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Following the success of its second stop in Birmingham last weekend, leading poker magazine Bluff Europe has announced that Dublin’s Sports Emporium is next in line to host the Poker Academy lecture series. This Saturday, amateur players can ‘learn from the pros’ as Irish poker legend Donnacha O’Dea passes on his knowledge and wisdom assisted [...] Full story 
D-verification company 192business has launched a new German ID check solution using data sources including German credit-agency Schufa. 192business boasts gambling clients including 888, which signed up to the service last month. The Schufa data enables 192business’ German ID check solution to verify the names, addresses and dates of birth for 65 million German adults. 192business product director [...] Full story 
Paddy Power has launched in Australia with the AUD48.5m purchase of a controlling stake in Australian bookmaker Sportsbet (more). In unrelated news, Paddy Power’s Spanish website is now refusing bets on bullfighting after pressure from campaign groups (more). William Hill is withdrawing from its year-old joint venture in Spain with Codere, its second withdrawal from southern [...] Full story 
Paddy Power has entered the Australian market by buying a controlling stake in Australian bookmaker Sportsbet. The 51% stake is for an initial consideration of AUD48.5m (€27.2m). The Irish bookmaker will make an initial cash payment of AUD45.8m (€25.7m) from its existing cash reserves of €96m, and issue of 100,000 Paddy Power shares to Sportsbet shareholders. An additional cash [...] Full story 
William Hill is withdrawing from its year-old joint venture in Spain, its second withdrawal from southern Europe in less than a year. The British bookmaker said its gradual withdrawal from its joint venture in Spain with Codere, called Victoria Apuestas, was due to regulatory barriers having made expansion too difficult. The joint venture, named Victoria Apuestas, [...] Full story 
World Poker Tour Enterprises (WPTE) Incorporated has signed its first international television sponsorship deal for Season Seven of its popular World Poker Tour television series with PokerStars receiving title sponsorship. WPTE stated that PokerStars would also receive exclusive in-show educational or gaming site and brand integration into all Season Seven ‘original’ episodes, which will feature commentary [...] Full story |
Breaking News
- Paddy Power’s Oz launch; Hills to leave Spain; Bwin Q1s
- Sportsbet acquisition opens doors to Oz market
- William Hill to end Spanish joint venture
- Playtech results, Nyx FDJ, Entertasia, Million-2-1, 188Bet
- Paddy Power Spain withdraws bullfighting bets
- City of Dreams will become a reality, June 1
- Finnish ban on gaming marketing expected
- Long-drawn battle ends between Betfred & TurfTV
- Irish Tote Pool betting unveiled
