Ireland Grants Online Sports Betting Approval to PokerStars Go back to Blog The ongoing efforts of Canada’s Amaya Gaming to leverage its popular PokerStars online-poker brand into Europe’s online sports betting market have picked up pace this week. In the…
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888 Wins bwin.party Acquisition Sweepstakes Go back to Blog In a major turn of events, 888 Holdings has won the heated acquisition battle for foundering European online gambling giant bwin.party, besting a bid from rival GVC Holdings. Bwin.party’s executive board…
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GBGA Challenge to UK’s Point of Consumption Tax Referred to CJEU Go back to Blog The Gibraltar Betting and Gambling Association’s challenge to a point-of-consumption tax enacted last year by the United Kingdom will be referred to the Court of Justice…
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Ladbrokes, Gala Coral Merger Talks Heat Up Go back to Blog A long-rumored merger between European bookmaking powerhouses Ladbrokes and Gala Coral is back on the front burner, with the two companies recently issuing a public acknowledgment that talks are…
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Phil Mickelson’s Gambling Jones at Heart of US Money Laundering Case Go back to Blog American professional golfer Phil Mickelson’s notable yen for gambling action has placed him at the heart of a legal case involving an intermediary who allegedly…
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NBA’s Switched Stance on Gambling May Be Too Late for Canada’s C-290 Bill Go back to Blog Of all the major North American sports associations, the National Basketball Association has exhibited the most progressive attitude when it comes to embracing…
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Amaya Considering DraftDay Acquisition, DFS Globalization Go back to Blog Canada-based Amaya Gaming is back in the mergers-and-acquisitions news, this time amid reports from both sides of the pond that company is considering acquiring American daily fantasy sports (DFS) site…
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Focus on Canada: Kahnawake to Become Sports Betting Operator Via New Partnership Go back to Blog Among the most interesting online sports-betting developments in recent days was the announcement last week by The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke that it would take…
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Focus on Canada: C290 Sports Betting Bill Stalled Go back to Blog Prospects for a relaxation of Canadian federal laws currently banning most forms of sports betting in the country have dimmed considerably in recent weeks, following the protracted failure…
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Online Sportsbooks Welcome New EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive Go back to Blog A fourth edition of the European Union’s anti-money laundering (AML) directive, approved earlier this year, will be enacted to the widespread approval of dozens of prominent European sports…
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