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INTERPOL has confirmed the suspension of its agreement with FIFA following investigations into corruption against football’s governing body.  Under a May 2011 agreement, INTERPOL received a donation from FIFA worth €20 million to create a 10-year Integrity in Sport programme. The decision by INTERPOL Secretary General Jürgen Stock will see the world police body freeze the use of financial contributions …

bwin.party Entertainment institutional investors Emerald Bay and Stinson Ridge are preparing to sell up to 50 million shares in the London FTSE online gambling operator. The large scale share sale by the investors represents a 6% stake in bwin.party. The news of the investor sale, saw bwin.party share price fall 11p to 94p (impact-10%). bwin.party governance stated that it was …

European sports betting operator Betsson AB has confirmed to industry news source EGR Magazine that it has ceased certain affiliate activity in the Netherlands market. Betsson, which has Dutch-focused online casino brands Kroon and Oranje in its digital portfolio, informed EGR that it had ceased Dutch-language promotions in order to prevent any legal repercussions in the soon to be regulated …

France’s online gambling trade body Association Française du Jeu en Ligne (AFJEL) has stated that the country’s regulatory framework is in need of urgent review in order to create better market conditions for business. Following a release of a 5 year market assessment, AFJEL stated that the performance of the French igaming sector had been “mixed” at best, and that …

Chinese state-owned fund Tsinghua Unigroup International is reported to have invested $124 million (£80 million) for a 15.2% stake in New York listed Chinese sports lottery operator 500.com, through a purchase of newly distributed shares. Business news sources have reported that Tsinghua will acquire a total of 63.5 million shares in 500.com. The news of the stake purchase by Tsinghua …

Evander “the Real Deal” Holyfield, 5-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion is very excited to be launching RealDealBet.com globally with the newest and most complete online sports betting and casino experience available. RealDealBet.com was designed for both professional and recreational players across the EU and markets around the world. RealDealBet.com will feature an incredibly simple, highly intuitive interface offering players rapid …

Financial trading operator Plus500, the company which is currently a £460 million takeover target of leading igaming technology provider Playtech has proceeded to reactivate customer accounts. Plus500 sees itself at the centre of an anti-money laundering investigation by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The regulator has halted Plus500’s abilities to trade and service transactions, which has seen the company’s share …

Following up on its insight and analysis into sports betting transaction during major sporting events, Worldpay  a payment processing operator with high coverage and major transaction volume within the online sports betting industry, has today released exclusive 2015 data showing how busy Britain’s online bookies were during Saturday’s  UEFA Champions League Final between Barcelona and Juventus. Worldpay’s data shows that on the Saturday of …

Dafabet continues its marketing expansion into UK football with the announcement of its multi-year title sponsorship of the Welsh Premier League (WPL), the highest level of professional football in Wales. The bookmaker did not reveal any financial details regarding the partnership, however WPL governance revealed to the media that the Dafabet title sponsorship will be the league’s most lucrative deal …

Following an active start to 2015 which saw a successful product launch at ICE in February, Wikibetting will be adding several brands from the Offsidegaming platform to their Peer to Peer Social betting partnerships. Offsidegaming launched in 2008, and have formed a large global network of set ups: from online betting companies in Latin America, to betting terminals in Africa and Eastern …