Portugal Online Gambling Market Prepares for Late June Expansion Go back to Blog Portugal’s online bettors and major Euro sports betting firms both are looking forward to June 28th, when Portugal officially opens the country’s online betting markets to private…
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Jilted Viewers File Class-Action Lawsuits Against Manny Pacquaio Go back to Blog No less than 13 class-action lawsuits have been filed against Manny Pacquaio in the wake of Pacquaio’s loss by unanimous decision in last Saturday’s welterweight unification championship bout,…
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Bookmakers Win Big with Mayweather Decision over Pacquaio Go back to Blog Floyd Mayweather’s unanimous decision over Manny Pacquaio before a packed MGM Grand house on Saturday capped a busy US betting day with a favorable result for many major…
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EU Online Gambling VAT Debate Heats Up Go back to Blog The European Union’s ongoing consideration of VAT (Value Added Tax) assessments as related to online gambling services is back in the news, following the release this month of the…
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Ireland’s New Online Gambling Levy Set for August Rollout Go back to Blog Government officials in Ireland have confirmed passage of the Gambling Act 2015, which among other changes addressing online gambling will introduce licensure for online sites serving Irish…
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DDOS Attack Extortionists Targeting Online Gambling Sites in Recent Weeks Go back to Blog The never-ending battle between online commerce accessibility and extortion attempts by organized-crime elements has returned to the general sphere of online gambling in recent weeks. It’s an…
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Interview With A Professional Gambler Go back to Blog Professional gambler – two words that typically conjure up images of a sexy lifestyle, wads of cash and few working hours. The reality however, is much different. We tracked down UK…
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RAWA Hearing Heats Up US Gambling Debate Go back to Blog Last Wednesday’s US House of Representatives subcommittee hearing connected to the recently reintroduced “Restore America’s Wire Act” (RAWA) bill did little to advance the cause of either pro- or…
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PokerStars Sports Betting Beta Goes Live; DFS Plans Also Announced Go back to Blog Global online-poker market leader PokerStars, owned by Canada’s Amaya Gaming, has announced the launch of the beta version of its real-money sports betting application. Live sports…
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More Bizarre Developments in Adam Meyer Sports Tout Extortion Case Go back to Blog The strange case of American celebrity sports tout Adam Meyer, accused last December by authorities of extorting $25 million from a wealthy Wisconsin investor, took yet…
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