Monthly Archives: September 2016

PhilWeb appoints new chairman as old chairman preps share sale

Philippines-based gaming operator PhilWeb has appointed a new chairman, just as its former chairman takes steps to completely divest his holdings in the company.

This week, PhilWeb announced that Gregorio Ma Araneta III, a PhilWeb director and the company’s second largest shareholder, would succeed outgoing chairman Roberto Ongpin, who formally resigned in August.

Ongpin (pictured) stepped down in a last-ditch effort to rescue his flagging company following the collapse of its Philippine eGames business, which offered online casino games via digital terminals in internet cafes.

PhilWeb’s troubles began June 30, when the country’s newly elected President Rodrigo Duterte declared that “online gambling must stop.” The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (PAGCOR) subsequently announced that it wouldn’t be renewing PhilWeb’s supplier contract.

NBA inks data deals with Sportradar, Second Spectrum

The National Basketball Association has inked a deal with sports data trackers Sportradar in a further sign of the league’s willingness to embrace the legal sports betting business.

Last month, word spread that the NBA was close to sealing a $250m deal with Sportradar and rival data firm Second Spectrum that would provide official league data to (among other entities) sports betting operators.

On Thursday, the league confirmed the deals, while shying away from spelling out their dollar value. Starting with the 2016-17 season, Sportradar will serve as the Official Provider of Real-time NBA League Statistics, delivering stats on NBA, WNBA and the D-League to clients in over 80 countries.

Sportradar’s data feed will be made available to “gaming operators outside of the U.S. where gaming is legal.” The NBA will also take advantage of Sportradar’s Integrity Services, which monitors over 550 gaming operators around the globe for signs of questionable betting activity.

Luxbet marketing stunt behind fired employee’s epic Twitter rant

Australian online gambling brand Luxbet has punked the nation’s social media users via an employee’s staged social media meltdown.

On Wednesday, a man identified as ‘Dave’ who claimed to be Luxbet’s social media manager launched an epic Twitter rant. Dave claimed that he’d been fired from the company earlier that day for having gone nine days without any new posts from Luxbet’s official social media accounts.

Dave’s first post was a screenshot of the email he allegedly received informing him of the reasons behind his dismissal. The email included the reminder that “this is a key period for us with the launch of the new Luxbet app.”

Dave initially expressed outrage that he’d been fired “on my day off,” then posted that he’d been locked out of Luxbet’s Facebook account but had “changed their Twitter password and reset email HAHAHAH,” helpfully adding the hashtag #DaveGetsFired.

Does the Island of Ikibu Really Exist off the Coast of Malta?

24 hours have now passed since a PR was delivered to Maltarecord.com from the Oceanic Topograpia Group (OTG) of the recent discovery of a new island spotted 180 miles east off the coast of Malta. The which was named Ikibu Island.

Whilst the sightings are yet be confirmed by Maltese and Italian governments, Maltese population are now passionately debating around whether these news are true or not, with 150,000 reading the news in 1 day. Malta Record who was first to publish the news are now closing up on a 1000 shares and hundreds of comments on Facebook. Engaging a third of the Maltese population.

 Below are a few of the stories comments:

Rafael Iki ran the recent expedition that discovered the island, and specialises in studying the surface absorption sites surrounding the Tyrrhenian and Ionian waters within the Mediterranean Sea commented,

Does the Island of Ikibu Really Exist off the Coast of Malta?

24 hours have now passed since a PR was delivered to Maltarecord.com from the Oceanic Topograpia Group (OTG) of the recent discovery of a new island spotted 180 miles east off the coast of Malta. The which was named Ikibu Island.

Whilst the sightings are yet be confirmed by Maltese and Italian governments, Maltese population are now passionately debating around whether these news are true or not, with 150,000 reading the news in 1 day. Malta Record who was first to publish the news are now closing up on a 1000 shares and hundreds of comments on Facebook. Engaging a third of the Maltese population.

 Below are a few of the stories comments:

Rafael Iki ran the recent expedition that discovered the island, and specialises in studying the surface absorption sites surrounding the Tyrrhenian and Ionian waters within the Mediterranean Sea commented,