Sportsbook News

As reported in the Guardian, the IOC (International Olympic Committee) has established a special unit to address the possibility of gambling-related corruption at the Olympic Games. According to the report, "Increasing concern about the potential for match-fixing has prompted the move."

This Friday Antigua and Barbuda will again hold talks in an attempt to resolve their ongoing dispute over Internet gambling and players from the U.S. Dr Errol Cort, Antigua's Minister of Finance and Economy has been in Washington this week to talk with the United States Trade Representative regarding the matters.

"We are looking forward to, together with the Danish government, create a modern, regulated and responsible Danish gambling market", says Petter Nylander, CEO Unibet.

One of the oldest online casinos in existance, 888.com (previously known as "Casino On Net") has now officially addeed a sports betting site to it's ever-growing list of gaming properties.

Betfair now offers betting on climate indices like HSBC Investable Climate Change Index, the ECX CFI Futures Contract and betting on the highest and lowest UK temperatures.

William Hill has signed a deal with anti fraud company Ethoca. Ethoca works with many gambling companies to prevent fraud.

Andre Edelbrock is the Ethoca President and CEO had this to say.

With 30 percent of the top betting and gaming companies as Ethoca members, the movement towards collaborative fraud management in that industry is now in full swing.

Online bookmaker CenterBet has launched it's new mobile betting service. The service is powered by UK mobile technology provider Mfuse.

Ladbrokes is about to release the latest in Internet poker technology. The new technology allows players to create a custom 3-D 'Avatar'. Users will also be able to use Voice over IP and text chat during games.

Pricewaterhouse Cooper has notified the UK government that the sale of Tote for 320 million pounds is too low. They believe that the best method to sell the bookmaker would be some sort of auction.

Gala Coral has already offered 405 million pounds but the UK government seem intent on selling Tote to the racing industry for less.

Online gambling company PartyBets has launched a new fixed odds horse racing service covering UK, Irish and premier international horse races. The new service is powered by Spin Services which is owned and operated by Sporting Index.