Author: Peter Flynn

Packer and Tripp Join Forces to Build a Competitive Australian Sportsbook Company

The buzz that Crown Resort's James Packer and BetEasy's Matthew Trip will join forces to build a sportsbook company in Australia's flourishing sportsbetting business turned out to be true. This week, the Australian casino magnate released a statement confirming the merger agreement between Crown's wholly owned Betfair Australia business and Tripp's startup betting company BetEasy,…

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SafeCharge Poised to Acquire Israeli Rival CreditGuard

International payments solutions provider SafeCharge, and one of the most favored payments processor in European regulated online betting and gaming markets, is all set to takeover CreditGuard, a PCI-DSS Level 1 payment services and credit card clearing solutions provider. For an initial cash payment of $8 million (€6.8 million) and deferred settlement scheme of up…

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Antigua PM Signs MOA for Barbuda Project of Robert De Niro and Casino Magnate James Packer

As part of the initiatives undertaken by the Gaston Browne Administration to make Barbuda, the other half of the Antigua and Barbuda twin island-nation a key economic contributor, Prime Minister Gaston Browne signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) covering the $250 million Barbuda hotel joint venture project of international actor Robert de Niro and Australian…

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BC Investigation of Former BCLC Chief Likely to Endanger Paragon’s Edgewater Casino Project

The British Columbia government's investigation into the conflict of interest violation of former British Columbia Lottery Corp. (BCLC) CEO Michael Graydon, has developed into a major issue that could jeopardize Paragon Gaming's Edgewater Casino project. David Eby, a member of the BC Legislative Assembly and designated spokesperson of the New Democrat Official Opposition had put…

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Still No End to NJ Sports Betting Saga as Judge Issues TRO against SB 2460 Implementation

Last Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Michael Shipp, issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) to prohibit Monmouth Park racetrack operator, the Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association and the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority the owner of the land on which Monmouth Park is situated, from carrying on with sports wagering activities at Monmouth Park. The TRO…

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