iGaming Business – English rugby union club Gloucester Rugby has struck a partnership with The Betting Service (TBS) to launch a bespoke betting website through the latter’s MyClubBetting online betting service. The MyClubBetting tailored service provides clubs at all level with a fully customised betting website free of charge. The new gloucesterrfc.myclubbetting.co.uk website will feature Gloucester rugby club colours, logos and social media links to integrate with existing websites. The TBS service will also allow Gloucester Rugby to take a significant percentage of any profits made, as well as make use of marketing materials to spread the word about the…

New Jersey 101.5 – New Jersey has already spent nearly $2.5 million on attorneys’ fees in its fight to legalize sports betting at casinos and racetracks in the Garden State. That figure has some critics balking, but the influential state lawmaker who has been spearheading the sports wagering effort calls the expenditure an investment. “The return is going to be 1,000-to-1 and more,” said state Sen. Ray Lesniak (D-Union). “The return when we win is, jobs are thousands and the revenues are billions.” New Jersey has a right to legalize sports wagering, according to Lesniak. He said the Garden State…

iGaming Business – John Boyle, founder, owner and chief executive of Irish independent bookmaker Boylesports, has revealed that he is planning to expand the business in Britain after enjoying considerable success in Ireland. According to the Irish Times newspaper, Boylesports records a turnover of €1 billion ($1.4 billion) per year, an amount that has almost doubled from just over €500 million in 2006. In addition, the firm now boasts 192 betting shops in Ireland, with around 50 of these stores having been added during the last three years through the acquisition of shops from rival companies. As reported by iGaming…

Gambling911 – Net Entertainment is very proud to announce that it has signed an agreement with Bet365 Group Limited, one of the world’s leading online gambling groups. Under the terms of the agreement, Net Entertainment will deliver a number of its top online games across bet365’s mobile and desktop channels. bet365 is yet another major U.K. company to select Net Entertainment as its online games provider. Net Entertainment has, in a short period of time, successfully signed contracts with bet365, William Hill, Ladbrokes, 888, Paddy Power and Sky Vegas. “We’re very excited to announce our latest agreement with bet365, a…

iGaming Business – Irish bookmaker Paddy Power has launched a new advertising campaign for what it claims is the world’s first ‘fully personalised’ sportsbetting app. According to the Marketing Week website, the bookmaker has launched the app as part of a wider plan to boost digital revenue through enhanced mobile gaming products. The new messenger app allows users to select the sports they wish to receive news and updates from in order to place the bets they want. The app boasts features such as live text commentary on football matches, account balance updates, live odds information and the option to…

iGaming Business – Bans have been handed out to Spanish tennis player Guillermo Olaso and several football players and officials in Malaysia as the sporting world continues to fight match-fixing. Olaso, who is currently ranked 236th in the world, has been handed a five-year ban from the game and fined £15,300 (€18,286/$25,039) by the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) anti-corruption authority. The TIU said that Olaso had been found guilty of “contriving or attempting to contrive the outcome or any other aspect of any event”. Olaso has also been punished for failing to report approaches to give information or influence any…