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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has described the US federal sports betting ban as unconstitutional, in a statement published by the American Sports Betting Coalition (ASBC). The comments were made in relation to the state of New Jersey’s Supreme Court betting case, in which the state is attempting to partially repeal laws under the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection …

Online betting firm Betway Group has undertaken a corporate leadership restructure, confirming the promotion of Anthony Werkman current Director of Marketing Operations to Chief Executive Officer. Werkman replaces CEO incumbent Richard Akitt, who has taken the position of Group Chairman, with immediate effect. An experienced industry commercial veteran, Werkman has led Betway marketing operations since 2013, acting as a key …

A crowd of 100,000 people are expected to descend on Flemington Racecourse on Tuesday for the 2017 Melbourne Cup. ‘The race that stops a nation’ is the most prosperous handicap race in the world, with prize money of $6.2m available this year, and a rich history dating back over 150 years. Ahead of the race, at 4am tomorrow (Tuesday 7th November) …

Czech news sources have reported that The Stars Group online betting subsidiary BetStars, will become the first international betting operator to service the newly regulated Czech Republic online gambling market. Last week, Czech news sources reported that the Czech Finance Ministry had published details of approved licensed operators for its new online betting regime, with BetStars featuring as the sole …

Prior to the release of its pending Q3 2017 trading update (scheduled for Wednesday 8 November), the governance of Stockholm-listed online gambling group Cherry AB has issued a corporate update detailing that it has revised its full-year 2017 corporate forecast. The firm’s revision of FY-2017 expectations follows a tougher than anticipated integration of acquired ComeOn assets having undertaken a strategic …

London based, Stratagem Technologies (www.stratagem.co) has announced its new partnership with sports betting and casino solutions provider Offsidegaming. As part of the partnership, both companies will work together to build powerful predictive models to further automate Offsidegaming’s sports betting offering. Stratagem’s proprietary AI solutions, which have been in research and development for four years, work alongside customers’ qualitative analysts, providing …

The board of GVC Holdings has today announced that it has sold its Turkish business unit ‘Headlong Limited’ (and associated subsidiaries) to Malta-based technology group Ropso Limited. The FTSE gambling group undertakes its disposal of Headlong assets for a total consideration of €150 million (£132 million). Updating the market, GVC governance expects to conclude its Turkish asset sale by the …

Seeking to become the leading destination for eSports betting, Curacao/ Malta-licensed online sportsbook Pinnacle (Pinnacle.com) has announced the relaunch of its dedicated ‘eSports Hub’. First launched in 2015, Pinnacle’s ‘eSports Hub’ was developed as a specific portal for eSports betting consumers. Having revamped its product, Pinnacle development states that it wants to ‘raise the bar for gaming’s most dynamic sector’ Commenting …

Monday’s indictment of former ‘Trump 2016’ campaign manager Paul Manafort on charges of 12 counts of conspiracy and international money laundering, has seen Paddy Power Politics completely revise its Trump Betting Hub. The first charges filed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller investigating ‘suspected’ collusion between Trump 2016 Campaign officials and the Russian government, has been marked as a complete market changer …

After successfully defending his World heavyweight titles on Saturday night, by stopping the admirably game Carlos Takam in 10 rounds, the speculation about what lies ahead for Britain’s Anthony Joshua has already begun. Whilst the latest videos of Tyson Fury in training will fuel the imagination of British fight fans that a 2018 super fight is possible. It appears that …