Professional sports are lucrative for all involved, ranging from the athletes themselves to those on the business side who sell tickets and merchandise. Getting involved as a player or owner of a team in a major market is almost a surefire route to riches these days, but that avenue is closed to the vast majority…
As we’ve seen throughout human history, anything that moves, runs, gallops, fights or competes always ends up a betting medium for spectators. Whether it’s legal or illegal, people are going to bet on the sports they love to play and watch. There’s no reason to believe drone racing will be any different.
The growing Panama Papers scandal has already implicated a number of high profile international politicians and corporations, and the leak is only getting started. Among those named in recent revelations include Amaya Gaming (parent company of PokerStars) and Teddy Sagi, founder of Playtech.
Crabbie’s Grand National is coming to town in just over a week. More than a quarter of UK adults are expected to place more than £500 million in wagers over the course of that one race while some 600 million people around the world follow the action live on TV. If you can’t make it…
How many times has a casino site promised a “truly 3D experience” and then gone on to give us something that looks like a 10-year-old first person shooter? That’s not to say 3D betting sites have done anything wrong. After all, the technology to even make virtual reality gambling happen hasn’t even been available until…
The online gambling industry may soon have a new market to target legally. A gambling regulation bill passed a House committee vote last week and brought the legislation one step closer to becoming law in Brazil. SB 186/2014 seeks to legalize online gambling and set up a regulatory framework aimed at protecting consumers and collecting…
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has made two moves in recent weeks that indicate a growing interest in targeting the Chinese gambling market. On 2 March, it was reported that Alibaba Sports has partnered with leading Chinese sports marketing agency Oceans Sports & Entertainment to bring a legal form of poker to Chinese consumers.
Super Bowl 50 provides us with a compelling matchup between the old guard and the up-and-comers. Peyton Manning is closing in on 40 years old and widespread speculation has it this could be his last game in the NFL. Manning had a rough season marked by injury and missed games, but his return in Week…
It would be fair to say the world’s major bookmakers do a fair bit of business in the UK, with a sizable portion of that being bets placed on Premier League matches. The cozy relationship between online betting sites and Premier League clubs may be slightly unsettling, but it makes too much sense from a…
One of the most recent trends to come from the online sports betting industry is the “cash out” feature. No, it has nothing to do with withdrawing your winnings to the bank. The betting cash out option allows you to call in your bets early before the match has finished, thereby locking in a win…