Online betting industry news and interesting information from gambling operators in regulated markets.
If you follow eSports or gambling news, you’ve probably heard a lot of hubbub recently regarding some sort of betting scandal involving a company named Valve and a game called CS:GO. News reports have been breaking pretty much non-stop for the last few weeks and it’s gotten to a point where it can be overwhelming…
As we’ve seen throughout human history, anything that moves, runs, gallops, fights or competes always ends up a betting medium for spectators. Whether it’s legal or illegal, people are going to bet on the sports they love to play and watch. There’s no reason to believe drone racing will be any different.
The growing Panama Papers scandal has already implicated a number of high profile international politicians and corporations, and the leak is only getting started. Among those named in recent revelations include Amaya Gaming (parent company of PokerStars) and Teddy Sagi, founder of Playtech.
How many times has a casino site promised a “truly 3D experience” and then gone on to give us something that looks like a 10-year-old first person shooter? That’s not to say 3D betting sites have done anything wrong. After all, the technology to even make virtual reality gambling happen hasn’t even been available until…
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has made two moves in recent weeks that indicate a growing interest in targeting the Chinese gambling market. On 2 March, it was reported that Alibaba Sports has partnered with leading Chinese sports marketing agency Oceans Sports & Entertainment to bring a legal form of poker to Chinese consumers.
It would be fair to say the world’s major bookmakers do a fair bit of business in the UK, with a sizable portion of that being bets placed on Premier League matches. The cozy relationship between online betting sites and Premier League clubs may be slightly unsettling, but it makes too much sense from a…
It’s no big secret that humans are incentive creatures. Whether it be getting good grades, performing better at work or even losing weight, we tend to really step up our game when there’s a financial motivator pushing us on. Well, there’s a website for that. Actually, there are a few. Weight loss betting sites are…
One of the bigger pieces of news to come out of the latest round of iPhone announcements was something about a new payment system called Apple Pay. Little information was released at first but most people figured it would be some sort of mobile payment system that would have people using their iPhones like their…
The early days of online gambling were like the Wild West in some respects. Legislation and regulation were nonexistent and pretty much anyone with the technical know-how could set up a gambling site and take wagers from people around the world. Some of these sites were run by reputable businessmen while others were most likely…
As fun as betting with friends is, it’s fraught with “payout risk.” How many times have you and a buddy agreed to a wager on an NFL game or something stupid like who can put down fifty buffalo wings first only to have the whole bet break down after all is said and done? “We…