The main reason why the Baird government is facing accusations of being undemocratic is because they are fast tracking the passage of the controversial legislation meant to ban greyhound racing through NSW Parliament. The legislation is due to be introduced to the upper house on Wednesday by Liberal MP Duncan Gay who has successfully sought to make the government’s Greyhound Racing Prohibition Bill as urgent. According to Labor Peter Primrose this move is an embarrassment since the copy of the legislation was made available 10 minutes before parliamentary proceedings. He added that proceedings in parliament have been abused. He complained that they had not being given time to go through the bill.

A maximum fine of $11,000 will be charged to those caught organizing a greyhound race after July next year. This will also warrant a one year jail term according to the proposed new laws. An administrator who will be in charge of winding up the greyhound industry by July 1^st next year will be appointed by the government. In the meanwhile the administrator will also manage the affairs of Greyhound Racing NSW. They are yet to set an exact date to end greyhound breeding. Luke Foley says that he will reverse the ban if he is elected come 2019. He is also opposed to the idea that those affected by the bill will not be compensated. He added that banning greyhound racing would affect the livelihood of too many people.

Mehreen Faruqi who is part of the Greens promised that she would do all that it takes to make sure that the racing tracks and public land that belonged to Greyhound Racing NSW would remain unsold. She was happy that the government was planning to ban the sport. There are some three MPs who are from Baird government that are not in support of the bill but will not either vote against the government. Fishers and Farmers Party, Labor, the Shooters, and the Christian Democrats’ Fred Nile are against the government but with the Greens’ support the bill will have safe passage to the lower house. There will be continued discussion on the legislation late on Wednesday night.

Betfair has made its first advertising performance. This comes a short while after having their marketing aligned with Paddy Power which was happened in this year’s first half. The multi-channel campaign “Ready?” has been launched by Betfair jointly with Betfair and Lucky Generals. The new product will cover all communication channels such as TV, social media, radio and newspapers. Luck Generals was picked by Betfair officials as a creative lead agency back in May. Paddy Power managed to register the first corporate savings within the marketing department after the post-merger synergy strategy was put to practice.

“Ready” campaign has already hit top notch. It is recognized as a triumphant attempt between balancing sports and important brand communications. The product does not promote competitive odds or any other sort of bonuses that players can qualify for. During half time in Leicester vs Man United, the “Ready” product was advertised for about 60 seconds. “A champion is someone who’s ready when the gong rings – not just before, not just after – but when it rings. Ready?” this is the voice-over quote being used to advertise the product. This is from the well-known heavy weight boxer Jack Dempsy.

Betfair is well recognized in the betting industry. It has introduced revolutionary products such as Acca Edge and Price Rush as well as imposing changes in the betting industry. The main objective of the campaign is for Betfair to differentiate themselves from Paddy Power and other bookmakers. This is according to Lucky Generals. According to Paul Gambrill the Marketing and Brand Director at Paddy Power Betfair the “Ready” campaign will be an efficient method for capturing anticipation of sports and betting. The campaign is set to be launched in Denmark, Spain, and Italy.

Delaware’s revenue amount has been increasing ever since the state legalized online gambling in 2012. As per June this year the state had an increase of 180% in terms of revenue since the revenue generated in that month was $304,874. This is according to reports given a few days ago. All the three state operators have reported increases. They include Dover Downs, Harrington Raceway and casino and Delaware Park. New Jersey posted over $16 million in revenue in June but Delaware is still doing exceptionally well. This is due to the fact that the state is less-densely populated and it has been struggling with online gambling revenue since the beginning.

The revenue amount also has a higher chance of increasing in the future. Pennsylvania also reported increase in revenues in the month of June. The land based casino located in the state made a whooping amount of $3.23 billion making it the highest amount in revenue over the nine years since gambling was legalized in the Keystone state. Slots and table games in Pennsylvania State generated revenue of $3.2 billion which was the highest amount made since there was an increase of over $86 million. This was according to Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Table games had a yearly increase of 8% from 2015 which totaled to $839 million.  The total gaming revenue was increased by 3.6%.

$543 million was the highest amount generated by Parx Casino in Philadelphia and the second highest amount was generated by Sheldon Aldelson’s casino and Sands Bethlehem casino that generated an amount totaling to 4533 million. Gambling is soon to be legalized in Pennsylvania due to the great revenue amount generated by gambling. The issue about gambling will be discussed again in the fall after summer season is over.

LeBron James is at the moment trying to chase the ghost of the greatest player in NBA history. He is however not talking about trying to match Michael Jordan’s accomplishments. According to Sports Illustrated interview with James, he had told young players in a camp in Los Angeles that he was focused in chasing Michael Jordan’s ghost. He made this statement shortly after he brought Cleveland their first title since 1964 after leading the Cavaliers to an NBA championship. The ghost that LeBron James is chasing is Jordan who led the Bulls in winning the six titles.

Jordan has been James’ idol since he was a kid and he has so much respect for him. James who is 31 years of age has been avoiding questions about his participation in Jordan’s influential company and he hopes to create an image using his very strong resume. In this statement that he made with SI’s Lee Jenkins he stated that he had a different career calling than Michael Jordan. He expressed disbelief in Michael Jordan’s abilities saying his performance was tremendous. James is only halfway in matching the number of titles that Jordan has won over the years. He however managed to beat Golden State in a 3-1 score and that was one moment that will always be remembered.

James agreed that that the match was the biggest he had played. He did not participate in the fourth U.S. Olympic basketball team during the summer since he spent his off-season at home carrying out various business activities back in L.A. “Let it go, play hard, be focused, follow my lead, and I’ll make sure you get home for a Game 6.” This is a text that James sent his teammates after they lost to the Warriors in Game 4. He is determined to bring a championship to his home state according to what he stated in the SI piece.

SBTech which is a sports betting software and platform provider has recently announced that it has secured itself a full Class 4 Malta Gaming Authority Remote Gaming License. It added that the license was an important feature for its long-term corporate strategy of increasing its firm’s operations in regulated markets. Earlier in March 2015 SBTech was granted the UKGC gambling software and technology authorization. Thus the Malta MGA Class 4 License is a recent plus to SBTech software. The CEO of SBTech, Richard Carter was delighted to secure a Malta Class 4 license.

He commented thanking the Maltese Gaming Authority and their in-house legal team for their efficiency and professionalism. He added that he was happy that they had fulfilled all their needs and they have been able to secure the much sought-after license. Richard Carter also stated that his software provider’s main objective was to strengthen its position as a market-leading provider of bespoke sportsbooks operators in various regulated markets. They will do this using the MGA Remote Gaming License that will act as a catalyst for great success. There is hope of making additional agreements with various other Maltese licensed operators.

Other deals that will soon be signed will include deals with Malta-based clients such as ComeOn and NetBet.  SBTech received a warm welcome to Malta licensed software providers by Joseph Cuschieri, who is the Executive Chairman of the MGA.  The Executive chairman declared that they were happy to work with SBTech team in granting the company’s Class 4 Remote Gaming License. He took pride that their regulatory and technical standards were quite demanding in the entire gaming industry. He was also happy that the company was quite diligent in providing thorough information in the process that they had in securing the license.