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English professional footballers Michael Boateng , Hakeem Adelakun  and Moses Swaibu, pleaded not guilty  to criminal charges made against them on football match fixing and bribery grounds.  The three man had been arrested by UK Police and  UK anti corruption  taskforce, with regards to investigations on suspicious betting activity The three professional footballers appeared at Birmingham Crown Court on Tuesday …

Online gaming operator 32Red has reacted with bemusement over the ‘sharp fall’ in its share price in recent weeks on the back of another year of record revenues. The operator suggests that it has suffered because other gambling firms have also seen their shares drop, but that was as a result of the UK Budget imposing greater taxes on retail …

888 Holdings published its earnings report for 2013, the results saw a positive performance for 2013 as the operator generated a record turnover. 888 Holdings posted a full year revenue of $401 million (€290.6 million), the figure represent a 7% increase on the $376 million posted by 888 Holdings for 2012. 888 holdings B2C division, contributed the majority of revenue …

GamCrowd specialists in  crowd funding and crowd sourcing for the igaming industry , have announced the appointment of ex-Ladbrokes egaming and Scientific Games Chief Financial Officer Andrew Bowen. Bowden joins the newly formed crowd funding vertical as Chief Financial Officer Andrew Bowen is a veteran of the igaming industry, he was a key member of the Ladbroke Plc team that set …

Fairyhouse Racecourse announced today that Boylesports will sponsor the 2014 Irish Grand National, which takes place at the Ratoath venue on Easter Monday, April 21st 2014. Ireland’s largest independent bookmaker will take over the reins as official sponsors of one of Ireland’s most historic steeplechase races, which has been run at Fairyhouse since 1870. Commenting on the new sponsorship, General Manager of …

Dr Simon Dymond of Swansea University has studied what drives addictive behaviour in slots players. His study breaks down the psychological factors players attribute to near wins on the machines and how their minds react to symbols displayed on the slot reels. Dymond and his team believe that players addictive traits in certain players are triggered by brain reactions/impulses to perceived …

Gala Interactive, the interactive division of gambling operator Gala Group and operator of igaming brands – Galabingo, Coral.co.uk, Eurobet and Galacasino, has announced the soft launch of Gala.se, the operator’s first foray into the Scandinavian igaming market. Gala.se will initially target Swedish casino and slots players, with the launch of its new brand. The brand will be operated from the …

180Vita, the owner of igaming media and entertainment sites such as PokerTube, FootballTube andPokerVIP, has entered the realm of sports tipping with its new free betting site Tipday.Tipday is now fully live after soft-launching earlier this year, and allows players to make predictions on thousands of sporting events from English Premier League football to NBA basketball. Players can earn points for correct tips, and enough successful …

UK gambling operator Ladbrokes Plc urged the UK Government to rethink its plans to increase tax levied on profits generated from fixed odds betting terminals (FOBT’s). The operator claimed that unfair tax levying on the UK bookmakers could cost the industry around £75 million a year. The tax rate issued on FOBT’s is set to rise from 20% to 25% …

Betfred owner Fred Done may just be the most generous man in gambling. This March Done, a lifelong Manchester United fan, ordered Betfred management to refund £200,000 to Manchester United fans who had high hopes on their football club retaining the Barclays Premier League title. This week Betfred announced that Fred Done would sponsor the Bolton Hospice’s eighth annual Midnight …