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…
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UKGC Appoints Andrew Rhodes
The Gambling Commission has announced the appointment of Andrew Rhodes as its new Interim Chief Executive. Today’s announcement follows a thorough search…
Dr. Mark Griffiths Supports Allwyn’s Bid for UK National Lottery
Allwyn has announced Dr. Mark Griffiths, psychologist and distinguished Professor of Behavioural Addiction at Nottingham Trent University, as the latest appointment to…
Kindred and EASG Partner on Safer Gambling
Kindred partners with the European Association for the Study of Gambling, EASG, to promote an app that can help identify early signs…
Lottoland Appoint Jon Hale as CFO
World Leading online lotto betting operator Lottoland, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jon Hale as Chief Financial Officer. Jon was…
Lotto.com Launches in New Jersey
Lotto.com Inc. has announced its official launch starting in the state of New Jersey. The company is partnering with QuickChek, creating a…
iGaming NEXT Announces its Dazzling 2021 Online Edition – Online: Bright Future
Working within the restrictions of a raging pandemic, the team behind iGaming NEXT have once again this year upended the original concept,…
Loto-Québec Launch First AGS Title via Scientific Games
Scientific Games Corporation (Scientific Games) has enhanced its partnership with long-term OpenGaming customer Loto-Québec by facilitating the launch of content from AGS….
Sisal and BT Partner for UK National Lottery Bid
Italian gaming and entertainment expert Sisal has teamed up with Telecoms giant BT as part of its bid for the fourth UK…
Operators Agree to Donate Profits from Flagship Race
Some of the UK’s top charities are in line for a major cash boost after the country’s biggest betting operators agreed to…
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…
Safer Gambling Weekly Roundup, by Dam Mad Media
It has been an incredibly busy week in Safer Gambling news so let’s get cracking. UKGC The UK Gambling Commission has confirmed…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Sir Iain Rides Again, Tilting At Gambling’s Windmills
It must be that time of year. Once again anti-gambling blowhards have wheeled out Conservative Cassandra Sir Iain Duncan Smith who, true…
Greentube Enters Canada with BCLC
Greentube, the NOVOMATIC Interactive division, has launched into Canada for the first time through a partnership deal with Scientific Games and the…
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…
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…
Cashing Covid Out, Casinos Reopen
Despite fears of the potentially super-infectious Indian variant, the UK government has decided to cash out Covid and push ahead with the…
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…
Greentube to Supply Luxembourg National Lottery with Omni-Channel Solution
Greentube, the NOVOMATIC Interactive division, has won a highly competitive tender to supply the state-owned National Lottery in Luxembourg with its omni-channel…
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…
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)…
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…
Atlantic Lottery Corporation to Incorporate Lighting Box Slots
Specialist slots provider Lightning Box is to launch its games with Canadian operator Atlantic Lottery Corporation. The agreement expands the Australian provider’s…
Safer Gambling Weekly Round-Up, by Dam Mad Media
It has been quite an interesting week in the world of Safer Gambling so let’s jump right in. Non-Profit Organisations The big…
Covid Ate My Lotto, UK in Bidding War
The mid-Covid scramble to gobble up Britain’s hugely successful National Lottery is on — and it threatens to unleash the mother of…
Beat the Dead Donkey, Khan Gambles on Banning Tube Betting Ads
London’s Labour mayor Sadiq Khan, love him or hate him, is beating a dead donkey in a bid to win re-election. In…
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…
UKGC Boss Tim Miller’s Headlines
Pandemic haircuts can come in many styles, Tim Miller, the new Executive Director of the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has warned the…
Gambling Commission Unveils Three-Year Corporate Strategy
The Gambling Commission has unveiled its new three-year Corporate Strategy which sets out the Commission’s focus as it continues to protect the…
Responsible Gambling and iGaming: Do We Need a Third Party? With Rasmus Kjaergaard, CEO, Mindway AI
There’s no doubt that player protection is critical to the future success of our industry. Temporary measures brought in recently by the…
Gambling Commission CEO Announces Departure
Neil McArthur, Chief Executive of the Gambling Commission, has announced that he will be leaving the organisation after nearly 15 years. He…
iLottery 2021: The Soft End of Legislation? With David McMorrow, Managing Director of Scottish Children’s Lottery
Although synonymous with the retail market, lottery has been alive and thriving online for over 20 years. However, being an industry that…
MediaTroopers Secures Permanent Sports Wagering Supplier License in West Virginia
Leading digital marketing agency MediaTroopers that specializes in online gaming in regulated U.S. jurisdictions, secured its permanent supplier license from the West…
Trident Acquisitions Corp Announces Binding Letter of Intent to Combine with Lottery.com
Trident Acquisitions Corp. announced that it has entered into a binding letter of intent (“LOI”) for a business combination transaction with Lottery.com, which…
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…
Big Brother Isn’t Watching, China Announces Illegal Gambling Crackdown
Confess and nearly all will be forgiven — that’s the promise made by China’s Orwellian-named Ministry of Public Security as the country…
UKGC Findings Show No evidence of Significant Gambling Activity Increase
The United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) has published further data showing how the renewed tightening of Covid-19 lockdown measures has impacted gambling…
OPAP and Intralot Extent Lottery Partnership
OPAP Group (OPAP), the leading Greek betting and lottery operator and INTRALOT, a leading global gaming solutions provider, have agreed the extension…
GambleAware Appoint New Ceo
GambleAware have today announced that following its recent competitive recruitment process, Zoë Osmond will be replacing Marc Etches as the charity’s new…
Lotto Über Alles, Germany’s DLTB Posts a Tidy Uptick
Defying Covid and the lure of illegal online betting, Germany’s Association of State Lotteries, Deutscher Lotto und Totoblock (DLTB), has announced record…
Pollard Banknote To Acquire Next Generation Lotteries
Pollard Banknote Limited announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the equity of Next Generation Lotteries AS,…