Industry
December 10, 2020
GMA To Open World’s First Gambling Addiction Treatment Center for Women in 2021
On December 4, the Gordon Moody Association announced the opening of the world’s first gambling treatment center for women in the Midlands. All-Inclusive Treatment Center The first-ever gambling addiction treatment center for women is planned to open in the Midlands next year, as research by the Gordon Moody Association (GMA) shows an increase in gambling […]
Sports
December 10, 2020
Entain Group Partners with Trident Leagues to Launch TCF
Entain, the new name of gaming group GVC Holdings, announced today a new initiative, launching a foundation to help support the development of grassroots football in the UK. Partnering with the 3 Trident Leagues, the Isthmian, Northern Premier and Southern Leagues, the gaming company established the Trident Community Foundation (TCF). Rebranding and Sustainability Charter Goals […]
Industry
December 9, 2020
Lawmakers Urge British Bookies to Return Relief Money
With over £2 billion of relief money returned by businesses that benefited from the pandemic, MPs have called on sports betting businesses in the United Kingdom to do the same. Lawmakers Say Bookies Should Return Relief Funds Lawmakers in the United Kingdom have called sportsbooks to return tens of millions of pounds they received in […]
Industry
December 8, 2020
GamCare and YGAM Team up for NI Prevention Program
GamCare joined efforts with the Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM) to bring an education and support program to Northern Ireland. Raise Gambling Awareness The Gambling Harm Prevention Program, a ground-breaking initiative of the YGAM widely supported by members of the gaming industry body Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), features evidence-led workshops and resources […]
Legal
December 8, 2020
UK Gambling Law Review Begins Supported by BGC and William Hill
UK Government announced today the launch of the long-awaited review of the gambling laws in the country that is set to define the framework for an upcoming overhaul of the industry. Launched as part of a call for evidence which is set to run for 16 weeks, the review will consider strengthening the powers of […]
Sports
December 6, 2020
UK Tote Group Prepares to Expand in Sports beyond Horse Racing
Tote Group has concluded a £20 million funding round, allowing the company to look past horse racing and expand into new markets. Tote Group Concludes £20M Funding Round to Seek Diversification Rein in your steeds because UK Tote is on the cusp of expanding into human sports, branching out from its traditional focus on greyhounds […]
Industry
December 4, 2020
Gambling Review in the UK Starts on Monday, December 7
The United Kingdom will begin its Gambling Act review on Monday, December 7 in what is the broadest regulatory move the gambling industry on the island has seen since 2005. Gambling Act Review Begins on Monday The long-anticipated review of the Gambling Act will launch this coming week and it will put up several important […]
Legal
December 2, 2020
Ireland’s Interim Gaming and Lotteries Act Came into Force
The new interim Gaming and Lotteries Act in Ireland has come into force signaling the upcoming regulatory reform of the gambling market in the country in 2021. The “interim reform measure pending the comprehensive reform of gambling in Ireland”, as the government described the Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Act 2019, came into effect December 1. […]
Industry
December 1, 2020
UKGC Statistics Report Showed 8.1% Rise in Online Gambling
The UK Gambling Commission (GC) published its bi-annual gambling industry statistics report showing growth in online gambling. The remote sector with its £5.7 billion in gross gaming yield (GGY) represented 39.9% of the total £14.2 billion generated by the industry during the reported period of April 2019 to March 2020. The overview report in terms […]
Business
November 30, 2020
Flutter Appoints Catherine Lynch as Chief People Officer UK & Ireland
Former Virgin Media chief people officer Catherine Lynch is set to become the new addition of Flutter Entertainment, performing in the same role for the UK and Ireland division of the gaming group. All Aspects of Staff Catherine Lynch will be tasked to oversee employment recruitment, selection and evaluation, all aspects of staff development and […]