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Online Sportsbook News
Expert: Case against bwin won't stand in court
17 Apr 2008
New Brief: Law professor says Germany's biggest private online sports-gambling company may win a legal fight that is threatening to cost it $188 million in annual revenue.
Spain's first bookmaker opens shop
17 Apr 2008
International News Brief: Spain's first sports betting shop opened for business on Wednesday, one of thousands that foreign bookmakers hope to launch in the football-crazy nation which already bets more than any other European country.
Report: Strip casinos suffered a big hit on Super Bowl Sunday
11 Apr 2008
Strip casinos lost $7.4 million on the NFL's title game in February after the underdog New York Giants stunned the New England Patriots in one of the biggest upsets in Super Bowl history.
Top-10 tips for enjoying Vegas
7 Apr 2008
Las Vegas can be an intimidating town for first-time visitors and gamblers. So if you're headed to the Strip in the near future and want to make the most of the trip, take these tips to heart and you'll definitely have a good time.
British poker pro prevails at Paddy Power Irish Open
27 Mar 2008
Neil Channing takes out home-crowd favorite Donal Norton heads–up and goes home to London with a €801,400 check after winning the €3 Million paddypowerpoker.com Irish Open in Dublin on Monday.
Start the Madness
25 Mar 2008
Basketball fans jam Las Vegas Strip spots like the 40/40 Club as the NCAA Tournament begins.
888.com launches sportsbook
25 Mar 2008
888.com has launched its online sportsbook in the UK, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Denmark and Austria.
Bettors' good old days are now
19 Mar 2008
Art Manteris, top sports book executive, talks about changes in the business and believes that these are the good old days.
Sportingbet launches Canadian site
18 Mar 2008
SportingBet has launched a new sports betting website which will allow the UK-based company to offer its premium service to the ever-expanding Canadian sports betting market.
888 dives into the European sports betting market
13 Mar 2008
The multilingual 888sport opened for business this week in the U.K., Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Spain and Austria, extending the gaming reach of 888 Holdings.
Intertops launches $25,000 March Madness bracket
13 Mar 2008
It’s been twenty-five years since Intertops took the very first wager and this month they begin a yearlong birthday celebration with a free $25,000 March Madness Bracket.
Gambler loses £2m bookies claim
12 Mar 2008
International News Brief: A compulsive gambler has lost his bid at the High Court to force bookmaker William Hill to repay his £2m losses.
Biggest Cheltenham betting bonanza - Will this be the race that stops the nation?
10 Mar 2008
William Hill expect betting history to be made this week with Cheltenham week expected to have a turnover of up to £650 million.
Sportsbet Australia releases Indian Premier League odds
26 Feb 2008
Sportsbet.com.au have released a market on the upcoming Indian Premier League and Hyderabad the team that includes Australia's Andrew Symmonds and Adam Gilchrist are $4.00 favourites to win the competition.
Sportsbet.com.au tipping contest popular despite ad ban
26 Feb 2008
An advertising ban on Darwin betting agency Sportsbet.com.au has had little impact on its ability to attract footy fans to the Million Dollar Footy Tipping competition.
Freebetshere.com offers Cheltenham betting guide
25 Feb 2008
Freebetshere.com has announced that it will offer all customers a unique betting guide for the forthcoming Cheltenham Horse Racing Festival.
Sports want slice of betting cash
20 Feb 2008
International News Brief: British Sporting bodies are asking for a share of betting profits to help fight match-fixing.
Regulators revisits cell phone ban
19 Feb 2008
Nevada regulators are now taking another look at a law banning cell phones and other electronic devices inside sports books.
Up for rethinking: Ban on cell phones in sports books
18 Feb 2008
Nevada regulators are now taking another look at cell phone prohibition inside sports books because critics see it as outdated in a technological age.
Sportsbet.com.au plays fair
15 Feb 2008
Sportsbet.com.au has demonstrated its sense of fair play with its punters during the Sprint Car Racing Championship.
Jeff Haney highlights the betting opportunities that stand out in the future book for the NBA and college hoops
13 Feb 2008
An axiom among some talented sports bettors holds that you should be able to walk into any major sports book, study the board for a few minutes and point out the advantageous betting opportunities.
PlayersOnly extends deadline for video contest
13 Feb 2008
PlayersOnly.com online casino and poker room is extending the entry deadline for their $10,000 video contest on YouTube.com.
Despite a lengthy anthem, the "public" wins Super Bowl XLII
7 Feb 2008
Last week’s Super Bowl “prop bet” preview boldly and correctly predicted the “over” on Jordin Sparks' singing of the national anthem. That profitable advice along with the N.Y. Giants' upset win over New England made the Super Bowl a losing proposition for sports books.
Boylesports picks Ethoca
6 Feb 2008
Boylesports has selected Ethoca's global collaborative anti-fraud network to help it increase customer retention, speed up dispute resolution and prepare for entry into new markets.
Super Bowl offers a winning proposition
4 Feb 2008
Las Vegas casinos roll out the red carpet for football bettors, celebrities flock to town for parties and the legal wagering handle in the state is expected to set a record by approaching $100 million.
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