The Portuguese Ministry of Finance and the Inspecção-Geral de Jogos (IGJ) have draft the proposed final legislation for online gambling and sports betting, which will be reviewed by government officials before the Portuguese governmental break on July 10th. Regional news sources have reported that the review of the bill, has been moved ahead of schedule in order for Portugal to …
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666Bet.com, which launched just over a week ago, is staring down the barrel of a £5 million payout if Roy Hodgson’s England side come back from Brazil with the World Cup trophy. The new bookmaker offered its first 1966 customers astonishing odds of 1966/1 for England to win the tournament to a maximum stake of £1. That alone will result …
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Clarion, organiser of industry events such as ICE Totally Gaming, ICE Conferences, GiGse & EiG, has signed a global partner agreement with G3, publisher of G3 magazine, G3-247.com, G3Newswire and G3i App. The agreement, which is the first of its kind between Clarion and a media channel, will see G3 supporting all of Clarion’s events with advertising and editorial support. …
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Amaya Gaming Group has agreed a sensational US$4.9bn (£2.9bn) deal to acquire The Rational Group, operator of the world’s biggest online poker brands PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. The deal is backed by Blackstone Group LP’s credit division, GSO Capital Partners, which will buy more than $600 million in convertible preferred shares and other securities. Deutsche Bank, Barclays and Macquarie …
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Mobile content optimisation start-up Fresh 8 Gaming, a finalist at this year’s Betting on Football Awards, aims to improve player acquisition by using dynamic advertising widgets combined with data and geo-location mapping in order to serve the viewer better targeted messaging with regards to igaming and sports betting products. This week, Team SBC catches up with Andrew Sharland Managing Director …
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Broadcaster Racing UK is to dedicate a record 50 hours of coverage to Royal Ascot next week – the first time the world-famous fixture will be broadcast on the leading horseracing channel. Ascot’s media rights have transferred from At The Races to Racecourse Media Group (RMG, the parent company of Racing UK) in a near-five-year deal. RMG will be responsible …
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The often outspoken and opinionated footballer Joey Barton is the latest English midfielder to be signed up by Team Paddy Power. This move by the Irish bookmaker follows their announcement that Paul Scholes would be contributing a new column for their blog section. Barton joins the newly rebranded Facebook app Paddy Power Social (formerly Paddy Power In-Play) wherein customers will …
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INTRALOT Italia has redesigned the Live Betting section of its website, in order to offer players an innovative universal gaming experience. A unique and intuitive web interface was used to upgrade the LIVE Betting section into a novel MULTILIVE section. The MULTILIVE section aims to offer players multiple betting opportunities and provide them the opportunity to bet on more than …
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William Hill has taken what it is suggesting is the biggest political bet ever taken after one of its customers from South West London staked £400,000 on the outcome of the Scottish Referendum. The punter, who apparently did not have a Scottish accent, has bet on the referendum returning a No vote at odds of 1/4. Even more surprisingly, the …
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Register Now for Gaming in Holland Conference Only 2 weeks left until the Gaming in Holland Conference in Amsterdam (June 23rd & 24th)! With online gaming in The Netherlands poised for regulation, now is the time to meet your peers, talk to the experts and learn from the leaders in sports betting, lotteries, mobile gaming, gaming law, social gaming, regulation …
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