Microgaming is kick-starting the summer with a €175,000 multi-player network tournament, Reels de Janeiro, on the recently launched Shoot! tournament slot. Shoot! features five reels, 50 paylines and the most familiar of footballing faces from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Celebrating football’s greatest times, the slot has been so popular that it is now available in a tournament version. To …
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Microgaming is launching two new Casino games in May, Football Star and Cool Wolf. Microgaming is releasing a football-themed online slot, Football Star, to appeal to footy fans around the globe ahead of the World Cup in Brazil. Bright graphics, striking animations and a fan-filled stadium set the scene in this five reel, 243 ways-to-win slot. There are plenty of …
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The Football Association has proposed that from next season any player in league football and the top four tiers of the non-league system will be banned from betting, either directly or indirectly, on any football match or competition anywhere in the world. The changes to FA Rules from the start of the 2014-15 season would also see a worldwide prohibition …
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The National Crime Agency’s investigation into spot-fixing in UK football has stepped up a level with the agency arresting 13 footballers this week. Six of the men were originally arrested back in December in connection with an investigation into individuals suspected of Conspiracy to commit acts of Bribery and Money Laundering relating to conduct during football matches. They were interviewed …
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The weekend of the 11th of January 2014 ( Premier League match day 21) proved to be a nightmare for UK sports betting operators, as reports suggest that bookmakers made a combined loss of more than £30 million (€36.2 million/$49.3 million). All top eight English Premier League sides managed to beat their respective opponents. The weekend soccer action saw no upsets …
Read More »Football betting has had a short lifespan in Hong Kong, having only been allowed by the government as a public betting market in 2012/2013, allowing the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) to diversify it betting portfolio. Football has quickly developed into a mainstay popular betting market for Hong Kong punters, as reports conducted show that the betting has risen threefold from HK$ 16.1 …
Read More »Slovak football has been rocked this weekend by allegations concerning four active and three former Slovakian professional football players regarding football match fixing and having ties with Asian-based match fixing groups. This past weekend saw the arrest of 16 people with ties in Slovak football in a Slovak and Czech police joint task-force to stop corruption in regional sports. Slovak …
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