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The governance of Tabcorp Holdings remains positive that it will conclude its planned AUS $11 billion merger with Tatts Group despite this week’s set-back following the Australian Federal Court’s ruling to ‘refer back’ the deal’s review by the Australian Competition Tribunal (ACT). The Tabcorp-Tatts merger hit a further hurdle on Wednesday, as the Federal Court sided with former deal supervising …

QPR has announced that in partnership with 505 Central and BD Sport Group, it will launch its  new look Hoops Lottery against Burton Albion at Loftus Road this Saturday. The lottery will give QPR fans an opportunity to win cash prizes at all home games this season. Supporters will be able to enter the lottery, by picking up tickets from sellers …

From the 2019-2020 season, it appears that Amazon is aiming to become a major new force in the world of Premier League TV rights. A whole host of digital media outlets are looking to test the waters with a bid for Premier League content, however after its purchase of the ATP tennis tournaments, Amazon looks more likely to succeed with …

Independent bookmaker Betfred is ready to scrap its entire commercial relationship with UK racing, detailing that it will no longer sponsor events and cull its entire on-course betting portfolio. A frustrated Fred Done founder of Betfred has stated to the Racing Post that his company ‘can live without the sport’ and that the bookmaker’s ‘association with racing is now broken’. …

Playtech Plc sports betting division Playtech BGT (PBS) has detailed that it has begun its rollout of software and systems provisions of Self-Service Betting Terminals (SSBTs) for OPAP, Greece’s largest betting/gambling operator. Having secured its OPAP partnership in February of this year, PBS acts as the exclusive supplier of SSBTs provisions for the operator which currently services + 4,500 betting …

The Federal Court of Australia has dealt a major blow for the planned merger of Tabcorp Holdings and Tatts Group, ruling against the Australian Competition Tribunal’s (ACT) right to approve the AUS $11 billion combination. Former merger review body the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) had filed for a Federal Court review in July 2017, having been dropped by Tabcorp …

Nasdaq gambling technology supplier Scientific Games Corporation (SGC) has moved to significantly bolster its digital gambling operations by detailing that it has entered ‘a definitive agreement’ to acquire Toronto TSX-listed NYX Gaming Group, owner of leading sports betting supplier Openbet. Updating the market this afternoon, SGC governance has detailed that it will propose a CAD $2.40 per share offer to …

Eastern European betting group Fortuna Entertainment has expanded its player payment provisions by integrating EML Payments Europe (EML Group) ‘branded reloadable cards’ for its multi-channel operations. Fortuna the largest betting operator within Eastern Europe’s regulated markets, will initially roll-out EML cards access across its Czech Republic operations, with the potential to expand to other core markets in which the group …

Industry Virtual Sports games developers VSoftCo and Kiron Interactive have joined forces to ‘expand virtuals reach in Italy’, launching a dedicated football league satellite channel with Italian retail betting market leader Sisal Matchpoint. The strategic partnership will see the launch of an exclusive virtuals channel launched across Sisal Matchpoint’s retail estate of nearly 4,000 betting shops/points. Bringing new engagement to …

After a hugely successful football career, former Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand today announced he has partnered with online bookmaker Betfair to venture into the world of boxing. As a footballer, Rio’s 15 year career saw him win 81 England caps, six Premier League titles, and a European cup, now with the backing of Betfair, he’s aiming for …