A Belgian court ruling has just erected the latest barrier for betting sites attempting to operate in an already restrictive market. Last week, the Belgian Constitutional Court ruled that licensing practices that allow operators to offer sports betting and casino games on a single website contradict the Belgian Constitution.
The online gambling landscape in Russia is changing rapidly now that betting sites are able to acquire licenses to serve the Russian market legally. Just last week, local Russian bookmaker RUS-TELETOT launched Tennisi.com to become the latest licensed betting site to go live in Russia.
Hurricane Irma tore through Antigua and Barbuda in September, destroying or damaging 95% of structures on Barbuda and causing an estimated $250 million in damage across both islands. The saga continues more than a month later with recovery efforts underway and local officials scrambling for recovery funds.
News that Switzerland would eventually pass new online gambling laws has been circulating since at least 2013. It took a good four years, but those rumours finally turned into reality after the Swedish legislature approved new gambling laws late last month.
And the most surprising gambling-related news of the day comes from North Korea of all places. International news outlets are reporting that Kim Jong Un has turned a 180 on his traditionally anti-gambling stance and is now allowing North Koreans to bet on local horse races in a desperate bid to raise cash amid increasingly…
In October, Newmarket will play host to the Dubai Future Champions Festival. It is another major highlight of the Flat racing calendar as the best young horses in UK racing compete in an event that casts light on some potential superstars of the future.
The Ayr Gold Cup festival is the biggest flat racing event in Scotland and takes place over three days from 21-23 September this year at Ayr Racecourse.
Online betting giant Sky Bet and its associated gaming brands sent notice two days ago that they will be shuttering their entire affiliate program effective 2 October 2017 in response to mounting regulatory pressure.
For the most part, sports betting is a long term game with small wins and losses that add up over time to form a trend. Hopefully you win more than you lose, but generally sports betting is not a high volatility endeavor. That is, you do not often see huge swings in either direction.
The Yorkshire Ebor Festival is one of the last major Flat events of the season which means it attracts tens of thousands of punters eager to get one last taste of a high-profile meeting. The festival was established in 1843 when the first Ebor Handicap was run at York Racecourse. In this guide, we focus…