Scam children’s app on App Store flips to bogus online casino for users in Turkey Will Shanklin, AppleInsider.com · April 16, 2021 at 1:52 pm The App Store game, called "Jungle Runner 2k21," appeared as a running platform game with rudimentary graphics and animations. However, iOS users running the app in Turkey— or elsewhere with a VPN set to Turkey — would see a web view for an online casino. The secret casino allowed users to gamble using real money through non-Apple payment systems. FlickType developer Kosta Eleftheriou first … [Read more...]
UK: SIS agrees ‘Watch and Bet’ racing agreement with Sky Bet Lewis, G3 Newswire · April 16, 2021 at 2:00 am SIS has secured a deal with Sky Betting and Gaming to deliver racing content to the online operator. Sky Bet customers will have the opportunity to access live streams of exclusive horse and greyhound racing through SIS’s Watch and Bet model, which enables bettors to view racing content without the need to place a bet prior to the event. SIS’s Live Racing content will allow Sky Bet to expand … [Read more...]
UK: Arena Racing acquires Newcastle’s Central Park ahead of greyhound racing makeover Ted Menmuir, SBC News · April 16, 2021 at 1:30 am Arena Racing Company (ARC) has moved to expand its UK greyhound racing stadia portfolio, having reached an agreement to acquire Newcastle’s Central Park stadium. The racetrack operator will purchase the property from Cearnsport Limited, adding Central Park to its existing greyhound venues of Nottingham, Sunderland and Perry Barr (Birmingham). The acquisition follows the announcement that the … [Read more...]
AC Milan footballer ‘facing three-year ban’ amid gambling investment allegations Freddie Keighley, The Daily Mirror · April 16, 2021 at 1:00 am Zlatan Ibrahimovic's career is at risk as he could face a three-year ban due to his association with a betting company, according to reports in his native Sweden. Ibrahimovic's Stockholm-based company Unknown AB owns 10 per cent of the shares of Bethard, a gambling site with offices in Malta. That's according to Aftonbladet , while the Swedish Football Association has been aware of the … [Read more...]
Neymar Jr. becomes PokerStars cultural ambassador Conor Mulheir, iGaming Business · April 15, 2021 at 9:45 pm Brazilian football star Neymar Jr. has taken on a new role as cultural ambassador for PokerStars.net, continuing his partnership with the Flutter Entertainment-owned online poker brand. In his new role, Neymar will work closely with the operator on a range of creative projects related to different aspects of culture, from art and design to music. As his first official act in the role, the … [Read more...]
Entain’s online betting revenues jump by a third Alice Hancock, Financial Times · April 15, 2021 at 9:30 pm Entain, the gambling group behind Ladbrokes and bwin.party, reported online revenues up by a third between January and March even as the closure of its high street betting shops dragged down overall growth. The 33 per cent rise in online net gaming revenue is a slowdown on the 41 per cent growth in the previous quarter but is still the 21st consecutive quarter of double-digit increases — a … [Read more...]
Argentina’s Feitt banned for life for match-fixing Reuters · April 15, 2021 at 2:00 am Argentinian tennis player Franco Feitt has been handed a lifetime ban from the sport for his involvement in multiple match fixing activities between 2014 and 2018, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said on Tuesday. Feitt, who had a highest ATP singles ranking of 920, admitted to nine breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program rules, including five counts of attempting to … [Read more...]
Industry supports rejection of Swedish horse racing levy Ted Orme-Claye, SBC News · April 15, 2021 at 1:30 am The Swedish Trade Association for Online Gambling, BOS, has supported the Gambling Market Inquiry’s rejection of a potential horse racing levy. A proposal to introduce a five percent betting levy had been seen by horse racing industry figures in Sweden as a means to distribute funds to the sector. However, the Gambling Market Inquiry rejected the proposal in its entirety, a decision which … [Read more...]
IMGL widens global focus with gaming law magazine launch Ted Orme-Claye, SBC News · April 15, 2021 at 1:00 am In recognition of its global focus and growing membership base, the International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL) has launched a new magazine covering gambling law. Replacing the firm’s previous jurisdiction-based publication, the new IMGL Magazine will be released on a quarterly basis as a digital publication available to members, in addition to non members involved in partnerships with SBC … [Read more...]
Five arrests in Swedish tennis match-fixing investigation Marese O'Hagan, iGaming Business · April 14, 2021 at 10:30 pm The Swedish Police have arrested of five people in Stockholm in connection to a tennis match-fixing investigation. The National Operations Department (NOA) carried out the arrests today (April 14) following an ongoing investigation by its anti-corruption group. The NOA also searched several homes. The alleged match-fixing is said to involve substantial sums of money, though the amount was … [Read more...]
