English professional golfer Marco Penge has been sanctioned by the DP World Tour over betting integrity breaches. Penge was found to be in violation of the PGA European Tour’s Integrity Programme, which forbids professionals from making any type of bets nor incentivising other people to bet on the results, progress, conduct or anything else regarding professional or elite amateur golf …
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Spotlight Sports Group has announced a partnership with AK Bets that will see the bookmaker become the title sponsor of the Racing Post’s golf betting show. Named The Sweet Spot, the technology and media company’s show will feature revered golf tipster Steve Palmer and host Jack Reeve, and will be distributed every Tuesday. Anthony Kaminskas, Founder of AK Bets, said: “I have …
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LIV Golf has partnered with U.S Integrity in a fight against illegal betting activity on the sport. The global golf tournament will now access the sports gambling monitoring company’s ProhiBet service to detect any prohibited gambling behaviour and activity. LIV Golf Chief Operating Officer, Lawrence Burian, commented: “This partnership with U.S Integrity is critical as we enhance our presence in …
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M88 Mansion has been named the official sportsbook partner of the Icons Series Golf Tournament for the MENA edition. Taking place 23-24 February 2024, the exclusive sponsorship sees the Asian betting company work with the golf tournament as it aims to continue its growth and expansion globally and further its offering at the Yas Links Golf Course. Head of Marketing …
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OlyBet has been named the official betting operator in Europe for the 2023 Ryder Cup. Following on from what has been described as a successful partnership between OlyBet Group and the DP World Tour, extending it to Ryder Cup was a ‘natural move’, the Olympic Entertainment Group-owned operator explained. Corey Plummer, Chairman and CEO of OEG and OlyBet Group, stated: …
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Global sports and entertainment platform DAZN has announced that it is going to broadcast all tournaments on the DP World Tour. The new media rights partnership will see the golfing competition bolster its distribution in the DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) region. DAZN will now have co-exclusive live subscription OTT rights, alongside Sky Germany, with the first tournament available to …
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IMG Arena, the newly formed ‘betting innovation division‘ of leading global sports agency IMG announces its first comprehensive data partnership with golf’s PGA Tour. Securing a multi-year partnership, IMG Arena becomes the lead distributor of PGA Tour (US + North American golf) data to sports’ media, news, betting and entertainment organisations worldwide. Further commercial provisions, see IMG Arena become the …
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Regulus Partners, the strategic consultancy focused on international gambling and related industries, takes a look at some key developments for the gambling industry in its ‘Winning Post’ column. US: regulated sportsbetting – e pluribus confusionem? The US Federal government formally considered sportsbetting for the first time since the overturn of PASPA, in the form of a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing …
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Sports betting platform and software supplier Kambi Group Plc has expanded its golf-related inventory ahead of the start of the Ryder Cup 2018 (27-30 September). Anticipating a record-breaking handle across its partner network, the Stockholm-listed technology supplier has rolled out an in-depth range of pre-match and in-play betting markets for its customers on both sides of the Atlantic. Hosted bi-annually, …
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With the launch of its new sportsbook, VSODDS.BET is aiming to place a greater focus on betting traders, offering only pre-match, fixed odds to players in core markets around the world. The Curaçao-licensed operator offers odds and markets across a wide range of sports, including Football, Tennis, Golf, Basketball, Formula One, American Football, Ice Hockey and Handball, with more to …
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