Gaming News

France’s professional football body has punished French footballers who breached betting rules. The Ligue de Football Professionel – which operates the French football league – has this week announced that it will be enforcing sanctions for dozens of players who have been found to have breached rules on betting. In total, 87 footballers have been… Read more »

The prospect of online gambling being introduced in Canada has been raised this week. Atlantic Lottery Corporation, which operates Canadian lottery games, said that it was “time for a discussion” about legalising online gambling. In its annual report for 2013-14, called “The Competitive Reality”, the corporation noted that the landscape of gambling has significantly altered… Read more »

It is being speculated that SkyBet may enter the Italian and German betting markets, following BskyB’s acquisition of Sky Italia and Sky Deutschland broadcast services. SkyBet is a subsidiary sports betting and igaming brand of BskyB. The deal to incorporate the German and Italian broadcasters into BskyB from 21st Century Fox, is estimated to be… Read more »

The legal uncertainty that surrounds the British Gambling (Licencing and Advertising) Act means that lucrative football sponsorship deals in the English Premier League may be jeopardised, an expert has warned. James Earl is a sports law specialist, who works for Pinsent Masons. This week, Mr Earl said that gambling operators which are based outside of Great… Read more »

  The gambling firm, Betfred, has joined forces with the mobile marketing and analytics platform OtherLevels, in order to support the bookmaker’s mobile messaging campaigns. Betfred – which has more than 1,300 shops, over 10,000 employees, as well as its various online operations – manages thousands of betting slips on a daily basis. The OtherLevels… Read more »

Texas Governor, Rick Perry has made a push to ban online gambling in America. In March, Governor Perry – who is likely to be a presidential hopeful for the 2016 election – sent a letter to congressional leaders and the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, asking Congress to reverse a 2011 Department of Justice interpretation… Read more »

According to a recent report published by the UK Gambling Commission, 16-24 year olds are twice as likely to be in the “at risk” category compared to the UK population as a whole, the Independent reports. Seven per cent of males across the whole adult population are estimated to be “at risk”; a figure that… Read more »

The world’s leading poker star has earned more this year than David Beckham and Roger Federer, the Mirror reports. Poker star, Daniel Negreanu, earns more than sport stars, David Beckham and Roger Federer, as well as top golfer, Phil Mickelson. In 2014 alone, Negreanu has made more than £4 million, which is more than the… Read more »

A bookie has called for high stakes gambling machines to be banned, after a punter hung himself, and another customer attempted to commit suicide, the Sunday People reported on the weekend. Betting shop owner, Mike Simons was so distressed by the events that he is now calling on the government to act on the controversial… Read more »

A leading governmental body has criticised the Dutch government’s plans to legalise online gambling. It is currently illegal for foreign firms to target players in Holland; however, this ban is widely ignored.  The government, therefore, are hoping to open the market up by allowing applicants to apply for a licence in order to offer online… Read more »