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British Horse Racing Chasing May 15 Restart as UK Plots Slow Lockdown Exit
UK horse racing could make its comeback on May 15 after the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) reported “positive” discussions with government officials last week. The news comes as the UK overtook Italy Tuesday as the...
888 Founder Shay Ben-Yitzhak Killed in Plane Crash
Shay Ben-Yitzhak, the Israeli businessman who co-founded online gaming giant 888 Holdings, died in a plane crash on Saturday, Israeli media reported. His 11-year-old son, also a passenger, was initially believed to be gravely hurt,...
$12.2 Billion Flutter-Stars Group Mega-Merger to Complete May 5, Creating World’s Biggest Online Gaming Group
Flutter Entertainment’s shares spiked Thursday as the company announced its $12.2 billion merger with The Stars Group (TSG) would complete May 5, creating the biggest online gaming company in the world. The enlarged group would...
Florida Greyhound Racing Ban Does Not Violate Fifth Amendment, Judge Rules
A federal judge in Florida has dismissed a lawsuit that challenged the state’s greyhound racing ban on constitutional grounds. Chief US District Judge Mark Walker said in a 55-page ruling this week that the prohibition...
Colorado Sports Betting to Launch Friday with DraftKings, FanDuel, ROAR Digital Despite No Sports
Colorado gaming regulators have vowed to launch the state’s sports betting market this Friday, May 1 as planned. This is despite a lack of any sports to bet on and widespread uncertainty about when that...
Bookies Hit Hard as France Follows Holland in Abandoning Soccer Season
Sports-starved European bookmakers were dealt a fresh blow Tuesday with the news that French soccer will not resume the 2019-20 season. The decision was taken after the country’s prime minister, Edouard Philippe, announced that all...
Businessman Who Lost $500K Playing Rock, Paper, Scissors Gets to Keep His House, Court Rules
A Canadian businessman who lost a C$517,000 ($368,628) bet on a best-of-three game of rock, paper, scissors will not have to pay up. That's after the Quebec Court of Appeals upheld an earlier ruling that...
Regular Bettors Gambling More Frequently During Pandemic Lockdown – Poll
Thirty-eight percent of Brits who class themselves as “regular gamblers” said they were betting more during the coronavirus lockdown, according to a new poll by Survation. The results of the study -- the first on...
Moody’s Maps ‘Painful’ Recovery for US Gaming Industry Post-Pandemic
Moody’s Investor Services said Thursday that once the US casino industry reopens, it will take a year to begin generating just 30 percent of its 2019 levels. After just over 16 months, the industry will...
Calls for Investigation into Cheltenham Festival Role in Spreading Coronavirus in UK
Cheltenham is a big deal in UK horse racing and a key event on any bookmaker’s calendar. This year, it ran from March 10 to 13, attracting 125,000 racegoers to the town of Cheltenham in...
