The last Grand Slam tennis tournament starts next week and we have summarised the current situation for you in the following article. Are there any German players with a chance? Who will come out on top this time between Djokovic and Alcaraz? All this is answered now.
Kevin75
The Basketball World Championship kicks off this Friday, and the German team has a really good chance this year. After winning the bronze medal at last year's European Championships on home soil, the Germans are expecting great things this year. Obviously the USA are the favourites, but after that the race is on.
Kevin75
The Bundesliga season kicks off on Friday with the opening match between Werder Bremen and Bayern Munich. The Bavarians are once again the big favourites, with Dortmund and Leipzig also in contention.
Kevin75
The best league in the world kicks off this weekend. Defending champions Manchester City are once again favourites, but how will Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United fare? Can Newcastle maintain their good form?
Kevin75
The cup has its own laws and we are likely to see this again in the first round of the DFB Cup. A visit from the likes of Bayern, Dortmund or Gladbach is the highlight of a lot of lower league teams' careers, so the DFB Cup has its own special charm.
Kevin75
Just recently we had reported about an unprecedented increase in the number of match fixings and a similar increase in betting fraud in sport. Now there is a similar suspicion of a case in the handball Bundesliga. An unusually high bet was placed in Southern Europe on a second division game.
Chris_W
The perimeter advertising at the football stadium in Munich has brought several repercussions for the gambling provider Tipico which is an internationally operating company. What happened? Illegal advertising slogans were displayed on the boards during the match between FC Bayern München and Hertha BSC. What was displayed on the board and what are the consequences for Tipico?
Christian_1994
In mid-April those responsible for the teams in the English Premier League decided to ban betting providers from being the main sponsors and from advertising on the front of shorts on the player kits. Bremen‘s Interior Senator, Ulrich Mäurer (SPD) took the decision to initiate a discussion on the general exclusion from advertisements on sports betting at Werder and for all football.
Chris_W
Games of chance are ever present in football. Sports betting providers are often team sponsors, and they make use of large perimeter advertising or are even part of the media coverage (among them on Skys tipico Countdown). This is not only the case in Germany but also in many other European countries. The English Premier League is now prohibiting the omnipresence of the bookmakers (at first partially). Tricot advertisements for betting providers will be limited.
Chris_W
Without doubt, Brazil is one of the largest football nations. When it comes to football passion, many Germans think first and foremost about the South American country. On the other hand, Brazil unfortunately is one of the states which is well-known for its high criminality and corruption rate. These negative factors are also shown in football. Game manipulation and betting fraud are nearly the order of the day.
Chris_W
A market analysis carried out by the GGL, (Gemeinsamen Glücksspielbehörde der Länder), the gambling authority responsible for all regions in Germany, revealed that more than 95 % of the sales on the German sports betting market is generated by legal providers. This shows a contrasting picture to other market data which was published recently by the German sports betting organisation (Deutsche Sportwettenverband (DSWV). This data shows that there was a sharp fall in sales when compared to the previous years. One of the main reasons: the huge black market.
Chris_W
Around two weeks ago an old man from America won a record amount of 75 million US Dollar in sports betting. Fort the venturesome betting customers, he is not simply any old man, but Jim McIngvale, better known as “mattress Mack”. Which tip did the 71-year-old use to make the impressive win?
Christian_1994
The German TV station Sport1 seems to be following in the footsteps of the Sport-Streaming-Service DAZN and entering the lucrative betting business. The TV-Station which is based in Ismaning, Germany announced a short while ago that together with Magic Sports Media and Better Collective it will be setting up a separate betting department and it will provide the audience with a betting service. But when will the online betting service of Sport1 start operating and what can the users expect?
Christian_1994
The issue of sport betting for online casinos has long been the topic of hefty discussions. Whilst some push for a general advertising ban for all sorts of gambling activities, others clearly wish for more liberal regulations. A study which was published recently has now concluded that sports betting advertisements resulted in the fans undertaking higher stakes.
Christian_1994
Since a few days, online sports betting is now officially legal in the Federal State of New York. The responsible gambling authority has issued the relevant licence to the first four sports betting providers. This licence enables them to operate sports betting on the internet with immediate effect. But which betting providers were able to get hold of one of the most desired sports betting licences?
Christian_1994