SportingBet News
Income Access offering prizes at iGaming Super Show
14 May 2010
Tote Sport, VistaGaming, Sportingbet, iGame Friend, mFortune, and EYE Affiliates will be joining Income Access to give out some impressive prizes.
SportingBet joining Income Access at BAC
8 Sep 2009
SportingBet is teaming up with Income Access as a sponsor at this year’s Budapest Affiliate Conference.
GIG, SportingBet sign deal
7 Apr 2008
Global Interactive Gaming
Limited has reached an agreement in principle with Sportingbet Plc.
Sportingbet swings to a loss
6 Jun 2007
News Brief: Sportingbet PLC said it swung to a loss in the third quarter after being forced to quit the U.S. because of legislation that makes online gambling illegal in that country.
Sportingbet, Louisiana DA reach "amicable resolution"
21 Mar 2007
Six months after Sportingbet's former non-executive chairman Peter Dicks was arrested in New York, the company has agreed to pay $400,000 to have all charges dropped and outstanding arrest warrants cancelled.
Bwin, Sportingbet in talks
7 Mar 2007
International News Brief: Bwin made a first move in the long-awaited consolidation of European betting operators, unveiling on Wednesday takeover talks with British rival Sportingbet.
UK online companies hit again
23 Jan 2007
International News Brief: Shares in online gambling companies PartyGaming, SportingBet, 888 Holdings and Empire Online slipped once more.
Looking in on: Gaming
17 Oct 2006
This week: News on Sportingbet and Harrah's Entertainment offers consolation prizes to loyalty club gamblers.
Fear and loathing in Barcelona
17 Oct 2006
Fear of indictments and extradition to the U.S. to face criminal charges over online gambling are driving many online casinos out of the U.S. market.
Sportingbet Sells US-facing operations to Jazette Enterprises
13 Oct 2006
Reacting to US Congressional approval of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, Sportingbet Plc announced details of its disposal of US-facing operations. The company retains business assets aimed at non-US players.
Sportingbet sells off US-facing websites
11 Oct 2006
International News Brief: Sportingbet is selling its US-facing websites before George Bush signs into law legislation which will stop banks facilitating online gambling.
Sportingbet Plc's official response to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Act
3 Oct 2006
This is an official statement from Sportingbet Plc in response to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Act passed by the United States Congress on Friday, September 30.
Dicks Free to Return to UK
29 Sep 2006
Ex-Sportingbet chairman Peter Dicks has been cleared to return to the UK after New York Governor George Pataki again refused to sign an extradition order from the state of Louisiana.
Dicks hearing postponed until Friday
28 Sep 2006
The extradition hearing of former Sportingbet chairman Peter Dicks has been postponed until Friday.
Sportingbet Slams US War on Net Gambling
27 Sep 2006
International News Brief: Online gaming outfit Sportingbet has gone on the offensive against the American authorities ahead of a crucial hearing for Peter Dicks, its former chairman.
Gaming world watches as Dicks legal saga continues
26 Sep 2006
Peter Dicks, non-executive chairman of British online gambling corporation Sportingbet is slated to return to New York for a second extradition hearing on Thursday.
Deep South Rivals 'Implicated' in Arrest of Sportingbet Boss
18 Sep 2006
International News Brief: Louisiana authorities may have instigated the arrest of Peter Dicks, the chairman of online gambling firm Sportingbet, under pressure from gambling firms in the Deep South.
Online Gambling Chairman Released on Bail
12 Sep 2006
International News Brief: The chairman of British online gambling company Sportingbet PLC was released on $50,000 bail Friday after being arrested in New York on a fugitive warrant.
Sportingbet Shares Hit by Arrest
11 Sep 2006
International News Brief: Online gaming firm Sportingbet has seen its share price plunge by 40% following the arrest of its chairman Peter Dicks.
Second Online Exec Arrested
7 Sep 2006
News Brief: The United States has arrested a second Internet gaming executive, adding to fears it is cracking down on the lucrative industry and sparking share price falls on Thursday that wiped over $1.5 billion off the market value of the sector.
World Gaming, Sportingbet in Talks
7 Sep 2006
World Gaming and Sportingbet confirm that they are in very preliminary discussions which may or may not result in Sportingbet making a recommended all share offer for World Gaming.
Online Companies Overhaul Accounting
14 Jul 2006
International News Brief: The most powerful companies in the online gambling industry have agreed to undertake a collective overhaul of their company reporting in a move aimed at standardising the sector's disparate accounting.
Web Gaming Firm Raises Stakes
26 May 2006
International News Brief: Sportingbet has a rise in profits and Nigel Payne steps down as CEO.
ISWI Signs Deal with Interactive Sports
20 Apr 2006
Interactive Systems Worldwide Inc.’s subsidiary, Global Interactive Gaming Limited, has signed a new
agreement with Interactive Sports Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Sportingbet.
Retiree Caught in a Legal Web Over his Gambling Patent
12 Apr 2006
Mel Molnick, 63, is an unlikely adversary of the Internet gambling industry.
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