Sports News
Four men and two companies face online sports betting related charges
The Kansas City grand jury probe into online sportsbetting activities has generated more prosecutions, reports the Kansas City Star, revealing that a federal indictment unsealed Wednesday charged four men and two companies with runni...
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Wigan Warriors to partner Asian-facing online gambling site for the 2010 season
The Asian-facing and Isle of Man-based online gambling firm 188Bet has signed its first rugby sponsorship agreement - a one-year deal with rugby league football club Wigan Warriors, becoming the team’s official betting partner for the 2010 season.
188Bet already sponsors English Premier League soccer...
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Betting exchange demonstrates yet again that it can be a powerful ally in the fight against sports corruption
Australian newspapers are reporting another example of how the online betting industry can help fight corruption in sport through superior record keeping and bet tracking.
Online betting exc...
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Federal officials file forfeiture application against Patte’s Sports Bar
Friday was not a good day for the owner of Patte’s Sports Bar in Wilkes-Barre, West Pennsylvania. Officials from the US Attorneys Office filed a forfeiture application on the premises, detailing allegatio...
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Disappointing performance from Aussie online casino and poker operations
Con Kafataris, the owner of Australian online gambling group Centrebet and a 34 year industry veteran, will be focusing more on his online interests in future following a decision this week to close racing subsidiary...
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Liberty man admits to being an online bookie
The Grand Jury probe into online gambling in Kansas City has generated another guilty plea from a suspect.
The Kansas City Star blog reports that Charles J. Simone (24) pleaded guilty this week in federal court for his part in an online gambling operation with a website operated out of Costa Rica.
Simone gave his clients a 1-800 num...
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Partnership with local company sees launch on online sportsbook
The famous UK gambling group Ladbrokes has joined Victor Chandler in accessing the South Af...
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UK bookie has designs on the Tote and plans to open 25 branches in London
The online and land bookmaker Betfred has ambitious plans for the immediate future that could see a bid to buy the Tote, and expanding further into the London betting shop sector with 25 shops employing up to 150 people.
Betfred chief Fred Done told the Manchester Evening News about his...
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Mystery Swede is back on the Full Tilt nosebleeds in a big way
After several desultory appearances since the beginning of this (February) month (see previous InfoPowa reports) the high risk, exciting player Isildur1 was back to winning large amounts this week on the Full Tilt high s...
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Virtual sports offering to be provided to Fortuna Group
Inspired Gaming Group has signed a five-year contract to supply European betting operator Fortuna Group with its suite of Virtual Sports products.
The Server Based Gaming machine company will also provide Fortuna with a bespoke version of its Numbers Draw game.
Steven Rogers, MD of Inspi...
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Emirates airline to take over shirt sponsorship
According to the Forbes magazine sportsmoney blog, online gambling group Bwin's shirt sponsorship of the top Italian Serie-A football team AC Milan has been relinquished and re-issued to the Arabian airline Emirates.
The blog informs that reports from Italy disclose t...
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Lee optimistic he will not be charged
Brit snooker star Stephen Lee is the latest high profile sportsman to be investigated as the UK drive against sports betting corruption continues. The 35-year-old was arrested by West Midlands police on suspicions regarding questionable betting patterns, but was later released on bail, which could mean his next appearance in court, if any, could...
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UK company now owns 60.8 percent of Sportsbet Australia
Irish online gambling group Paddy Power increased it’s holdings in SportsBet Australia Pty Ltd by 9.8 percent this week to a total of 60.8 percent in ownership. Paddy purchased the increased stake from Nambawan Capital for Euro 8.5 Million ($11.57 million)...
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Sports betting site in good company
With mobile gambling contracts with major Internet gambling groups like Paddy Power, Tote Tasmania, Unibet, Betcli...
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Federal probe continues
The Grand Jury enquiries into online gambling and arrests in Kansas last year resurfaced this week with the news that a Kansas City man has pleaded guilty to running a sports bookmaking business.
The Kansas City Star reports that Michael V. Badalucco (26) admitted that he and others provided bettors with a toll-free telephone number or access to a website -...
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