GOP presidential hopeful Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida), hopeful, has reiterated something that won’t make online gambling proponents happy. At a South Carolina town hall meeting, a voter asked Rubio for his online gambling stance. In the past, Rubio has strongly opposed iGaming and supported passage of RAWA, the bill that would once again make online […]
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Dollaro Poker, the Italian online poker website with alleged ties to the Mafia, continues to operate, despite the arrest last month of the man police believe to be its owner. And Italian regulator AAMS says there is little it can do to stop the site from continuing to offer its services. Francesco Rodano, head of […]
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The Global Poker League’s mission to create a product that will at once “sportify” poker and make the game more attractive to sponsors took another step forward recently with the unveiling of its official player draft list. In January, the Global Poker League (GPL) announced that it would consist of 12 teams (franchises) and each […]
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European betting and gaming operator SKS365 Group has selected Global Bet to provide its Virtual Sports products to their portfolio of 1,000 planetwin365 betting shops throughout Italy.
The expanding international bookmaker from Austria also plans to roll out the Virtual Sports games across its Italian website and mobile platforms later in the year.
In what has already been a fantastic start to 2016 for Global Bet, who have secured a number of high profile partnerships already this year, CEO of Global Bet, Daniel Grabher, stated “planetwin365 have been one of Global Bet’s key partners for a long time and this expansion into land based Italian operations is an exciting opportunity for all of us. This partnership with planetwin365 is a further step in our group´s strategy to offer our premium Virtual Sports products to Italy´s regulated operators”.
planetwin365’s CEO Thomas Smallwood was also thrilled about the deal. “Italy is THE market for Virtual Sports in Europe, so knowing about the significance and strong competition it was even more important for us to choose the right Virtual Sports provider for this expansion. Global Bet offer new products and game quality like no other available on the market. Having worked with them for a number of years, their innovation and passion to develop their games allows us to be highly confident that this partnership will be a great success”, Smallwood commented.
European betting and gaming operator SKS365 Group has selected Global Bet to provide its Virtual Sports products to their portfolio of 1,000 planetwin365 betting shops throughout Italy.
The expanding international bookmaker from Austria also plans to roll out the Virtual Sports games across its Italian website and mobile platforms later in the year.
In what has already been a fantastic start to 2016 for Global Bet, who have secured a number of high profile partnerships already this year, CEO of Global Bet, Daniel Grabher, stated “planetwin365 have been one of Global Bet’s key partners for a long time and this expansion into land based Italian operations is an exciting opportunity for all of us. This partnership with planetwin365 is a further step in our group´s strategy to offer our premium Virtual Sports products to Italy´s regulated operators”.
planetwin365’s CEO Thomas Smallwood was also thrilled about the deal. “Italy is THE market for Virtual Sports in Europe, so knowing about the significance and strong competition it was even more important for us to choose the right Virtual Sports provider for this expansion. Global Bet offer new products and game quality like no other available on the market. Having worked with them for a number of years, their innovation and passion to develop their games allows us to be highly confident that this partnership will be a great success”, Smallwood commented.
Inspired Gaming is expanding its reach in Colombia’s gaming market.
The gaming solutions provider signed an exclusive deal to supply virtual sports games to Corredor Empresarial, the Colombian national lottery operator.
Under the partnership, Inspired will deploy a range of its virtual sports offerings, including Rush Football 2, Rush Horses, Rush Motor Racing, Rush Greyhounds, Rush Motor Racing and Numbers games. Rush Football 2 was Inspired’s latest “all-new on demand and in-play virtual sports product,” which was launched at the recently held ICE Totally Gaming 2016.
The products are expected to be installed across Corredor Empresarial’s venues by the end of 2016. Inspired said its products will be “specially adapted for the Colombian market, with local language and specific bet types.”
Inspired Gaming is expanding its reach in Colombia’s gaming market.
The gaming solutions provider signed an exclusive deal to supply virtual sports games to Corredor Empresarial, the Colombian national lottery operator.
Under the partnership, Inspired will deploy a range of its virtual sports offerings, including Rush Football 2, Rush Horses, Rush Motor Racing, Rush Greyhounds, Rush Motor Racing and Numbers games. Rush Football 2 was Inspired’s latest “all-new on demand and in-play virtual sports product,” which was launched at the recently held ICE Totally Gaming 2016.
The products are expected to be installed across Corredor Empresarial’s venues by the end of 2016. Inspired said its products will be “specially adapted for the Colombian market, with local language and specific bet types.”
Beijing-based Ourgame International Holdings Ltd. is building its eSports empire around the globe and its first stop, Las Vegas!
World Poker Tour’s parent company, Ourgame, are in talks with other Chinese businesses to build an eSports arena in Las Vegas, likely within a Strip casino, the company told VegasInc.
According to Ourgame CEO Frank Ng, the Strip eSports arena, if it would move forward, would be a 14,000 square foot complex comprising 200 seats, a broadcast studio, and hundreds of gaming stations, similar to the one that the company has in Beijing. Ng added that that the project will require a local partnership, perhaps with a TV network.
Adam Pliska, World Poker Tour’s president, said Ourgame aimed to build an internationally connected set of competitions, like what WPT did to poker.
Beijing-based Ourgame International Holdings Ltd. is building its eSports empire around the globe and its first stop, Las Vegas!
World Poker Tour’s parent company, Ourgame, are in talks with other Chinese businesses to build an eSports arena in Las Vegas, likely within a Strip casino, the company told VegasInc.
According to Ourgame CEO Frank Ng, the Strip eSports arena, if it would move forward, would be a 14,000 square foot complex comprising 200 seats, a broadcast studio, and hundreds of gaming stations, similar to the one that the company has in Beijing. Ng added that that the project will require a local partnership, perhaps with a TV network.
Adam Pliska, World Poker Tour’s president, said Ourgame aimed to build an internationally connected set of competitions, like what WPT did to poker.
Australia’s last state-owned betting agency would be put up for sale within the weeks as gaming giants Tatts Group and Tabcorp prepare to battle for the potential $1 billion deal.
The Western Australian racing codes— thoroughbred, harness and greyhound—will table a proposal to the state government this week over the potential $1 billion TAB sale after Racing and Gaming Minister Colin Holt decided that it was time to test the market’s appetite for the assets, which include 320 retail outlets.
“I’m responsible to the industry and I’ve reached the conclusion we need to look at the potential privatization of the TAB to see what opportunities it presents for the industry itself,” Holt told Fairfax Media.
Tatts Group and Tabcorp have held talks with the Western Australian government over a potential $1 billion deal. Billionaire Kerry Stokes is also tipped as a likely suitor for the TAB as Seven West Media which created a joint venture with Racing Victoria last year, is thought to be weighing an assault on the wagering market.
Australia’s last state-owned betting agency would be put up for sale within the weeks as gaming giants Tatts Group and Tabcorp prepare to battle for the potential $1 billion deal.
The Western Australian racing codes— thoroughbred, harness and greyhound—will table a proposal to the state government this week over the potential $1 billion TAB sale after Racing and Gaming Minister Colin Holt decided that it was time to test the market’s appetite for the assets, which include 320 retail outlets.
“I’m responsible to the industry and I’ve reached the conclusion we need to look at the potential privatization of the TAB to see what opportunities it presents for the industry itself,” Holt told Fairfax Media.
Tatts Group and Tabcorp have held talks with the Western Australian government over a potential $1 billion deal. Billionaire Kerry Stokes is also tipped as a likely suitor for the TAB as Seven West Media which created a joint venture with Racing Victoria last year, is thought to be weighing an assault on the wagering market.
The bosses of the UK’s National Lottery is bringing out the big guns in their desperate attempt to woo back the angry punters who have threatened to boycott the game.
Camelot Group, which operates the National Lottery, is reportedly offering Britons flowers and dinners as a little thank you for playing Lotto,” according to local media.
The Express reported that Camelot bosses have turned to promises of gifts, which included discounted meals at Greene King pubs, a month’s magazine subscription or £5 off flowers at Flowers Direct.
A separate report from the Daily Star stated that Camelot sent out emails and had leaflets in stores titled, “Claim your little treat from Lotto now,” which tells customers that they will receive a gift after going online to enter their ticket’s serial number.
“Rock of Ages” at the Rio hero Mark Shunock presents his monthly “Mondays Dark” fundraising show at Vinyl in the Hard Rock Hotel, tonight themed to Caesars Palace headliner Sir Elton John ‘s hits to benefit the Ronald McDonald House . It’s been two years in the making for the remake of Cirque du Soleil ‘s hit “The Beatles Love” at the Mirage.
Embattled FIFA president Sepp Blatter is girding his loins to appeal his football ban.
The 79-year-old is expected to make his case on Tuesday. On Monday, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) boss Michael Platini also made his appeal at a FIFA appeal hearing in Zurich, Skysports reported. Platini told reporters: “I am not fighting for my future, I am fighting against injustice.”
In December, an independent Ethics Committee suspended Blatter and Platini for eight years from all football-related activities. The decision was a result of investigations that confirmed Blatter paid out CHF2 million (£1.34 million) to Platini in February 2011, but it “had no legal basis in the written agreement signed between both officials.”
The two men said the money was payment for work that Platini had done during his stint as a technical adviser between 1998 and 2002. The payment was not part of Platini’s written contract, but both said it was a verbal agreement, which is legal under Swiss law.
Embattled FIFA president Sepp Blatter is girding his loins to appeal his football ban.
The 79-year-old is expected to make his case on Tuesday. On Monday, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) boss Michael Platini also made his appeal at a FIFA appeal hearing in Zurich, Skysports reported. Platini told reporters: “I am not fighting for my future, I am fighting against injustice.”
In December, an independent Ethics Committee suspended Blatter and Platini for eight years from all football-related activities. The decision was a result of investigations that confirmed Blatter paid out CHF2 million (£1.34 million) to Platini in February 2011, but it “had no legal basis in the written agreement signed between both officials.”
The two men said the money was payment for work that Platini had done during his stint as a technical adviser between 1998 and 2002. The payment was not part of Platini’s written contract, but both said it was a verbal agreement, which is legal under Swiss law.
16 February 2016 – Yangon, Myanmar: The largest sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), in partnership with AGD Bank, returns to Yangon to bring world-class mixed martial arts (MMA) action to combat sports fans in Myanmar. The Thuwanna Indoor Stadium is set to play host to ONE: UNION OF WARRIORS on 18 March. The card will be headlined by hometown hero, “The Burmese Python” Aung La N Sang, as he takes on Mohamed Ali of Alexandria, Egypt.
CEO of ONE Championship, Victor Cui stated, “Last year, as part of our growth plan to bring opportunities to countries with a rich history in martial arts, we entered Myanmar for the first time in June, bringing our signature brand of world-class MMA to fans here in Yangon with the support of Z Corp, Skynet, the Lethwei Federation, and the Ministry of Sports. This time, we intend to play off our success and establish yet another amazing night of MMA action.”
With 25 professional fights on his resume, Aung La N Sang is arguably one of the world’s most renowned fighters from Myanmar, with a constricting style of fighting that has earned him the moniker of the “Burmese Python”. Born in Myitkyina in the mountainous Kachin State, Aung belonged to an ethnic minority known as the Kachin. He sought asylum in the United States when he was 18 years old but was always proud of his heritage. Victorious in his ONE Championship debut, Aung now returns to the ONE Cage to headline against Mohamed Ali.
Mohamed Ali of Alexandria, Egypt, is a mixed martial arts veteran with a 10-7 record. He was unsuccessful in his ONE Championship debut against Jake Butler in 2014, being stopped within three rounds, but showed true grit and determination in a tough bout. Ali now looks for redemption as he makes his way back to the spotlight in a main event battle against Myanmar’s Aung La N Sang.
16 February 2016 – Yangon, Myanmar: The largest sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), in partnership with AGD Bank, returns to Yangon to bring world-class mixed martial arts (MMA) action to combat sports fans in Myanmar. The Thuwanna Indoor Stadium is set to play host to ONE: UNION OF WARRIORS on 18 March. The card will be headlined by hometown hero, “The Burmese Python” Aung La N Sang, as he takes on Mohamed Ali of Alexandria, Egypt.
CEO of ONE Championship, Victor Cui stated, “Last year, as part of our growth plan to bring opportunities to countries with a rich history in martial arts, we entered Myanmar for the first time in June, bringing our signature brand of world-class MMA to fans here in Yangon with the support of Z Corp, Skynet, the Lethwei Federation, and the Ministry of Sports. This time, we intend to play off our success and establish yet another amazing night of MMA action.”
With 25 professional fights on his resume, Aung La N Sang is arguably one of the world’s most renowned fighters from Myanmar, with a constricting style of fighting that has earned him the moniker of the “Burmese Python”. Born in Myitkyina in the mountainous Kachin State, Aung belonged to an ethnic minority known as the Kachin. He sought asylum in the United States when he was 18 years old but was always proud of his heritage. Victorious in his ONE Championship debut, Aung now returns to the ONE Cage to headline against Mohamed Ali.
Mohamed Ali of Alexandria, Egypt, is a mixed martial arts veteran with a 10-7 record. He was unsuccessful in his ONE Championship debut against Jake Butler in 2014, being stopped within three rounds, but showed true grit and determination in a tough bout. Ali now looks for redemption as he makes his way back to the spotlight in a main event battle against Myanmar’s Aung La N Sang.
When a Mecklenburg County woman found out she’d won $1 million in Wednesday’s lottery, she fell to the floor and threw her hands up in surprise. Gina Short, who was diagnosed with breast cancer six years ago, found out she’d won the grand prize in the first Ultimate Millions second-chance drawing when she visited the lottery’s Charlotte regional office, lottery officials said.