Monthly Archives: July 2016

Bet365 ink Sky Sports Premier League deal; 888sport, Betdaq bag shirt deals

Online betting operator Bet365 has signed on a major sponsor of Sky Sports’ coverage of the English Premier League.

Late last week, Sky Sports announced it had inked a three-year deal that will see Bet365 serve as exclusive sponsor of Sky’s Monday Night Fooball program. Bet365 will also have exclusivity over Sky’s coverage of Friday night games, the first year that EPL matches will be shown regularly on Friday nights.

In addition, Bet365 will sponsor all EPL matches broadcast over Sky’s dedicated retail sports channel, which is available in over 40k commercial outlets in the UK and Ireland, including hotels, clubs and other watering holes where football fans are likely to gather.

Bet365’s co-CEO John Coates called the Sky deal “a fitting collaboration” and a testament to the two companies’ “continued and expanding relationship.” Bet365’s new visibility will begin on August 15 with Chelsea’s home opener against West Ham.

UFC sold to talent agency powerhouse WME/IMG for a reported $4b

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) mixed martial arts organization has been sold to Hollywood talent agency powerhouse WME/IMG for a reported $4b, earning a handsome profit for former owners Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta.

Rumors of a UFC sale had been circulating for months, but the deal was finally confirmed on Sunday by UFC president Dana White, who will be staying on as president and the public face of the organization.

White, who held a 9% stake in the UFC, has traded his holdings for shares in the UFC’s new ownership. The government of Abu Dhabi, which held a 10% UFC stake, is also sticking around.

The Fertitta brothers, who held an 80% stake in the UFC via their Zufa LLC business, have retained a small passive minority position in the new entity. Lorenzo Fertitta will be relinquishing his role as UFC chairman. White declined to speculate on what either Fertitta brother might choose to do with their new supply of free cash.

WSOP Day 40 Recap:  Holz Captures One Drop, Russia’s Zaichenko Leads Main 1B, Kennedy Beats Ladies Event

It’s ladies first on Day 40 of the 2016 WSOP. Specifically, Courtney Kennedy’s day. The Detroit resident became $149,108 richer after taking down Event #65, the $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em championship, on Sunday. Kennedy, who knows the game from the other side of the felt as a poker dealer, earned her first gold bracelet and […]

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WSOP Day 40 Recap:  Holz Captures One Drop, Russia’s Zaichenko Leads Main 1B, Kennedy Beats Ladies Event

It’s ladies first on Day 40 of the 2016 WSOP. Specifically, Courtney Kennedy’s day. The Detroit resident became $149,108 richer after taking down Event #65, the $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em championship, on Sunday. Kennedy, who knows the game from the other side of the felt as a poker dealer, earned her first gold bracelet and […]

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Russia censorship targets sports betting portals, affiliates

Russia has crack a whip on online betting portals in the country by imposing tougher and wider censorship, which will now include sports media portals and its affiliates.

News website Izvestia.ru reported that the Russian media regulator Roskomnadzor has started to heighten its IP-restrictions, which targets high traffic affiliate websites.

According to the news report, the Roskomonador has already shut out more than 6,000 gambling and lottery websites and its affiliates that the Russian government deemed violating their regulations since October 2015.

From June 8 to 21 alone, at least 118 online casinos and online bookmakers’ websites have been blocked by the Russian media regulator. There were at least 50 applications in Apple’s AppStore and Google Play that were blocked by the Roskomnadzor, according to the news report.

City gov’t reaps from Pagcor’s Entertainment City tax windfall

Casino resorts in the Entertainment City continue to prove their worth as one of the Philippines’ biggest players.

In the city of Paranaque, where the 120-hectare Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation’s (Pagcor) development project is located, officials said operators of the City of Dreams Manila and Solaire Resorts and Casino “contributed the biggest chunk” to the local government’s coffers in 2015, the Manila Bulletin reported.

The two integrated resorts paid a total of PHP191 million (USD4.04 million) in real property tax last year, according to the report. Of the two, recently-opened City of Dreams Manila paid PHP135.9 million (USD2.86 million), while Solaire’s developer Bloombery—which gained a favorable headstart over other Entertainment City operators—paid PHP55 million (USD1.16 million).

Businesses linked with the development of the casino resorts also contributed to the city’s revenue collection in 2015. Entertainment City project developer D.M. Wenceslao and Associates Inc. (DMWAI) remitted PHP46.6 million (USD986,149), while construction consultancy and management firm Manila Bay Development Corp. (MBDC) added PHP34.9 million (USD738,546) in real tax payments.

City gov’t reaps from Pagcor’s Entertainment City tax windfall

Casino resorts in the Entertainment City continue to prove their worth as one of the Philippines’ biggest players.

In the city of Paranaque, where the 120-hectare Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation’s (Pagcor) development project is located, officials said operators of the City of Dreams Manila and Solaire Resorts and Casino “contributed the biggest chunk” to the local government’s coffers in 2015, the Manila Bulletin reported.

The two integrated resorts paid a total of PHP191 million (USD4.04 million) in real property tax last year, according to the report. Of the two, recently-opened City of Dreams Manila paid PHP135.9 million (USD2.86 million), while Solaire’s developer Bloombery—which gained a favorable headstart over other Entertainment City operators—paid PHP55 million (USD1.16 million).

Businesses linked with the development of the casino resorts also contributed to the city’s revenue collection in 2015. Entertainment City project developer D.M. Wenceslao and Associates Inc. (DMWAI) remitted PHP46.6 million (USD986,149), while construction consultancy and management firm Manila Bay Development Corp. (MBDC) added PHP34.9 million (USD738,546) in real tax payments.

City gov’t reaps from Pagcor’s Entertainment City tax windfall

Casino resorts in the Entertainment City continue to prove their worth as one of the Philippines’ biggest players.

In the city of Paranaque, where the 120-hectare Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation’s (Pagcor) development project is located, officials said operators of the City of Dreams Manila and Solaire Resorts and Casino “contributed the biggest chunk” to the local government’s coffers in 2015, the Manila Bulletin reported.

The two integrated resorts paid a total of PHP191 million (USD4.04 million) in real property tax last year, according to the report. Of the two, recently-opened City of Dreams Manila paid PHP135.9 million (USD2.86 million), while Solaire’s developer Bloombery—which gained a favorable headstart over other Entertainment City operators—paid PHP55 million (USD1.16 million).

Businesses linked with the development of the casino resorts also contributed to the city’s revenue collection in 2015. Entertainment City project developer D.M. Wenceslao and Associates Inc. (DMWAI) remitted PHP46.6 million (USD986,149), while construction consultancy and management firm Manila Bay Development Corp. (MBDC) added PHP34.9 million (USD738,546) in real tax payments.