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na Media has announced the completion of a deal to acquire Dreamworx Online for €9.5m, of which €4m will be paid with newly issued shares in Catena, and the remaining €5.5m in cash.Dreamworx Online operates in the sports, casino and financial services market, operating websites such as Sportwettenanbieter.com, Fussballwetten.info and DeutscheFXBroker.de.Catena expects the acquired assets […]

ts ministers from the British and French governments have put pen to paper on a deal that will see them share expertise in tackling sports corruption and match fixing.Newly-appointed Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Matt Hancock, and French Sports Minister Laura Flessel signed the agreement as part of the UK-France Summit

utives from the National Basketball Association (NBA) have been outlining their vision for legalised sports betting in New York State as a model for sports betting across the US.In written testimony to the New York State Senate Standing Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering, NBA Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel Daniel Spillane said:

cials from the state of Kansas have become the latest in 2018 proposing legislation that would legalise sports betting within their borders.Following the lead of congresses in Massachusetts, Mississippi and most recently New York senators in all four states are wrestling with the potential consequences of the repeal of the Professional and Amateur Sports Participation

mian League football team Enfield Town have become the first club in English league football to turn down sponsorship from a sports betting site, over concerns about match fixing and problem gambling.The club is the first full supporter owned club in English football with all members holding a £1 share and it was these members

ic focused gaming company, Gaming Innovation Group (GIG) has revealed a 29% year-on-year rise in its group revenues for the fourth quarter of 2017.In its final financial filing of the year, the company disclosed operating revenues of €39.9m, rising €9.1m from the previous Q3 results and up 86% year-on-year when compared to Q4 2016.GIG EBITDA

Commissioner, Adam Silver has called for the introduction of a 1% integrity fee payable by sportsbook operators to protect the NBA’s position as “intellectual property creators”.Speaking in an interview with ESPN, Silver, who has been one of the leading voices in sports betting legalisation, said: “We created in our minds, what a model bill should

William Hill first entered the Australian market in 2013, agreeing a £459m deal to acquire the Australian business interests of Sportingbet.  The business operates telephone, online and mobile betting with around 284,000 customers throughout the Australian market. In 2017 revenue from the Australian segment of the business made up around 7% of William Hill’s total

Under the agreement, ESSA and its membership of 25 leading sports betting operators will support UEFA’s efforts to identify attempted match manipulation by using the ESSA alert platform, which is dedicated to monitoring, reporting and tracking suspicious betting activity around the globe.  UEFA has a zero tolerance policy towards match-fixing and current UEFA President, Aleksander

Tabcorp, trading as Sunbets, offered a novelty bet with odds of 8/1 that the goalkeeper of Sutton United, Wayne Shaw, would eat a pie during the teams match against Arsenal in the FA cup in February 2017. During the game Shaw produced a pie and began eating it on the bench. Shaw’s actions were deemed