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Ireland’s two largest bookmakers, Paddy Power and Boylesports have confirmed that they will no longer accept wagers on Irish under-18s sporting fixtures or competitions, in a move to address national concerns relating to gambling’s impact on sports development. Both operators will no longer display betting markets for under-18s competitions, a move that has been welcomed by Irish sporting stakeholders such …

BetOlimp, the European online sports betting and e-gaming operator, announced that it has successfully launched its Twitch inspired live video streaming service for the Euro 2016 Football Championships in conjunction with Leeds based Independent Content Services Limited (ICS).  The live ‘in-play betting’ companion video streaming service is thought to be the first of its kind. It provides on-demand video content …

Colossus Bets has announced that the predictable results of Euro 2016 have resulted in the winning of two ‘Millionaire’ correct score Pick 6 pools. The company has also confirmed that they could have a first ever winner of the ‘The Colossus’ by tonight, the headline pool worth £10,000,000. Poland’s 1-0 defeat of Northern Ireland on Sunday night was the final …

Fantasy sports platform Mondogoal announced today that it has signed an agreement with Italian gaming giants, SISAL Group SpA and Lottomatica Scommesse S.r.l, to create a partnership which’ll mean theirs is the largest DFS network in the country.  Rome-based Lottomatica is the world’s largest lottery operator. Its portfolio includes the Italian National Lottery as well as various other gaming services and …

The UK Gambling Commission has informed the market that Betfred will pay more than £800,000 in compensation and in contribution towards socially responsible causes as part of a regulatory settlement following a licence review. This payment follows failures by the operator in its anti-money laundering and social responsibility policies. The Gambling Commission’s investigation follows a court case that resulted in …

Sky Betting and Gaming has underlined a desire to recruit top graduate talent with four 12-month opportunities confirmed as part of its University Placement Programme for 2016. Developed in association with Sheffield Hallam and Leeds Beckett Universities, the University placement programme will see some of the region’s top undergraduate talent join Sky Betting and Gaming for a 12-month period following …

Stockholm Nasdaq-listed sports betting platform provider Kambi continues to grow its ‘tier 1’ industry client portfolio by announcing that it has launched its betting services for Rank Group online subsidiary Grosvenor Casinos (Grosvenorcasinos.com) Chosen as sports betting software provisions partner by Rank Group in January, Kambi has delivered a full range of markets to Grosvenorcasinos.com in time for a packed …

I moderated a European Update panel session at the annual conference of the International Association of Gaming Advisors, which took place earlier this month in Malta. Predictably, one topic that produced heated debate was the lack of harmonization, or even hope of harmonization, of gambling laws and licensing processes across the EU Member States but this led on to the …

Russian defender Vasili Berezutski has saved UK bookmakers a reported £20 million, as his injury-time equalizer against England in Saturday’s 1-1 draw spared bookmakers from an opening Euro 2016 weekend bashing! Coming into Saturday night’s match, UK bookmakers were in need of some Russian love, as favourites France and Switzerland had won their opening matches against Romania and Albania, whilst …

Bloomberg News has reported that leading US daily fantasy sports (DFS) operators FanDuel and DraftKings are in merger talks, according to business insiders familiar with the situation. Merger talks have been pushed by investors, who have seen the value of their venture investments dip amid the continued legal trouble that the DFS operators have faced in various US states. Roughly …