ONLINE NEWS Australia poised to implement ban T
he Australian federal government is set to introduce new laws that will ban all forms of gambling advertising on
television during live sports events. The ban would affect all betting advertisements from ‘siren to siren’, or from the start to the finish of televised sports events. However, the proposed move has attracted criticism from sporting bodies, which say the ban could have a negative impact on funding for grassroots sports. A senior source at a major sporting body told the newspaper: “This will drive punters to overseas websites and it will result in no reduction in gambling, but a reduction in taxation to state and federal governments. It also has the potential to rob sports of product fees.”
Malcolm Speed, the executive director of the Coalition of Major Professional and Participation Sports, which represents all major codes in Australia, has also hit out at the plans. Speed said: “We don’t support a ban on sports betting advertising, on the basis that it is likely to impact on media rights deals or the value of media rights, which is the sports’ greatest asset. We operate in a highly-regulated system, where there are limits on placement of sports betting advertising. “The sports have co-operated
with broadcasters and the government to ban live odds during matches; so any restriction or prohibition will inevitably result in lowering investment in community and participation programmes, and grassroots development.”
DraftKings and Bwin in source code court battle
D
raftKings, Bwin and 888 Holdings are leading a group of gaming companies that have asked a Nevada court to block
a bid by two gambling technology firms to force them to produce their source code in Las Vegas as part of a patent suit. Last month, CG Technology Development LLC and Interactive Games Ltd filed a motion to make the companies display the code at their attorneys’ offices in the US state.
The motion
alleged that six of the seven defendant companies identified in the suit had rejected the request. However, according to Law360, DraftKings and the group said they have
already agreed to show the code at their counsel’s offices pursuant to a prior agreement. The group also said that in December, a court ruled against the request to show the information in order to protect integrity of their code.
In addition to daily fantasy sports company DraftKings, the case involves Big Fish Games, DoubleDown Interactive, Zynga, Bwin and 888. Setting out its opposition to the demands, the group said: “Plaintiffs’ only change is demanding that defendants’ source code be
critically
sensitive source code.” The
companies added: “While plaintiffs claim that their proposal would reduce plaintiffs’ costs associated with
source code review and disputes, plaintiffs ignore the substantial increase in costs that plaintiffs’ proposal would impose on defendants. Not only would defendants who have already established source code review facilities at plaintiffs’ urging lose the time, effort, and money spent in setting up those facilities, but those defendants would be forced to incur that expense again to relocate the code review to Las Vegas.”
made available at the offices of defendants’ Nevada counsel rather than being provided to plaintiffs’ counsel. But that belated demand does nothing to alter the court’s sound reasoning for its prior decision and the proportionality of protecting defendants’
EvenBet pens poker agreement with GamblingTec
O
nline gaming software developer EvenBet Gaming has entered into a content partnership with
GamblingTec. Under the agreement, EvenBet will provide its poker software to GamblingTec and its platform users. GamblingTec works as a PAAS company and supports online gaming start-ups by providing its own platform and games integration, as well as directly investing into the new ventures. EvenBet Poker software will now be offered alongside services such as lottery, slots and classic casino games. Dmitry Starostenkov, chief executive of EvenBet, said: “EvenBet Gaming software supports API integration at all levels, so it may be integrated into the gaming platforms including integration as a leading system. We are always integration-oriented, and partnership with GamblingTec or SoftSwiss gives benefits to both software and platforms providers and their customers.”
Spin Games deals with
Gaming Realms S
pin Games has entered into an RGS-RGS integration and technology licensing agreement with Gaming Realms. Under
the agreement, the two companies will complete an RGS-RGS integration to combine the power of their RGS technology stacks. The two firms said the new deal will allow for “rapid deployment” of Gaming Realms’ content into Spin’s various regulated markets. In addition, Gaming Realms will benefit from Spin’s existing integrations and distribution channels. “Being able to combine our
technologies and have the ability to execute RGS-RGS integrations with Gaming Realms will allow for rapid deployment of Gaming Realms content via the Spin ROCTM,” Spin chief executive Kent Young said. “We are delighted to have the ability and opportunity to enhance our technology solutions with content partners such as Gaming Realms, enabling us to provide superior state-of-the–art intelligent content solutions to our customers.”
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