This Week in Gambling – Today we were contacted by a person calling themselves “Mark Cord” via a friend request on Facebook. He immediately started soliciting us to  promote his sportsbook and casino, BettyLue.com. It’s quite a strange name, but who are we to judge? We looked over the site and found it put together in a very unprofessional, almost half hazard manner. Nothing looked legitimate to us, so we contacted our partners at SBR Forum for a reference and to see if they had heard of them. They had no idea who they were. We found it a bit…

From eSportbets As the gaming industry evolves, the need to bet on something different, something more exciting and new grows.  Although tried back in 2009 electronic sports betting did not become the next big thing. However, four years later things look totally changed. Games like Starcraft 2 and League of Legends have taken over the gaming world, gathering over 300,000 viewers and gamers per day. If you were to visit streaming websites like twitch.tv you would see that the attention these games get is enormous. Logically a few books have taken the risk to experiment and the feedback is good….

From iGaming Business The Premier for Western Australia, Colin Barnett, has announced that his government intends to introduce legislation in the near future that will prohibit the display of live betting advertisements inside sporting venues during matches. The Liberal Party politician stated that the ban will include ‘on-ground’ betting advertisements and help Western Australia’s young fans enjoy sport without the ‘intrusion’ of gambling. “The most worrying aspect is that children watching sporting events are being bombarded with gambling advertising,” said Barnett. “We don’t want young West Australian fans conditioned to think that gambling is an essential part of their favourite…

From iGaming Business UK bookmaker William Hill has signed up former England cricketer Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff as a brand ambassador ahead of the start of the Ashes series between England and Australia. Flintoff will appear in adverts for William Hill and will also give betting tips on the bookmaker’s weekly podcast. This summer’s Ashes series begins on Wednesday (tomorrow) at Nottingham’s Trent Bridge ground in England. “I consider Freddie’s signing a huge coup,” William Hill chief marketing officer Kristof Fahy said. “Make no mistake, he is an English icon who transcends the sport of cricket. When he talks, people listen…

For sports betting revenue to grow, the Indian government has been urged by an industry lobby group to establish a commission that will have the power to clamp down on illegal operations in the country. In a presentation to the government, Sanjiv Paul, chairman of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), said that India was missing out on significant taxable income through the lack of a regulatory body for sports betting. “India is continuing to lose billions of dollars in taxable revenue through illegal operations in sports betting,” Paul said. A FICCI report added that introducing…

From Philly.com In a landmark case being watched closely by other states, New Jersey made a final appeal Wednesday to be able to offer wagering on pro and college sports. And lawyers for the four major professional sports leagues and the NCAA reiterated their position why New Jersey should be forbidden to do so. The two sides appeared in a packed courtroom for a 11/2-hour session before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia. The three-member panel hearing arguments consisted of Judges Julio Fuentes, D. Michael Fisher, and Thomas Vanaskie. “The leagues have not, and cannot,…

From iGaming Business Swiss sports and betting-related data services supplier Sportradar has launched a new live scoring system in partnership with the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The new system will cover about 50,000 matches per season from all of the ITF’s Pro Circuit tournaments with data set to be sourced directly from match umpires. The ITF schedule compromises more than 1,000 tournaments per year and the new system will enable Sportradar to expand Betradar’s live betting services. Sportradar started working with the ITF in 2012 to collect and supply live data from selected tournaments to the media and betting industry….

From iGaming Business Online gambling firm bwin is set to be the official betting partner for French football club Olympique Marseille next season. According to reports from the French media, the Ligue 1 soccer club is yet to formally announce the new partnership but has already started promoting bwin-related offers on its official website. French online betting market leader Betclic was the club’s shirt sponsor until it was replaced by Intersport in 2012 following Betclic’s decision to restructure the company and cut costs at the end of 2011. The new deal will not see bwin serve as the shirt sponsor…