Many betting companies have joined hands in attempt to maximize their profits or even make their products renown to many across the globe. Recently, it has been witnessed that merging is a process that has seen several firms undertake with a good example being the merging of Paddy Power and Betfair. This is the trend that has been undertaken by, Metric Gaming a company that specializes in live betting technologies and together with its partner Boylesport a bookmaker based Ireland teamed up.

This new joint venture would see Metric Gaming incorporate in Boylesport sports betting products its long-term in-game golf pricing feeds. The ‘to be’ incorporated live pricing feed comprises of collections of 2 to 3 ball groupings. This would give a chance to golf bettors with Boylesports to bet in-play whereby a golfer would be accorded with a group of 2 or 3 of his balls which would be immersed in the 18-hole. Bettors are supposed to be very keen in such a scenario as odds will be updated now and then all day.

The new invention that has been incorporated in the Metric Gaming platform will award its present as well as future associates with an in game pricing feed that is at the very top of the world that will be integrated through a basic, API-driven incorporation.

This package will furthermore incorporate live in-play bettors who would bet on hole-by-hole markets which would comprise of scores and hole champions as it is the case with Metric’s SuperLive™ golf offering.

The Commercial Director at Boylesports Brendan Hughes claimed that his company was more than pleased with the activities undertaken by Metric especially on areas concerning innovations and sports betting proficiency. He continued to say that he was happy to strike the deal as it would bring to the door steps the cutting edge of amusement in in-game golf betting.

His words were echoed by the Metric’s CEO Peter Bertilsson who added that he was proud to be among the company that gives out the best golfing offers in one of the sport that matches well with in-play markets. He claimed to be eager to work closely with Boylesports in bringing betting reality and experience to their clients.

Betting has been faced by serious problems especially to those operators who lack the operational licenses. More often than not, these operators are tempted to indulge in illegal betting which in many nations is going against the law. However, there still some operators who operate without license and prevail. They tend to evade the huge taxes that are levied by the sports betting regulatory bodies.

It was reported that more than $145 million has been operated and transacted through illegal betting. To curb the situation, various governments have incorporated state law enforcers who go door to door to seek those who violate the law. Nonetheless, to be on the safer side, it is always advisable to acquire an operational license and avoid being on the opposite side with regulators.

On that note, the Irish betting authority has claimed that it would offer a total of 27 operating licenses to those operators working in its new regulated sports betting market. The new licenses have been granted a gross period of two years. This will now give a chance to the iGaming as well as sports betting companies to accord Irish clients with their products and their services.

The Irish Tax and Customs office issued this new list at the beginning day of September. Among the 27 betting firms in the list included the leading betting operators in the nation; Paddy Power, Boylesports as well as Matchbook. Other betting operators who are based outside the country but were accorded with the license are bet365, William Hill, Gala Coral, Betfred, Betfair and the mighty Ladbrokes. All these firms are based in the UK. 188BET, bet-at-home, Full Tilt and PokerStars are the notable international betting operators included in the list.

The new rules that were initiated on the 1^st of August claim that online casinos, gaming and bingos in the nation will be levied a 1% tax yearly to their income. Online Sports Betting on the other hand will be accorded with a 15% revenue cut. This is much less than what the UKGC of UK levies to its bookmakers.

This fresh innovation is deemed to be fundamental in the initiation of the Irish Gambling Control Bill come the year 2016 and will be the beginning of a specific betting operator.

John Boyle the man behind the success of Co Armagh has a vision of expanding his markets outside Ireland with his main target being the UK. The 58 year old millionaire who fought his drinking problem in the 1980s remembers when he secure a loan of £6,000 and £12,00 from father and bank opened a shop under Markethill in 1982 and its from here that the company grew drastically. In 1989, he opened a second shop in Drogheda; the Co Louth and it has grown to have 210 stores in Ireland.

The chain has it operation on phone betting and betting app which brings betting at the hands of a client. Despite this, he believes that the online betting shops will remain popular. He claimed that the return of football seasons has made several gamblers access the betting shops to place various bets. This comes after a two month off season where many clients were not involved in much betting.

Recently, Boylesport claimed that it is planning to increase the number of betting shops from 210 to around 250. This comes after it was claimed by Belfast telegraph that the chain had already acquired two shops on the north of the nation. The two; Newry and Crossmaglen will be renamed as Boylesport.

John is now focused in venturing in a potential UK market where other betting firms such as Ladbrokes and Gala Coral are joining hands. However, the passing of the partnership would make Competition and Markets Authority require for the shedding of extra 600 shops.

John has an idea of popularizing Boylesport across UK and has a vision of having a total of over 800 shops in both UK and Ireland. He claimed that he would initiated several betting shops in UK with an attempt of starting on a higher note unlike the two he started with in his home country.

The CEO and a father of seven claims that he loves his work and that’s why he incorporated all his family members to it and he would work to the extent that his family will be able to handle it properly once he retires in his favorite and beloved Rostrevor in Ireland.