Category: Sports Betting

[ad_1] Two poor results in the space of a week means that Tottenham have fallen behind Liverpool and Manchester City’s pace in the Premier League. Back-to-back defeats against Burnley and Chelsea have seen Mauricio Pochettino’s side pulled back within arm’s reach of fourth-placed Arsenal, who will have ambitions of clambering to within a point of their local rivals with a win in the North London derby in…

by Luke Andrews, 26 February 2019 Dutch regulator, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), has issued 1XBet with a €400,000 fine for targeting Dutch consumers without the relevant permissions. The KSA has issued the operator with a €400k fine. © Pixabay. The groups behind the 1xBet.com and xbet-1.com websites, 1x Corp N.V and Exinvest Limited respectively, have been fined by the KSA for allowing the websites to…

[ad_1] Brendan Rodgers is set to be named as Leicester City’s new manager after Celtic agreed to let him speak to the Premier League club. It will be Rodgers’s first return to the Premier League since being sacked by Liverpool three-and-a-half years ago. The 46-year-old is expected to bring Celtic technical assistant Kolo Touré, the former Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal defender, and assistant…

by Victoria Hughes, 18 February 2019 Licensed operators in Sweden have been told to reduce their marketing or face stricter regulation, with the government promising to introduce more legislation. Operators have been told to self-regulate or face stricter legislation from government. © Pexels. The Swedish Minister for Civil Affairs, Ardalan Shekarabi, gave operators until 31 March to see a “noticeable change” in how…

[ad_1] Andy RObertson has emerged as a key figure in Jurgen Klopp’s title-chasing Liverpool side, tirelessly forensically exploring the left-wing of every Premier League stadium with his tireless and riveting brand of football. Against Man United the Scotsman helped Liverpool secure their 15th clean sheet of the season, but didn’t escape unscathed. As the 0-0 draw petered out, Robertson picked up a wrist injury…

by Luke Andrews, 18 February 2019 The New Hampshire Lottery Commission (NHLC) has issued a legal challenge to the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) new interpretation that the Wire Act does not just encompass sports betting. New Hampshire is the first state to file a legal complaint about the ruling. © Pexels. Together with the Attorney State General Gordon McDonald, the NHLC filed…

[ad_1] Eddie Jones‘ England side suffered a 21-13 defeat at the hands of the Welsh in Cardiff having led 3-10 at the break and dominated field position. However, in the second half of the Six Nations game played in the Principality Stadium, Wales came back into the match with the help of penalties and errant kicking from the visitors, who had made their precision…

by Luke Andrews, 18 February 2019 French regulator ARJEL has released its final revenue reports for 2018 showing record rises in both sports betting turnover and betting revenue. ARJEL has released its final revenue reports for 2018. © Pexels. Sports betting more than doubled on the quarter, up 51% to €1.06b, a record amount since the launch of the regulated market in 2010.…

[ad_1] Wind back to Halloween 2018, and Frank Lampard’s emotional Stamford Bridge homecoming in the Carabao Cup. You’ll remember the game. Derby lost 3-2, yet fought belly-to-belly with Chelsea, displaying a brand of high-energy, progressive football that saw the club comprehensively rebranded as “FRANK LAMPARD’S DERBY”, with Lampard himself now to be addressed only as “CHELSEA MANAGER IN-WAITING”. Arguably, Lampard and Derby are still…

by Luke Andrews, 19 February 2019 888 has put pen to paper on an £18m deal to buy Jack Pot Joy’s (JPJ) Mandalay portfolio of online bingo brands. The deal includes Costa Bingo, City Bingo and Sing Bingo. The deal will total £18m, with £12m to be paid initially. © Pexels. The bingo portfolio acquired by 888 makes up the Mandalay operating unit,…

by Luke Andrews, 21 February 2019 Betway are facing a fine of Sh15m (£110,000) after Kenya’s competition watchdog has accused the operator of not informing it of changes in ownership of its partner, Bluejay Limited, in 2015. The fine relates to Betway’s Kenyan partner, Bluejay Limited. © Wikipedia. The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has detailed its case in a report, accusing Betway…

by Luke Andrews, 20 February 2019 Independent bookmaker JenningsBet has announced the relaunch of its online platform with the help of FSB Tech software. The operator is to re-focus on its digital division. © Pexels. The bookmaker’s digital drive is looking to unite its retail, online and mobile channels. For the relaunch, JenningsBet has opted for FSB Tech as its platform provider, moving…

[ad_1] The first major trophy of the English football year is up for grabs on Sunday as Chelsea contend withManchester City in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley. Maurizio Sarri, the under pressure Chelsea boss, may have a few more nerves than his counterpart Pep Guardiola, depending on the result of the midweek Europa League tie against Malmo. Sarri has come under sustained criticism…

[ad_1] England travel to Cardiff for their Six Nations clash against Wales aware they will be walking into a hostile atmosphere for the top-of-the-table clash. Both sides won their first two matches in the championship, but England’s bonus point wins have secured them a two point lead over Wales and the favourites tag from most bookmakers. However, Warren Gatland’s side, in what is scheduled to be…

[ad_1] When Jurgen Klopp took over at Borussia Dortmund in May 2008, the club had only recently avoided going out of business. Having racked up huge debts after the turn of the millennium in their attempts to keep the sputtering flame of their nineties golden era alive, a series of desperate meetings in March 2005 between the club, shareholders, banks and the German Football…