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The FA has announced the suspension of Chris Maguire from all football activities for six weeks. The news is consequential of the Scottish player’s multiple breaches of the governing body’s gambling rules, and allegedly by placing 52 bets on football matches between 17 March 2017 and 12 February 2022. Maguire partially denied the charges and requested a personal hearing. Subsequently, …

MST (Media System Technologies) and XB Net have enhanced the scope of their Italy-facing partnership, expanding the former’s market reach. Specifics of the deal will see the duo work to develop a responsible horse racing business across online, mobile and retail betting verticals via 24/7 turnkey service. This suite of North American programming will be distributed to the company’s partners …

EstrelaBet inked an agreement to become the new sponsor of Brazil’s Championship of Mineiro. The sports betting company continues to expand its presence in the country, with the league including notable teams such as Atlético Mineiro, Cruzeiro and America-MG. EstrelaBet Head of Sponsorships, Rafael Zanette, regarded the Campeonato Mineiro as “a great showcase with great games and players” that will …

The Bulgaria Football Union (BFU) has publicly stated that it does not support a ban on gambling advertising to be imposed on Bulgarian sports.  A divided National Assembly carries an agenda to reform Bulgaria’s existing gambling laws, in which MPs have been urged to consider a ban on gambling advertising and the privatisation the state-owned Bulgarian Sports Totalisator (BST). Last …

PA Betting Services has been enlisted to bolster the horseracing content of talkSPORT BET, the new joint-venture sportsbook property of talkSPORT Media and BetVictor.  Securing a multi-year partnership, PA Betting Services will deliver its premium racing content from the UK, Ireland, South Africa and Japan to enhance the offering of talkSPORT BET’s new sportsbook platform.   talkSPORT BET formally launched in …

Racecourse Media Group (RMG) has confirmed the appointment of former Flutter UK-&-Ireland CEO Conor Grant as incoming Chairman. Grant will initially join RMG as a Non-Executive Director from 1 April, with a view to succeed Roger Lewis as Chairman from October 2023. A racehorse owner, Grant is recognised as the ideal candidate to oversee RMG governance and its duties for …

IMG Arena has secured the global betting streaming rights for Norwegian football’s top two divisions – Eliteserien and OBOS-Ligaen. The sports data and technology business – for the betting, media and performance sectors – will access 485 matches across the two leagues, which are played between April and November. Mark Wrigley, Senior Director of Rights at IMG Arena, commented: “This …

Betsson has announced its sponsorship of the Chilean First Division football league, in partnership with the National Association of Professional Football (ANFP). The agreement, signed on the eve of the upcoming season of the Campeonato Nacional, will see the league rebranded as the Campeonato Betsson. Ronni Hartvig, Chief Commercial Officer of the Betsson Group, commented: “Through this latest collaboration, we …

XB Net has signed its latest client, partnering with IZIBET to bolster the firm’s horse and dog racing content range, broadening its own international reach in the process. The retail betting brand of the IZI Group, IZIBET operators Malta’s Dragonara Casino and in July last year secured the licence for the National Lottery of Malta, which it manages via its …

A key racing stakeholder has detailed that the consequences of the Gambling Act Review may not be as damning as some fear, arguing that ‘the message coming out of Westminster is more positive than the actions in the world’. Speaking to the Racing Post, Charlie Parker, Chief Executive of the Thoroughbred Group and Racehorse Owners Association (ROA), confirmed that he …