The German TV station Sport1 seems to be following in the footsteps of the Sport-Streaming-Service DAZN and entering the lucrative betting business. The TV-Station which is based in Ismaning, Germany announced a short while ago that together with Magic Sports Media and Better Collective it will be setting up a separate betting department and it will provide the audience with a betting service. But when will the online betting service of Sport1 start operating and what can the users expect?
The issue of sport betting for online casinos has long been the topic of hefty discussions. Whilst some push for a general advertising ban for all sorts of gambling activities, others clearly wish for more liberal regulations. A study which was published recently has now concluded that sports betting advertisements resulted in the fans undertaking higher stakes.
Since a few days, online sports betting is now officially legal in the Federal State of New York. The responsible gambling authority has issued the relevant licence to the first four sports betting providers. This licence enables them to operate sports betting on the internet with immediate effect. But which betting providers were able to get hold of one of the most desired sports betting licences?
A sports betting fraudster of millions was caught by the police in Australia a few days ago. Among other things, the 59-year-old is accused of defrauding a gambler from Hong Kong of Bitcoins amounting to the value of more than 1.2 million US-Dollar But how did the man do this and which punishment is he now facing?
As it was announced a few weeks ago, the US-American Rapper Jay-Z plans to enter the lucrative sports betting business. The musician who is actually called Shawn Corey Carter has applied for the relevant sports betting licence with the New York Gambling Supervisory Authority (NYS Gaming Comission). But why does the successful musician want to enter the betting industry?
The football star Zlatan Ibrahimovic (39) was accused of illegal having a financial interest in betting provider Bethard. UEFA and FIFA rules forbid such participations with the aim of preventing betting and game manipulations. Some weeks ago we had already reported, that this could in the worst case scenario mean the end of his career for the Swedish professional football player.
Were there any illegal activities during the past Finals of the US-American American-Football-Professional League National Football League? This question was asked by the supervisory and the law enforcement authorities in Tennessee. Over 70 Sports betting accounts were permanently blocked during an audit. But are illegal betting activities during the Super Bowl really such a serious issue?
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