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Betfred and Wind Creek Hospitality enter Pennsylvania online sports betting market

The announcement comes just one month after The Sportsbook at Wind Creek Bethlehem – operated by Betfred – entered the state’s physical sports betting market. “Launching the online Sportsbook provides a dynamic element to our online gaming experience that enables our guests to engage with us and play from anywhere they like while in PA […]

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Spain earns mixed results in online gambling revenue for Q3

Sports betting dropped by 15% year-on-year, bringing in €85.2m. Live betting brought in €52.6m, a 9% decline from 2019, and pre-match betting earned €31.5m, a 21% drop. Online casinos reported €83.9m in revenue, a 26% year-on-year increase. Slots revenue was €49.8m, live roulette earned €22.4m and online poker earned €23m. Plus, cash games revenue was

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FA fails to push back Kieran Trippier betting ban; suspension to end in February

The ban, which started on 21 December and ends on 28 February, now applies to football in England only, meaning the Atletico Madrid defender will still be allowed to play for the La Liga leaders in Spain. The England international, who has won 25 caps for his country, was initially suspended from all football-related activity

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New Mexico politicians propose to add casinos to racetracks

Lara said, “I truly believe this is a win-win for the state as a whole,” adding it will benefit young people, bring jobs and additional revenue to communities and to the state. Las Cruces Sun News reported there are five racetracks in New Mexico, including Sunland Park (pictured), all of which already have casinos attached

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GLMS reports 41% increase in suspicious sports betting alerts for 2020

The lottery industry sports betting integrity body sent out 1,113 alerts to its members, including operators worldwide, despite the coronavirus pandemic causing havoc to the sporting schedule earlier last year. Out of the alerts generated, 936 were created before the start of a match, with 150 triggered at the conclusion of matches. Football was the

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Opinion: Why UK shirt sponsorship ban won’t reduce problem gambling

But will ending betting sponsorship really reduce problem gambling? In truth, it would be surprising to see even a slight fall. What a betting sponsorship ban would really do is create the sense of a Government and regulator clamping down on the industry, winning future votes and sending a message. Instead of actually clamping down

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One week left to respond to Gambling Commission affordability survey

Anyone can actually make a submission, whether a gambler, executive at a gambling company, or neutral onlooker. So be sure to provide your responses for a short survey that takes roughly 10 minutes. A little like voting at elections, if you have any interest in what will happen to online gambling in the UK, it’s

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Betting shops to open 12 April; operators in talks to reschedule Grand National

Casinos are set to reopen at a later date, on 17 May, as part of Johnson’s four-stage plan. The announcement naturally comes as a boost to betting shop operators, although they will be fully aware of yet another potential lockdown, considering false dawns after previous reopenings. But should the presence of vaccines and a warmer

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Elys Game Technology: Canadian sports betting laws could emulate European approach

“We expect that Canadian laws could emulate the open market approach taken in Europe over the past two decades. Regulation allows the Government to open up the market and secure industry jobs for Canadians, as well as provide competitive wagering for Canadian players across the country. “While this legislative process develops in Canada, Elys expects

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