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Crypto.com has confirmed that customers will experience a three-second delay when placing wagers on sports games, offering some an advantage over others. Crypto.com has revealed in its terms and conditions that customers will face a three-second delay when wagering on the outcome of sports games, to prevent ‘courtsiding.’ This delay will not apply to market makers on the exchange, giving them a...
The company which provides bio-analytics solutions for athletes, Orreco, will now officially integrate NBA tracking data from Sportradar. Sportradar is the official data partner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and its real-time player tracking and event data will now be used to help NBA teams optimize training loads, accelerate recovery, and support long-term physical wellbeing for...
Evoke Plc has begun a formal review of its future direction as pressure grows in the UK gambling industry, with newly announced tax hikes and planned store reductions by one of its major brands adding to the strain. In a statement, the company said: “[The] board of directors of the Company confirms it has decided to undertake a review of the Company’s strategic options, which will include the...
Washington State has banned prediction markets as interest in the platforms ramps up across the United States. The Washington State Gambling Commission has officially banned prediction markets across the state, prohibiting either offering events-based contracts or participating with online operators that offer event-based contracts for purchase. That puts the onus on both users and operators to...
US Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg has sent letters to several sports organizations in the wake of illegal sports gambling schemes involving professional athletes. Walberg sent queries to various organizations on Tuesday (December 9), including the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA), the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), the National...
FanDuel Casino has announced plans to create a slot game based on the reality dating show, Love Island. In partnership with Zoo 55 (part of ITV Studios, the company behind Love Island) and Games Global, FanDuel Casino plans to use exclusive Love Island content to create a slot game based on the international dating show. Titled Love Island Reel Vibes, this is the first of multiple games planned...
The UK’s Gambling Commission has announced that an illegal WhatsApp bookmaker has been sentenced. The man in question, Haydon Simcock from Weston Coyney, Stoke on Trent, was judged to have defaulted on his responsibilities to bettors, including the repayment of a £269,000 ($358,144.78) account balance. A man from Stoke-on-Trent has received a 30 week suspended sentence after a joint...
Turkish prosecutors have announced the arrest warrants of 29 senior figures and players from the lower leagues to the nation’s top-flight soccer competition, the Super Lig. The move comes on the back of months of ramping pressure on referees, major decision makers, and current players who have been involved, according to court proceedings, in some form of illegal gambling or money laundering....
Over in Calgary, in Canada, two men and three women have been arrested as they are alleged to have been working together to defraud a casino located in the city’s southeast. The news comes from the Calgary Police Service, who say they were contacted after casino management staff became suspicious of possible fraudulent activity and carried out their own investigation.
Lee Gibson, a multimillionaire “problem gambler,” has lost his appeal in the Court of Appeal, after suing Betfair over losing close-to £1.5 million ($2 million) on gambling. Gibson claimed that the betting platform had a duty to protect him from himself, as they were aware of the gambling-related harm he was suffering. The gambler had placed more than 30,000 individual bets with Betfair between...