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Geoff Freeman the President & Chief Executive of the American Gaming Association (AGA) has issued a statement outlining the industry body’s intent on working with the Donald Trump administration. Freeman details that a Trump Presidency will mark ‘the dawning of a new era in Congress’, as the AGA champions the gambling industry and its stakeholders. With Trump taking over the …

Ahead of the start of the Ryder Cup (30 September) at Hazeltine National Golf Club (Minnesota), Paddy Power has unveiled Piers Morgan as Team USA’s chief cheerleader. Launching Paddy Power’s latest viral marketing campaign. the controversial TV presenter and Daily Mail columnist has declared his love for Uncle Sam following the UK’s decision to leave the European Union. Morgan an …

Updating its ‘Next US President’ market, Betfair has detailed that Donald Trump has ‘hit his shortest price at 2.98’ of becoming the 45th leader of the United States of America. At present Betfair gives Trump a 34% chance of replacing Barack Obama, having been sworn in as official Republican Presidential Nominee at the RNC Party convention in Cleveland Ohio last …

New York legislators have been in advanced talks on the potential legislation of daily fantasy sports (DFS) which could see a conditional bill drafted for the legal/licensed framework of DFS state services. Leading DFS operators FanDuel and DraftKings have been under investigation from New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman since October 2015, following damaging allegations of misuse of game and …

A new infographic released from RightCasino.com maps the growth of eSports from the 1970s to a global $2 billion industry. The infographic charts the phenomenon’s rise from the Space Invaders contests of the 1970s, through the console games boom of the 1980s and the early gaming leagues of the the 1990s. “The history of eSports simply couldn’t be more compelling,” explained RightCasino.com …

Amaya Inc has earmarked 21 March as the date it will finally launch its PokerStars brand in New Jersey.  The launch quickly follows the September 2015 authorisation by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) to operate the PokerStars and Full Tilt brands in the State. Amaya currently expects to conduct an interim testing period with the DGE and a …

Leading global gaming technology group Novomatic, and Len Ainsworth, founder and majority shareholder of Ainsworth Game Technology (AGT), have announced that they have signed a purchase agreement for the shares of Len Ainsworth in AGT. The 92-year-old gaming veteran will retain his role as chairman, and Novomatic expects to keep the stake at about 53 per cent and retain Ainsworth’s ASX listing. …

The merger between Paddy Power and Betfair is all set to be completed early next year, according to Betfair CEO Breon Corcoran. During the exchange operator’s half year results, the company confirmed that all relevant regulatory filings have been submitted and the merger is on track for completion in Q1 2016, subject to shareholder and regulatory approval Betfair appears to …

Having announced an all-star ‘US Advisory Board’, with business and sports heavyweights such as Mark Cuban and Michael Jordan guiding its initiatives. SBC caught up with Ulrich Harmuth Managing Director of Sportradar AG to discuss the company’s ambitious market plans.  Harmuth details why Sportradar set-up its ‘US Advisory Board’,  the company’s entry into the market and the core differences between US sports practices/trends at both commercial …

DraftKings and FanDuel have been dealt another regulatory blow in the US after New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sent the two Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) operators cease-and-desist letters demanding that they stop ‘illegally accepting wagers in New York State’. Schneiderman’s actions come after his office conducted a one-month investigation into DFS which concluded that the daily contests are essentially …