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There are only five days left in the 2014 MLB regular season and the teams that can make the post season are battling it out in attempts to secure one of the final Wild Card spots. Beginning on October 2, the MLB post-season is one of the first signs that Fall is here and the World Series cannot be far behind. Which teams will make the cut is becoming clearer by the day, but there could be some major surprises in store. Seattle vs Toronto The Seattle Mariners traveled to Rogers Center in Toronto yesterday for the beginning of their four game series against the Jays, with six games total left to play. In the opening game, the visitors were absolutely pummeled by the Jays 14-4. The Jays could end the Mariners playoff dreams, as Seattle desperately need a win to stay in the Wild Card race against Oakland and Kansas City. The Jays have only a small thread that they are holding on to after losing their previous series against the Orioles and are now playing spoiler, hoping that other teams lose so they can miraculously make the playoffs. In need of a win, Seattle will turn to their ace, Felix Hernandez in hopes that "King Felix" can do a better job that what was seen last night. Hernandez is a league leader with a 0.96 ERA in four games this month and is 14-5 with a 2.07 ERA for the season. If anyone can do it, he can do it but don't count the Blue Jays out, especially when playing at home. The Jays will be starting R. Dickey on the mound and hoping his dreaded knuckle ball can be enough to beat Seattle. Dickey has gone 5-2 in his last 10 games and is unbeaten in his last six games only allowing nine runs. Online Sportsbetting Winner Sports has all the live sportsbetting markets, as well as pre-game lines for punters interested in getting in on the action. Even after the loss, the Mariners are the favorites at 1.60, while the Jays are 2.40.
The U.S. Powerball Lottery prize has rolled over to an estimated $225,000,000. The next draw will be held on Wednesday, September 24th, and although tickets are only officially sold in the 45 participating states, services like The Lotter and Lottery Master open the games up to a worldwide customer base. About The U.S. Powerball Running in its current format since 2012, the Powerball is made up of 45 state games who all share a jackpot, guaranteed to be at least $40,00,000. Players need to pick 5 from 59 main numbers, plus 1 from 35 'Powerballs', with each play costing $2, Like many U.S. games, there are a couple of ways that the jackpot can be paid out, with players being given the choice of a lump sum, subject to taxes, or being paid in annual instalments, which will be worth more over the long term. Currently, the Powerball jackpot can be paid over 30 years, with payments increasing by 4% a year to counter inflation. The record Powerball jackpot prize was over half a billion Dollars, won by an 84 year old Florida resident. Sensibly, she chose the cash lump sum option, which netted her $370,000,000. How to Buy Powerball Tickets Players no longer have to be residents of the participating states to claim a Powerball prize. Since services like The Lotter and Lottery Master stated up, anyone, from anywhere in the world, (subject to local laws), can potentially win. To enter, players sign up to these services and select their numbers and number of tickets. Then, local representatives in the USA will buy tickets on their behalf, and should they win the money will be claimed locally, taxes paid, and the remainder transferred to the players nominated account. This is a very simple, yet effective method, and such services feature all of the biggest worldwide games, like EuroMillions, OZ Lotto, El Gordo and the UK National Lottery.
The new UK online gambling bill is set to come into effect next month on October 1. Although the deadline for compliance was extended to January 2015 to give operators more time for meeting the new regulations, the effects of the new gambling bill are already being felt in online casinos catering to UK players. Doors Closed to UK Players, For Now Some major online casinos which catered to UK players have still not received licenses in order to operate under the new bill and until further notice they will not be receiving players from the country. Earlier this month All Slots Casino and All Jackpots Casino have stopped accepting new players from the UK. Casino UK also stopped receiving new players and while all its existing UK players can continue playing, players from other countries will be moved to other casinos belonging to Vegas Partners Lounge. The list of other affected online casinos has grown and these will no longer operate in the UK: Jackpot City Casino, Gaming Club Casino, Lucky Nugget Casino, Casino Epoca and Spin Palace Casino. William Hill Casino Licensed Major online casino William Hill has announced that it received a license under the new UK gambling bill and that as of 1 October 2014, the casino will be licensed by the Gambling Commission in Great Britain. Situation Could Change This is not necessarily the last page in the book as these casinos and others could get UK licenses in the future and go back to catering for UK players. One of the main obstacles in the new UK gambling bill is the 15% levy of any profit that was generated by UK players that online casinos are now required to pay. Stay tuned as we will keep following developments in this matter as October nears.
bet365’s quest to expand across Europe has just made a successful step forward with the launch of a website aimed at the Italian gaming market. The brand new bet365.it will welcome players from the country and offer the entire range of products from the operator which includes casino games, online poker and various sports betting options. All of this can be accessed from desktop computers and mobile devices. The Italian website now joins other special sites from bet365 which have been launched under specific jurisdictions and have local licenses. Australia, Denmark and Spain each have their own licensed bet365 websites, with another application currently being pending in Bulgaria and some issues preventing the operator to launch in Germany, at least for the time being. Market in Decline According to reports, the management at the Stoke-based operator has been interested in entering the iGaming market in Italy for quite some time but there were concerns regarding the taxes imposed by local regulators as well as the growth rates for the future of the market. Looking at the past few years, the poker and the online sports betting markets in Italy have not been doing very well and have seen a steady decline. Competitors in the market have reported a decrease in revenues and in growth as a result. In addition, the taxes for iGaming in Italian markets are based on turnover amounts, rather than on gross gaming revenue as it is in most other market markets. This is less favorable for the operators but government officials are expected to review this tax soon and are likely to change it in order to meet other systems. Steady growth While markets may be in decline, bet365 is growing at a steady pace and it remains to be seen what strategies it will apply in Italy in order to win over customers from its competitors. Legalized foreign markets so far have seen mixed results for the operator.
The possibility of online gambling in Pennsylvania lives on, according to some of the state's most influential authorities. Optimism in the State House In a one-on-one interview, PA House Gaming Oversight Committee Executive William Thomas asserted his strong belief in the importance of online gambling to the citizens of the state, in terms of integrating the interests of the state with the interests of the people as it continues within the state right now, regulated or not. It's a rare thing in America to see a politician acknowledge the continuation of online gambling in unregulated form, but Thomas is refreshing pragmatic, stating that the reality is that many people are already gambling online and therefore on unregulated and unlicensed websites. Therefore, he would like to see the industry "regulated in Pennsylvania so that we can get the tax revenue and we can protect our constituents and citizens from somebody’s unregulated sites that they’re going on right now.” Online Gambling by 2015? In relation to iGaming in the state, there are currently a total of six different proposals moving around the state House and Senate. Current prevailing wisdom envisions the legalization and regulation of online gambling in Pennsylvania by this time next year, after getting pushed to the back burner by legislators several times. However, Thomas claims that with a new legislation and governor incoming, these legislative hurdles will dissolve for good, clearing the way for Pennsylvania to become the 4th US state to make online wagers available to residents, good for a yield of up to $113 million in annual tax revenues. Online Poker Regulation Soon After As far as online poker, 2017 seems to be the consensus date that experts agree will be the year of regulation for Pennsylvania. This prediction is based largely on a Sept. 10 report released by Morgan Stanley Research predicting legislative approval of a poker-only bill in 2016. Pennsylvania is likely to be one of a small group of states, with Morgan -Stanley predicting California, New York and Illinois as the other states in that group.
Football fans look forward to some exciting Swedish football with two full rounds of Allsvenskan taking place this week. Malmö Looks to Reinforce Lead Leading online sportsbook bet365 will give full live coverage to all six fixtures kicking off today at 6pm UK time including the intriguing match between table leaders Malmö and Halmstads. Currently leading the table with 50 points (14w, 8d, 2l), Malmö is looking to widen the gap from AIK Stockholm (44 points) and Elfsborg (42 points). Aside from this fixture, the game between AIK Stockholm and Mjällby will also be interesting. Breathing down Malmö's neck, AIK must take any points it can get, and Mjällby is in the danger zone with only 25 points (7w, 4d, 13l). Third positioned Elfsborg will meet Gefle who is positioned twelfth in the table for a game that could be crucial for Elfsborg's title chase, only 8 points away from Malmöand 2 points away from AIK Stockholm. Premier League Weekend The Premier League is preparing for an interesting weekend. Saturday sees Everton meeting Liverpool and Chelsea hosting Aston Villa, while the struggling Manchester United hosts West Ham United at Old Trafford. The day will wrap up with Arsenal's accommodation of Tottenham at the Emirates Stadium. bet365 Football Odds and Betting Punters at bet365 Sports enjoy not only professional odds, estimations and varied betting markets, but also worthy offers the likes of the 100% Euro Soccer Bonus where they can earn bonuses if they place accumulators on Premier League, Serie A, Primera Liga, Bundesliga or Champions League matches. The signature Bore Draw Money Back offer at bet365 guarantees that punters will not go home empty-handed: Correct Score, Half-Time/Full-Time and Scorecast bets on matches that ended a nil-nil draw are refunded. Don't miss out on this football experience and tune-in bet365 today and throughout the weekend.
News outlets have been reporting since early September that Singapore is planning to introduce a ban that will prevent its residents from engaging in online gambling. In stark contrast, a spokesman from the Hong Kong Home Affairs Bureau has recently been quoted by Chinese press outlets as saying that Hong Kong will not be taking similar political action, explaining that they “Respect freedom to access information” and will not block internet access. Opposition in Hong Kong Martin Purbrick, a security director with the Hong Kong Hockey Club, is one of many opponents who is resolutely opposed to online gambling. He has previously claimed that bettors lose HK$12b every year by gambling online, even going so far as to speculate that the money funds criminal enterprises. However, Hong Kong is confident in its current legislation and will not be replicating the Remote Gambling Bill of Singapore. Illegal Soccer Betting Worth HK$500b Purbrick is concerned that unlicensed gambling sites are using sports betting as a means of laundering money. He has previously estimated that more than HK$500b was turned over in 2013 by illegal football betting. The Hong Kong Jockey Club is supposed to be the city’s own legal online gambling operator. Licensing Confusion The average punter in Hong Kong is turning to unlicensed sports betting sites because they offer superior odds to those of the Jockey Club. And there is not shortage of opportunities because of the confusing situation with global gambling licenses. For instance, operators can be licensed in the Philippines so long as they don’t serve domestic residents. Gambling a Part of Life Chinese journalists have found that many one-time back-room gambling operators have used their earnings to set up in the special administrative region of Macau, where gambling is legal in China. The next logical step is to expand online, but Hong Kong politicians aren’t currently concerned.
Last Thursday's Scottish referendum saw Scotland saying "No" to independence after some 2 million Scots voted against parting with the United Kingdom, composing a total percentage of 55.3% against 44.7% who voted for independence. £200,000 for "No" Apart from the historical decision, the Scottish referendum was also fertile ground for political betting. Months ahead of the referendum, leading online sportsbook William Hill was offering betting markets on the outcome. One businessman from London was so convinced that Scotland will not part with the UK that he wagered £900,000 ($1.4m) that the Scots will vote" No. The man wagered the sum in four different big wagers at a betting ship in southwest London. The decision made by the gambler who was described by William Hill spokesman Rupert Adams as "an investor" paid off when Scotland indeed voted against separation from the UK, earning the political bettor £200,000 ($327,000). Sportsbooks Went with "No" The odds offered by sportsbooks before the Scottish referendum indicated that Scotland will vote "No". Sportsbook Betfair has even gone so far that it had actually paid out early to punters who wagered on "No" 48 hours before the polls in Scotland even opened. William Hill said that it took £3 million worth of political bets on the Scottish referendum, triple the sum punters wagered four years ago in the British general election. William Hill Political Betting William Hill stands on the forefront of political betting, offering markets on UK, European and US politics with markets like the next London mayor and the future presidential elections in France and the in the US. With recent news about Prince William and Duchess Kate expecting a second child, we can expect to see political betting markets having to do with the name, sex or birth date for the next royal baby.
Norway currently has some of the tightest online gambling laws in Europe, with only two local state-owned operators allowed. The Culture Minister has expressed an interest in opening up the market to free and fair competition. Current Situation Anyone looking to gamble legally in Norway can only use two operators, Norsk Tipping and Norsk Riksoto. Both sites are extremely limited in there games, with Tipping offering lotteries, keno and sports bets to a restricted number of players, at certain times of day, and Riksoto only covering horseracing. Proposed Changes Thorhild Midvey, Norwegian Culture Minister, and the Culture Committee have instigated a report on the possible impact of an open gambling market. This has been an on-going process, with Widvey appearing keen to liberalise Norway's laws, with possible changes due to be passed by the government next year. The assessment will look at how open markets like the UK, Denmark and Sweden have coped. The changes could effect not just the number of online gambling opportunities available to Norwegian citizens, but also how they fund their games, as locals cannot use Norwegian banking facilities to pay for gambling. This can lead to a situation where locals who travel abroad and stay in casino resorts may have trouble paying their hotel bills as there is gambling on the premises. The precise details of the proposed changes are still unclear, but there has been a particular softening of the governments position on Poker, which is very popular in Norway, even though the Norwegian Poker Championships have to be held abroad each year. It has been estimated that $120 to $180 million in gross revenue comes from Norwegian citizens gambling abroad, which is money that would be taxed by Norway if people no longer had to travel to play. Any changes to the laws would impact this situation, and Thorhild Midvey has said, ''I hope we can have a regulatory framework in place in time for a Norway Championship of Poker to be held in Norway in 2015.'' This suggests that the government has recognised the current situation isn't working, and that the changes will be implemented swiftly.
The Financial Partners Expo will be co-located at the Barcelona International Convention Centre with the Barcelona Affiliate Conference 2014 (BAC). This conference is the biggest exhibition for binary options brokers, introducing brokers and affiliates in the retail finance industry. It is scheduled to take place from October 23-26, 2014. Purpose of the Conference This event allows brokers and affiliates to build new partnerships and it enables attendees to learn about the business from industry leaders. The conference is unique in that it caters to affiliates and brokers in the financial industry. It is also geared towards bringing together people and companies from a variety of different businesses and industries, including online casino affiliates and binary options brokers. Speakers at the Financial Partners Expo There will be a number of noteworthy speakers at the Financial Partners Expo including Frank Ravanelli, a Master Affiliate; CEO of Traders Education Ran Cohen, and CEO and owner of Inspired Publishing Tiziano Gambacorta. These speakers are leaders in their field and have extensive knowledge of their industry. They will discuss important topics in the financial and affiliate industries for the benefit of brokers and affiliates alike. The topics under discussion range from building a successful marketing business will little or no starting capital, to successful SEO practices and techniques, forex marketing strategies and more. Benefits of the Expo The Financial Partners Expo is being hosted by CONVERSION PROS and IGB Affiliate with the goal of providing a networking and educational platform for both introducing brokers and affiliates. These speakers will discuss the latest topics in the affiliate and broker industries so attendees can stay up to date on the latest happenings, develop working strategies and meet other players in the industry. All in all, there will be many educational and networking opportunities available at the Financial Partners Expo.
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