Sports betting

Fertitta Entertainment Incorporated attempting to cancel SPAC merger

American special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Fast Acquisition Corporation is reportedly refusing to cancel a deal that is to see it merge with Fertitta Entertainment Incorporated and take the hospitality...

Desert Diamond Casinos partnership with Kambi Group sees two new retail sportsbooks open in Arizona

After in November inking a multi-year deal with Stockholm-listed sportsbook technology provider Kambi Group, the Tohono O’odham Nation's Desert Diamond Casinos & Entertainment arm launched a pair of retail ...

Churchill Downs Incorporated said to be exploring potential TwinSpires sale

American casino operator Churchill Downs Incorporated reportedly saw the value of its shares rise by 5.7% yesterday on news that it is potentially exploring the option of selling off its TwinSpires-branded onli...

New study highlights match-fixing dangers in non-competitive football

In southern Europe and a fresh investigation has found that a lack of effective governance concerning non-competitive games of football is leaving such ‘friendly’ contests vulnerable to instances of match-fixin...

Underhanded tactics claim being levied at the Seminole Tribe of Florida

The Seminole Tribe of Florida is allegedly paying petition-gathering firms to stay away from its home state as it reportedly looks to scupper rival efforts that could result in legalized online sportsbetting be...

IGT files federal lawsuit in attempt to clear up Interstate Wire Act ambiguity

American lottery and gaming machines innovator International Game Technology (IGT) has reportedly filed a federal lawsuit against the United States Department of Justice concerning perceived ambiguities in the ...

Substantial financial backing for planned PickGuru social gaming platform

In the United Kingdom and the co-founder of prominent sports data and analytics firm Stats Perform has announced that he will soon be launching the new PickGuru social gaming platform after securing some £2.6 m...

Seminole Tribe of Florida to fight federal online sportsbetting ruling

The Seminole Tribe of Florida has reportedly announced that it will be appealing this week’s federal court decision that barred it from running online sportsbetting in Florida under the terms of a 30-year gamin...