Betting

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)

Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2021, subject to customary closing conditions. It’s the first acquisition made by Genius Sports since it formally began trading on the New York Stock Exchange last month, having gone public following a SPAC deal with dMY

Speaking at Sportradar Connect – F1 Edition: How Data is Shaping the Fan Experience, part of the group’s Connect series that provides insight on the business of sport, technology and innovation, Hamish Bicket, director of sports content and partnerships at Sportradar, explains the path that F1 currently finds itself on. “It’s the first time that

He has agreed to remain with the company while a search is undertaken to appoint a successor. During his four years as CEO, King has overseen the transformation of FanDuel from “an online daily fantasy sports operator to the market leader in US online sports betting and gaming,” a statement from Flutter read. “I would

They also revealed that Governor Ron DeSantis and the Seminole Tribe of Florida have agreed to remove the proposal, and that negotiations with the state can continue without discussing online gambling. For weeks, DeSantis and the Seminole Tribe have been trying to negotiate a compact that would bring legal sports wagering to the state of