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Morgan Stanley, one of the world's leading financial services firms, has made a bold prediction - estimating that in 2020, online gambling in the US will be worth more than the combined amount currently produced by Las Vegas and Atlantic City. US online gambling boom The American online gambling industry will be worth a massive $9.3 billion by the year 2020, according to a "conservative market estimate" made in the Morgan Stanley report. This would see it top the combined amount made by Vegas and Atlantic City, which produced $6.2 billion and $3 billion respectively in 2012. In its report, Morgan Stanley upgraded Boyd Gaming Corporation's stocks. As a Nevada business that owns hotels and casinos throughout the US, including big establishments in Vegas and AC, Boyd is seen as one of the companies best placed to take advantage of the changing legal environment. Awaiting the online casinos Online gambling giant 888 appears set to become the first operator receive a license from the Nevada Gaming Control Board, according to various reports on the internet in the past month. So far two tech firms have receive Nevada online gambling licenses, but as yet no online casino operator has been approved. Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware have all passed laws approving some of form of online gambling in the past month. Nevada's law authorizes local firms to host internet gambling for non-state residents. This effectively creates a nationwide framework for online gaming despite the failure of federal regulation attempts.
Wigan Athletic shocked Manchester City to win their first ever FA Cup on Saturday, but it's back to business already tonight; the Latics are firmly ensconced in the relegation zone, and to make matters worse, they travel to Emirates Stadium to play Arsenal, who need a win to stay in contention for the fourth and final Champions League spot. Amazingly, it is Wigan and not Arsenal who are guaranteed a spot in Europe next season. But if the club is to avoid the dubious distinction of being the first team to win the FA Cup and be relegated in the same season, it will need to win consecutive matches outside DW Stadium for the first time since last season. In tonight's other English Premier League game, Man City travel to Reading, and neither side has much to play for aside from pride. City need only one point from their last two games to seal the runners-up position, but will also be looking to save face after the Cup debacle. Reading's relegation has been confirmed, but a win here would help reduce the pain. In William Hill's pre-game betting odds, Wigan is 8/1 to win, Arsenal is 3/10, and a draw is paying 9/2. At Reading, the home side is 11/2, Man City is 1/2, and a draw is 16/5. Hill also has dozens of bets on Correct Score, Goalscorer Markets, and a range of other betting options on both matches. Looking at the bigger picture, Arsenal is 8/11 and Tottenham at Even Money to claim the final English spot in the UEFA Champions League next season. In the relegation battle, Wigan is still 1/50 favorite to suffer the drop (it would need to win both games to avoid it), while Sunderland is 16/1 and Aston Villa 25/1. Of course, live betting is the most exciting innovation these days, and William Hill Sports customers can bet in-play on both Wigan vs Arsenal and Reading vs Man City. Just log into the online sportsbook and click "In-Play Betting" to access updated odds as the game is being played.
888, one of the world's largest online gambling operators, expects to launch online poker in Nevada this summer, and anticipates that its product will boom by 2015. Bullish on US online poker "In Nevada we are awaiting final-sign-off by the gaming control board on our software," 888 CEO Brian Mattingley was quoted as saying by Reuters on Tuesday, adding that the online poker product should go live by the third quarter. 888 recently became the first operator to receive a Nevada license and is also aiming for a New Jersey license. As Nevada and New Jersey start handing out more licenses and other states pass their own regulations, a lot of marketing spending will be made by companies jostling for position in the United States in the next year, Mattingley said. He added 888 will "start to see some really influential numbers" to its business from 2015. Taking on Europe too In the meantime, 888's strong performance in Spain and Italy has seen its revenues rise 9% in the first quarter of 2013. The Italian online gambling business received a boost after the government allowed companies to offer online slots as part of their comprehensive Internet casino packages. The latest word, according to EGR magazine, is that a 888 sportsbook launch in both Spain and Italy is imminent, following a new supplier deal. Should they manage to complete that arrangement, it will likely boost revenues further and give 888 more confidence as it takes on the all-important American market.
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Wigan's shock FA Cup final victory over Manchester City on Saturday saw the online sportsbooks clean up, but punters will no doubt be back with a vengeance when the 2013/14 season gets underway. FA Cup shock Relegation-strugglers Wigan Athletic overcame 80/1 pre-season odds to stun unbackable favorite Manchester City in the FA Cup final at Wembley on Saturday, with Ben Watson's stoppage time header proving enough to prove what some commentators claimed was "the biggest FA Cup upset for a quarter of a century." Watson's last minute goal came just a few minutes after Manchester City's Pablo Zabaleta was sent off for a second yellow card, becoming the third player to be send off in a Cup final. But more importantly, Wigan it was the best result for bookies since Wimbledon won the FA Cup in 1988. Next year's oddsWilliam Hill Sports has installed Wigan at 100/1 to defend their first ever FA Cup title in 2014, while the favorites are as follows: Manchester City and Manchester United are both 6/1, or 5/2 on either club to win; Chelsea are 7/1 third favorites, while Arsenal is the other realistic contender at 8/1. Wigan manager Roberto Martinez has now been placed at even money to still have his job on day one of next season, while his club is at 5/2 to still be playing Premiership Football next season. Man City manager Mancini - trophy-less this year - is at 4/11 to be manager on day one of next season.
May marks a major milestone for the world of online gambling, with British giant William Hill becoming the first firm in the industry to join the FTSE100 since PartyGaming's exit a couple of years ago. Hill on FTSE 100 FTSE Group, a provider of stock market indices, announced that due to the merger of Anglo-Swiss multinational mining companies Glencore PLC and Xstrata PLC, William Hill will be added to the FTSE 100 Index of the biggest shares on the London Stock Exchange by total market capitalization. This latest news comes hot on the heels of two major steps by William Hill: in April, it completed its £425 million buyout of Playtech's 29% share in their William Hill Online joint venture. In addition, it recently acquired the Australian operations of leading rival gambling firm Sportingbet for £459 million, as part of an international expansion strategy. Lone gambling firm The only previous gambling firm to have the honor of a place on the FTSE100 was PartyGaming, which held a spot there until its market capitalization fell low in 2010, and then ceased to exist as a sole entity following its merger with Bwin to become bwin.party digital entertainment. The merged company remains listed on the London Stock Exchange with joint CEOs, and is best known for its online poker room PartyPoker and its online sportsbook under the bwin brand. At the time it became the world's largest online gambling firm, but today it sits well behind William Hill and the FTSE top 100 for market cap.
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