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D.C. United all set to hit the jackpot!

Article posted by Coliseum, November 13^th, 2020

New York (US)-based sports betting company FanDuel is set to open its first betting lounge at a major US sports stadium next year after announcing plans to launch at D.C. United’s Audi Field. Audi Field is a soccer-specific stadium in Buzzard Point in Washington, D.C. (US). It is the home stadium... » Read more

Cash injection for Kardinia Park face-lifting

Article posted by Coliseum, November 13^th, 2020

The Victorian Government in the Australian State of Victoria has announced a $40 million capital injection into the final stage of the overhauling of Geelong’s GMHBA/Kardinia Park which will raise the capacity of the venue to more than 40,000. Work on the project is expected to begin early next... » Read more

SEA pitch for (sea) change in sports venues

Article posted by Coliseum, November 13^th, 2020

Victorian Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Community Sport and Youth, Ros Spence, recently launched the Victorian Government (Australia)-backed Future Proofing Community Sport and Recreation Facilities online guide and toolkit at the opening of the 2020 Sports Environment Alliance Virtual Summit... » Read more

Govt short shrift to Germany events industry

Article posted by Coliseum, November 12^th, 2020

#AlarmstufeRot – an alliance of associations of the German event industry – has pooh-poohed the Federal Government’s claim that it had provided financial injection of 10 billion euros in November 2020 as aid to bail out the event industry in Germany which is facing the cataclysmic... » Read more

Financial muscle for top-flight Milan clubs

Article posted by Coliseum, November 12^th, 2020

Financial majors JP Morgan (American multinational investment bank) and Goldman Sachs (American multinational investment bank and financial services company) are reportedly backing Italian soccer giants A.C. Milan and Inter Milan as plans for their new shared stadium gather pace. The proposal... » Read more

Maracanã Stadium bridle in home teams’ hands

Article posted by Coliseum, November 12^th, 2020

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A football clubs Flamengo and Fluminense have agreed to a further extension of their management contract for Rio de Janeiro’s (Brazil) iconic Maracanã Stadium. The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, commonly referred as Brasileirão, is a Brazilian professional league... » Read more

NBA aims to start 2020-21 campaign with fans

Article posted by Coliseum, November 12^th, 2020

The National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball league is aiming to fill up their arena suites from 25 to 50 percent capacity from the beginning of the upcoming 2020-21 campaign. The Board of Player Representatives of the National Basketball Players’ Association (NBPA) has tentatively... » Read more