
NBA Betting Scandal: League Bans Same-Player Under Parlays as Shane Hennen Pleads Guilty
The NBA has banned same-player under parlays before the new season, days after Shane Hennen admitted his role in basketball fixing schemes.
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The NBA has banned same-player under parlays before the new season, days after Shane Hennen admitted his role in basketball fixing schemes.

The sportsbook supplier will provide its platform, including its Betby Games esports product, to Lebull.pl, marking its second major deal in the Central and Eastern European country.

The American actor has appeared in a new commercial for the prediction market platform, weeks after an initial campaign drew criticism from prominent female athletes for its portrayal of women and sport.

The Malta-based operator has received a licence from the Kansspelautoriteit to add a sportsbook to its Netherlands-focused online casino platform, effective from 12 September.

The former Kindred Group executive has taken leadership of the Flutter Entertainment subsidiary, stepping in amid a wider corporate reshuffle and significant market headwinds in the UK.

Swedish totalisator operator AB Trav och Galopp (ATG) has commenced a group-wide restructuring, establishing a new product department under Chief Product Officer Jesper Komstadius and appointing Therese Haeggblom Widmark as its new Chief Information Officer.

Sports data provider DATA.BET has signed a significant partnership with Africa-focused operator SportsDay, delivering its complete sportsbook iFrame solution as it continues to build its presence across the continent.

The Irish division of the bookmaker reversed a 2024 loss through significant reductions in operating expenses, including staff cuts and the closure of 39 retail locations, while relying on financial guarantees from parent company Entain.

The Merkur Group-owned operator has concluded the transition of its Danish retail and online sports betting operations to EveryMatrix's technology, marking the first stage of a multi-market European platform overhaul that will next target Germany, Austria, and Belgium.

Alex Frost will step down as chief executive at the end of 2026, with the former DraftKings VP set to take the helm as the company pivots away from its direct-to-consumer digital operations to focus on pool betting.
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