It’s time to look inside another strange sports-betting tale coming out of the United States, that being the lawsuit filed by the billionaire owners of Maximum Security, the horse that crossed the finish line first in the US’s most prominent horse race, the Kentucky Derby, but was disqualified for interference after a lengthy review of […]

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Ladbrokes, these days a brand entity within the sprawling GVC Holdings group, has come under fire in recent days over the publication of internal documents affirming that the company has indeed profiled sports bettors in an effort to limit losses to so-called sharps, the most experienced and skillful bettors. A feature in last weekend’s Sunday […]

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The United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) is again applying pressure to operators it believes are not adhering to the country’s strict consumer-protection rules. On Thursday, the UKGC published a blog asking operators, “Are you settling bets in accordance with your published rules?” The Commission claims the reminder comes after months of noticing a handful of […]

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With the United States at long last beginning to open its doors on a state-by-state basis to legalized and regulated, there’s a question in the air: Who’s going to be responsible for monitoring the entirety of North America’s very prominent professional sports leagues, which draw billions of dollars in betting action from around the globe? […]

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Amid a turbulent stretch including the reporting of an overall down year in 2018 for profits and upcoming back-tax battles elsewhere in Europe, British Isles stalwart Paddy Power Betfair has announced its plans to take on a new corporate name, Flutter Entertainment, in May. According to Paddy Power Betfair CEO Peter Jackson, the purpose behind […]

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