#betting

Lawmakers on Thursday continued seeking ways of barring recipients of Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) from gambling at casinos, amid an acknowledgment they have to tread carefully due to privacy considerations. ...

Betting is permitted on the upcoming parliamentary elections until May 16, the National Betting Authority (NBA) said on Tuesday. The elections will be held on May 24. Candidacies for MP will be ...

A surge in illegal websites and misleading online advertisements promoting unauthorised casino services in Cyprus was highlighted by the gaming and casino supervision commission on Tuesday. The commission said some ...

Online casinos may soon be introduced in Cyprus, with the gaming and casino supervision commission confirming that steps have already been taken in this direction. Although no official decisions have ...

The National Betting Authority has warned of a sharp rise in advertisements for illegal online casinos on popular social media platforms, stressing that many of the sites being promoted do ...

The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) said Thursday that it has cancelled a second-division football match scheduled for this weekend after being alerted to suspicious betting activity. The game in question, ...

The betting sector represents 3.72 per cent of Cyprus’ GDP, director general of the finance ministry George Panteli said on Tuesday addressing the 7th Safe Gaming Conference. The conference marked the ...

Revenue generated from gambling in 2023 exceeded €1 billion, marking a 79 per cent jump compared to 2020 the National Betting Authority said on Tuesday. Presenting an overview of the industry between 2020 and 2023, the ...

The sports ethics committee appointed four investigators on Tuesday, tasked with looking into four top-flight matches, which were played in the last fortnight following claims of suspicious betting activity. Vice ...

The sports ethics committee on Friday evening said it received a yellow alert for strong betting activity over the Nea Salamina – Olympiakos Nicosia match. According to a brief announcement, the ...

Three years ago, Cyprus declared its first case of coronavirus, shuttered the island and locked down the population with the same mantra as every other government – three weeks to flatten ...

Betting activity in 2022 went up by 22 per cent compared to the previous year, coming to €959 million, the head of the National Betting Authority told MPs on Monday. Ioanna Fiakkou was ...

Bets on the presidential elections will be closed from January 28 onwards, the national betting authority announced on Thursday. Candidate Nikos Christodoulides remains the bookies’ favourite as his odds to win ...

The National Betting Authority boasted a 1086 per cent increase in registered revenues during the past decade, with the activity accounting for 3.34 per cent of GDP – up from 0.12 per cent in 2012. ...

Nine out of 10 women in Cyprus have gambled at least once in their lives, while the most important motivations for their participation seem to be fun and financial gain, according ...

The National Betting Authority generated €192 million in revenue during the third quarter of 2021, reflecting a 12 per cent increase over the corresponding quarter of the year before, according to a report ...

888 will buy William Hill’s business outside the United States from casino group Caesars (CZR.O) for 2.2 billion pounds ($3 billion), making a foray on to Britain’s high streets with 1,400 ...