iGaming Business – The Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) regulatory body has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Early Warning System, a subsidiary of the Fifa international football governing body. The agreement has been activated ahead of this summer’s 2014 Fifa World Cup national team tournament. The MoU is based on an ongoing close co-operation for the early detection of suspicious activities in sport betting, which can serve as an indicator for match-fixing. The cooperation will include the exchange of relevant betting information to support the analysis of odds movements and investigations into suspicious football events. As part of…

Gaming Intelligence – The Belgian National Lottery (Loterie Nationale) has reiterated that it is legally entitled to continue to offer its sports betting offering to customers in Belgium, despite the cancellation last week of a royal decree relating to the offering. Belgium’s Council of State last week cancelled the royal decree concerning the provision of sports betting services by the state-owned Loterie Nationale following a legal challenge by private licensed operators. FULL STORY BY SUBSCRIPTION

The Cato Institute and the Pacific Legal Foundation this week filed an amicus brief which supports the New Jersey sports gambling appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court regarding online sports betting. In February, Chris Christie’s administration filed an appeal with the Supreme Court, stating the federal ban on sports gambling in all but 4 states (the PAPSA law) is unconstitutional. The Cato Institute is a libertarian think tank located in Washington D.C. The think tank was founded in 1974 by Charles Koch. It is considered one of the leading think tanks in the world, sitting at 6th best among American…

iGaming Business – Gaming content supplier Realistic Games has linked up with Paddy Power to launch embedded blackjack and roulette games into the Irish bookmaker’s new sportsbook iPad application. In what the companies claim is an “industry first”, the products allow users of the application to switch between their betting slip and tables games without having to transfer money or exit the sportsbook. The new Paddy Power application can be downloaded to the iPad from the Apple App Store. Andy Harris, commercial director of Realistic Games, said: “We’ve felt for a while that embedding games in iPad sportsbooks, and blackjack…

iGaming Business – German Bundesliga top-division football club FSV Mainz 05 has extended its sponsorship deal with local lottery operator Lotto Rheinland-Pfalz, according to the Wiesbadener Kurier newspaper. The new deal will run until the end of the 2016-17 season. Lotto Rheinland-Pfalz will continue as a second-level co-sponsor of the team. The deal includes naming rights to a standing area for home fans at the club’s Coface Arena, as well as various in-stadium branding and access to a VIP box. SOURCE

iGaming Business – Paddy Power-owned Australian online bookmaker Sportsbet has launched legal action to stop its employees from joining Beteasy, a new betting company set up by former chief executive Matthew Tripp. According to the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, Sportsbet filed an injunction in the Victorian Supreme Court alleging that former employee Kelli Carpanini had started working for Beteasy in breach of what it said was a “non-complete restraint period”. The online bookmaker also alleged that Carpanini was in breach of the conditions of her contract by failing to keep communications confidential. The matter had been due to be heard…

iGaming Business – Kambi Sports Solutions, the business-to-business sports betting services subsidiary of Unibet, has announced its entrance into the Asian sports betting market after agreeing a deal with NagaWorld, a fully-owned subsidiary of Cambodian hotel, gaming and leisure operator NagaCorp. Under the agreement, Kambi will provide NagaWorld with a fully managed over-the-counter sportsbook solution. NagaWorld is an integrated hotel, casino and entertainment complex based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia and is also the flagship resort of NagaCorp. The Kambi solution will enable NagaWorld to offer a sports betting experience to customers at the complex. The solution is scheduled to go…

News Works – As the men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament begins, New Jersey officials are talking about what legalized sports betting would mean to the state. State and Atlantic City officials said the city’s bars, restaurants, and casinos would be packed if sports wagering were allowed. Although voters approved legalization of sports betting in 2011 and Gov. Chris Christie signed legislation allowing it, implementation has been stalled because federal law permits sports wagering in only four states, including Delaware. At a news conference in the Irish Pub in Atlantic City Wednesday, state Sen. Jim Whelan said professional sports leagues are being…