Forbes – It’s Super Bowl week and after 298 games, including preseason and playoffs, it comes down to one final contest to crown a champion. Before the season began, the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks, along with the San Francisco 49ers, were the betting favorites to reach the Super Bowl. And in a rare occurrence, we had two preseason favorites make the Big Game. Here is what you need to know for Sunday’s game on the teams, players, owners, coaches, betting and other storylines. 1. First the basics on when and where. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:25 ET on Feb….

iGaming Business – The Australian Football League (AFL), the top division of Aussie rules in the country, has announced a number of new initiatives as part of an effort to combat illegal gambling amongst players, coaches and officials. The AFL’s Gambling Rule has now been extended to prohibit betting on all Aussie rules competitions, as well as just the AFL. In addition, all players, coaches and officials have been ordered to “perform on their merits” at all times. The rule change is part of an effort from the AFL to wipe out illegal activity in the sport, with a number…

Gambling 911 – Thirteen individuals were arrested as part of a crackdown on illegal sports betting in Northern Rhode Island Tuesday.  All were arraigned in District Court Providence during the afternoon. Among those arrested were David P. Ayotte, 53, who has worked with the Woonsocket Parks and Recreation Department for 20 years and is the alleged leader of the gambling ring according, according to state police Lt. Col Michael J. Winquist. Police allege that Ayotte’s sports betting ring took in $130,000 of illegal sports wagers during a court authorized wiretap investigation. Police seized $100,000 from the Golden Advanced pawn shop,…

BBC – Alderney’s Gambling Commission has brokered a deal to exchange suspicious gambling patterns with the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) comes ahead of the Winter Olympics. The deal is part an effort to crack down on illegal gambling. An IOC spokesman said the partnership “protects major competitions from any form of manipulation, particularly those linked to betting”. The Commission’s executive director André Wilsenach said: “This MoU enables the IOC and the Commission rapidly communicate any concerns relating to the integrity of betting on Olympic events.”

iGaming Business – Sportsbook platform provider FSB Technology has teamed up with the Guardian newspaper to launch a new online sportsbook service, GoWager.com. The new service, which will be managed and run by FSB Tech, offers pre-match and in-play markets on a range of sports such as football and horse racing. Under the partnership, FSB Tech will provide various technology solutions including a platform, CRM engine, pricing and trading team. GoWager.com is now live and can be accessed via the Guardian’s website and its sports section. David McDowell, co-founder and chief executive officer of FSB Tech, told iGaming Business: “The…

iGaming Business – Virtual sports specialist Global Bet has announced that the Autonomous Administration of the State Monopolies (AAMS) Italian gaming authority has approved its Virtual Sports betting platform for use in the country. Global Bet will now partner iGaming services provider Microgame to launch the platform in the regulated Italian gaming market. Following the launch, more than 200 other companies operating ‘.it’ websites in the country will be able to take advantage of the virtual sports platform in compliance with Italian law and regulations. Daniel Grabher, managing director of Global Bet, said: “The approval and certification is a milestone…

Las Vegas Sun – Sports fans bet a record $119.4 million at Nevada casinos on the Super Bowl. Unaudited tallies showed sportsbooks made an unprecedented profit of $19.7 million on the action, the Gaming Control Board said. That’s more than the past three Super Bowl wins combined. The Denver Broncos started out as a 2.5-point favorite, but the Seattle Seahawks won 43-8. Oddsmakers said Peyton Manning fans drove the unprecedented handle, flooding Las Vegas and northern Nevada with wagers on the favored team and its veteran quarterback, who was named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player for the 2013 season the…

iGaming Business – The Israel Sports Betting Board (ISBB), the exclusive rights operator for sports betting in the country, has launched a new online betting system in partnership with UK sports betting software provider LVS and its French counterpart, lottery solutions specialist Lotsys. The launch comes after LVS and Lotsys won a tender to supply their Advanced Betting and Lottery Platform technology (ABP) to ISBB in the form of a customised ABP platform comprising a sportsbook, transactional engine, web and mobile site. Customers in Israel are now able to access the new betting service through the www.winner.co.il website. ISBB said…