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_2020-12-29
Sportech shareholders have approved the sale of its digital assets to Australia's BetMakers for GBP30.9 million ($41.7 million).

_2020-09-29
TAB NZ said sports betting turnover in August jumped 36 percent, helped by a condensed sporting calendar, with seasons overlapping when normally they would not.

_2020-09-28
Caesars Entertainment says it’s in advanced talks to buy William Hill for GBP2.9 billion ($3.7 billion) to position itself to take full advantage of the expanding U.S. sports betting market.

_2020-09-22
Singapore police have arrested 43 men for their involvement in illegal horse betting activities, local media reports.

_2020-08-19
Tabcorp digital turnover outstripped retail turnover for the first time in a full year after Covid-19 forced the closure of its outlets and tipped the group to an $870 million ($631.8 million) loss.

_2020-07-30
The Asian Racing Federation has added two top law enforcement officials to its Anti-illegal Betting Taskforce to strengthen its efforts to protect global racing integrity.

_2020-06-19
Tote Superpools saw significant growth in the first three days of the Royal Ascot races in the U.K., taking in bets worth GBP80 million ($99 million), up 60 percent on the prior year. 

_2020-06-15
Singapore Pools will resume online sports betting from Monday and online horse wagering from Wednesday, according to an announcement over the weekend.

_2020-05-29
Betfair Australia said it was pulling the ability to allow bets on Japanese horse racing after pressure from the country’s racing body.

_2019-08-16
Australian racing is in the midst of one of the biggest changes in its long history as the nation's two biggest states – New South Wales and Victoria – wage what the media have dubbed a "turf war" and behind which lies two different approaches to...

_2019-07-19
When 188Bet announced its withdrawal from the UK and Irish markets in March, it was the latest in a long line of Asia-facing operators to back away from Europe’s highly-regulated igaming jurisdictions.

_2019-02-15
The stellar projections for esports revenue have whet the appetite of online wagering operators, though the absence of regulation, questions over sports integrity and lack of expertise mean widespread adoption in the gambling industry may be far away.

_2019-01-25
New Zealand’s horse racing industry, which is already facing major challenges in the form of a government overhaul, has now come under threat from activists who are calling for a ban on both wagering and racing itself.

_2018-12-14
The Minister of Racing is now taking a more cautious approach to reform of the racing industry after intense lobbying from racing clubs, warnings that the reforms are unworkable and signs from his majority coalition partner that it will not support some...

_2018-07-27
With the football World Cup finally at a close, Russian bookies are finding their profits are lower than expected, despite a surge in volume. Russi

_2017-04-05
Southeast Asia has the world’s fastest growing eSports audience, with signs the region’s land-based operators are beginning to take an interest in how to tap into the potential of this, and other skill-based products, to reach a younger demographic. 

_2017-02-06
CrownBet has become the official betting partner of Clubs NSW, which will allow the online operator to offer its digital betting services to punters i

_2015-12-08
Sportech Racing / Digital, a provider of wagering technology solutions to racetracks, off-track betting networks, internet wagering operators and casi

_2015-11-30
Australia’s leading sporting organizations have warned that a ban against licensed bookmakers from offering in-play betting has allowed illegal offs