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England is set to play their last group match tonight against Slovakia. England Coach Roy Hodgson is considering sitting six players including Wayne Rooney, as England need only 1-point to qualify for the last 16. In addition to Rooney, Hodgson is considering resting Raheem Sterling, Harry Kane, Dele Alli, Kyle Walker and Danny Rose, which would mean depending on players from the bench to fill in for some big holes that could be left on the pitch. Slovakia must play a safe match tonight, as six of their players have yellow cards. Another yellow card for any of the six would mean sitting out of a potential last-16 match, but they will need to play very well if they want to beat England. Slovakia will most-likely not change their starting lineup after beating Russia in their last match, which has left them in a tie for second place with Wales. Head-to-head In their past three meetings with Slovakia, England have won each match including matches in the qualifying for the 2004 Euro. In 2009, England destroyed Slovakia in a friendly match 4-0, with Rooney scoring 2-goals. England usually play better against Slovakia in the last 15 minutes of matches with seven out of eight goals against them being scored at that time. Tonight's match will have a ton of quality online betting markets for punters that are looking to capitalize on an England win, as that is the outcome most-likely to occur. Expect a 2-0 win for England after 90 minutes of play. Online Betting Bet365 Sports is your home for the Euro 2016, with the famed UK-based sportsbook offering incredible lines for all matches. England are outright favorites tonight at 1.85, while Slovakia are quite far behind at 5.50. If you feel like a draw could be the best bet, bet365 is offering odds at 3.30.
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Germany currently resides in top spot in Group C with four points after beating the Ukraine in Week 1, but drawing with Poland in Week 2. They have not looked like the best team in the Euro 2016, but they definitely have the talent and depth to win it all. Tonight, the face Northern Ireland and a win would mean first place in the group (currently on goals for and against), but a draw could put them in second place behind Poland if the Polish team beats Ukraine in the corresponding match. Northern Ireland have been the underdog story of the Euro 2016. After losing a heartbreaking match to Poland in their opening match, but beat Ukraine 2-0 in week 2. The team have the chance to play spoiler for the German squad and Head Coach Michael O'Neill says that his team will give it everything they have to beat Germany today. If Northern Ireland can beat the German team, they will win the group, which would be a historic event. Even qualifying for the Euro 2016 was a shocker for the team but Germany will be their biggest test yet. Germany is expecting a lot more chances in today's match, which is not a good thing for the N. Ireland side. Although the team has a ton of respect for Northern Ireland, but at the end of the day, it is Germany's match to lose. Expect a big win by the German squad with at least 2 goals for their efforts. Euro 2016 Betting Wagering on the Euro is as easy as ever with bet365 Sports. The UK sportsbook has posted attractive odds ahead of today's match with a ton of live in-play bets to choose from throughout the game. Germany are well ahead in the odds at 1.28, while N. Ireland are at 15.00. A draw is paying out quite well at 5.50, but expect a Germany win.
eSports came a long way from their humble beginnings and have the potential of turning into a huge betting market. Hundreds of millions of dollars are awarded to the best players of popular video games, with even more money being ventured by punters. Betway was one of the first bookmakers to introduce an eSports betting category, while adding new titles on the list of video games that members can bet on. Giving Something Back to the Community On Thursday June 23, the Betway eSports Fight Night returns with the highly anticipated ‘Best of Three’ DOTA challenge. This competition will pit two of the best teams in the world against each other, as Alliance and Na’Vi will compete for a prize worth €5000. The cash won’t make much of a difference for the winners, as they already won significant amounts but will mean a great deal for a charity. The winner will choose the aid organization that will benefit from this donation while claiming bragging rights. Videogame players in general and DOTA 2 fans in particular are waiting to watch the match and the odds offered by the bookmaker are tempting. The last Betway’s Fight Night edition was won by Sweden’s Fnatic who defeated Astralis from Denmark in a Counter Strike Global Offensive match. Betway Fight Night Specials on DOTA 2 Na’Vi is credited with the first chance to win the competition and the odds stand at 1.60, while Alliance is the underdog and priced at 2.20. DOTA 2 games are very competitive especially at this high level, with one mistake being enough to change the outcome of the match. That is why the most popular and best paying eSports competitions revolve around MOBA games. DOTA 2 sits at the top of the list, followed at a distance by League of Legends and Heroes of the Storm, both covered by Betway.
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Back in February, NetEnt teased the release of an upcoming 2016 slot game entitled Theme Park: Tickets of Fortune. So far, it has been a year of major releases for NetEnt, with Guns N’ Roses and Jimi Hendrix having already launched. Well, Wednesday 22 June will see players able to play Theme Park: Tickets of Fortune for the first time at NetEnt casinos like 777 Casino, Mr Ringo Casino, and Slots Magic Casino. Nostalgic Theme Park Design NetEnt’s visual design is rooted in nostalgia, with the software developer having used various playground as symbols. Looking to the background, players can gaze upon a colourful theme park filled with roller-coasters and other rides, while balloons rise up in the sky. When playing the game, NetEnt casino users will get to spin symbols over five reels. Across those reels, players will have 50 paylines. Players will then get to the value of their bet lines and also the betting level. Potentially, it is possible to a 75,300-coin max jackpot. Fairground Bonus Features NetEnt has made considerable efforts to fully utilise the theme of the slot game by integrating numerous special features. The main option will be to land three golden ticket symbols and trigger the Theme Park bonus game. The bonus games will ensure players free spins, but there will be the added perk of choosing from six different playground games based on how many golden tickets have been earned. These are made up of can tower, duck shoot, fishing rod, punch bag, skee ball, and sledge hammer. Theme Park also has a feature where a claw will drop down onto the reels when the symbol land on first and final reels. For the wild symbols, these can be stacked on top of one another, as the symbols are designed as roller-coaster cars. Theme Park: Tickets of Fortune is out now at NetEnt casinos.
A swing in recent pools indicates that Great Britain is now firmly leaning towards exiting the EU in the referendum scheduled for tomorrow, June 23, begging the question of how a Brexit could affect the fortunes of iGaming enterprises. The Chances The exit certainly appears more likely in the new Brexit poll: the London Evening Standard's Ipsos MORI survey now shows Leave in the lead 53 percent to Remain's 47 per cent cent, for a 10 per cent jump against Remain from the previous poll. The Climate Economic arguments for Leave are characterized by two points in public debate and campaigning: 1) consideration of the benefits of EU operational independence; and 2) a staunch level of skepticism among the British citizenry of the Chancellor and Treasury's claims of negative fiscal impacts of Leave, to the tune of up to 83%. Independent Operations Appealing For instance, despite government warnings of job loss and income drops in the Leave scenario, more respondents in the representative sample still believe they will be better off in five years outside the EU than inside. The Impact on iGaming As for Leave affecting iGaming, the prevailing opinion is that there will be no to minimal effect if Britain votes to Leave. Possible Outcomes The main possible outcome of a Leave vote appears to be the doing away of the point-of-consumption tax. Current EU compliance measures have ostensibly served to increase the cost of doing business for online casino operators and betting services primarily due to the healthy point of consumption tax charged upfront in the current Stay model. Course of Adaptation The Leave scenario would require some adaptation to new regulations put forth by the UK, but these regulations are bound to be equitable and friendly because of the popularity of online wagering in the UK. At any rate, it is estimated that it will take two years before any changes take effect in Leave. Trend Scenario The greater implications for iGaming might be the ripple effect of the UK leaving. If that were to spur other departures, then the ideal of a unified set of regulation for all operators in every European market streamlining expansion would dissolve, rendering market adaptation a more or less organic process each time out, with unpredictable variation in each national model. Potential Costs Since integration remains an ideal as opposed to realized goal, the actual loss to iGaming stakeholders of a Brexit trendset still appears minimal at best. A change in plans and strategy would require some additional investment in adaptation to national regulation models of any and all EU departed or non-EU members. Safe Landing? It certainly remains within reason for departed and non EU members, unbound by EU policy, to set up their regulation models faster, leading to accelerated licensing of operators to reward any re-investment in adaptation. So, iGamers should watch the Referendum and immediate aftermath vigilantly, albeit sans concern.
It's down to the last three teams in the 2016 Copa America in the US. The home nation team was knocked out after being destroyed by Argentina last night 4-0. Messi became Argentina's all-time scorer with his incredible free kick goal from 32 yards out making his total goals an amazing 55. Tonight, either Colombia or Chile will join the Argentinians in the Final match on Monday the 27th. Colombia and Chile have been two of the most entertaining teams to watch at this year's Copa America and they will meet tonight in Chicago for a chance to make the final game. Defending champions Chile are going into tonight's match after crushing the Mexican team in an embarrassing 7-0 display. The win was quite costly for the Chilean team, as Arturo Vidal received a costly yellow card, which will keep him on the sideline tonight. Colombia made it to the Semi-Finals after a nail biting penalty shootout with Peru. Jose Pekerman, Colombia's famed manager has come under scrutiny for his lineup changes, which have proven to put Colombia into difficult situations already, but the team will be ready for tonight and looking to win. Battle in Goal Even with the dramatic 7-0 win against Mexico and the 4-1 win against Panama in the prior game, Chile's goalkeeper Claudia Bravo has not been his Barcelona-self. On the other side of the pitch, David Ospina has been spectacular for Colombia. The Arsenal goalkeeper continues to save Colombia from some sticky situations and was the reason they won the penalty shootout against Peru. Copa American Betting Even without Vidal, Chile are still slight favorites to advance to the final with UK sportsbook bet365 posting outright odds in their favor at 2.50. Colombia is not far behind at 3.00. bet365 Sportsbook has been offering competitive odds for the Copa America and with only three matches left, there are many lines left for punters.
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