting partner of the Mzansi Super League T20 – further adding to its cricket sponsorship portfolio. The tournament, which takes place in Johannesburg, Tshwane, Durban, Nelson Mandela Bay, Cape Town and Paarl, is broadcast live in the UK and the first …
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IMG announced that it has extended its multi-territory streaming rights partnership with the National Hockey League (NHL) through the 2020-21 season. The agreement with the world’s premier ice hockey league dates back to 2013 and ensures IMG’s gaming business retains a central part of its multi-sport streaming portfolio. With an …
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Scientific Games has secured a six-year extension to its instant games contract with the Texas Lottery. The new contract extends a supply agreement that dates back to the lottery’s inception 26 years ago until 2024. The Lone Star State decided to renew the contract based on the long relationship, giving …
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