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Ladbrokes Sanctioned By ASA For Socially Irresponsible Ad

February 3, 2021

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against a Ladbrokes advertisement, with the body ruling that the ad depicted gambling behavior that was socially irresponsible. The ad, seen o...

British Columbia Lottery Urges Lawmakers To Pass Single-Event Sports Betting Legislation

February 2, 2021

The British Columbia Lottery Commission is using Super Bowl week to double down on its support for a proposed bill that would legalize single-event sports bets in Canada. Last fall members of the Lib...

Sportech Reaches Agreement To Sell Bump Business For CA$10M

February 1, 2021

Sportech has announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its Bump 50:50 brand to security printing company Canadian Banknote for CA$10M (US$7.8m). The conditional agreement includes a CA$2m earn ...

Tennesee Regulators Approve William Hill, Wynn Online Sports Betting

January 30, 2021

The Tennessee Lottery Sports Wagering Committee has approved licenses for William Hill and Wynn Sports to operate mobile sports betting sites. Tennessee offers online-only sports wagering. The Assoc...

Google Play To Allow Android Betting Apps In 15 More Countries

January 29, 2021

Google Play has announced that Android will support betting apps in 15 more countries including the United States beginning March 1. Android real money gaming apps are currently limited to Brazil, Ir...

Tennessee Sports Betting Handle Jumps to $180.9m In December

January 27, 2021

Players wagered a total of $180.9m on sports during December, up 37.7% from $131.4m in November, the first month of regulated betting, with the market having opened on November 1 last year. Consumers in the ...

Inspired Announces New Contract With Entain

January 25, 2021

Inspired Entertainment, Inc. announced today it has signed a new long-term agreement with Entain plc to provide its Virtual Sports products across Entain’s online brands and retail venues. This represents a s...

BetConstruct And Pinnacle Solution Partnership Enables VBET Usage

January 20, 2021

BetConstruct and Pinnacle Solution partnership enables VBET usage. The partner-oriented approach has enabled one of BetConstruct’s key partners VBET to integrate Pinnacle Solution as its second sportsbook pro...

BetMGM And Washington Nationals Deal Will Allow Fans To Bet Online

January 17, 2021

BetMGM and Washington Nationals deal will allow fans to bet online. After a short baseball season without fans, and limitations on the bars and restaurants surrounding the ballpark due to the COVID pandemic, ...

Sportsbooks Expect Busy Sunday As NFL Regular Season Wrap Up

January 3, 2021

Sportsbook expect busy Sunday as NFL regular season wrap up. Seven playoff berths are to be won entering the final day of the regular season. Those are the most open positions in 31 years for the season's fin...