US based horse track and gaming operator MTR Gaming Group has announced the implementation of a mobile wagering application that will allow its racetrack customers to wager on races using their smart phones or tablet devices. The new mobile gambling platform will allow racetrack customers who sign-up for an account to bet on live or simulcast racing while they are …

English Premier League football club Aston Villa have announced a new shirt sponsor in Dafabet. The Philippines bookmaker will be the Birmingham football clubs shirt sponsor for the next two football seasons, taking over from igaming operator Genting as the footballs main shirt sponsor. Dafabet will feature in both home and away Aston Villa Shirts, as part of the new …

Ghana sports betting is on the up according to African Business Correspondence Magazine ‘Ventures Africa‘. Ghana one of the leading lights in African business and GDP is witnessing a popular birth of regulated and licensed sports betting in accordance with its national laws. Over the past 18 months Ghana has approved 5 sports betting operators to offer odds and pool …

After 15 years service to its operations, Rainer Jacken mybet founder and ex chairman is set to leave the company next month. Rainer Jacken announced to the Management and Supervisory Board of mybet Holding SE that he will prematurely surrender office on the Supervisory Board with effect from the close of the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of mybet SE on July …

Continuing the current match fixing investigations into the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have suspended Raj Kundra co-owner of  IPL team Rajasthan Royals from being involved in business and day to day operations pending a BCCI inquiry. The Rajasthan Royals are at the center of a spot-fixing scandal with alleged implication to …

Turkish newspaper Hurriyet has revealed that Turkish Parliament  is to introduce severe monetary penalties for players that are willing to bet with offshore igaming web sites, that are not registered or regulated by Turkish Gambling authorities. Turkish players that wager on unlicensed igaming operators may face fines issued at up to 500,000 Turkish Lira – equivalent to €200,000.  The current …

The Association of Tennis Professionals (The ATP) have sanctioned a life time ban and a fine of (US) $60,000 on Russian Tennis Player Sergei Krotiouk, after the player was found guilty of match fixing by the The Tennis Integrity Unit, the anti-corruption and match fixing investigative body for the sport of tennis. The unit found Sergei Krotiouk guilty of trying …

New Asian sports betting  focused sportsbook and casino brand 138.com have signed a shirt sponsorship agreement with English Championship football club – Watford FC. 138.com  owned by Isle of Mann based Xella Holdings have agreed to become the Herfordshire based  football clubs shirt  sponsor for the upcoming 2013-14 Championship Football Season. The 138.com comes with the announcement of a new …

Betfair Betting exchange Australian operations have signed a three-year deal to serve as betting partner for the Tasmanian Summer Racing Carnival , one of the most popular and watched Australian horse racing festivals. The Tasmanian Summer Racing Carnival takes place in the Australian summer months  of January and February. The horse racing event will be re-branded to the ‘Betfair Tasmanian …

With the recent Indian Premiership betting scandals, international policing and anti-crime authority Interpol have been asked by the Indian Sports governing bodies to advise and help clean/ monitor sports corruption in India.  Interpol officials have been approached by Indian sports and governing bodies in order to tackle corruption and organsied crime in sports through match fixing created by betting syndicates. …