Betting

US revenues were the biggest rise during the period, increasing by 45% year-on-year while total net online revenue grew by 12% during the first 17 weeks of 2018. William Hill’s online revenues were strengthened by what it called ‘very strong football and horseracing results in the early part of 2018’ together with favourable results in […]

House bill 484, proposed by Representative Kirk Talbot, was approved by the Louisiana Senate, the state’s upper house, by a 21-15 vote having previously been approved by the House of Representatives last month. Having survived these two votes, the bill now moves back to the House of Representatives for a third and final vote, before

Both the New Jersey Assembly and the Senate voted unanimously to approve the bill, voting 73-0 and 37-0 respectively, reflecting the opinion that full-scale sports betting is required in the state to improve tax revenue and public funds. The bill would see New Jersey become the second state in the US to offer full-scale sports

The state will take 51% of the revenue from sports betting – the highest percentage of revenue in the nation for sports wagering – with 32% going to vendor International Game Technology (IGT) and the remaining 17% earmarked for two casinos. Sports wagering is set to go live 1 October at two Twin Rivers Casinos, in

New York also failed to agree on its bill, although Rhode Island, New Jersey and Deleware are either taking bets already or expecting to do so shortly.  The US Supreme Court repealed PASPA in May, prompting many states to examine their options before the start of the autumn NFL season. Michigan’s House passed a bill

The Swiss veteran is 7/4 to lift the trophy for the ninth time at the All England Club, just ahead of Novak Djokovic and Raphael Nadal, iNews reports.Skybet was offering 14/1 odds that Federer, the highest-seeded player, would beat Serbian Dusan Lajovic in the opening round of the tournament on Monday. If he succeeds, the 37-year-old

CrownBet, who were acquired by The Stars Group in February, filed an application to reserve the Sportingbet name with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. The suit was filed in late June by Australia’s largest online sports betting platform, on the grounds that the two names are too similar, and could potentially “mislead or deceive”

Almost 200,000 baht ($6000) in cash was seized, Police Major General Phanurat Lakboon, deputy chief of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, said. Betting slips showing cash flow of almost 1.4m baht were confiscated, and a freeze of 147 bank accounts with deposits of 35m baht for further examination was ordered by the Anti-Money Laundering Office. Shortly

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the new laws apply to anyone bound by the rules of Australian racing, mainly trainers and owners, and could see electronic devices examined and confiscated if they are found to be wagering on illegal sites. It follows a review in 2015, which led to the tightening of the Interactive Gambling

The betting technology and services provider will provide risk management and data services to BetChicago if sports betting becomes legal in Illinois.   Neale Deeley, Sportradar’s US Vice President of Sales, told Gambling Insider: “The US market opening is unlike any other that has gone before it, as there is a clean sheet when it comes