Oceania

The Liquor & Gaming Board of New South Wales has fined Australian online bookmaker CrownBet AUS $20,000 in fines for breaching advertising laws relating to the promotion of gambling services. Crownbet marketing was convicted of five counts of publishing content which featured consumer inducements to gamble. The bookmaker is said to have published advertisements on its website including bonus rewards …

The Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) have confirmed that they received 48 alerts to suspicious betting and match-fixing during the first quarter of 2016. The figure is up by 31 from the same period in 2015, and includes one case from the Australian Open. None of the matches or players involved were named, but the TIU did confirm that one alert …

Genius Sports, a brand created from the merger of SportingPulse and Betgenius, has been officially launched into the sports and betting data sector. The company already employs more than 750 staff in 10 locations worldwide. SportingPulse, founded in 1999 in Melbourne, is well known for its sports administration, management software and basketball data collection. Since 2004 the company has worked …

The award-winning daily fantasy sports platform,DraftDay Gaming Group, Inc., has announced the launch of Draftstars, a daily fantasy sports site aimed at the Australian market. Draftstars is a joint venture between CrownBet and Fox Sports Australia. Based in Melbourne, it now offers Australia’s biggest fantasy sports prize pools. Draftstars has also become an official partner of the Australian Football League (AFL), with exclusive access …

The esports investments continue with news that eSports Hero has raised $1 million (£709,000) from an Australian based esports investment firm eSports Mogul.  Esports Hero has announced that the money will be used to continue to expand, develop and promote its tournament platform. The company only launched in 2015 but has hosted thousands of micro tournaments since then across a huge …

Paysafe Group has partnered with Emerchants Ltd to deliver white-labelled pay-out card solutions to gaming operators across Europe. Emerchants, which counts gaming operators in Australia such as Ladbrokes, William Hill and Sportsbet among its clients, offers an innovative prepaid payment technology platform with processing and programme management services. Paysafe is a Principal Member of MasterCard® and authorised by the UK …

Australian based, European focussed online betting operator Favourit has announced that it plans to list a public offering on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX listing). The listings move comes as the operator completes its takeover of ASX-placed mining firm Celsius Coal Ltd. Favourit governance detailed that the company aims to raise circa AUS $6 million (£3.2 million) on its ASX …

James Burnett Ladbrokes Australia’s inaugural Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) has confirmed that he has departed the company following three years’ service. Ladbrokes Australia has appointed media/advertising executive Simon Jarvis to replace Burnett, who told Australian marketing news sources that he would take a ‘short break’ from work. Burnett an Australian gambling veteran, who had worked in numerous marketing senior management …

Australian social focused bookmaker Favourit has announced that it will re-launch its affiliate/partnership programme with Income Access. The re-launch of its partnership programme follows the revamp of its product inventory which has seen Favourit add a new online casino with Microgaming and NetEnt content. The affiliate partnership will see Favourit integrate Income Access’ industry specific ad-serving system to optimise targeted …