Betting firms to be keen on Responsible Betting Trust funding

Betting firms to be keen on Responsible Betting Trust funding

UK’s Minister for Sport Tracey Crouch has claimed that he will not tolerate any sort of illegal gambling and other related actions to the gambling industry. He spoke during the Responsible Gambling Trust which was held for the third year since it was launched. The conference took place at the King’s Fund in London. Mr. Crouch claimed that he was for the good work that has been for long portrayed and put into practice by RGT and the betting industry who have worked closely with the government in attempt to eradicate illegal betting.

She claimed that all has to be put into practice in order to have a peaceful co-existence in the industry. The joining hands of the government, betting industry as well as the regulators are crucial for the eradication of any irregularities related to the industry. She continued to say the no huge part can be played by Goodwill alone as there are other aspects that needs to be put into consideration. The least amount of time the RGT takes to put in place the resources at the right place is far much better than working all alone.

She was backed up by Neil Goulden who is the chair person at Charity who urged all stake holders to embrace the desire to up their work for a better and smooth running of businesses. This included raising their willing donations to the RGT. According to RGT, the betting firms should at least give out 0.1% of their total yield which would be used to support various sectors including education, treatment as well as thesis on various ways to minimize illegal betting. The 0.1% is believed to be roughly £9 million an year. In 2014/15, the RGT received donations amounting to £6.5 million.

Goulden claimed that it is a good job done by RGSB who have devoted their efforts in coming up with various strategies of eradicating any form of harmful behaviors in the industry. It is now upon the stakeholders in the industry to come out and at least fund the organization with just 1p from their £10 in gross profit. Others have gone an extra mile in giving out more than what the organization asks which a very generous entity is.

He concluded by saying that it is upon the firms under Industry Group for Responsible Gambling to fund the RGT who will not let them down in their respective duties.

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Betway to sponsor Tie Break Tens quick-fire event

Betway to sponsor Tie Break Tens quick-fire event

Yet again, Betway has announced that it will take the responsibility of being the leading sponsor of the Tie Break Tens quick-fire tournament. This comes barely days after the firm had claimed that it would be the main sponsor of both the Fed Cup and the Davis cup.

The new event of the Tie Break Tens will be staged on the 5th day of December which will be on a Saturday. It will be held at the Royal Albert Hall. This will form a section of the 2015 Tennis Champions which will be final Tour of the ATP Champions.

Those who won’t make to the event will have a privilege of watching it live this Saturday on the Sky Sports 3 as from 6pm GMT. This year’s Tie Break Tens will have famous faces with Tim Henman who once held the number one spot in British as well Wimbledon favorite. He will be accompanied by world number 7 David Ferrer.

Players to take part in the event will have to go through qualifier stages which will be in the Championship tennis with the two best being named to feature in the exclusive finals. Of the six participants, each will be eager to scoop the top spot and walk home with a cheque worth $250,000.

The Marketing Director at Betway Antony Werkman claimed that he was proud to bring in the victorious players from the Davis Cup to the Tie Break Tens. He continued to say that the event will be amusing, full of innovations and an outstanding one. This will be a perfect tournament following their amazing success in their previous sponsorship of the Davis Cup.

On the other hand, the Tournament Director of Tie Break Tens Matthew Pryke claimed that he was happy to have sponsorship deal for their new event to be held at the Royal Albert Hall in London. This tournament will be the first of its kind and its success will boost their hopes of staging it across the globe.

He concluded by saying that the commitment which Betway has shown especially in the sporting industry would be crucial in any deal they strike with any firm.

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Michigan assistant D.J. Durkin to take up Maryland Football club

Michigan assistant D.J. Durkin to take up Maryland Football club

Reports from SI.com and ESPN.com have claimed that there was a high possibility that D.J Durkin who is the current Michigan coordinator would take up the role of the head coach of the Maryland football.

The 37 year old is well known for his coaching experience having taken up various roles with Urban Meyer and Harbaugh. Despite being a phenomenal coach, Durkin has been an outstanding talent spotter and has recruited several players who have seen their talents rise up and become the best of the best in the football league. Durkin was accorded with the honors of the best recruiter back in 2012. This time he was in Florida.

Gary Blackney who took coached Durkin for four years during their time at Bowling Green and later became the defensive coordinator at Maryland when the team was mentored by Ralph Friedgen claimed that the acquisition of Durkin by Maryland was exceptional. He continued to describe him as a young guy with a wonderful pedigree and has been involved in different coaching jobs which have gained him a lot of experience. He added that Durkin will have a strategy that would bring all the departures back to the system.

Durkin has a good record when it comes to defensive coordination and this has seen Michigan being ranked fourth national wide in total defense and has also seen it scoop the 11th position in scoring defense. The team has gone on to keep three consecutive clean sheets in September including their 28-0 win over Maryland.

Before securing a job with the Wolverines, Durkin had spent five years in Florida in which he undertook the defensive coordinating role for two years. Expulsion of head coach Will Muschamp in January gave him an interim role as the head coach and went on to win the Birmingham Bowl. Before joining Florida, he was working under Harbaugh in Stanford and spent some time as the team’s defensive coordinator.

Durkin who started his coaching career in 2001 in with Atlanta Falcons is claimed to be the man who would open a new page for the Maryland team after the firing of Randy Edsall who had a poor record of 22-34.

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Increased online betting evident in Denmark

Increased online betting evident in Denmark

Reports from the Spillemyndigheden the main betting regulatory body of Denmark have indicated that there has been a magical increase in the revenue emanating from online gaming market in the third quarter of 2015. This radical rise in the nation could set a good footprint for those other nations seeking to have regulated betting in their territories.

Denmark is renowned for its outstanding casinos such as Roxy Palace Casino, Maria and Tivoli. These and others have jointly brought an increased revenue totaling to DDK330 million (€44.2 million/$47.1 million). This is DDK65 million more than what was recorded in Q3 of 2014. However, the Q3 of 2015 has dropped slightly from DDK335 million recorded in Q2 of this year.

General betting income was recorded as DDK560 million in the Q3 of 2015 which represents a rise as compared to DDK470 of Q2 of 2015 and DDK495 recorded in the Q3 of 2014.

This was followed by an increase in the total gross gaming income to DDK890 million as compared to DDK760 million that was recorded in the Q3 of 2014. It also rose up from DDK805 million that was recorded in the Q2 of this year.

Nonetheless, a decrease in the total gross gaming income from the gaming machine as Q3 recorded DDK385 million which went down from DDK415 million that was recorded in Q2 of 2015. However, it was far much higher than the DDK370 million that was overseen in Q3 of 2014.

There was a record broken by the land-based casino incomes that shot from DDK80 million in Q3 of 2014 to record at DKK95 million in Q3 of 2015. This was the most successive increase ever experienced since 2012.

Spillemyndigheden claimed that the performance experienced in the Q3 of this year will play a major role as the firm eyes on a possible half a billion rise to the total gross. Currently, the total gross is at DDK8.4 billion without the Q4. Last year’s total gross was recorded at DDK7.8 billion.

At such a time, countries in need of initiating regulated gambling should keep an eye on the tremendous growth that Denmark is experience. Moreover, they should incorporate some strategies used by Danish to fulfill their dream.

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Football transfer news

Football transfer news

Despite having less playing time following the inform services of striker Jamie Vardy, Andrej Kramaric has a number of clubs including Internazionale, Milan, Bologna and Juventus fighting for his signature. The Leicester forward has played only 12 minutes in the EPL but has been involved in the domestic cup where he scored a goal against Bury.

Basel’s forward Breel Embolo has caught sight of various European clubs following his outstanding goal scoring record so far. Arsenal Juventus, Manchester United as well as Barcelona are claimed to have enquired about the 18 year old striker. United sent their scouts during a match between Basel and Fiorentina in the Europa League where they evident Embolo and another player Borna Valero who once played for West Brom. Valero is also eyed by Southampton.

Arthur Masuaku could be on his way to Sunderland if the team is able to raise the £7m release clause set by Olympiakos. However, Sunderland will also fight it out with Roma, Internazionale and Juventus who also want to sign the left-back. At the same time, Stoke will be looking to bring in Nigerian born Werder Bremen striker Antony Ujah whereas league counterparts West Ham could hijack full-back Danilo d’Ambrosio from Milan.

Another player catching the eyes of various European clubs is Genoa’s Roland Mandragora with West Ham, Chelsea, Milan, Juventus and Inter vowing to bring him to their teams. However, the 18-year-old midfielder claims that he is going nowhere as Genoa has given him a place to term as home. Nonetheless, Chelsea’s Papy Djilobodji could be on his way out on loan in January with Lazio being his likely destination.

Arsene Wenger has sent scouts to Spain to watch the free scoring techniques of Celta Vigo’s striker Nolito with a possible transfer. However, Nolito claims that he would prefer staying in La Liga with a possible move to Barcelona. However, Barcelona is still in a dilemma after it had formed a habit of inserting buy-out clauses to every player they sell. Nonetheless, this was not evident during the transfer of Adama Traore to Aston Villa in a deal worth £7m. If Arsenal won’t be able to bring in Nolito, they would switch their attention to Inter’s skipper Mauro Icardi who is believed to have a release clause of £35m.

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Greyhound trainer accused of rape and abuse

Greyhound trainer accused of rape and abuse

A greyhound trainer Richard William Fall aged 45 has been accused of child sex offences by the Ipswich District Court. It is alleged that William Fall abused a minor aged 10 between February and May of 2014. He pleaded not guilty to the charges.

A doctrine presented before the court by Crown prosecutor Elizabeth Kelso claimed that William Fall met the minor after she and her parents moved to a nearby house. They became so close after he offered the girl a job as assistance in cleaning the greyhound with a daily salary of $5.

She continued to tell the court that one day the girl visited William his home late in the evening as one of the greyhounds was to give birth. It is from here that the girl fell asleep and woke up few hours later to find the greyhound already given birth. The accused took her to the kennel to show the newborns only on arriving to hold her close and tell her how much he loved her and in the process tried to kiss her.

The prosecutor went on to claim that this is not the first time the accused was involved in the malicious acts. She went on to say that one day the accused invited the girl for a trip where they would take one of the sick greyhounds to a Brisbane vet. All over a sudden, the car broke down and the two had to wait for road side assistance. This was a perfect chance for Mr. Fall who pulled the girl to the back seat, removed her pants and started conducting oral sex on her despite the girl telling him to stop.

The prosecutor continued to say that in the following weeks, the accused would abuse the minor via digital raping during horse ride and topped it with showing her three pornographic videos on his phone.

The incident came out in May when the girl’s mother asked her daughter how Mr. Fall treated her. Surprisingly, the girl revealed the whole truth which prompted the mother to call the police who detained the suspect. After being interviewed the following morning by the police, Mr. Fall was charged with five child sex offences.

The trial will be lead by Judge Sarah where nine witnesses are to align in court for three days.

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What will happen to mobile gaming in near future?

What will happen to mobile gaming in near future?

Mobile betting has been on the rise to date. It was back in the 1990s that cell phones were accorded with internet access. However, they operated in 1G network which was a bit slow. The introduction of the 2G network later on gave casino industry some hopes of having betting on mobile. However, they had to have a little patient for sometime before launching any mobile gambling. In 2007, the iPhone came to being thanks to Apple industry. A year later, Google introduced their new Android devices to the globe. This marked the long awaited chance where casino industry entrepreneurs could come up with a new technique of launching mobile betting.

The launching of the new iPhone 6s has been seen as a great step by the casino industry for the device has incorporated a high speed technique that some PC can’t handle. The device will allow client to play in real money betting across the globe.

With Facebook attracting 1/7 of the world’s population, the mobile casino operators has decided to target the selected few in the platform with getting at their disposal non-real money games such as Candy crush and Farmville. There are also the skill games such as Solitaire and Bejeweled which have various multi-player options, continual levels and are very addictive.

Online gaming has since changed drastically despite many questioning its authenticity. Live Online casinos have been the reason for this as they are able to overcome various challenges faced in the industry. The experience accorded to clients at the Live dealer casinos is no different from that awarded at the brick and mortar casino. They are accessed at any given time at any place across the globe on the mobile phone platform.

The popularity of Live Casinos has surpassed the ground floor casinos such as Las Vegas casino which saw its revenue drop drastically from $12.9 to $11 billion. The live mobile casinos can be attributed to the efforts of Winner Casino, Rich Casino and Jackpot Casino who have been keen to initiate them.

The introduction of new mobile devices from time to time has contributed to the launching of fresh mobile casinos and this will never end as new titles are being incorporated in these platforms.

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