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.
Crabbie’s Grand National is coming to town in just over a week. More than a quarter of UK adults are expected to place more than £500 million in wagers over the course of that one race while some 600 million people around the world follow the action live on TV. If you can’t make it…
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.
Super Bowl 50 provides us with a compelling matchup between the old guard and the up-and-comers. Peyton Manning is closing in on 40 years old and widespread speculation has it this could be his last game in the NFL. Manning had a rough season marked by injury and missed games, but his return in Week…
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…
One of the most recent trends to come from the online sports betting industry is the “cash out” feature. No, it has nothing to do with withdrawing your winnings to the bank. The betting cash out option allows you to call in your bets early before the match has finished, thereby locking in a win…
Online betting probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the Oscars and the Academy Awards show. Nevertheless, all the major online bookmakers are now accepting wagers on who will win an Oscar at this year’s Academy Awards. Once the Academy Awards nominees are announced it doesn’t take online betting…
Analysis By: Anthony Kuehn Every year the buildup to the Super Bowl is a spectacle that features a lot of extraneous noise, but this season has taken it to the next level. The Deflategate scandal (why haven’t we come up with a new way to label scandals in the last 40 years?) dominated much of…
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…