The American Gaming Association has released a new report on Super Bowl bets this year, projecting that Americans will wager a record 1.76 billion dollars legally on the big game. This forecast represents a significant 27 percent increase over the previous year and highlights the rapid expansion of the regulated sports betting industry across the United States. According to the AGA, the growth in Super Bowl bets is driven by the maturation of legal markets in 39 states and the District of Columbia. Missouri is the most recent state to join the legal landscape, having launched its regulated market in…

The Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) is to investigate suspicious betting patterns from a match at this year’s Wimbledon tournament. The TIU has not said which match it is assessing, but said the probe is a “routine, confidential investigation”. The TIU is already looking at the US Open first-round match between Vitalia Diatchenko and Timea Bacsinszky. From July to September, the TIU said it received 96 alerts on suspicious betting activity, including two alerts from Wimbledon and the US Open. More on the Tennis Integrity Unit and their probe at iGaming Business

The internet has always been a catalyst for change…. but Bitcoin betting? Well, you needn’t look past any industry to see the effect it has had in bringing change about. Television has been revolutionized by web-based players, the music industry has had a complete overhaul to deal with downloads and now we are starting to see the emergence of Bitcoins. So what is a Bitcoin? A Bitcoin is a virtual currency used to procure products and services online via a peer-to-peer marketplace – effectively circumnavigating a centralized bank. This direct marketplace between producer and client helps to diminish financial costs…