With the rise of Chinese football and clubs in the Chinese Super League becoming financial powerhouses meaning that a flurry of talent has made its way there and will continue to do so, the question of betting on matches in the league becomes more prominent. With past corruption charges still looming over the CSL however, Scott Longley asks if bookmakers are …
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Issuing a short market update, embattled New York-listed Chinese sports lottery operator 500.com has disclosed the sale of its 63% equity stake in Asian digital payment processor Sumpay.cn ( Sumpay). Payment processor, Sumpay, is licensed to provide third-party payment services in Chin. 500.com revealed that it had invested in Sumpay holding company Zhejiang Shangmeng Technology in December 2015 for a cash consideration …
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that it has extended its data collection and distribution partnership with Opta for a further four years. Perform Group subsidiary Opta will continue to be official data and analysis partner to the ICC and its syndicated events including all levels of the ICC World Cup and Twenty20 tournaments. Opta extends its data partnership …
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SBC’s Football Odds Expert Jeevan Jeyaratnam takes a look at one of the more ambitious football leagues in the world – the Chinese Super League – and asks how betting can benefit. Respectable news sources have recently been suggesting that the Chinese government have offered soon-to-be out of contract PSG star Zlatan Ibrahimovic an insane £59M per annum to ply …
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Elmer Funke Kupper has announced his resignation as Chief Executive of the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) as he faces potential allegations of bribery committed during his tenure as CEO of gambling operator Tabcorp. The Australian Federal Police are investigating bribery charges made against Tabcorp Holdings relating to a $200,000 payment made to family members of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. The …
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Today is the last chance to RSVP your place at the Manila Social hosted at the Salon de Ning at Peninsula Hotel Makati, for what promises to be an epic networking and partying night before the start of the iGaming Asia Congress in Macau! SBC and Asia Gaming Brief (AGB) expect a full turnout for this Social, so all networkers …
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Fantasy sport is making its mark in India, and Fandromeda have become the latest product to tap into this market with a World T20 Cricket Fantasy game. Since its launch two weeks ago, Fandromeda has racked up over 30,000 free-to-play users, with a cash prize of over Rs.5 lakh when the World T20 tournament ends on 3 April. In the qualifying stages …
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Virtual games specialist Kiron Interactive is to offer its portfolio of virtual sports products on the platform of fellow supplier Betinvest. The new agreement will see Kiron’s portfolio of games rolled out to sports betting clients of the international supplier on a single wallet, omni-channel basis. Using its combined Betman online and retail game servers, Kiron will provide their suite …
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Peter Greenhill, recently recruited as Head of eBusiness by Equiom Group, explains how his new firm fits into the gaming eco-system and why it decided to become a sponsor of the Asian Spring Social, organised by AGBrief and SBC. SBC: Hi Peter, great to catch up. As a gaming and eBusiness leadership veteran, what attracted you to join the Equiom Group …
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Manila and Isle of Man sports betting operator Dafabet has confirmed the appointment of Comtrade Gaming as its igaming platform provider. Dafabet will integrate Comtrade Gaming’s iCore gaming platform provisions as its core solution. The iCore system will include a full suite of player management services, back-office capabilities and data intelligence functions. Comtrade will now be a core supplier to …
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