Were reports of a possibly rigged match at the Australian Open last week a, "cheap grab at free publicity"? That's the claim former Betfair executive Scott Ferguson made in a recent interview during which he absolutely skewered the tennis establishment and some high profile operators. Ferguson's interview, which appeared on SI.com, covers everything from his…
Just one week after the tennis world was rocked by a serious match fixing scandal, officials in Australia have suspended wagering on a match due to suspicious betting patterns. Security personnel at Pinnacle Sports were the first to notice that a large amount of cash on a fairly obscure match up between Andrea Hlavackova and…
Hackers hit the Irish National Lottery with a major distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack last week that disabled the lottery's website, as well as free-standing ticket kiosks. Though the attack was short lived, only about two hours total, its scope should be enough to leave lottery officials plenty shaken. After all, most DDoS attacks…
2015 was a very good year for the French gambling with major revenue gains driven by a solid performance from the sports betting sector. According to a report on CalvinAyre.com, the Franco online gambling that translates into €756 million Euro ($819.2 million USD). As mentioned, the key driver behind the solid earnings report was a…
Phil Ivey is, arguably, the best poker player in the world and now he's getting ready to take on a new challenge, daily fantasy sports. The master card player is all set to launch his own daily fantasy sports site on the iTeam Network sometime next month. Details about Ivey's new venture are still pretty…
Texas is the latest US State to ban daily fantasy sports (DFS) because they constitute, "illegal gambling." That means that, as of this writing, about 25% of the US population cannot legally play DFS. Ken Paxton, the Texas Attorney General, delivered the industry's latest ration of bad news in a no-nonsense statement saying: Paid daily…
The sports betting world was rocked this weekend when reports surfaced alleging years of match-fixing at tennis' highest levels. According to a report by Buzzfeed and the BBC titled, The Tennis Racket, a large number of tennis' top players accepted money from international betting syndicates to throw matches. Some of these matches are alleged to…
The daily fantasy sports industry is in a fight for its life in courtrooms and state houses across the United States. While these battles are bruising, and costly, DFS operators have actually scored a couple big wins since the new year dawned. The first big win came in New York state, where the state's attorney…
If you've recently visited the United States of America, you couldn't have done so without hearing about the sky high Powerball lottery which, as of this writing, is hovering at $1.4 billion (USD). That's the largest jackpot in US lottery history and it's certain to climb even higher as the week rolls on. Anyone in…
It's beginning to look as if boycotting PokerStars isn't a particularly effective tool for convincing the online poker giant to change their VIP policies. This revelation comes as he second organized boycott of the company in a month failed miserably. The most recent PokerStars boycott by high-stakes players was set to take effect on January…
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