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FansUnite, a social betting site that uses virtual currency, has rolled out its much-anticipated PickTracker software. This feature will enable users to analyse their betting history by allowing the user to view historical data and break down their past picks by sport, league, or bet-type and helping the user to look critically at their own betting patterns. The idea behind …

Outspoken NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has been trying to persuade other US sports to take a look at legalising sports betting in order to bring all the illegal betting that currently takes place in to a transparent and regulated environment. Speaking with ESPN, Silver suggested that the other sports were willing to at least take a look at his idea. …

William Hill’s Australian operation was the only one that increased its operating profit in the fourth quarter, thanks to the Spring Carnival period, with a 59% jump mitigating somewhat a 13% drop in retail operating profit and a 6% dip online. It meant that the group’s Q4 operating profit as a whole dropped 7%. On a full-year basis, Group net …

Penn National Gaming, Inc. announced today the appointment of Chris Sheffield as Senior Vice President Managing Director I-Gaming, a newly created position at the Company. Mr. Sheffield joins Penn National from Betfred, a United Kingdom-based bookmaker, and will be responsible for setting the Company’s strategy as it prepares for the launch of online gaming initiatives across its portfolio. Mr. Sheffield …

Indiana State Representative Alan Morrison has asked Indiana courts to review a draft sports betting bill proposal which Morrison put forward to the courts on Friday 9 January. The bill follows the mechanisms put forward by New Jersey State in 2014, which would allow for sports betting services to be offered by licensed state casinos and race tracks. Speaking to …

Vermantia’s Tony Plaskow explains what his firm has in store for ICE Totally Gaming and London Baby! What has your company and its services and operations learned from 2014? 2014 was a transformative year for Vermantia with significant corporate development, new content development and several new Tier 1 operators signed up to promote our content. Alongside the heavy investment into …

Data analyst Eilers Research has warned US states planning to legalise igaming to keep their financial projections realistic. In its latest report called ‘US iGaming Outlook for 2015 and Beyond’, Eliers pointed out that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s team had estimated around $180m in tax for the first year of operation, when in reality the tax revenues from opening …

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has broken ranks from the rest of the US sports fraternity again and called for sports betting to be legalised and regulated. In an Op-Ed piece for the New York Times, Silver said that the country needed a different approach to the current prohibition. Silver, who has spoken of his support for sports betting before, commented: …

Scott Longley, editorial director at Regulus Insights, analyses the concept of risk for dotcom operators and their investors. The 9% share price fall that prompted Playtech to issue a stock exchange statement late last week was only the most recent example of how listed gambling companies suffer more than most from the financial market phenomenon of risk on/risk off. This …

The Amaya Group has attracted another California gaming group to join a growing partnership to run an online poker operation in the US state should it ever be legalised. San Manuel Band of Mission Indians has agreed to join the existing business agreement between the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, California’s three largest card clubs – the Commerce Club, the …