Tag Archives: Sports Betting
Missouri voters narrowly vote in sports betting

Sports betting was narrowly voted in by Missouri voters who approved a constitutional amendment to allow mobile and retail sportsbooks with the state’s first sportsbooks expected to take bets before December 1, 2025. A total of 2,932,246 votes were made for Amendment 2 with 7,486 more votes going in favour. It establishes a 10 per…
Online betting boosts Colombian GDP growth during second quarter of 2024

According to the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE), online betting is one of the economic activities that most contributed to the country’s GDP growth during the second quarter of 2024. “What is driving the growth the most are artistic and entertainment activities, including online gambling, which are associated with the sports activities we’ve had…
ATP launches AI-powered service to protect players from online abuse

ATP, Tennis Data Innovations (TDI) and Sportradar have teamed up to launch Safe Sport, a new service to address online abuse targeting professional tennis players. The collaboration breaks new ground by integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) moderation, education and investigation into a single service to protect athletes. The new service will be made available to the Top…
Santiago Court of Appeals upholds regulators decision on online betting ads

The Santiago Court of Appeals has supported a National Television Council (CNTV) decision regarding the advertising of sports betting on television. The Court backed the CNTV’s decision regarding the airing of online betting advertisements during the day when television content is regulated to ensure that it is appropriate for children and adolescents. This ruling is…
Federal Government addresses blocking of online sports betting sites in Rio

The Attorney General’s Office (AGU) has appealed the injunction of the Federal Regional Court of the First Region (TRF1). The court had ordered the blocking of more than a hundred online bookmakers in Rio, on the grounds that the companies would need authorization from the Rio de Janeiro State Lottery (Loterj) to operate locally. According to Brazilian newspaper…
Chilean Sports Commission launches probe into surge of yellow cards amid match-fixing concerns

Chilean deputies from the Sports Commission have announced their intention to launch an investigation into a significant increase in yellow cards in the National First Division Championship, amid concerns of potential match-fixing linked to sports betting. This decision follows a report by Chilean media outlet 24 Horas, which highlighted that 764 yellow cards were issued…
1xBet confirms iGB L!ve participation

Global bookmaker 1xBet is set to participate in iGB L!VE 2024, held in Amsterdam from July 16 to 19, 2024. This year, iGB L!VE 2024 will be attended by more than 10,000 participants, as well as over 300 exhibitors and sponsors. It is not the first year the exhibition has brought together affiliates, suppliers, and…
Abelson Info secures Mincetur licence in Peru

Abelson Info has furthered its reach across the licensed Latin American market by securing a Service Provider licence from Mincetur, the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism, to offer its Goalscorer Pricing & Settlement (GPS) service to operators active in the country. Abelson Odds has a number of clients active in LatAm and is…
Lotteries and legal betting sites unite to report 254 illegal gambling platforms in Argentina

Lotteries and legal betting sites have launched a campaign and reported more than 250 illegal sites that allow minors to gamble. The Asociación de LoterÃas Estatales Argentinas (ALEA) and the Cámara Argentina de Salas de Casinos, Bingos y Anexos (CASCBA) have joined forces with the country’s most important betting sites to raise awareness and announce…