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The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has suspended Tunisian player Anis Ghorbel for three years over corruption linked to the wider match-fixing case in Belgium. Ghorbel was found guilty of four breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Programme (TACP). The ITIA said this warranted the suspension and a $20,000 (£15,743/€18,365) fine. The suspension runs from the
Sports betting revenue and handle in Mississippi both fell year-on-year in December, while the Magnolia State also reported a month-on-month decline. Handle amounted to $48.9m (£38.6m/€44.9m), down 34.3% from $74.4m in Mississippi in December of 2022. This was also 21.6% lower than the $62.4m spent in November 2023. As for revenue, this reached $4.9m. While this was
Intralot has announced a two-year extension to its games operator contract with La Marocaine Des Jeux et des Sports (MDJS). The fresh deal is set to run out in December 2025. The agreement will see Intralot continue to operate MDJS’s lottery, while also offering sports betting and other games of chance. Intralot has had a
The Macau Horse Racing Company has agreed to cease offering horse racing from 1 April 2024. Today (15 January), the Macau Horse Racing Company – which operates the Macau Jockey Club – signed an agreement with the special administrative region’s government. This agreement terminated the concession awarded to the Club to exclusively operate horse racing
The Sports Betting Alliance (SBA), a group of leading US gambling operators, has declared its opposition to two sports betting ballots in California, saying it will not financially support either initiative. Both ballots would give tribes exclusive rights to offer retail and online sports betting in California. They were filed with the state’s attorney-general in October 2023.
LiveScore reported revenue of £129.6m ($165.0m/€150.8m) in its full year 2023 results, an increase of 48.9% yearly. LiveScore’s full-year period ended 31 March 2023. Its full-year report focused on operations within its Virgin Bet, LiveScore Bet and sports media business. Gambling made up £108.0m of the total revenue, up by 57.3% compared to full-year 2022.
Bookmaker Betfred has agreed to extend its title sponsorship of major UK horseracing event the Epsom Derby by an additional year. Betfred sponsored the Derby Festival for the first time in 2023 in an initial three-year deal. This has now been extended by a further year, covering each event until at least 2026. As part
BetMGM will become the new sponsor of Premier League Darts for 2024 after an agreement was announced on Thursday. BetMGM and the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) reached a deal for the operator to replace Cazoo as the new title sponsor of darts’ “biggest roadshow event”. With a total of £1m (€1.2m/$1.3m) in prize money available
UK MPs have called on the Premier League and other sports governing bodies to reduce the amount of gambling adverts visible in stadiums. Thursday’s report from the culture, media and sport (CMS) committee states the decrease in visible gambling promotion would help to “minimise children’s exposure to gambling advertising”. MPs have also recommended there should
Bettors in Arizona wagered almost $650m on sports in October 2023, according to figures released by the Arizona Department of Gaming. The $648.2m (£512m/€590m) put down by bettors in Arizona was a 4.8% increase when compared to October of last year. The figure was also up 6.2% compared to September. The October 2023 handle trails
