ANJ Launches Five-Part Player Protection Strategy
The French gambling regulator L’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has launched a five-part strategy for 2021-2023, as part of its first activity…
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German State Lottery Sales Surpass €4bn in H1
Germany’s 16 state lotteries have seen total sales rise by 15.3 per cent, to exceed €4bn (£3.44bn/$4.73bn) in the first half of…
Gambling.com Plans Nasdaq IPO
Affiliate group Gambling.com has filed a registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to list shares on the Nasdaq Stock…
Netherlands to Increase Gambling Levy
The Dutch government has increased the gambling levy for online operators from 1.75 per cent to 1.95 per cent of gross gaming…
Ukraine Adds Bonusing Restrictions to new Regime
Ukraine’s Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (KRAIL) has revealed its first responsible gaming measures for the newly re-regulated market….
Denmark Hits 90% Channelisation
Spillemyndigheden, the Danish gambling regulator, has revealed that channelisation in the jurisdiction reached a record high of 90 per cent in 2020….
Sazka GGR rose to €526.3m in Q1
Czech lottery giant Sazka Group reported a 29.9 per cent rise in gross gaming revenue (GGR) to €526.3m (£452.4m/$637.7m) for Q1 2021….
UK National Lottery sales break £8bn barrier
Camelot UK Lotteries Limited has reported record National Lottery sales of £8.4bn for the 2020/21 financial year. It is the first time…
Over 40% of German Players Could be Lost to Offshore Providers
A study into the possible repercussions of the new German State Treaty on gambling has found that draconian player protection measures could…
French Online Gaming Revenue Up 35% in Q1
French online gaming revenue rose by 35 per cent to €587m (£505m/$715m) in the first quarter of 2021, according to the country’s…
Dutch Online GGR Predicted to Hit €1.27bn by 2025
The Dutch online market has been valued at a potential €1.27bn (£1.09bn/US$1.55bn) gross gaming revenue (GGR) by 2025, on the basis of…
UKGC Figures Suggest Marked Decline in GGY Due to Pandemic
The British Gambling Commission has revealed that the jurisdiction achieved a gross gambling yield (GGY) of £5.89bn (US$8.34bn/€6.86bn) in the six months…
Global B2C Gaming Revenue up 38% in Q1
Global B2C gaming revenue rose by 38 per cent year-on-year in Q1, according to analysis by H2 Gambling Capital. Despite there being…
Sweden Reports Net Gambling Sales of SEK 6.2bn in Q1
Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen has reported a 5 per cent year-on-year rise in net gambling sales to SEK 6.2bn (£526.5m/US$746.5m/€611m) for the…
Gamesys Reports £23.8m Profit in Q1
Gamesys Group has released an expanded trading update for Q1 2021, reporting a £23.8m (US$33.6m/€27.6m) profit for the first quarter. The announcement…
IGT Revenue Exceeds $1bn in Q1
International Game Technology (IGT) has reported a 24.7 per cent year-on-year rise in revenue to $1.02bn (£711.1m/€828.2m), from $814m, in the first…
Scientific Games Reports Stable Quarter
Scientific Games Corporation (SGC) reported a 1 per cent rise in group revenues to $729m (£513m/€599m) from $725m in the first three months of…
LeoVegas Revenue Up 8%
LeoVegas has reported an 8 per cent rise in revenue from €89.4m to €96.7m (£83.8m/$116.7m) in the three months to 31 March…
Codere Founders Seek €900m Buy-Out of Remaining 14% Stake
The founding family of Spanish gaming giant Codere Group is seeking €900m ($1.1bn/£789.9m) compensation following the firm’s 2018 bankruptcy restructuring. The Martinez…
Sazka Reports 2020 Revenue Boost Due to Acquisitions
Czech Republic headquartered Sazka Group has reported a 6 per cent rise in gross gaming revenue for 2020, to €2.02bn ($2.4bn/£1.7bn). The…
Flutter Revenue Up 32 Per Cent in Q1
Flutter has reported group revenues of £1.49 billion ($2bn/€1.7bn) for the first quarter of 2021, up 32% per cent from £1.12 billion…
Kindred and 888 Report Double-Digit Q1 Growth
Operators continue to reveal strong figures, as Kindred and 888 become the latest to report double-digit growth for the first quarter of…
Evolution posts 105 per cent revenue rise for Q1
Live casino supplier Evolution Gaming has posted a strong first quarter of 2021, with operating revenue increasing 105 per cent to €235.8m…
Betway Parent Company Agrees $4.75bn US Merger
Betway owner Super Group has agreed a $4.75 billion (£3.4 billion/€3.9 billion) merger deal with Delaware-incorporated special-purpose acquisition company Sports Entertainment Acquisition…
BetMGM Set to Match 2020 Full-Year Revenue in Q2
Online sportsbook BetMGM is reported to have hauled in US $163 million (£118 million/€135 million) in revenue during the first quarter of…
German Gambling Regime Set for Summer Launch
Germany’s Fourth Interstate Treaty on Gambling (GlüNeuRStV) has been ratified by the state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, paving the way for the expanded online market to…
New Jersey Gaming Revenue Up 119.8%
New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement has reported total gaming revenue of $359.3m (£256.9m/€298.7) for March 2021 – a rise of 119.8…
Denmark Reports Market Decline for First Time
The Danish gambling regulator Spillemyndigheden has reported an 8.7 per cent decline in gross gambling revenue (GGR) year-on-year for 2020 due to…
Entain NGR Up 33 Per Cent in Q1
Entain has reported strong online performance in the first quarter of the year, with net gaming revenue (NGR) from remote gaming rising…
Grand National Inspires Record Betting Levels
This year’s Grand National Festival has inspired record betting levels according to figures from Scientific Games and Smarkets. The annual horse-racing event,…
Spanish GGR Up 13.8 Per Cent
Spanish online gross gambling revenue (GGR) rose 13.8 per cent year-on-year to €850.7m (£726.3m/$998m) in 2020, despite sports betting revenue declining. According…
Bet365 Reports 8 Per Cent Revenue Slump
Bet365 has released figures revealing that total revenue fell 8 per cent to £2.81bn (€3.30bn/$3.87bn) during its 2019-20 fiscal year, closing 29…
UK Gambling Activity Declines in Early 2021
Gambling activity has fallen in the first two months of this year after a festive peak in December, according to data released…
UK ‘Lags’ Behind on Research into Gambling Harms
A study by the Policy Institute at King’s College London has concluded that the UK is lacking a strong body of evidence on…
888 Profits Fall by 41% Despite Revenue Hike
Gibraltar-based 888 Holdings has reported a 41.1 per cent drop in net profit for 2020, from $45.3m (£32.7m/€38.05m) in 2019 to $26.7m…
French Online Revenue Hits Record €1.74bn in 2020
L’Autorité nationale des Jeux (ANJ), the French gambling regulator, has reported online gambling revenue of €1.74bn (£1.49bn/$2.06bn) for 2020. The record high…
Retail Closures Impact Playtech B2B and B2C Revenues
Playtech has reported corporate losses of €73m (£62.5m/$87m) in 2020, compared with a profit of €55.9m in 2019. The loss comes after…
Betway and Betsson Granted German Sports Betting Licences
Online sports betting licences have been awarded to Betsson’s Betsafe, under the trading name Wegame, and Betway. Wegame’s licence applies to both…
Swedish GGR Stable at SEK24.7bn
Sweden licensed operators recorded gross gaming revenues (GGR) of SEK24.7bn (£2.1bn/€2.4bn/$2.9bn) in the Swedish market in 2020, a fall of just 0.4%…
Scientific Games Revenue Drops by Nearly 20%
Scientific Games has reported a 19.9% fall in annual revenue to $2.72bn (£1.94bn/Є2.25bn) at the close of 2020. The supplier has been…
DraftKings Revenue Soars in Q4
DraftKings has reported a 49% rise in full-year revenue to $643.5m (£461.4m/€534.5m), after its Q4 income almost doubled. The figures were calculated…
Better Collective Posts 35% Climb in Full-Year Revenue
Better Collective has reported revenue of €91m (£78.6m/$111.3m) for 2020, marking an increase of 35% on the €64.5m it generated in 2019….
Catena Reports Marginal Revenue Increases
Affiliate giant Catena Media has reported a 3% rise in revenue from €102.8m to €106.0m (£88.62m/$125.52m) for 2020. The small amount of…
Irish Labour Party Moves to Ban Gambling Advertising
Ireland’s Labour Party has enacted the Gambling (Prohibition of Advertising) Bill 2021 which, if passed, will ban all gambling advertising, except sponsorship….
Tabcorp Makes Up Ground in H1
Australian operator Tabcorp has reported AUS$2.87bn (£1.06bn/€1.85bn/US$2.23bn) total revenue for the six months to 31 December 2020, which is a 1.5% year-on-year…
Malta Reports Cancellation of Seven Licences
The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) cancelled seven licences in the first half of 2020 and suspended a further two. Among the operators…
FDJ Profits Rise 6% in 2020 Despite Tough First Half
French operator La Française des Jeux (FDJ) has swerved profit losses with a strong set of results in the second half of…
LeoVegas Revenue up 13% in Strongest Q4 to Date
LeoVegas has reported a 13% increase in revenue to €98.4m (£86.3m/$119.4m) for Q4 of 2020, making it the operator’s strongest fourth quarter…
Kindred Smashes Through £1bn GGR Barrier
Kindred Group has reported full-year growth of 23.9% for 2020, taking gross gaming revenue (GGR) to £1.13bn (€1.29bn/$1.56bn) for the year. The…
Kindred Open About Revenue from ‘High-Risk’ Players
Kindred Group, the parent company if Unibet and 32Red among others, has revealed that 4.3% of its income was generated by high-risk…