A European Commission-funded study into sports betting rights for event organizers in the European Union has concluded that there is no legal basis or rationale for an EU-wide right to consent to bets. The study, carried out by the Dutch Asser Institute and Institute for Information Law of the University of Amsterdam, was designed to map out the rights of sports organizers in the EU, with a particular focus on sports betting operators. The study found that the “costs associated with the administering of the right to consent to bets will always be considerable” and that there is “no evidence…

Telegraph – Cricket and gambling have been uneasy bedfellows for hundreds of years but never more so than now. As the England and Wales Cricket Board pushes, along with other sports, for Parliament to make match-fixing a crime, is it simply a question of rooting out a few bad eggs or does there need to be a long, hard look at the way sport and gambling interact? The ECB accepts advertisements from bookmakers and allows them to operate within cricket grounds around the country. It also sells TV rights to India, where gambling, apart from on-course bookmaking at horse races,…

The new responsible gambling television advert features a character called Mr Brightside, who is shown enjoying a night out with friends despite having earlier been denied a winning football bet by a decision of a linesman. The advertisement finishes with a message that reads ‘Please Bet Responsibly’ and does not include any promotional or sales messages. Ladbrokes said the advert is one of a number of measures it has taken to help promote responsible gaming, such as the introduction of the Association of British Bookmakers code of player protection, new set limits software on machines and retraining staff to include…

A few weeks after the room welcomed Sweden’s Sofia Lӧvgren and Canada’s Xuan Liu to its already impressive team of ambassadors, 888poker surprised many once more announcing to have inked a deal with Uruguay’s football superstar Luis Suarez. “It’s fantastic to have him on board,” said Senior Vice President of 888 Itai Pazner during a press conference held on May 13. “Luis Suarez is an incredible sporting talent; passionate, competitive, technically gifted, and emotionally invested in the game. It’s those qualities that make him an exciting player to watch, in poker as well as football,” Pazner continued. The 27-year-old Luis…

iGaming Business – English Premier League top-flight football club Liverpool has extended its partnership with online betting and gaming provider 188Bet until the end of the 2015-16 season. Under the two-year extension, 188Bet will continue to use the club’s platforms in Brazil and Asia to promote exclusive promotions and gaming prices surrounding each Liverpool fixture. Since 2012, Liverpool has been evolving its global betting partnership strategy, which allows betting partners to deliver a geo-targeted approach. “We’ve had great success over the last five years, continually adding value to our working relationship,” Liverpool chief commercial officer Billy Hogan said. “188Bet will…

Australian Gambling – Manchester City is undoubtedly still celebrating its second English Premier League title in three seasons, but don’t be too quick to put your money on City to go back-to-back next season. City sealed the title with a 2-0 win over West Ham at Etihad Stadium on the final day of the EPL season with Liverpool scoring a 2-1 win over a nine-man Newcastle United to lock-in second place and direct entry to the UEFA Champions League next season. French midfielder Samir Nasri and captain Vincent Kompany scored the goals for City with joyous supporters sprawling onto the…