The head of the UK betting group Bet365, Denise Coates received payments of £220 million last year, ensuring that she remains one of the world’s highest-paid business executives. Coates, who is the co-founder and current chief executive of the organisation, which is based in Stoke-on-Trent, has for many years topped the pay lists for female business executives in the UK and…
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UK betting company Ladbrokes has announced that it will be the new title sponsor for a range of PDC darts tournaments, including the Players Championship Finals, which is staged this week. Under the terms of the deal, the betting company will become the main sponsors for the Masters and the UK Open from 2019, and speaking about the arrangement, the PDC…
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Since the decision by the Supreme Court to strike down a federal sports gambling ban in May, a number of states have taken action to regulate the practice. In North Carolina, which is the base for three major-league sports franchises, the issue of sports betting has not so far attracted much attention, but that is likely to change over the…
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Kindred Group’s technology division, Kindred Futures, has launched a new voice betting prototype that has the potential to change the way that people bet. The new technology has been developed in conjunction with start-up, Artificial Solutions, and has been designed to enable voice betting in markets relating to six leading European football competitions. The voice-driven betting app was created with…
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The UK High Court has dealt a blow to lottery betting providers, by rejecting an appeal brought by Lottoland and Multi Lotto over the right to take bets on the EuroMillions draw in other countries. Earlier this year, the two companies were given permission to apply to the High Court to appeal against recent amendments to the 2005 Gambling Act.…
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Legal sports betting has finally arrived in Pennsylvania, with the public launch of the sportsbook in Hollywood Casino located at Penn National Race Course in Grantville. The facility began taking bets from the public on Saturday, becoming the first in the Keystone State to do so following the effective legalization of sports betting in May. The sportsbook operation is being…
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The reigning French football champions, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) have signed a two-season deal with leading Asian betting company Lovebet. The club has made significant efforts to increase its Asian profile in recent months, launching an Asia Pacific Office and staging an Asian tour in July. LoveBet is one of the main players in the Asian betting market and the deal…
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Senior figures in the UK gambling industry are set to attend a summit this week as the nation’s biggest betting operators attempt to develop a voluntary agreement on advertising. According to media reports in the UK, the Remote Gambling Association (RGA) is due to host a meeting on Tuesday for senior betting company executives in order to thrash out the details…
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The regulated gambling market in New Jersey has reported a dramatic 15.8 percent year-on-year increase in revenue for the month of October, powered largely by sports betting. Although sports betting is still the smallest sector of the state’s gambling industry, it has increased dramatically since the market was officially regulated in the middle of June. Sports betting revenue during…
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The joint-venture Spanish sportsbook operation Sportium – the product of a collaboration between Grupo Cirsa and Ladbrokes, has announced an exclusive deal with Andalucia’s most prestigious racecourse, the Gran Hipodromo Dos Hermanas. Under the terms of the agreement, Sportium will take over the role of lead betting services provider to the course’s racetrack betting operator, Apuesta Hípica y Deportiva Iberia (AHD Iberia).…
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