04/09/21 Sports betting in Iowa hits new record in March Sports betting in Iowa had already set a new record in January. Revenue for March was up 75 per cent month-on-month.
04/09/21 Southampton FC agrees biggest sponsorship deal to date Southampton FC will keep Sportsbet.io as its main shirt sponsor for another three years in what is the biggest sponsorship deal in the club’s history, including Bitcoin bonuses.
04/09/21 Nick Rust named chairman of British horseracing price commission Nick Rust OBE faces an early test of trust as chairman of the Starting Price Regulatory Commission amid a moment of conflict with on-course bookmakers.
04/07/21 Maine: sports betting hopes revived with new bill The state senate in Maine has introduced a bill to legalise and regulate sports betting.
04/07/21 BoyleSports appoints UK Tote MD as CEO The Irish bookmaker BoyleSports has appointed Mark Kemp as chief executive.
04/07/21 Slovakian tennis player banned for match fixing The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has issued Barbora Palcatova with a three-year ban with 15 months suspended
04/06/21 Bookmakers fear one horse at this year’s Grand National Punters have been betting heavily on this year’s Grand National favourite Cloth Cap, which could become the shortest-priced National favourite ever.
04/06/21 Italian court rejects appeals by five illegal bookies The Palermo Court of Appeal has declared the appeals of the five bookmakers to be inadmissible.
04/05/21 Georgia Senate dismisses sports betting bill The bill to legalise sports betting in Georgia has been rejected by the Senate. The gambling industry will have to wait until next year for another possible chance.
04/01/21 Sportech sees 41% decline in revenues The betting technology provider has reported its final results for 2020, showing a 41 per cent drop in revenues.
04/01/21 No progress for New York mobile sports betting regulation Despite the intentions of the government to move forward with a framework to regulate mobile sports betting, it seems unlikely to be ready in 2021.
