Sportsbook

Five-time World Champion Ronnie O’Sullivan says that more “price-effective” tournaments could be the answer in snooker’s fight against match-fixing. His comments came after the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) sanctioned three players – Yu Delu and Cao Yupeng, both from China, and Welshman David John. The trio have been suspended until the outcome of formal hearings, which will …

The idea that three England cricketers spot-fixed a test match in India 18 months ago has been described as “outrageous” by Head Coach Trevor Bayliss and captain Joe Root. Doha broadcaster Al Jazeera has alleged that Bayliss’ side deliberately batted defensively for a short passage of the fifth test against India, which took place in Chennai in December 2016. According …

The newly formed Vegas Golden Knights have gone from last to first in the betting across the season and are now one series away from the most unlikely of Stanley Cup victories. Many American sports teams go through long droughts before they achieve success, with the Chicago Cubs enduring 108 years before breaking their streak, this could be the reason …

The Board at GVC may face a battle to pass two resolutions at its AGM next week regarding executive pay after shareholders were advised to vote against the proposals. GVC, which operates the betting brands Ladbrokes, Coral & bwin, intends to award CEO Kenny Alexander and chairman Larry Feldman huge share option packages, worth £45m and £22.5m respectively since 2016. While …

Online bookies are on track for a bumper week’s trading, as excitement builds in the run-up to this year’s UEFA Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid, according to payment processing company Worldpay. The firm’s analysis of gambling data from last year’s showdown between Real Madrid and Juventus revealed an 18% spike in online gambling activity compared to an average …

Multinational sports betting and gaming group GVC Holdings has anticipated that the slashing of FOBT maximum stakes from £100 to £2 will see the firm’s Group EBITDA fall by £160 million by the end of 2019. Disclosing the news in its trading update for the first 20 weeks of the year, GVC also expects a drop of £120 million in …

LeoVegas has overhauled the user interface (UI) on its sportsbook by using a new open API from Kambi, the operator’s sports betting supplier since its June 2016 launch. Kambi’s open APIs enable its customers to build on top of the sportsbook platform, affording them the key ability to innovate and differentiate in the market. LeoVegas has taken this “unique opportunity” …

FTSE100 betting group Paddy Power Betfair (PPB), has confirmed that it will create a new US-facing subsidiary, joining forces with daily fantasy sports operator FanDuel. Updating the market this afternoon, PPB governance confirms that it will merge its Betfair US division with FanDuel’s enterprise, as the company seeks to accelerate its position within the newly opened US market. The new …

Metric Gaming and Nektan have joined forces to provide a turnkey horse racing and sports betting solution for the US market. These services will be offered through the Rapid Games™ platform from Respin LLC, Nektan’s US operating subsidiary. Rapid Games is the US casino gaming industry’s only independently certified Class II and Class III On-Premises mobile platform. Integrating to Rapid, a server-based …

Following its ‘Capital Markets Day’, Stockholm-listed European online gambling group Mr Green & Co has announced that it has rebranded its corporate entity to ‘MRG’ (MRG Group). Corporate governance stated that the new group MRG brand reflected the firm’s fast growth profile, and better served its expanded portfolio of online gambling assets. The firm’s markets day would further see MRG’s …