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The survey, conducted by Morning Consult, found that 47.4 million US adults will wager on the tournament, around the same number that indicated they would bet on the 2019 tournament. But how Americans will bet on March Madness is expected to change dramatically, with 17.8 million to place a bet online, and 8.3 million to […]

The Cheltenham Festival took place behind closed doors, which led to a rise in betting activity, as bettors took to online channels with shops closed across Europe. Scientific Games’ OpenSports platform saw an increase of more than 50% in bets from 2020. Total wagers rose to nearly £70m ($97.1m) across the UK’s leading sportsbook operators.

Last week’s festival saw a record number of streams as many Cheltenham regulars resorted to online viewing when in lockdown. For RMG, its record numbers were achieved by using the real-time streaming platform, Phenix. The technology offers customers a synchronised stream that can be viewed across different devices. The racing company additionally used the help

Many will already be familiar with Daly’s prior work heading Catena’s North American operations, of course, but since being promoted to the affiliate’s overall CEO role, he tells Gambling Insider there is plenty the company is prioritising outside the US in terms of strategy. In the below interview, Daly outlines his views upon taking the

Last week, Entain projected the Grand National would become the biggest sports wagering event in history and early indications suggest the operator may have been onto something. Saturday’s Grand National set a new record on the Smarkets platform, for instance, for betting volume on a single event; bets reached £92.8m ($127.8m) an increase of 21%

Horse racing is a legal gambling option in Japan, but most major races are usually hosted by the Japan Racing Association. Local races saw dwindling interest since the early 1990s, reported Japan Today, and many of the local racetracks were closed. However, with the pandemic causing temporary suspension of many sporting events, the regional governments

The Pimpri Chinchwad crime squad received a tip-off last week that a group of men were acccepting digital wagers for the IPL game. Police raided a spot in Akurdi and arrested three men after an altercation; an officer from the squad explained “the trio abused the policemen and also tried to push them in an

Earlier this week, the High Court of Justice in England and Wales approved the deal, putting forth the final regulatory stamp. Caesars is expected to greatly grow its US sports betting footprint. William Hill and Caesars collectively operate sports wagering in 18 US jurisdictions including the presence of mobile sports wagering in an industry-leading 13

The firm has entered into a definitive agreement with Sports Entertainment Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, to bring its online sports betting and gaming group to the US market. The merger comes as Betway has reportedly agreed to acquire Digital Gaming Corporation, giving the group access to an initial ten US

The total is three more than the 61 cases reported in the prior-year period, and four fewer than the 68 alerts reported in Q4 2020. Europe and Asia accounted for 66% of alerts, while in terms of sports, it was tennis that led the way with 18. Tennis, along with eSports (17) and football (12)