03/19/20 New Zealand races to take place behind closed doors Horse and greyhound races will still take place but members of the public will be banned from attending.
03/18/20 Australia: Sportsbet to offer weather markets Operator offering odds on the hottest and closest cities as Coronavirus sees sports events across the world be cancelled.
03/16/20 Mumbai horse racing suspended The Royal Western India Turf Club has halted all scheduled races amid the Coronavirus outbreak.
03/04/20 Nevada sports betting revenue tops $20m in January January sports betting numbers represent at 36% year on year increase
02/28/20 Japan Racing Association bans spectators Japan Racing Association has also banned the sale of betting tickets and payouts at its racecourses and betting facilities.
02/26/20 Betting revenues could exceed World Cup levels during Tokyo 2020 LeTou CEO Paul Fox says that should China face the USA in a basketball showdown, revenues could surpass World Cup Final levels.
02/24/20 Coronavirus: South Korea postpones football season Kickoff to the 2020 K-league has been delayed as part of efforts to protect players and fans from deadly virus.
02/18/20 Asia: match-fixing down 21% over the last six years “The preventive measures we’ve introduced have produced positive results”, said the AFC General Counsel and Director of Legal Affairs.
02/13/20 NFL drives New Jersey’s sports betting results Gambling revenue in New Jersey increased by more than 30% in January, led by sports betting’s performance and the NFL playoffs.
02/13/20 Scottish group urges gambling ads ban The football governing body from Scotland SPFL has received complaints about gambling advertising in local football.
02/12/20 Sports betting breaks sales records in Germany Players in Germany spent around €9.3 billion on sports betting last year, which represents a 21% increase over 2018.
02/11/20 Swedish trotting association signs deal with ATG The national trotting association from Sweden has signed a sponsorship deal with ATG until 2022.
02/10/20 BHA to focus on Irish betting trends The British authority BHA has agreed on a four-year deal with the IHRB to monitor betting trends in Ireland.
02/07/20 Sports betting in the US reaches US$13bn mark The sports betting segment in the US doubled its previous legal sports bets record from 2018 and totalled US$13 billion during last year.
02/05/20 Pennsylvania: more than $30m in wagers on Super Bowl The Super Bowl took place this past weekend and Pennsylvania registered more than US$30 million in wagers.
