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A total of 99.98% of shareholders in the Ladbrokes Coral owner voted to support the move at an emergency general meeting (EGM), with 481,464,490 votes cast at the EGM in Gibraltar. The operator announced last month  it was considering the move to increase efficiency, with 107,610 voting against and 5,744 withholding. It now has 582,739,946 […]

CBS Sports Digital is the second-largest sports property in the US, with a number of platforms, including SportsLine, CBSSports.com, CBS Sports Fantasy, CBS Sports apps and 247Sports. William Hill will benefit from exclusive rights for brand promotion across all platforms. The operator’s data, odds and markets will also be featured across CBS television programming. The

For 2019, the operator reported revenue of £912.8m ($1.18bn), which was a marginal year-on-year rise of 1%. However, underlying EBITDA fell 26% to £130m, which was largely down to investment in the US. Annual net cash generated from operating activities fell 42% to £120.3m, while profit before tax fell steeply to £67.1m – a 55%

Scientific Games will continue to provide its sports betting technologies to William Hill in Europe, building on a long-standing relationship dating back to 2007. Under the terms of the new agreement, William Hill will utilise Scientific Games’ OpenSports technology on a modular basis. This will enable William Hill to operate with a greater degree of

Sturridge was initially banned for six weeks last summer but the Football Association (FA) appealed the decision, with an independent appeal board extending the ban and doubling his fine to £150,000 ($192,000). The former Liverpool striker was found to have instructed his brother to bet on a possible move to Spanish club Sevilla, giving him

Regulatory body, the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC), awarded the operator a national license that allows it to offer sports betting and associated products in Nigeria, via interwetten.ng. The brand will offer sports betting, virtual sports and esports on both mobile and desktop, while streamlining its website to adapt to the Nigerian market. Market entry

In line with the new approach suggested by the horseracing industry’s Covid-19 group, race meetings will be held without spectators, while competitors and participants will attend under strict conditions. Racing events will move behind closed doors initially until the end of March. Monday’s race at Kelso is already due to go ahead without spectators, following

The group reduced its pre-COVID-19 estimate of $473bn to $421bn, estimating an 11% drop in worldwide gross gaming revenue (GGR). GGR in Asia and Oceania is predicted to drop 16% from pre-outbreak estimates, while Europe’s GGR is expected to fall 9%. North America’s estimate is down 7% as a result of the virus. An increase

Russian gambling websites Betcity and Parimatch are both offering COVID-19 betting categories. Betcity is offering options such as, ‘WHO announces creation of vaccine against COVID-19 by 31 Dec 2020?’ and ‘WHO announces end of COVID-19 pandemic before 01 Jan 2021?’ Meanwhile, Parimatch allows betting on whether Russia will impose movement restrictions for its citizens or

CEO of the virtual sports supplier, Martin Wachter, believes the absence of live sports betting due to the coronavirus outbreak provides virtual sports the opportunity to become more familiar with players. Speaking at the Betting In Face Of COVID-19 virtual conference, Wachter said: “Our virtual basketball game will be released in the UK in a