US fantasy sports operator FanDuel has moved to enhance its presence in North America’s NBA basketball league by entering into a new multi-year partnership with the Charlotte Hornets. Under the deal, the terms of which were not disclosed, FanDuel will become the team’s first-ever partner in the fantasy sports category. Hornets fans will gain access to free-to-play online FanDuel games and possibly win a range of VIP experiences such as autographed merchandise and the chance to travel with the team to an away game. FanDuel will also have activations at all Hornets watch parties during the 2015-16 season and will…

Perennial award-winning resort Treasure Island in Vegas has partnered with Miomni Gaming to launch a state-of-the-art sports betting app, available now on Android and iOS. “We continually evolve our Race & Sports Book to bring the latest in technology to our customers. With mobile usage dominating the marketplace, creating an app was the obvious next step,” said Tony Nevill, Director of the Treasure Island Race & Sports Book. “Now, even when a guest can’t be present in our Race & Sports Book, they can still participate in real time, real money sports wagering in Nevada.” TI Mobile Sports puts the…

Ladbrokes has announced the completion of its proposed merger with rival operator Gala Coral, in a deal that will lead to the creation of a business worth approximately £2.3 billion (€3.2 billion/$3.6 billion). Both businesses expect the newly branded ‘Ladbrokes Coral’ operation to boast net revenue of £2.1 billion as well as earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation of £392 million, excluding cost synergies of at lest £65 million. Under the merger agreement, Ladbrokes will issue new ordinary shares to the existing shareholders of Gala Coral representing 48.25% of the new combined entity, while existing Ladbrokes shareholders will own…

The National Football League (NFL) has long opposed allowing sports betting to gain more of a foothold in the United States than it already has. But surprisingly, the NFL has made arguments over the last 12 years that any sports bettor would find encouraging: namely, that betting on sports is an enterprise that takes skill. According to a report from ESPN, both the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the NFL have made statements during legal proceedings that say that sports betting is a skill-based activity. NFL outside counsel made that argument in 2003, while in 2013, then US Attorney Loretta…

Sunderland AFC has announced a new partnership agreement with Betfair who become the club’s betting partner in the UK. A deal with the Premier League outfit was secured at the back end of last week that will see the online betting company effectively use the club’s platforms to engage with supporters. Sunderland AFC’s commercial director Gary Hutchinson said of the deal: “I am absolutely delighted to welcome Betfair to the Sunderland family. It is the fourth addition to the club’s partnership portfolio ahead of the 2015-16 season and we look forward to building a successful relationship with them.” The European and US iGaming…

Each week there are exciting things that happen in Las Vegas, Nevada. This week we have proof of famous sports handicapper and legendary NFL Bettor from Sports Information Traders Jon Price who has showcased another big winning week of $200,000 in earnings paid out by the Las Vegas, Nevada Sportsbooks. The earnings were so large that instead of taking it in bags of cash (which he has done before) he has decided to take his earnings via a check. It’s summertime and Jon Price usually places the majority of his wagers on College Football and NFL but he has taken the…