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A American Gaming Association continua a insistir na ideia de que a “proibição” federal das apostas desportivas nos EUA é uma das leis mais ineficazes em vigor no país. Muitas apostas no futebol, mas a maioria é ilegal Nos próximos meses, serão apostados cerca de 90 mil milhões de... -
THE EURO 2016 GAVE FRENCH AND SPANISH OPERATORS A REVENUE BONUS IN Q2: THE OLYMPICS WILL HELP IN Q3 Q2 reports issued by DGOJ and ARJEL, the Spanish and French regulators respectively, show that this year’s top sporting events have given onlinesports betting revenues a huge boost. The ARJEL... -
REGULATED SPORTS BETTING IS NOW ON OFFER IN GERMANY AFTER HESSE FINDS A LEGAL LOOPHOLE The collapse of the German State Treaty on Gambling — Glücksspielstaatsvertrages — has resulted in the state of Hesse launching its own regulatory system for sports betting. The legal mechanism Hesse is using is to offer operators a... -
IN-PLAY BETTING POSITION PAPER DEMONSTRATES HOW GAMBLING RISKS CAN BE MANAGED SAFELY The UK Gambling Commission released a new position paper on in-play betting that clarifies that it does not see any need to change the current regulations allowing that type of wagering. The “In-play (in-running) betting: position paper” is available... -
GETTING CONGRESS TO ACT ON REGULATED US SPORTS BETTING REQUIRES MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH Legal sports betting in the United States is being called inevitable by some high-profile movers and shakers in the sports and legal worlds. But thetimeline and the path to legalization are still uncertain. The backstory of US sports... -
Different daily fantasy sports companies have taken different approaches to the U.S. states that sites allow to play DFS for real money. Below is a table of the states where sites like DraftKings and FanDuel ban and allow play. Due to the fluid nature of DFS’ legal situation, sites may change...
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The UK sportsbook operator announced its third agreement with an EPL club in the past week, signing a three-year deal with Chelsea to become its “official betting partner.” That comes just a few days after the announcement of deals with a pair of other EPL clubs, Everton and Tottenham Hotspur. Everton and...
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With football season quickly approaching, sports gaming apps are queuing up once again for fans’ second-screen attention. In-game options for consumer engagement won’t just stop at daily fantasy sports products offered by the likes of DraftKings and FanDuel. They’ll also include games like the Chicago-based app Bait, which aims to offer... -
A closer look at Betting On Sports Betting On Sports is the largest conference dedicated solely to the sports betting industry. It will take place Sept. 15-16 at the 5-Star Grange Tower Bridge Hotel in London. The event is put on by Sports Betting Community, an organization “dedicated to raising the profile...
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The International Olympic Committee and Genius Sports announced a partnership on Thursday to monitor the possible manipulation of its competitions related to sports betting in the 2016 Rio Olympics. The IOC and Genius Sports will use the latter’s Sport Integrity Monitor (SportIM) service to help protect the integrity of its events. The... -
The present trend for mergers and takeovers in the gambling industry moved another step forward over the weekend as 888 Holdings and The Rank Group announced their intention to bid for William Hill. The news came just days after William Hill disposed of CEO James Henderson, who stepped down “with...
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A court in Germany has ruled that the 20-license cap on sports betting licenses under the country’s Interstate Treaty on Gambling is illegal, a move that opens up the market to the rest of the European Union. The 5th Chamber of the Administrative Court of Wiesbaden found that the restriction to twenty...
