North America

Bitcoin sportsbook operator SportsBet.io is celebrating a successful first month following its launch in June.  The sportsbook went live shortly before Euro 2016, and has already paid out in excess of 800,000 mBTC to players. The biggest individual win from a single betwas 8,650 mBTC (£4230) which was won by a punter betting on an Kansas City Royals v Houston Astros …

Sportech has announced that Rich Roberts, President of Digital and US Corporate Affairs, has stepped down from the PLC Board. He had been a Member of the Board of Directors since December 2013. Roberts’ resignation comes after a reorganisation of responsibilities for Sportech in North America, following the company’s withdrawal from business obligations with Draft Day Daily Fantasy Sports. However, …

Speaking to Fortune Magazine Jason Robins CEO & Co-Founder of leading US daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings has stated that his company will need to “take a second look at its advertising”. As DraftKings looks to re-secure customer confidence following a string of legal battles in the US concerning its product legality and close association with sports betting. The DFS …

Inspired Gaming Group, the manufacturer of FOBTs and developer of virtual and slots games, is to be acquired by New York-based private equity firm Hydra Industries for a total valuation of £200 million. The sale of Inspired assets has been negotiated with main investor Vitruvian Partners LLP and its co-investors in the enterprise. Deal stakeholders informed that the acquisition deal, which includes …

Betway’s year on year inspection of punting on the Open has revealed that Matt Kuchar’s popularity is rising faster than any of his golfing rivals.  Having already attracted 40% more bets than he did last year, Kooch’s price for the Claret Jug has been trimmed from 66/1 to 50/1 and he stands as the most costly result for the leading …

After its success in New York last week DFS operators suffered a blow it has been announced that they will no longer be allowed to offer real money DFS games in the state of Delaware.  The Delaware Department of Justice has issued formal releases to companies operating in the state such as DraftKings, FanDuel and Yahoo stating that Delaware residents should …

International Game Technology (IGT) has confirmed the appointment of Mario Di Loreto to the new role of Executive Vice President of Human Resources, Organisation & Transformation. The executive appointment will see Di Loreto a report directly to IGT Plc Group CEO Marco Sala. The company detailed that it had hired Di Loreto to oversee group HR leadership and strategy as …

Tennessee has become the latest US state to regulate daily fantasy sports (DFS) services, passing its ‘Fantasy Sports Act 2016’ motion into law on 1 July. State lawmakers will begin processing licensing application schemes, allowing US-based operators such as DraftKings, FanDuel and Yahoo Sports to operate services for Tennessee consumers. The ‘Fantasy Sports Act 2016’ was passed despite the state …

William Hill has opened wagering on Virtual Racing at two of its Nevada Race and Sports Books. After receiving approval for a field trial from the Nevada Gaming Control Board, the company will offer Virtual Racing inside the Plaza Casino and Silver Sevens Casino, both in Las Vegas. Featuring the voice of legendary race caller Tom Durkin, William Hill Virtual …

The popular Youtube pair of Trevor “TmarTn” Martin and Tom ‘Syndicate’ Cassell have a combined following of almost 13 million and were, until recently, hugely popular in the online CS:GO gaming community.  It has now come to light that they are the co-owners of a skins gambling platform called CS:GO Lotto, a site which many of their most viewed videos promoted without any …