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There’s a certain distaste at the glee with which people are proclaiming that the The National Council on Problem Gambling in Singapore has scored an ‘own goal’ because its advertisements across the World Cup have ‘tipped’ Germany to win.  The advert features lots of children discussing who they want to win the tournament, with the kicker at the end being …

Payments firm Optimal Payments Plc has become the official sponsor of Crystal Palace Football Club for the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons. Optimal Payments will use the platform to raise the global awareness of its NETELLER service and Net+ Card stored-value offering which will be displayed on the front of the team’s shirts from the start of the 2014/15 English Premier …

  Organisers of November’s Macao Gaming Show (MGS) have unveiled an exhibitor list which comprises many of the biggest and most influential organisationsactive in the international gaming community. Taking place across 18-20 November, 2014 at the Venetian Macao, MGS will feature a raft of heavyweight international gaming companies, including IGT Asia Macau, Aristocrat (Macau), Aruze Gaming Macau, Ainsworth Game Technology, …

BetVIP.com, the world’s first licensed bitcoin-only sportsbook, has released an Infographic detailing the rise of the popular but controversial digital currency.

The founding eight members of the Asian-African Tote Association (AATA) were announced in the opening association meeting held yesterday in South Africa. The new association aims to create strengthening ties among African betting operators and totes, and to further increase African racings and totes profile throughout the global gambling sector. The eight members of the AATA include Hong Kong Jockey …

Until now, the problem with online Live Dealer blackjack has been how to offer the game to an unlimited amount of players. Bodog says its new blackjack game, Zone21, is ready to rip up the online casino rule book in the same way it did with online poker via its anonymous tables concept. In April, Bodog launched a new high-speed …

Macau Horse Racing Co Ltd, the owners of the Macau Jockey Club (MJC) reported a deficit of $5.2 million (£3.10 million) on MJC 2013 betting operations. The Macau racing operator announced these figures in its annual financial report published this morning. MJC had decreased its annual losses from $7.5 million in 2012, as financial figures demonstrated an increase in track …

Betradar, the world’s leading supplier of sports and betting-related data is pleased to announce the launch of its new In-Play Minigames product. In-Play Minigames offer a variety of real-sports game concepts with fastpaced betting cycles. With Asian sports lottery 500.com, Betradar’s first customer has already successfully launched Betradar’s latest gaming innovation. Betradar betting solutions are currently supplying in-play data for …

The team behind November’s Macao Gaming Show (18-20 November, Venetian Macao) is investing in a multi-media marketing campaign to take it’s ‘By Asia for the world’ campaign to an international audience of gaming influencers. As part of the dual Chinese and English language drive, over 100 MGS print and online adverts will be appearing across 25 gaming media channels from …

As the three men suspected of trying to manipulate the scorelines of football matches await sentencing today after being found guilty of conspiracy to commit bribery, the National Crime Agency has released some interesting detail on the case and explains why it moved to break up the proceedings when it did.  Earlier this week a jury at Birmingham Crown Court …