Business & Financial
Stats Matters: Why Bettors Should Tread Carefully With “New” Races
2017 was an interesting year in racing, as, after several years in preparation, we got to see the running of two huge horse races that had seemingly been manufactured out of thin air. It was the year of the inaugural Pegasus World Cup (USA) and The Everest (Australia), the former of which was briefly the world’s richest thoroughbred race.
Can't Bet on DraftKings From South Dakota
You cannot bet on DraftKings from the state of South Dakota, however, our friends at BetUS does accept players from SD. They even offer 30 risk free bets to celebrate 30 years in business.
World's First Crypto & NFT-Based Horseracing Club
The world of horseracing is often seen as old fashioned and slow to embrace anything resembling the ‘progressive’ but that is not always a fair assessment. CRYPTO RACINGTM underpins the next evolutionary stage of The Sport of Kings.
Tiny Payments Are a Big Deal: HandCash and Its Use With the Called It Prediction App, Peer Game Casino
Alex Agut and his biz partner wanted tiny payments for apps they were building. Traditional payment processors couldn't do it. Bitcoin could, but was too complicated for normal users.
Is Bovada Legal From South Dakota?
Bovada is a legal sportsbook that is accessible from the state of South Dakota but is not regulated there. Other online sportsbooks accessible from the state include Jazz Sports, which currently offers a RISK FREE $1000 BET for new customers.
CoinGeek Pulse: Biden Signs Crypto Executive Order and New BSV Games to Enjoy
This week on the CoinGeek Pulse, we talk about US President Joe Biden’s highly anticipated digital assets executive order, which marks a major step towards digital innovation and advancement for the United States.
Biden Signs Order on Cryptocurrency as its Use Explodes
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order on government oversight of cryptocurrency that urges the Federal Reserve to explore whether the central bank should jump in and create its own digital currency.
Overview of products and trends in the gambling industry
While many segments of the world economy are experiencing difficulties, the gambling industry is only gaining momentum and expanding its audience. For all the damage it has caused, Covid-19 has become a significant driver for the online gambling market.
PokerStars Pulls Out of Russia
Stars follows the likes of McDonald's, Apple, Coke, Pepsi and even oil giant Shell.
Refer a Bookie Program Pays Big
Being a bookie you have the opportunity to make some great money. But did you know that affiliates in the sports betting industry are among the highest paid?
Kleiman v Wright: Court Adds Interest to $100M Judgment, Bringing Total to $143M
Judge Beth Bloom has granted a request by Ira Kleiman’s attorneys to add pre-judgment interest to the $100 million awarded to W&K in last year’s Kleiman v Wright lawsuit. Wright's attorneys had not objected to the addition of prejudgment interest.
BitConnect Founder Indicted Over $2.4B Ponzi Scheme Has Vanished
Satish Kumbhani, the indicted founder of BitConnect, has vanished. US authorities have no idea where he might be.
Minnesota Sports Betting Gets Tribal Backing
Rep. Zack Stephenson is sponsoring a bill in the House. It is the first sports gambling bill to receive a hearing in the state Legislature and will be the first of six committees the measure must pass through.
Hard Rock Mobile App Reportedly at Center of Calvin Ridley Betting Scandal
Senior NFL reporter for CBS Sports Jonathan Jones is reporting that the short-lived Hard Rock sports betting app may have been used in placing bets for Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley.
Biden Executive Order on Cryptocurrency Expected This Week
President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order on cryptocurrency this week that will mark the first step toward regulating how digital currency is traded.
EPT Sochi Canceled as Pro-Ukraine Players Push for Ban on Poker in Russia
After it was initially delayed until October, the European Poker Tour (EPT) has suspended its Sochi stop due to the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces.
DraftKings Gets Downgraded
Plus Bitcoin again viewed as a safe haven amid geopolitical tension though some are looking to take advantage of the crisis for selfish means....and regulators are most certainly keeping a watchful eye.
Who Creates Pay Per Head Betting Odds?
As a bookie or agent signing on with a Pay Per Head business, you might be wondering who creates your odds.
Haste Arcade Rewards Gaming Success
In gaming news, arcade lovers can finally earn money from their success, thanks to Haste Arcade. The unique gaming platform rewards its winning players via a unique, patent-pending Instant Leaderboard Payout (ILP). The transactions are carried out on the BSV blockchain—which features unbounded scaling, low cost, and transaction throughput capacity.
Yahoo Sports Could Merge With Betting Companies
Apollo Global Management, the private equity firm that acquired Yahoo from Verizon for $5 billion last year, is considering merging the company with a sports betting brand.
I Need a Pay Per Head for March Madness
Through March Madness (2022), our friends at Power Pay Per Head will be offering an absolutely sick 6 weeks free.
Who is Trying to Control, Manipulate or Destroy Bitcoin?
Bitcoin could be in trouble down the road with a number of bad actors and government influences standing in the way. Our colleagues over at CoinGeek illustrate a few examples. These include criminals, political regimes, Ideologues and ‘Rent’ Seekers / Privilege Seekers, to name a few.
Bet365, Others Leave Russian Market
Betting firms Parimatch Tech and Bet365 have condemned Russia’s military aggression in Ukraine by withdrawing their operations from the country.
Economic Odds for Dow, Oil, Gas and Ukraine Joining the EU
Due to the war raging between Russia and the Ukraine, economies worldwide have endured a massive impact.
Virginia State House of Delegates Votes Down Ban on Betting Slogan...Then Votes in Favor
In a stunning reversal of fortune Tuesday, the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower chamber of the state legislature, overwhelmingly voted down a bill that would have made it illegal for gambling entities in the state he use the slogan “Virginia is for bettors“ to advertise their services.....but they had an about-face on Wednesday.
Russian, Belarusian Gaming Companies Banned From ICE, Other Gaming Conferences
Russian streaming service Yandex to be hit especially hard by bans and severed partnership with NHL.
Morgan Stanley Names Draftkings Top Pick
Morgan Stanley says that DraftKings has 30% upside and has made the popular sports betting firm a top pick.
Ira Kleiman Denied a New Trial in Bitcoin Craig "Satoshi" Wright Case
Kleiman claimed that the defence violated certain pre-trial orders over the course of the trial, necessitating a new one.
Crypto Exchange Binance Blocks Some Russian Users: Bitcoin Price Surges
While Binance says it plans to block users targetted by sanctions, the cryptocurrency exchange insists it cannot "unilaterally freeze millions of innocent users’ accounts.”
Haste Arcade: Play Games Online, Earn Money
Haste Arcade brings the old school games arcade experience online but with a major twist; players can earn money for their success. With most eSports-style games you either beat the other player or garner points, which are, ironically, pointless. Haste Arcade rewards its winning players via a unique, patent-pending Instant Leaderboard Payout (ILP) which does exactly that.
