Sports
Portugal Issues Second Sports Betting License
- July 7, 2016 By Nemanja L. -
Portugal’s regulated gaming market may be moving at a snail’s pace, but at least it is headed in the right direction as we now have two gaming companies licensed to offer their sports betting services to the country residents. Servico Regulacao e Inspecao de Jogos do Turismo de Portugal (SRIJ) announced on Tuesday that Bet […] Continue Reading
English FA Cup Final Attracts Flurry of Bets
- May 31, 2016 By Nemanja L. -
UK punters have been quite busy during the final weekend of the football season in England as the FA Cup final between Crystal Palace and Manchester United was at the centre of their attention. The Premier League campaign had finished a week earlier, with Leicester City producing one of the biggest upsets in the history […] Continue Reading
UK Bookies Dreading England Success at Euro 2016
- May 19, 2016 By Nemanja L. -
While the nation will certainly be rooting for Roy Hodgson’s men at the European Championship finals, UK bookmakers have no choice but to hope that England enjoys another disappointing tournament or else they will be in all sorts of problems. After seeing punters smile all the way to the bank as most favourites at the […] Continue Reading
DFS Operators Not Allowed to Advertise on NBA Jerseys
- May 5, 2016 By Nemanja L. -
Leading daily fantasy sports operators DraftKings and FanDuel have suffered a new blow in their attempts to recover from recent setbacks as NBA surprisingly decided to prevent them from advertising on team jerseys. The NBA board recently gave thumps up for a three-year deal that will give all teams a chance to further improve their […] Continue Reading
bet365, Unibet Banished from Eastern Europe
- May 3, 2016 By Nemanja L. -
World-famous gaming operators bet365 and Unibet have suffered major setbacks in their efforts to cater for the Eastern European market and offer their services to sports bettors in Bulgaria and Lithuania respectively. The UK gaming company had been awarded an online gaming licence in Bulgaria back in August 2015, but the State Commission on Gambling […] Continue Reading
Coral Pay Over £870k for Anti Money Laundering Mistakes
- April 28, 2016 By Nemanja L. -
One of the world’s leading gaming companies Gala Coral Group were forced to surrender more than £840,000 they had earned from a single UK bettor as they were found to have failed to adhere to anti money laundering and know your customer policies. The UK Gambling Commission recently finished an investigation of a high value […] Continue Reading
UK Punter Cashes Out £53k on a 22-leg Football Accumulator
- April 12, 2016 By Nemanja L. -
Betfair has announced that they have just had their largest cash-out in history as a lucky punter used said option to land a £53,000 payout on a 22-leg football accumulator. This is definitely not the biggest amount the world-famous gaming operator has paid out to its customers, but it will no doubt go down as […] Continue Reading
UK Bookies Lose Over £60m on 2016 Cheltenham Festival
- March 24, 2016 By Nemanja L. -
The 2016 Cheltenham Festival was always going to be one of the most heavily bet events of the year and punters from all over the world were quite active during all four days. And it appears that the majority of those who placed wagers on “The Greatest Show on Turf” emerged victorious as no fewer […] Continue Reading
Online Bookmakers in Russia Going Through a Rough Patch
- March 16, 2016 By Nemanja L. -
Russian online sports betting market has experienced all sorts of problems in 2015, with a majority of operators seeing a serious decline in operating profits. First Gaming gambling company has released a yearly report of the sports betting market in Russia and it is easy to see that leading gaming operators have been struggling to […] Continue Reading
Leicester City Fan Lands £72k Payout on Pre-Season Prediction
- March 8, 2016 By Nemanja L. -
Leicester City fans must have been delighted to see Claudio Ranieri’s men become the Premier League title favourites despite being predicted a relegation dogfight, but one Foxes supporter had another cause for celebration. Namely, having bravely placed a £50 bet with Ladbrokes on Leicester City to lift the Premier League trophy at odds of 5,000/1 […] Continue Reading