All Articles by Tom Lewis

UK operator Betfair has continued to expand its Premier League presence by signing a deal to become the official UK betting partner of Sunderland AFC. The relationship will see Betfair…

A consortium led by Australian operator Echo Entertainment has won the right to begin work on a AUD$2bn casino project in Brisbane, Queensland. The consortium saw off rival interest in…

The UK government has rejected a bid to significantly lower the maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs). In November 2014 Newham Council, with the backing of 92 other local…

Nine gamblers in the Canadian province of British Columbia received an unexpected share of CAD1.1m after an error by the British Columbia Lottery Corps (BCLC). The BCLC discovered the error…

Online operator 32Red has acquired remote online gaming business Roxy Palace in an £8.4m deal. The purchase is comprised of £2m in cash and the issuance of 10 million new…

Two Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket teams have been found guilty in an illegal betting and match-fixing probe, report Reuters. A panel appointed by India’s Supreme Court in January 2015…

Cypriot legislators approved a bill last Thursday that will pave the way for the first casino to be built in the Greek-controlled southern half of the island, according to the…

Unibet Group has agreed to acquire the online gambling arm of British bookmaker Stan James. Headquartered in Malta, Unibet have agreed an acquisition price of £19m, subject to regulatory approval,…

The National Office for Gaming (ONJN), Romania’s gambling authority, has posted a blacklist of 48 unlicensed online gaming websites. Ana-Maria Baciu, partner in Romanian law firm Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston…

Bidding for a casino licence in New York’s Southern Tier ended on Monday 6 July with only one proposal submitted to the state’s Gaming Facility Location Board, report the New…