It has been revealed that Manchester City defender Martin Demichelis has been charged with misconduct in relation to betting. There are a total of 12 counts against him in relation to FA Rule E8 which concerns matches played between January 22nd and January 28th 2016. The Argentine played for his country in a World…

Updating the market FTSE 250 listed gambling technology provider Playtech Plc has announced that it will no longer issue updates on its corporate performance for first and third yearly quarters. The decision taken by Playtech governance will see the firm issue market updates on a half year performance basis. Playtech Plc’s decision to limit…

The Premier League has announced an agreement with Econet Media which’ll see games from the league broadcast free to a number of countries in sub-saharan Africa.  The deal will last for at least three seasons from 2016-17 and matches will be shown to 50 African countries through Econet’s new platform Kwesé Sports. This is…

Gaming developer FlowPlay has announced the launch of All Star Daily Fantasy, a virtual currency-based daily fantasy sports (DFS) game. The free play element ensures that it’s fully legal across states in the US, which is a major plus right now amidst the ongoing legal battles between real money DFS operators and state attorneys. The…

Matt Davey NYX Gaming Group reports that it has signed a letter of intent to become main content and digital gaming platform supplier for the merged entity of Dutch state lottery operators Nederlandse Staatsloterij and De Lotto. The Toronto listed online gambling services supplier is set to launch its provisions for Nederlandse Staatsloterij and…

David Baazov Toronto TSX listed online gambling operator Amaya Inc has confirmed that CEO & Chairman David Baazov is “taking an indefinite paid leave of absence from the company, effective yesterday”. Issuing a corporate statement Amaya governance detailed that Baazov had opted to take voluntary leave from leadership with a view to prepare for…

The week leading up to the Good Friday break has not been kind to Toronto TSX listed Amaya Inc, who saw its share price drop 20%, closing on Thursday 24 March at CAD $15.4. Following last week’s allegations of five counts of insider trading made against CEO David Baazov by the Quebec Securities Regulatory Authority…

IP/domain seller and database resource WhoIS has reported that Curacao and Malta licensed bookmaker Pinnacle Sports has acquired control of premium generic domain ‘Pinnacle.com’. The domain was acquired from Phoenix-based electronic components manufacturer Avnet EMG for an undisclosed sum. At present Pinnacle Sports governance has not confirmed the purchase or its strategic plan for…

Issuing a market update, Tallinn (Estonia) listed gambling operator Olympic Entertainment Group (OEG) has confirmed that it will merge Eastern European assets following the publication of its end of year results. Undertaking a corporate review of operational assets in its eight active markets (Estonia, Slovakia, Poland, Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Italy and Malta) OEG governance…

The rise of esports has been little short of explosive in the past year and real money wagering is following suit. The bookmaker bwin, which began offering esports markets in June 2015, has seen a huge rise in these markets in 2016. Betting on League of Legends, which equates to 69% of its esports betting,…