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y UK based betting operator PaddyPower Betfair announced its purchase of American DFS company Draft in a deal worth an estimated $48m. Under the terms of the deal PaddyPower Betfair will pay an initial cash amount of $19m, with a further amount of $29m being paid over the next four years, based on the company’s […]

roblem gambling charity GambleAware has reported a record number of donations in 2016-17 but has failed to reach its fundraising target, prompting the charity to call for the introduction of a statutory levy on betting operators. The charity raised £8m, 20% short of the annual target of £10m set by the Responsible Gambling Strategy Board,

Italia, the company behind DFS platform Sportito, has announced the appointment of Paolo Farinella to the position of Chief Technology Officer. ASAP Italia also operates the brands Superscommesse, an odds comparison site, Bettingrunner, a sports betting tips forum, and the citizen journalism portal Super News. Farinella will have responsibility for all aspects of ASAP Italia’s

y Power is the first operator to go live with platform provider Onionsack’s industry-first chatbot for Facebook Messenger.Paddy Power customers will be able to use the chatbot to login to their betting account, check balances and place wagers through the Facebook Messenger app.Onionsack’s platform allows users to construct bets as natural language written messages, which

erdam’s Dutch Eredivisie football club AFC Ajax has announced a new partnership with Asian focused online bookmaker KB88 as the clubs’ official Asian betting partner for the next two seasons. Dutch media sources have reported that the deal will see Ajax take approximately €400,000 per season to promote KB88. AJAX will focus on promoting KB88

obet has reached an agreement with Championship football club Burton Albion to renew its deal as principal partner and shirt sponsor for the 2017/18 season.The online operator’s logo will remain on the front of the Brewers’ home and away shirts, while Tempobet branding will continue to feature prominently around their home ground, the Pirelli Stadium.While

ne operator Royal Panda has agreed a three-year deal to become the principal partner and shirt sponsor of Queens Park Rangers.QPR, who play their football in the Championship, will play in kits emblazoned with the Royal Panda logo from the beginning of the 2017/18 season.Established in 2014, Royal Panda is a Malta-headquartered online casino with

n-focussed sports betting and casino product supplier ManBetX have today announced the signing of a multi-year record breaking sponsorship deal with English Premier League team Crystal Palace FC.Under the terms of the deal, which sources at the club believe to be the eighth biggest in the Premier League, ManBetX branding will appear on the club’s

strict Court in Berlin has dismissed a lawsuit by iGaming developer Novomatic AG against fellow developer Euro Games Technology limited over activities involving the sale of slot games.In its lawsuit, Novomatic alleged that Euro Games Technology and its German sales partner D-Systems Gmbh, who were also named in the suit had “systematically and unfairly use

nd Ireland horseracing bookmaker GBI Limited has today begun legal proceedings against Israel’s government, following their decision to ban betting on horses earlier this year.The company, which has a contract with the Israeli Sports Betting Board (ISBB) until August 2018 has made a considerable investment in providing a system that includes betting-shop terminals with content