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Latest News in betting
State gaming regulators in New Jersey said they could begin issuing sports betting licenses as early as January 2013, assuming a federal lawsuit filed by the major professional sports leagues and the NCAA can be overcome. The news comes as the...
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Bookmakers in Western Australia are threatening strike action over changes to the racing bets levy, which will see the region's turnover tax rate increase to 2pc in November, ahead of the country's current 1.5pc. The WA Bookmakers'...
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
William Hill has reportedly had a second bid for online gaming firm Sportech rejected for a second time last week. Sources close to negotiations cited in City AM said that William Hill, together with GVC Holdings, made a significantly improved...
Monday, October 15, 2012
SIS has signed a deal with bookmaker Admiral Sportwetten to take its international greyhounds channel into 12 of its 200 Austrian branches. The channel was developed last summer for the retail market outside the UK and Ireland and features more than...
Friday, October 12, 2012
Bookmaker Paddy Power has announced the creation of 600 new jobs at the official opening of its headquarters according to reports. The posts – in e-commerce, technology, social media, quantitative research, risk management and online marketing...
Thursday, October 11, 2012
US casino operator Churchill Downs Incorporated has appointed James Gay to serve as President for its new Churchill Downs Interactive subsidiary. Gay, who joined the Kentucky firm as Business Development Director in March of 2003 before being...
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Gala Coral has extended its server-based gaming terminal supply deal with Scientific Games subsidiary The Global Draw until 2017. The agreement covers 1,744 Coral shops, with the Global Draw taking responsibility for the supply and service of gaming...
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
The Responsible Gambling Trust has appointed Jonathan Parke as its new Director of Commissioning. Prior to this appointment, Jonathan Parke was a Senior Lecturer in Consumer Behaviour at Salford Business School, University of Salford, and has...
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Betfred founder Fred Done has been named the UK Master Entrepreneur at the Ernst & Young entrepreneur awards. He was named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for the north earlier this year, before going onto the UK finals, which were...
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
The Responsible Gambling Trust is launching an 'independent and comprehensive' study into fixed odd betting machines. Chief executive Marc Etches said it would likely begin early next year, with negotiations already underway with the gaming...
Monday, October 8, 2012
