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Russian government funded news source Russia Today (RT.com) has reported that President Vladimir Putin will seek for licensed bookmakers to fund national sporting events, with new laws set to be introduced by mid-2016. At present Russia has 25 registered bookmakers, President Putin is reported to want gambling operators to contribute further funding to national sporting development as the country prepares …

FTSE listed online gambling technology provider Playtech has confirmed the appointment of John Jackson as its new Non-Executive Director. Jackson will advise Playtech from 1 January, replacing Deputy Chairman & Non- Executive Director Hilary Stewart Jones (2014-2015), who has officially resigned from the board. As Non-Executive Director, Jackson will sit on Playtech’s Board of Remuneration and Audit Committee. Jackson will additionally …

The Football League and its primary sponsor and partner Sky Bet have agreed a new three year title sponsorship deal. Sky Bet has sponsored the League since 2013 and this latest deal will commence in August 2016 and run until at least 2019. It will deliver increased revenue to the 72 clubs throughout the Football League. One change is that due …

European sports betting operator Unibet has confirmed that Albin de Beauregard will take over as new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) from Graham Stretch who is set to exit the leadership role this coming March. De Beauregard will step up to the role of CFO, having served as Head of Unibet Internal Auditing since April 2015. Unibet further detailed that Stretch …

Marathonbet garnered a lot of attention worldwide earlier this year when challenging two older ladies to face one another on FIFA for the first time in order to predict the results of the Premier League’s opening weekend. Having recovered from the initial session, the two gaming ‘mums’ are back this with a Christmas themed FIFA play date – this time …

Christmas came early for one BetVictor customer after he used the Cash Out feature on a 7-fold accumulator and won just shy of £40,000 from a bet of 20 pence. What is more is that the game on which he chose to cash out would have lost the bet, with Villa going on to lose to Newcastle. The punter is in …

Netplay TV has asked for its shares to be suspended on the AIM after an announcement that it was considering a reverse takeover of the Sportech owned football pools business estimated to be worth around £100m. The football pools, formerly the backbone of the gambling industry in the UK, still attracts 300,000 weekly players though this is down from 10m at …

Irish news sources have reported that former Republic of Ireland and Manchester United captain Roy Keane has settled out of court his dispute against Paddy Power regarding the infringement of his image rights used in the operators ‘Euro 2016 – Braveheart’ campaign. Keane had begun legal proceedings against the bookmaker in July, taking his claim to Ireland’s Commercial Court. The …

Having confirmed that subsidiary PokerStars would be launching a standalone betting product, Amaya Inc has today launched BetStars.com version 1 for select jurisdictions. The new brand will operate under the domains Betstars.com, Betstars.eu, and Betstars.uk, and on dedicated iOS and Android applications, marking the initial first stage of Amaya and PokerStars’ entry into the sports betting market. Amaya confirmed that …

After getting the go ahead from the Lithuanian Competition Council, Olympic Entertainment Group (OEG) has announced the completion of the acquisition of sports-betting operator UAB Orakulas. OEG acquired 100% of shares in the firm, and this notably increases its stake in the overall gambling sector in the country. OEG now owns 35 betting shops and 18 casinos throughout Lithuania. Twelve …