Ladbrokes – Social Responsibility will drive new Scottish Football sponsorship Ted Menmuir, SBC News · January 25, 2018 at 4:25 pm Ladbrokes marketing has vowed to place social responsibility at the forefront of its renewed Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) sponsorship. The bookmaker has been the title sponsor of the SPFL since 2015, and yesterday confirmed that it had renewed the partnership for a further two seasons of Scottish football, in a deal reported to worth £5 million. As lead SPFL sponsor, … [Read more...]
Marbral Advisory becomes latest addition to Jersey eGaming Group Michael Lawson, SBC News · January 25, 2018 at 4:24 pm Leading international change consultancy Marbral Advisory has been announced as the newest member of the Jersey eGaming Group. Set up in 2015 to promote the largest of the Channel Isles as an eGaming hub, the industry-led group advertises Jersey as offering “a unique base for remote gambling that includes a robust legal framework, competitive license costs, tax benefits and excellent IT … [Read more...]
Arsenal Football Club to Promote iGaming Firm ICO Annaliese Milano, CoinDesk · January 25, 2018 at 12:41 pm iGaming platform provider CashBet has partnered with Arsenal Football Club in a deal that will promote the firm's new crypto token. The British Premier League team's sponsorship deal with the iGaming platform provider is claimed to be the first collaboration between a major sports team and a cryptocurrency provider. The agreement will see the company's new token, CashBet Coin, being … [Read more...]
Russia to simplify online sports betting account registration Peter Amsel, CalvinAyre.com · January 24, 2018 at 10:06 pm Russia’s government is helping bookmakers by simplifying the cumbersome online sports betting account registration process. Russia’s Ministry of Finance recently drafted new legislation that would eliminate the current requirement for online betting punters to register online with a centralized payment hub (TSUPIS) and then confirm that registration by physically presenting proof of identity at … [Read more...]
Tax Office to appeal decision to suspend income tax increase on bingo halls G3 Newswire · January 24, 2018 at 10:03 pm The Argentine tax office La Administración de Ingresos Públicos (AFIP) has appealed the court measure to suspend an income tax increase from 35 to 41.5 per cent for the bingo halls operated by Boca Juniors football club President, and close friend of President Mauricio Macri, Daniel Angelici, pictured. According to AFIP, the decision was based on calculations on accounts “without validity.” … [Read more...]
Melco shakes up senior leadership Asia Gaming Brief · January 24, 2018 at 9:57 pm Melco Resorts & Entertainment has announced a major management reshuffle, with David Sisk named as property president for City of Dreams Macau, replacing Gabe Hunterton, who will leave the company. Geoff Andres, who is currently president of of City of Dreams Manila, will replace Sisk as property president at Studio City in Macau. Kevin Benning, who was formerly VP of gaming operations in … [Read more...]
Hoteliers want tourist-only casinos in order to attract Chinese gamblers Hurriyet Daily News · January 24, 2018 at 9:54 pm Turkey needs to open tourist-only casinos in order to lure more Chinese tourists to Turkey, Turkish Hoteliers Association (TÜROB) president Timur Bayındır has said. “Some 261 million Chinese travel around the world, but less than 1 million Chinese tourists visit Turkey,” Bayındır said during a meeting with journalists on Jan. 23, adding that opening casinos in Turkey might help to attract more … [Read more...]
Casinos now off limits to cops, government employees — PNP chief UNTV · January 24, 2018 at 9:53 pm Philippine National Police (PNP) chief police Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa warned of filing charges against cops and government employees playing in casinos. He also reiterated that the implementation of a one-strike policy against policemen who would violate the regulation. “Cops who will insist on gambling inside casinos will be dismissed. Even if you say that you’re rich, that … [Read more...]
Adelaide Casino staff leaving some high-risk gamblers unattended despite alert system, report finds Mitch Mott, The Advertiser · January 24, 2018 at 9:50 pm PROBLEM gamblers are slipping through the cracks of a system designed to keep them from sitting at gaming machines for hours on end at Adelaide Casino, research has found. Gamblers displaying high-risk betting behaviour at Adelaide Casino, triggering an automatic alert, were not attended by staff, with some allowed to continue betting after eight hours of continuous activity. A study by … [Read more...]
Sky Bet lifts the lid on account restrictions at Parliamentary debate Andrew McCarron, SBC News · January 24, 2018 at 9:52 am Sky Bet CEO Richard Flint revealed that the bookmaker restricts 3% of its customer base in the bets that can be placed, but the bookmaker does not close the accounts of winning punters. Speaking at the All Party Parliamentary Betting & Gaming Group Seminar in the House of Lords yesterday, Flint admitted that it restricted 2% of its customers to bets with a liability of £1,000, while a further … [Read more...]
