All Articles by Edward Obeng

The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe has announced plans to open its $1bn casino in Taunton by August 2017, with construction set to begin next month. The site, which measures 150 acres,…

Operator Paddy Power Betfair has chosen Worldpay, a global payments provider, to offer payment processing services to customers. Worldpay has been selected to help drive the growth of the newly…

Australian online bookmaker Sportsbet has called on the government to cut down the permitted amount of gambling advertisement due to the industry’s increase in marketing spending. According to a Nielsen…

Ladbrokes Australia CMO James Burnett has departed from the betting company, with Simon Jarvis appointed to replace him. Jarvis took up the role having previously been general manager of marketing…

Japanese sport appears to be heading towards a full-blown crisis, as yet more allegations of sports betting within baseball come to the fore. Gambling in Japan is generally banned, only…

Online gaming company TonyBet, has been granted the first remote gaming device certificate in Lithuania, following a change in the law that compelled all gaming operators in the country to…

Match Poker, a non-gambling form of the game, is set to target China, as part of deal struck between Aliliba Group an e-commerce company and media agency Oceans Sport and…

The Sporting Index Group has appointed Simon Trim as its new CEO, following the departure of Warren Murphy. Murphy served as CEO of the Group for the past seven years,…

Florida law makers have rejected a proposal which would allow the Seminole tribe to offer craps and roulette in its existing Tampa and Hollywood casinos. The proposal went through months…

Online poker giant 888poker is set to change its loyalty programme from a traditional rakeback model to a revamped system based on tokens, challenges and level progression. The new service,…