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Sport and sport gambling are two sides of a coin, even if sport itself is in many ways unenthusiastic about the relationship. Some in sports are even contemptuous of the link but this ultimately will be to their own cost. There never has been and there never will be a way of entirely dissociating these two acutely human entertainments. While …

Sportech operator of sports betting, pools and totes has announced a that its subsidiary  Sportech Racing LLC has signed a six-year with American live racetrack operators Penn National Racing. Sportech Racing LLC will now supply Penn National Gaming with in-track betting services across eleven of Penn National’s racetrack properties, five of Penn National Gamings off-track betting venues and via their internet and …

TAB bookmakers in New Zealand have been ordered  to closely monitor potential arbitrage gamblers using their sports betting services, due to company concerns regarding professional groups  placing fixed-odds wagers – ‘arbitrage’ sports wagering. TAB Bookmakers could action the closing of player accounts that they deem to be using arbitrage systems. The New Zealand Herald newspaper reported that  TAB bookmakers have …

German based igaming operator bet-at-home has witnessed incremental growth after it announced a record gross yield figures of €10.9m for performance in the second quarter of 2013. The operator stated this as a rise of 137% compared to the previous years performance.   Total game and sports betting turnover was up 53% to €171.9m compared to the €112.4m figure  set …

Sportech Americas has confirmed that COO David Schreff has left his position as Americas COO to set up his own sports entertainment franchise. Appointed in December 2012 to oversee the companies operations in North and Latin America. Schreff  has left Sportech to join Connecticut-based Bedare Sports & Entertainment where he will serve as president and co-founder. Sportech has increase its …

Swedish stock-listed and Malta licensed igaming operator Betsson announce that second quarter operating income increased by 26 percent to SEK 137.8 ($109.5) million. Improved performance and growth were attributed to the companies operational decision to merge all igaming verticals -casino, sportsbook and poker into one uniformed platform. Betsson have all focused company technical and marketing competancies into delivering optimised  performance …

Australia’s gambling and entertainment firm  TabCorp Holdings Limited has announced the purchase of Tab Active television wagering service from Donaco International Limited for a sum of of AUD$863,000 ($790,682). Tab Active television wagering service has operated since April of 2008, linking into TabCorp betting engines TattsBet and Racing and Wagering Western Australia Victoria, Queensland and South Australia to access their information and place …

Igaming software supplier EveryMatrix have selected igaming start up – Grabbit Gaming as the winner of the 250k Euro Giveaway for the recently hosted iGaming Super Show. The €250K  award has been presented to Jamie Toulson, the founder and Managing Director of Grabbit Gaming an igaming specialist company offering outsourced marketing  and operational services. Grabbit Gaming is now the recipient …

ARJEL the French  online gambling regulator is currently studying the possible regulation of social gaming in the French digital market. Social and skill gaming operators are bracing themselves for a proposed change to current law and regulation concerning their operations. Top of the agenda is a legal provision banning any game of skill or chance that requires a financial transaction …