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Sports Betting Gave the Rise to Online Gaming in France: €1.42 bln. in 2019

According to the numbers received from the French online gambling regulator L’Autorité nationale de régulation des jeux en ligne (ARJEL), the igaming market in France grew significantly in 2019 – it has €1.42 ...

Revenue from Legal Sports Bets in the USA Reached $13 Billion in 2019

According to the official figures from the AGA (American Gaming Association), legal sports bets revenue has significantly increased in 2019. In comparison with $6.6 bn revenue in 2018, it has doubled. Sports wagering ...

UK Government Forces FA to Review Betting Rights Deals

According to the English Football Association press service, FA will review the sales process of its media rights after being criticized by state authorities. The government’s criticism was connected with the fact ...

AffiliateINSIDER’s Partnership with Allobet

Allobet.com, a Curacao-licensed online sportsbook and casino brand, unveils its affiliate programme powered by BetConstruct and managed in partnership with AffiliateINSIDER to support the brand’s global expansion. ...

Sri Lanka Makes Match Fixing Illegal

Sri Lanka is the first among the South Asian countries that have criminalized match-fixing. According to a new bill, violators will face severe punishment. The violators will be required to pay up to 100 million rupees ...

Uefa Looks for New Partner in Fight against Match-Fixing

Uefa, the European football’s governing body, has issued a new tender in order to find a person or organization that will help to combat match-fixing in sport. The selected entity will have to carry out a ...

Americans Support Legalizing of Sports Betting

According to a new poll carried out in the US, most Americans think sports betting should obtain legal status in the country. Seventeen months ago, the Supreme Court allowed the states to legalize sports betting. The...

Tyson and McGregor Helped Extend the Audience Coverage – Parimatch CEO

According to Sergey Portnov, chief executive of betting company Parimatch, the endorsement from such famous sportsmen as Mike Tyson and Conor McGregor is crucial for a bookmaker to stand out from others. Portnov was ...

Protests against Betting Shops in Spain

Many people gathered in different regions of Spain in order to protest against the rapid growth in the number of betting shops. According to Adrián Belaire, who represents the platform that organized the protest, ...

Survey Reveals Increased Gambling Participation in Thailand

A new survey conducted in Thailand has shown that fifty-seven per cent of citizens of the country have engaged in gambling during the past year. While Thailand's legal market is confined to horse racing and the ...

New Zealand Is Urged to Implement the Licensing Regime for Online Gaming

The IBIA (International Betting Integrity Association) has recommended the NZ authorities to introduce a regulatory model that would enable both local and international operators to get their permits for a wide range of ...

SBC and AGA team up for U.S. Betting Industry Overview: Plans, Progress & Partnerships webinar

The Betting on Sports webinar series resumes on Wednesday October 2 when SBC Americas presents ‘U.S. Betting Industry Overview: Plans, Progress & Partnerships’, an exclusive discussion with the American Gaming ...

Collaboration and not fragmentation is the key for Africa, states Colin Udoh

Colin Udoh, Head of Marketing, Strategy and Communications at bestbet360, outlines why every part of the gaming ecosystem needs to pull together for the collective good starting at ICE Africa 2019. As one of this ...

OPAP Takes Action to Return Its License

The leading gambling company in Greece, OPAP SA, announced its intention to appeal the Council’s decision regarding the operator’s online sportsbook license revocation. Goalbet has recently challenged the EEEP ...

Sports Betting Consultation Is not Yet in Operation in Brazil

Brazilians claimed the public consultation regarding sports betting has not been launched yet. However, the authorities stated otherwise. The previous week, Brazilian government issued a draft law on sports betting. ...

Football Clubs Are to Educate Their Fans on Risks of Gambling

According to a survey conducted by the UK’s Football Supporters’ Association jointly with GambleAware’s gambling campaign, UK football fans want their clubs to educate them more over the risks regarding gambling....

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