Industry
March 8, 2022
Lord Foster Calls for Gambling Law Changes As Soon As Possible
The chairman of Peers for Gambling Reform Lord Foster urged the government to stop dithering and implement the necessary gambling regulatory changes as soon as possible. Urgent Changes to Outdated Laws The chairman of the cross-party executive committee issued a call to the authorities while speaking to BBC Points West, emphasizing the need for “urgent […]
Business
March 8, 2022
Mansion Group to Shut Down MansionBet Brand, Focus on Casino
Mansion Group will be redoubling its efforts on iGaming content and products while suspending its operations in the sports betting vertical. Moving forward, the brand will only run casino brands and will completely withdraw from any sportsbook operations it currently runs, including its flagship product MansionBet. Focusing on Casino Brands and Away from Sports Betting […]
Business
March 7, 2022
BoscaSports, britbet Extend Display Deal for Three Years
BoscaSports, the leading digital solutions provider for screens in Europe, extended its partnership with britbet, the pool betting provider of more than 55 British racecourses. britbet and BoscaSports Extend Their Betting Display Deal Building on an existing collaboration, the duo extended their partnership deal for three years. Under the terms of the extended partnership, BoscaSports […]
Business
March 7, 2022
Aristocrat’s Playtech Bid Voted Down by UK Tier One Institutions
Former chief executive officer at Playtech Tom Hall pointed the finger at Aristocrat for orchestrating the campaign around the group of Asian investors who supposedly built a blocking stake at Playtech before the shareholder vote and acted in concert to block Aristocrat’s bid, The Financial Times reported. False Conduit Claims and Share Purchase Timings The […]
Business
March 3, 2022
Bet365 CEO Coates Banked £300M Despite Pay and Dividend Cuts
Bet365, an online gambling brand operating out of Stoke-on-Trent in the UK, announced broadly flat revenues for the financial year ended March 28, 2021, yet its founder and co-chief executive officer Denise Coates reportedly took home nearly £300 million ($400 million). Highest Paid Director 54-year-old Coates was paid a £250 million ($333 million) salary and […]
Business
March 3, 2022
UK’s National Lottery Operator Camelot Secures Gaming Certifications
UK’s National Lottery operator Camelot Group has obtained its Responsible Gaming Certifications for the European Lotteries and the Level 4 of the World Lottery Association for the fifth time in a row. The certifications are valid for three years and they were last updated in 2019. What Do the Responsible Gaming Certifications Mean? Both accreditations […]
Legal
March 2, 2022
DCMS Decision to Keep Lottery Sales Limit Sparked Criticism
Lottery organizations in the UK expressed their concern and disappointment following the release of the ongoing review of charity lottery policy by the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) this week. People’s Postcode Lottery Position The review that is ongoing since August 2021 concluded that a previous increase of the charity lottery annual […]
Sports
March 2, 2022
EPIC Teams with RPA, RFU, PRL for Gambling Awareness Program
Independent UK gambling harm-prevention consultancy EPIC Risk Management announced today a new initiative in the responsible gambling space in partnership with the Rugby Players Association (RPA), Rugby Football Union (RFU), and Premiership Rugby (PRL). Multi-Year In-Depth Education The new four-year partnership agreed between EPIC Risk Management and the RPA, RFU, and PRL is expected to […]
Industry
March 2, 2022
Gamstop Continues to See a Sharp Growth in Registrations
Gamstop, a British gambling self-exclusion service, reported that it saw a huge increase in registrations on its platform throughout 2021. The spike became clear in the company’s 2021 annual review. Gamstop Says 28% More People Have Registered in 2021 According to Gamstop, its self-exclusion platform saw a whopping 28% year-on-year increase in registrations. It was […]
Industry
March 2, 2022
GambleAware Invited Tenders to Evaluate Prevention Campaign Findings
Independent UK charity GambleAware published an Invitation to Tender, seeking to commission a holistic campaign evaluation and evidence-based assessment of outcomes of its prevention campaigns. Broad Objectives The independent charity with a mission to keep people safe from gambling harms GambleAware is executing prevention campaigns to prevent both men’s and women’s gambling harm and the […]