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…
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Better Collective Share Issue Raises €150m
Sports betting affiliate Better Collective has raised SEK1.5bn (£129m/US$183m/€150m) by issuing 6.9 million shares in a bid to create liquidity for future…
Esports Entertainment Group Become Cleveland Cavaliers Official Partner
Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. have announced a multi-year partnership with the Cleveland Cavaliers to be the NBA franchise’s official esports tournament platform…
Betway and Esports Organisation FURIA Partner up in Brazil
Betway has announced a new partnership with the FURIA esports organisation. Joining forces, esports enthusiasts can expect to see international cross collaborations…
Less is More for Playtech, As They Streamline Finalto for US$210m
Delivering on a promised strategy of a pivot to core business operations, Israel’s market-leading Playtech has agreed to sell its Finalto financial…
Esports Entertainment Group to Acquire Bethard Group
Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. (EEG), an esports entertainment and online gambling company, today announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Gameday…
BGC Chief Michael Dugher Responds to ‘Peers for Gambling Reform’ Report
BGC Chief Executive Michael Dugher said: “We welcome the Government’s Gambling Review and we are confident that Ministers will make sensible decisions…
William Hill Launches in Colombia
Following the acquisition of a majority stake in the Colombia licensed operator Alfabet S.A.S in December 2020, WilliamHill.co was today launched, making…
GambleAware Publishes New Interactive Maps
GambleAware has released new interactive maps designed to help identify both take up and reported demand for treatment and support services for…
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…
UKGC Update on Affordability Cap
The UK Gambling Commission has just released the below statement about mandatory affordability caps for online gambling in Great Britain. This statement…
Esports Entertainment Group’s New Jersey Gaming License Approved
Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. have announced that its subsidiary GMBL has been notified by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE)…
DraftKings Invests in New Responsible Gaming Initiative
DraftKings Inc. (Nasdaq: DKNG) today announced a financial commitment to the International Center for Responsible Gaming’s (ICRG) Fund to Support Research on…
Betsson Granted Online Gaming Licenses in Greece
Betsson have announced that it has been granted licenses for online gaming and betting in Greece by the Hellenic Gaming Commission (HGC)…
Entain Foundation Partners with Ghanaian Charity
Entain, the global sports betting and gaming entertainment group, have announced the launch of a new partnership with Chance for Childhood, through…
Gardner, Root and Branch, Growing Better Safeguards for Problem Gamblers
The UK Gambling Commission, the UKGC to you and me, is often accused of being a toothless lion – or is it…
Safer Gambling Weekly Roundup by Dam Mad Media
Welcome along to another edition of the Safer Gambling Newsletter where there has been quite the mélange of happenings this week. Centre…
Safer Gambling Week 2021 Announced for November 1st-7th
The regulated betting and gaming industry is joining forces once again for Safer Gambling Week 2021. This year’s event will run from…
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…
Expekt Brand to be Reworked by LeoVegas
In connection with LeoVegas’ completion of the acquisition of Expekt, one of northern Europe’s strongest sports betting brands in Sweden is being…
Betsson and Avaldsnes IL Enter Sponsorship Deal
The Karmøy football club signs its largest sponsorship agreement ever. Betsson has signed a main sponsorship agreement with the Norwegian Toppserie club,…
Behold Catena Delivers Impressive Q1
Catena Media is fast becoming the bible of reference for hybrid Affiliates mining the interface of iGaming and Fintech, following a record…
Kindred Launches Shared Ownership Scheme for Employees
Kindred will give employees the opportunity to share in the success of the Group through share ownership. Building on the All Employee…
Entain Publishes ESG Report
Entain plc, the global sports betting and gaming group, has today issued its 2020-21 ESG report, setting out the Group’s approach to…
BetMais Partners with Oddin for Esports Betting in Brazil
The Brazilian bookmaker BetMais, has made a strategic step towards esports betting. Brazil is undoubtedly the LATAM country with the biggest number…
British and Dutch Gambling Regulators Formalise Closer Cooperation
The UK Gambling Commission and the Dutch Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) have strengthened their relationship by signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU). The MoU…
Pandascore Becomes Official Data Partner of ESIC
Esports data provider, Pandascore has recently joined an exclusive class of data-based businesses by partnering with ESIC as an Official Data Partner….
GamingMalta Foundation and MGA Launch Covid-19 Vaccine Initiative
The GamingMalta Foundation, supported by the Malta Gaming Authority, has embarked on a COVID-19 Vaccine initiative for the local gaming industry. In…
YGAM Makes 3 Appointments to Board
The Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM) has welcomed three new Trustees to its Board as part of a commitment to…
Real Luck Group Appoint Rosander to Chief Executive Officer
Real Luck Group Ltd (Real Luck Group) and its subsidiary companies doing business as “Luckbox” announced today that Thomas Rosander has been…
All-in Diversity Project Launches COVID Impact Survey on Betting and Gaming
All-in Diversity Project, an industry-led not-for-profit has launched a COVID Impact survey measuring the net effect on diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI)…
Esports Betting and the Issue of Latency, with Flavien Guillocheau, CEO at PandaScore
Right now we are witnessing the birth of a new entertainment industry, esports. It merges the competitive and athletic element of traditional…
Fall of the William Hill Empire, Iconic Bookies on the Butcher’s Block
Render unto Caesars the high-performing online verticals and the rest–the legacy high street betting shops, the Covid-vulnerable bricks and mortar–put it on…
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…