Monthly Archives: August 2016

Sochi will bring together representatives of the gambling industry from around the world

RGW Sochi, one of the main events in the gambling business, will take place on October 27, 2016 http://goo.gl/tm8Hh4

After the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, the country’s management began to think seriously about usage of constructed sports facilities. The same year, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill stipulating the creation of a gambling zone in the area. According to this document, the executive authorities should define its boundaries.

However, the question of gambling zone in Sochi has been hanging in the air since then; the issue has not been lobbied by the state in recent years. Today, they have made a decision concerning the territory where this zone will take place. It is the “Gorki Gorod” resort and a part of “Rosa Khutor” resort. However, the State Duma has not confirmed this information officially.

Smile-Expo has decided to take the wheel. That is why it is organizing an industry-gambling event RGW Sochi.

Study Shows Pro Footballers at Risk of Developing Gambling Problems When Injured, Dropped or Sent Out on Loan

A study by a professor of psychology has revealed that professional footballers are at risk of developing gambling problems when injured, dropped, or sent out on loan.

Dietmar “Didi” Hamann played 191 times for Liverpool winning the FA Cup and League Cup twice, the UEFA Cup, and the UEFA Champions League. He also lost £288,000 spread betting during a cricket match between Australia and South Africa where he wagered £2,800 for every run the Aussies would accumulate above 340. Unfortunately, for the German, he would also lose £2,800 for every run below 340. They collapsed for 237.

“Every wicket felt like a stab in the heart,” Hamann wrote in his autobiography The Didi Man.

Hamann isn’t the only former professional footballer to suffer from gambling addiction. The former Welsh centre forward, John Hartson, visits gamblers anonymous twice weekly, and has said he will continue to attend until he is 70. The former Man Utd winger Keith Gillespie blew through £7m during a £100k per day habit. The former Arsenal and England star Paul Merson wrote in his autobiography how he sometimes felt like breaking his fingers to prevent him from phoning the bookies.

PokerStars Exiles Sorel Mizzi Globally for VPN Use from America

Online giant PokerStars is still illegal for players in the United States outside of New Jersey. But wherever there’s a stop sign, you can be sure someone will find their way around it, which is exactly what high stakes pro Sorel Mizzi has been about of late. The Canadian often travels south to play in […]

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Betgenius launches fully-automated Racing Manager product

New product gives operators access to more than 40,000 events a year without the need for expensive and resource-heavy manual odds compiling.

(UNITED KINGDOM, London – August, 2016) Betgenius, the leading supplier of sophisticated data-driven products and services to regulated sportsbook operators and lotteries, has made offering a horseracing product simple and cost-effective with the launch of Racing Manager.

Racing Manager completely removes the need for any in-house traders and gives operators access to more than 40,000 events a year across UK and Australian racing.

The new product consists of three separate but complementary components: streaming, trading and front-end. These can be integrated individually or as one to provide an end-to-end product.

Prominence Poker’s Realistic Game Settings Could Help Poker Industry

Prominence Poker, a new poker games for the PS4 and Xbox, officially launched last week with a little help from Italian poker pro Max Pescatori. The free-play game was developed by 505 Games and quickly captured the attention of virtual gamers thanks to its multiplayer capabilities and in-depth options. Topping the Steam gaming network’s Early […]

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New York Lawmaker Wants Legal Sports Betting

New York Assemblyman Gary Pretlow (D-Mount Vernon) said this week he was willing to challenge the federal ban on sports betting in the US and to prepare legislation that would legalize it in his state. Buoyed, perhaps, by the success of legislation to regulate fantasy sports in New York, Pretlow said he would turn his […]

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“Retired” Fedor Holz Wins EPT Barcelona Super High Roller

Fedor Holz came out of his very brief “retirement” to do what he does best on Monday:  win a major poker tournament. The 23-year old German high stakes pro was the last man standing in the €50,000 EPT Barcelona Super High Roller. He took home €1,300,000 ($1,471,170). For Holz, seven-figure paydays are about as common […]

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