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A Look At Portugal’s First Full Year Of Regulated Sports Betting, And Lessons For The US Market
Portugal's high tax rates for online sports betting have not had the expected negative effect on revenues. However, almost half of Portugues players play at...
PokerStars’ Parent Company Expands Its Sports Betting Business With CrownBet Investment
The Stars Group has bought 62 percent of CrownBet Holdings Pty Limited for nearly $120 million. CrownBet is one of Australia’s most popular online sports...
GVC Offers To Merge With Ladbrokes Coral To Create A Sports Betting Behemoth
GVC is in discussions with Ladbrokes Coral over a possible merger that will create the largest online sports betting company in the world.
There Is More Than One Way To Scale In Online Sports Betting, Kindred Deal To Buy 32Red Demonstrates
Unibet, now named Kindred, has built scale through organic growth and digestible acquisitions. It is now paying $218 million for 32Red.
GVC Turns Around Bwin’s Sports Betting Revenues, Expresses Optimism For German Market
GVC has integrated bwin.party and turned around sports betting declines. Germany provides a growth opportunity, but GVC will pull out of Australia.
Australia Is About To Ban In-Play Sports Betting, As Senate Passes Bill
Click to call in-play betting will become illegal in Australia after the Senate approves the final reading of the Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill.
William Hill Confirms Bowcock As CEO: The Finance Expert Replaces A ‘Natural Bookie’
In confirming Philip Bowcock as CEO, bookmaker William Hill is acknowledging that it needs a finance man more than a natural bookie.
Virtual Sports Betting Growth Continues, As GVC Extends Deal With Leap Gaming
Bwin and SportingBet owner GVC is committing to expanding its virtual sports betting vertical with an extension to its existing deal with Leap Gaming.
Oulala Joins DraftKings With Fantasy Sports License From Malta
Oualala is the latest daily fantasy sports operator to receive a controlled skill games license from the Malta Gaming Authority, joining DraftKings from the US.
Amaya Launches Million-Dollar Fantasy Sports Promotion On BetStars
BetStars Sports Jackpots combines a high promotional spend with a fantasy sports hybrid game to promote Amaya's sports betting vertical internationally
