From SBR Seven BetRevolution Sportsbook (SBR rating D-) complaints are on file. Players have reported that their payout requests have been ignored by customer service. One player, who became irate by the lack of response, threatened to make his complaint public which finally prompted BetRevolution to acknowledge intentionally delaying his withdrawal. SBR reported on April 8 that BetRevolution confiscated $26,908 from three winning customers accused of syndicate betting. Syndicate betting refers to a group of players acting in concert to circumvent house limits, though in recent years many offshore sportsbooks have broadened the definition to include merely being linked with…

From iGaming Business Online gaming company bwin.party is to become the official online gaming and betting partner of Italian Serie A football club Juventus, as part of a new three-year strategic partnership between the two parties. The deal, which will run from the 2013/14 season until 2015/16, will give bwin an enhanced presence in Italy, Europe’s third largest real-money gaming market. bwin.party will become a central part of the club’s promotional activities, as well as being integrated into its various digital and social platforms. The company will also work with Juventus on the development of on and offline co-branding activities…

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…