Author: Jim Munro
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Betfair has had to pay a £424,000 fine in Australia for sending commercial messages to VIP customers without their proper consent. The breach of the country’s spam laws in the gambling sector was investigated by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). It was found that the online casino, poker and sports betting operator had […]
British bookmaker Betfred has announced the closure of its online sportsbook in Pennsylvania, its last surviving offering in the United States. The sports betting and online casino specialists had entered the market in Pennsylvania five years ago, partnering with Wind Creek Bethlehem. It went live with its online sportsbook in December 2020, under the Wind […]
BetMGM, a, has released its half-yearly figures for 2025 which show $1.35 billion in net revenue for H1 2025, a year-on-year increase of 35 per cent. The joint venture between MGM Resorts International and Entain Holdings has seen its strategic drive into the sports betting market rewarded with $422 million in revenue for that vertical, […]
International sports betting company Parimatch has landed a sleeve sponsorship deal with Premier League club Leeds United for the 2025-26 season. Parimatch branding will appear on the left sleeve of Leeds United’s first-team shirts as the club celebrates its return to English football’s top division. Further commercial benefits will see the sports betting site’s brand […]
Boston-based betting operator DraftKings has been fined $450,000 by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) for letting customers make credit card deposits to their gambling accounts. The Massachusetts statute does not allow online betting operators to accept either deposits or wagers funded by credit cards, regardless of which state the original deposits were made. The issue […]
The Receita Federal (RFB), Brazil’s federal revenue service agency, has reported that the country’s betting market has generated around £510 million through tax income. That figure from the RFB relates to the first six months of regulated online betting in Brazil, including sports betting and online casino games. When Did Online Gambling Become Legal In […]
Gobal betting brand Stake has announced a multi-year partnership with French esports organisation Team Vitality. The online casino and sports betting specialist has become the official betting partner of Team Vitality’s Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) squad, with its branding being carried on the front and collarbone of the newly released shirts for 2025. The deal, described […]
An accountant has received a five-year prison sentence from Newport Crown Court after stealing more than £2.4 million from a group of family companies to fund her gambling addiction. Jemma Lewis of Wolverhampton, 40, pleaded guilty to five counts of fraud by abuse of position after it was discovered that she had received payments of […]
Boomer’s Sportsbook has been given the green light to operate in Nevada from the beginning of August. Nevada’s Gaming Commission unanimously approved Boomer’s application to launch retail locations in Elko, Las Vegas and Henderson as well as a mobile sports betting app, in time for the new NFL season which gets underway on September 4. […]
Boyd Gaming, one of the largest casino entertainment companies in the US, has reported $1 billion revenue for the second quarter of 2025. That eclipsed the $991.6 million posted in the first quarter this year and signified a 6.9 per cent year-on-year increase. While the firm’s gaming operations provided a 3.2 per cent boost by […]
Circa Sports, a leading US sportsbook operator, has launched its new state-of-the-art betting site inside The Mint Gaming Hall at Kentucky Downs, home of America’s most prestigious horse race, the Kentucky Derby. What has been billed as the largest sportsbook in Kentucky, the 5,100- square foot venue will eventually feature an 80-foot-wide LED screen, a […]
Award-winning rapper Jay-Z has appeared as part of a delegation making a pitch for a $5.4 billion Caesars Palace Times Square casino project in New York. The Roc Nation co-founder, whose real name is Shawn Carter, was among representatives for Caesars Palace and SL Green as they presented their bid to the Community Advisory Committee […]