All Articles by Edward Obeng

Two non-profit organisations have requested for the National Football League (NFL) to discontinue marketing a fantasy game with cash prizes to kids, because of the possibility it could nurture gambling…

For the seventh consecutive year the ICE exhibition attendance has grown, with outline figures for this month’s event being declared at 28,487 unique visitors. The interim figure, a record for…

Intertain Group has announced that John Kennedy Fitzgerald has decided to step down as the company’s CEO. Upon the completion of an independent committee review of the company, Fitzgerald informed…

Swedish online gaming operator Bettson AB has appointed Ulrik Bengtsson as its new CEO and president. Bengtsson brings extensive experience in digital consumer services to the role and four years…

Gaming platform provider Mediatech Solutions has received a significant amount of investment from R. Franco Group in a deal which sees the Spanish suppliers join forces. R. Franco will take…

Ladbrokes will not sponsor the World Hurdle at this year's Cheltenham Festival, with airline Ryanair stepping in as a replacement. Ladbrokes was unable to continue its support for the event…

The Australian Football League (AFL) integrity rules have been tightened with additional restrictions for media personnel who currently bet on Australian rules games in the country. Accredited journalists and broadcasters…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to address the idea of opening a casino in the southern resort town of Eilat. The transportation and tourism ministers are among those invited…

The Dutch football association (KNVB) says it has uncovered match-fixing involving former Willem II Tilburg player Ibrahim Kargbo in 2009. It alleges that a league game outcome between Willem II…

ESSA, the representative body for regulated sports-betting operators, is to participate in an 18-month project aimed at tackling match-fixing in sport. The Kick Crime Out of Sport (KCOOS) scheme was…