Premier Lotteries Ireland (PLI) has urged the Irish government to cease allowing offshore companies that offer bets on draws to operate within the country.   It was reported last week that with ambitions to open discussions about the issue, the PLI has met with numerous Irish Ministers. A spokesperson for PLI stated: “The National Lottery is concerned at the growth …

Raketech has announced plans to enhance its sports listings platform TVmatchen.nu with all-new dedicated sections for the biggest sporting events in 2018. The TVmatchen platform delivers real-time sports TV listings, statistics and betting tips to millions of sports fans across Sweden, Norway (TVkampen.com) and Denmark (TVsporten.dk). Raketech has confirmed plans to roll-out dedicated content for the biggest sporting events of …

Scientific Games Corporation has announced that the Company’s UK division, SG Gaming, has rolled out its , new Equinox 2.4 terminals across Paddy Power in a 30 shop trial. The Equinox 2.4 features three 24” HD screens with silver bezel design, an immersive sound system and integrated barcode reader for scanning free bet rewards directly from a smartphone. The terminal also offers …

A report issued by the research firm focused on servicing the gaming equipment, technology, and interactive gaming sectors, Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, outlined that the global salary-cap daily fantasy sports (DFS) market may have been completely tapped into by DraftKings and FanDuel. Throughout 2017, of the estimated $3.26 billion the industry received in entry fees around 97% of it was …

Regulus Partners, the strategic consultancy focused on international gambling and related industries, gives an insight into some of the key developments in the gambling industry as part of its ‘Winning Post’ column. UK: advertising regulation – tough love Amongst the organisations likely to lose out if ever a ban on gambling adverts is instituted is the fines department at HM …

In recent months the debate surrounding Video Assistant Refereeing (VAR) has encompassed English football and with the FA cup returning to our screens this weekend, the debate looks set to recommence. In a recent interview with SBC, Jeevan Jeyaratnam, Head of Compilation at Betting data and tailored odds specialist Abelson Info, predicted that it was “highly likely that some of …

Last week Irish betting operators came together for what was deemed a largely successful initiative, in the inaugural Responsible Gambling Week Ireland. The week was centered around the theme of raising awareness of knowing when to stop, as well as aiming to open dialogue about what it means to gamble responsibly. Sharon Byrne, Chairperson for the Irish Bookmakers Association told …

To the elation of football fans all over the globe, the Champions League returned this week and with it came strong away performances from Premier League clubs. A four goal drubbing at St Jakob-Park meant that tournament favourites, Manchester City set the record for the biggest away win in the knockout stages by an English side in the history of …

Assistant Chief Executive of the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA), Simon Barker spoke to SBC about a wide variety of subjects from the importance of the Sporting Chance clinic, to the role the PFA plays in player education. Barker joined the PFA after an extensive career as a professional player, appearing over 213 times and scoring on 41 occasions for Blackburn …

The Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) sat alongside Sportradar at a press conference to outline its education strategy that will see 32 workshops per season covering referees, BFU officials and all football players from the top two leagues. The significant statement of intent, a pledge to the fans and all the stakeholders of Bulgarian football, is reinforced by the fact that …