05/15/21 Japan: jockeys and trainers involved in betting on horse races A scandal has emerged in the prefecture of Gifu after it was found that jockeys and trainers had been betting on horse races since at least 2012.
05/07/21 Japan: online gambling drives betting on bicycle races In 2020, bicycle racing ticket sales rose to nearly JPY750bn (US$6.9bn), a 13.6 per cent increase year-on-year.
05/04/21 Philippines: PAGCOR to receive revenue from licensed e-sabong While only two e-sabong have been allowed to operate, PAGCOR hopes to collect between Php250 and Php350m per month.
04/29/21 Japan could legalise more sports betting by 2024 Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Japanese government has started to discuss the possibility of legalising baseball and football sports betting.
04/27/21 Japan: horseracing off-track betting facilities suspended Amid a fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, Japanese authorities have suspended horseracing off-track betting facilities and the presence of spectators at races in four prefectures.
04/23/21 Racing Victoria reports record growth thanks to digital wagering Racing Victoria has reported record wagers of AU$5m (US$3.9m) between August 2020 and January 2021.
04/16/21 Online betting boosts horseracing bets in Japan Proceeds from domestic races increased 30.1 per cent in the fiscal year 2020 to JPY912.29bn (US$8.4bn), the highest in nearly 30 years.
04/13/21 Australia: Victorians’ losses to online bookmakers up 35% in H2 2020 The growth in Victorians’ online betting losses was driven by Covid-19 restrictions in Melbourne that led land-based casinos and gambling venues to close their doors.
04/08/21 Indian cricket chief against legalisation of sports betting The new head of the Anti-Corruption Unit of the Board of Control for Cricket in India says the legalisation of sports bettingwould encourage match-fixing.
04/06/21 Australia: group relaunches campaign for ban on sports betting ads The Alliance for Gambling Reform has relaunched its campaign to end sports betting ads, claiming sports wagering was the fastest-growing form of gambling in the country.
03/25/21 Sportradar signs multi-year partnership with China’s CBA League Sportradar and China’s CBA League will expand the broadcast and OTT footprint of China’s premier basketball competition globally.
03/12/21 Which Macau sports events are going ahead in 2021? The Macao International 10K, 40th International Marathon, International Dragon Boat Race and World Table Tennis are expected to go ahead.
02/25/21 Sportradar selected as official data and audio-visual partner to NBL1 The Sportradar deal covers all national NBL1 Conferences for both men’s and women’s competitions, as well as the Victorian-based State Championship.
02/19/21 TAB NZ reports 43.8% increase in revenue for January TAB NZ’s gross betting revenue reached NZ$38.1m (US$27.6m) in January, $7.4m above expectations.
02/16/21 188Bet enters partnership with Bundesliga’s Werder Bremen The partnership aims to engage Werder Bremen fans in Asia with online betting app 188Bet.
