06/13/20 Esports won’t sustain recent growth Betting companies are still questioning whether to invest time and the segment or if it’s a bubble waiting to burst.
06/12/20 HK Jockey Club combats illegal bookmakers The club continues to design initiatives to stay competitive ahead of illegal gambling.
06/04/20 New Zealand to allow fans back into stadiums The public could be allowed back to live events as early as next Monday in time for the start of the Super Rugby Aotearoa tournament.
06/03/20 Lack of football costs Jockey Club HK$2 billion The loss of football betting during lockdown has cost the Hong Kong Jockey Club around HK$1 billion a month.
05/29/20 J-League to resume on July 4 Japan’s premier football league, the J-League, will resume on July 4 after four months without action due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
05/29/20 Betfair Australia pulls Japan racing Betfair has pulled horse racing in Japan from its betting platform in Australia after pressure from the country’s racing body.
05/28/20 Betfair increases NRL commission on winnings Bettors will now face a market base rate (MBR) of 10 per cent for the remainder of the 2020 season up from the 6 per cent previously imposed.
05/27/20 PointsBet hails Australia sports return Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) will return tomorrow (May 28), while the Australian Football League (AFL) will return on June 11.
05/26/20 Japan: Baseball set to return in June Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) league season will begin June 19 after being given the go-ahead by the government.
05/26/20 RITA cuts 230 TAB jobs New Zealand’s Racing Industry Transition Agency (RITA) will cut 230 jobs at the Totalisator Agency Board (TAB).
05/22/20 KBO to be broadcast in 130 countries Canada, Mexico and the Netherlands among a growing number of countries now broadcasting South Korean baseball.
05/21/20 A-League set to resume under quarantine New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland being considered as possible locations to play out the rest of the season.
05/20/20 KBO considers fan return next month The Korean Baseball Organisation (KBO) may allow fans to return to stadiums as early as June.
05/19/20 New Zealand: ANZ Bank assists cricket clubs ANZ Good Sports Grants set up for clubs to access in order to help them ride the financial storm resulting from Covid-19.
05/18/20 WHO says organising Tokyo 2020 won’t ‘be easy’ Director General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says organisers are keen to face the challenge of hosting the Games post Covid-19.
