UK Gambling Ad Ban Could Kill Sports Like Snooker, Darts, Insiders Warn
- Feb 2, 2021
The UK’s proposed gambling reforms pose an existential threat to certain sports, the government has been warned.
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BCLC calls on Canada to legalize 'single-event' sports bets
- Feb 1, 2021
The BCLC expects single-event sports betting would generate an estimated $125 to $175 million in additional revenue through online and land-based opportunities.
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Central Bank Digital Currency could change casino gambling forever
- Jan 27, 2021
China is among several countries looking at digital versions of thier currency. Hartley examines if CBDCs will change the landscape of gambling.
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Top 5 Global Gaming stories from 2020
- Jan 4, 2021
A look back at the top gambling stories from around the world in 2020.
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Bookmakers groan as Putin signs betting overhaul legislation
- Dec 31, 2020
Russian President Vladimir Putin has officially signed legislation calling for a dramatic overhaul of the country’s online sports betting market.
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Iran threatens online gambling ops with death sentences
- Dec 28, 2020
Iran’s online gamblers could face death under a new draft law being prepared by the Islamic Republic’s elected officials.
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India Pushes for Legal Sports Betting
- Dec 4, 2020
India-To-Legalize-Sports-Betting International sports betting has been around much longer than the regulated US sports betting industry, but the world is noticing what is happening in the US.
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Single game sports betting will finally be legal in Canada, but how much of an effect will it make?
- Dec 1, 2020
Hartley looks at a new sports betting bill in Canada that has been introduced to allow Canadians to finally be able to wager on single sporting events.
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Canada’s single-game sports betting dream closer to reality
- Nov 26, 2020
Canada’s long and winding road to single-event sports betting appears to be clearing as the ruling Liberal party prepares to adopt another party’s wagering bill as its own.
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Canada Getting Closer to Allowing Online Betting and Single-Game Betting
- Nov 15, 2020
Canada – you know, the people who brought you “Schitt’s Creek” – might be on track to setting up an online gambling system similar to the way numerous American states have set up their business models.
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British Bookmaker’s Debut in Washington DC a Success
- Oct 6, 2020
British bookmaker William Hill recently made headlines when it opened its first-ever sportsbook in Washington D.C. The company, a major bookmaker in the UK, has expanded heavily over the past decade to take advantage of growing international demand for sports betting.
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UK bookmakers halt US election betting after Trump tests positive for COVID-19
- Oct 4, 2020
Bookmakers in Britain suspended betting on the outcome of the U.S. election on Friday after President Donald Trump said he had tested positive for COVID-19. Ladbrokes, Irish-based Paddy Power as well as online gambling exchange Betfair were among firms to halt all betting on the Nov. 3 contest.
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