French leader in sports betting and on-line games, BetClic becomes an official partner of the forthcoming African Cup of Nations (CAN) in Angola. This partnership reflects the partner’s desire to pursue its development in football. Already a partner of several large European clubs (Olympique Lyonnais, Olympique de Marseille and Juventus of Turin), BetClic is now associating itself with African football through its major competition.

British bookmakers William Hill intends to follow Bwin and Betfair and to start operating in India, due to the recent decision by the Indian Government to give licenses to online gambling sites. India has 1.2 billion inhabitants, has a rising prosperity and as in many Asian countries, European football is very popular. Furthermore, India is also an interesting market for these bookmakers regarding online casinos and poker rooms.

The Irish bookmaker Paddy Power has remarkablely responded to the elimination of Chelsea in the semi-finals of the Champions League by returning the stake to the punter. Instead of the business collecting many thousands of pounds that gamblers had put on a victory for the Londoners, the business decided to return all stakes.

According to Paddy Power the manner in which the Blues were knocked-out of the tournament by Barcelona was a scandal, so the bookie said it would not let its customers pay for this loss. "The referee's performance was awful, and we will not let our customers suffer because of this nonsense," read the statement from Paddy Power.

Last Wednesday, in the UEFA Cup, AC Milan played against the German side Werder Bremen in their famous red/black shirts with the logo of the gambling company Bwin on the front. However, in Bremen gambling and the advertising of gaming have been prohibited since 2006.
The German city of Bremen has since demanded 50,000 euros from the Italian side AC Milan in the form of a fine.