Betting

BGT will introduce new content and features to the betting terminals in a multi-year deal. David Newton, Managing Director Retail at Paddy Power Betfair, said: “I’m very pleased to have extended our agreement. It is a critical time for LBOs and we had a long review of our options before concluding that Playtech BGT Sports […]

Mark Emmert spoke at the annual NCAA convention last week, where he claimed sports wagering will have a dramatic impact on everything the NCAA does in college sports. He said: “It’s going to threaten the integrity of college sports in many ways unless we are willing to act boldly and strongly.” The AGA’s Senior Vice President

According to the AGA-commissioned data, 79% of Americans either support or want to see sports betting in their home state. On integrity fees, 55% of those polled are against major leagues taking a cut of the market, with 23% in favour and 22% saying they did not know. There was support for the Supreme Court

Proposed by Senator Denny Hoskins, the bill, currently titled SB 44, requires bettors to first register an account in person at the gaming facility to enable their bets. Application fees for operator licenses would be set at $10,000 should the bill pass, with a renewal fee of $5,000. The legislation would impose a 12% tax

The bill was approved on Wednesday by a legislative committee and would ultimately make it legal to bet on sports within the Bluegrass State. As well as sports wagering, internet poker and fantasy sports would also be legalised. Republican Representative Adam Koenig said the bill has the potential to bring in around $20m a year

On the panel were Ben Haden, Programme Director for Insight at the Gambling Commission; Richard Flint, Executive Chairman at Sky Betting & Gaming; David Williams, Director of Public Affairs at Rank Group and Lee Willows, CEO of Young Gamblers Education Trust (YGam). Each speaker was given ten minutes to answer the questions.   BH: If

Arena Racing Company (ARC) has reduced prize money as a direct result of the fixed-odds betting terminal (FOBT) stake reduction, which has seen trainers choose to boycott certain ARC meetings. All six races are planned to go ahead at Lingfield, despite there only being sixteen horses across the card. The 14:30, 16:30 and 17:00 all

In the partnership, FanDuel will provide its risk and trading platform and manage the location with Boyd.   An hour’s drive to Philadelphia, the Pennsylvanian casino’s new sportsbook features seven teller windows, has seating for 30 customers, covers 1,800 ft2 and has 29 video displays. The sportsbook is opening to the public today, in time

Bader is based in Austria through his work with payments supplier MuchBetter, specialising in German-speaking gaming markets, and feels the legislation does not go far enough. The latest amendment aims to extend the trial phase of Germany’s online sports betting market (previously, there was no private competition) and will lift the current limit on operator

The 105,000ft2 space is the largest single-floor office in Boston, more than double the size of DraftKings’ previous home. The operator currently has more than 700 employees on the books and the new office will help DraftKings focus more on in-house content creation. Professional production and podcast studios will be on site to bolster those