Panama Papers Leak Triggers UEFA Raid, Damiani Resignation Go back to Blog It didn’t take long for the fallout from the ‘Panama Papers’ leak to have a real impact on scandal-plagued FIFA, with Ethics Committee panel member Juan Pedro Damiani resigning…
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BetStars Parent Amaya, Lead Exec David Baazov Face Insider-Trading Charges Go back to Blog The plans for global online-poker leader PokerStars to continue to expand its new BetStars sports-betting brand throughout the European market after securities regulators in the Canadian…
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Germany Tries to Slide by EU Edict by Doubling Sports Betting Operator Licenses Go back to Blog Last week’s assembly of Germany’s 16 state-level prime ministers in Berlin brought developments regarding the ongoing battle between Germany and the European Union…
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Betsafe Targets UK Market Expansion Behind Taunting ‘No Bullshit Betting’ Ad Push Go back to Blog Betsafe, a subsidiary brand of Swedish-founded and Malta-based sportsbetting giant Betsson, has announced it will soon be targeting the busy UK market with an…
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Newcastle and Sunderland Fans Hope They Both Stay Up Go back to Blog Newcastle and Sunderland fans are secretly hoping to see their north-east neighbours survive in the Premier League this season, it has been revealed. Both sides are embroiled in…
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Austria Files Bribery Charges Against Former bwin Execs Bodner, Teufelberger Go back to Blog Authorities in Austria have filed bribery charges against former bwin executives Manfred Bodner and Norbert Teufelberger in connection with a 2007 attempt to secure sports-betting licenses…
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UKGC Slams Paddy Power over Money Laundering, FOBT Violations Go back to Blog The United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) has publicly announced that it has fined Irish bookmaker Paddy Power over three different incidents regarding money laundering or problem-gambling behavior….
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Canada Gets New Single-Event Sports-Betting Bill Go back to Blog The chances for fully legalized sports betting across all of Canada took a small step forward this week when a major bill touted by New Democratic Party members that would…
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Inside ESSA’s ‘Kick Crime Out of Sport’ Pledge Go back to Blog In the modern era of global sports betting, both bettors and the books themselves can be victims of sportsbetting. There’s seldom much that individual victims that can do,…
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EU Rules Against Germany in Cross-Border Sports Betting Case Go back to Blog Germany’s on-the-ropes licensing regime for sports-betting and online-gambling operators has suffered yet another legal setback. On Thursday, the European Court of Justice ruled that Germany and its individual…
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