Business & Financial
GVC Plays Regulatory Roulette With Ladbrokes Bid
Bookmakers adjust the odds to make sure they can make money whatever happens. GVC’s 3.9 billion pound bid for Ladbrokes Coral Group is trying to do something similar, by using financial engineering to hedge the risk of a government clampdown on its target’s business.
Oulala Captures Best DFS Product Award at SBC
Hosted by former footballer Luis Garcia and sports presenter Matt Lorenzo, the event featured a full 28 award categories this year – 11 Operator/Affiliate awards and 17 Supplier awards.
Is Vegas Billionaire Sheldon Adelson Behind Trump Israel Move?
Since US President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that the United States will now recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, many have asked if GOP mega donor and casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson might be behind such a decision.
GVC Makes $5.2 Billion Bid for Ladbrokes
Bookmaker GVC Holdings has offered to buy Ladbrokes Coral for up to $5.2 billion to create a global online and high street betting giant able to take on rivals and cope with a tougher regulatory environment.
Online Casinos: Less Bonuses, Less Problems
CalvinAyre.com’s Becky Liggero talks to Simon Dunne of Broadway Gaming about how operators may attract new players and keep the loyal ones without spending too much money on bonus offers.
Interview with Founders of DFS App POANG, Ohio Lawmakers Approve Sector
Fuelled by ambition and belief in their novel idea, three young Maltese entrepreneurs quit their full-time jobs to focus on a novel venture: creating a fantasy football app.
Impeccable Advice On Becoming A Renowned Bookie
If there is a field that you’ll start today and tomorrow to become a star is online bookie software business. It hasn’t been so for long though. When pay per head software was launched, it was evident that the software will help create billionaires.
Entrobet Bites the Dust
An online casino operation considered by many to be “rogue” has apparently gone offline.
Wild Wild Bet Online Casino Review - Launches With Income Access
Curacao-licensed Wild Wild Bet has announced its affiliate program will now be launching on the Income Access platform.
Bitcoin Futures May be the Next Big Short
“It’s not a trade for the faint-hearted,” Basak said. “Bitcoin has surged this year.”
Amaya Former CEO in More Hot Water: Faces Fraud Charges
Baazov and two other men are also accused of siphoning off Sh73 million ($707,000) of funds intended for a charity.
Ace Revenue Casino Affiliate Program Reviews
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Bet365 Among Britain's Most Admired Companies 2017
Online wagering firm Bet365 has made the list of Management Today’s Great Britain’s Most Admired Companies in 2017, coming in number four.
Broadway Gaming £100k Bonus Offer Leads to Fine
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has issued a £100,000 fine following what it deemed to be a “misleading bonus offer”.
Warning Against Online Gambling Sites Bearing Initial Coin Offerings
Vancouver-based FansUnite is the latest site hopeful of accepting real-money wagers starting next year via a proprietary digital currency it’s calling the FansUnite Token (FAN).
US Shuts Down ‘Fast-Moving’ ICO Fraud
A brand-new cybersecurity unit of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is going after a Canadian man it says is behind a scheme to defraud investors by promising a speedy, 13-fold profit.
Slots Provider Tom Horn Enters Into Deal With EveryMatrix
UK-licensed Slots provider Tom Horn announced a deal to integrate its content onto the EveryMatrix platform this week.
Freaky Vegas Review: ‘Baptism by Fire’
Freaky Vegas is the new kid on the block. We had an opportunity to meet up with Affiliate Director Lucan Godwin at last month’s SiGMA 2017 in Malta and heard good things about him.
Football Betting Statistical Matchups Ahead of Bowl Games, Playoffs
PricePerPlayer.com offered up a piece this past week on the importance of understanding football betting statistical matchups before placing a wager.
Choose PremierPerHead.com For Modern Wagering Solutions
Some 20 or so years ago, pay per head wagering was a hell of an exercise. There wasn’t any vibe. Today, more than 20 years later, pay per head bookie software has changed everything.
Ladbrokes Losing Customers After Mock Tweet
SPFL sponsors Ladbrokes appear to be losing customers who are fans of Aberdeen following an attempt at humor via the social media outlet Twitter.
Bitcoin Cash CEO ‘We Won’t Need Banks Anymore’
Back in late November, Rick Falkvinge, CEO of BitCoin Cash and founder of the Swedish Pirate Party, joined RT to discuss the cryptocurrency and its potential impact on the banking sector.
Columbia University Professor: ‘Bitcoin Should be Outlawed’
Appearing on Bloomberg News recently, Columbia University professor and economist Joseph Stiglitz said he believes the cryptocurrency that today is so popular with online gamers “should be outlawed”.
How to Launder Money Through Casinos – The ‘Vancouver Model’
Foreigners, mostly Chinese businessmen, laundering millions of dollars through the River Rock Casino in Vancouver, British Columbia, has become so prevalent, the method has even been given a name: The “Vancouver Model”.
WixStars Casino Reviews
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Catena Media Acquire BayBets German Online Gambling Affiliate Firm
A Stockholm-based online gambling affiliate business, Catena Media, has purchased Germany –based sports affiliate Baybets Ltd for a cool €26.5 million.
Improve Your Sportsbook Business With TopPayPerHead.com
Any online bookie site owner knows something. Running a profitable bookie business is important. That does not come easy. It is possible with pay per head software. Many people fail in this.
Books Crushed Again With Patriots Cover
For the third straight week, bookmakers have taken a hit in the NFL, and this week it was all about the New England Patriots dismantling the Bills on the road.
Bet365 Reviews – Affiliates Forced Into Compliance, Accounts Suspended
Back in October, Stoke-based Bet365.com began requiring that all of its affiliates begin complying with specified instructions on company “review” pages. Obviously, reviews are meant to be….well, neutral reviews.
Digitain Joins Forces With Pokerdom Ahead of FIFA World Cup
Suren Khachatryan, CEO of the Armenian based nulti-channel sports betting platform and technology provider Digitain says his company’s recent announced partnership with Russia’s biggest poker network Pokerdom provided “a feather in their cap”.