Consultation on UKGC Funding Begins
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Safer Gambling Weekly Round-Up, by Dam Mad Media
It has been a rather patchy week in the world of Safer Gambling, but there have some fantastic stories that have caught…
Catena Media appoints Michael Daly as new CEO
The Board of Directors of Catena Media plc announces that Michael Daly has been appointed CEO of Catena Media effective March 1,…
GambleAware Conference Highlights Need for Collaboration
Today GambleAware hosted its 8th Annual Conference on the topic of treatment of gambling harms. The event focused on three key areas…
Gambless to Offer Over US$100k of Free Support to Problem Gamblers
Gambless first big milestone offers a glimpse into where its users come from and confirms the importance of mhealth support. The release…
Saudi Cup Selects SIS for 2 Year Racing Deal
SIS have agreed a two-year deal to distribute live pictures and data for the full Saudi Arabian racing schedule, including the principal…
Sinclair and Bally’s Corporation Unveil Network Rebrand
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. and Bally’s Corporation today jointly revealed the new Bally Sports logo and Bally Sports regional monikers for Sinclair’s…
iGaming: How to Connect in 2021, with Pierre Lindh, Managing Director, iGaming NEXT
Adapting to the current market climate and learning new ways to connect with our industry peers has been a continual challenge for…
ThePuntersPage Announces its Sports Betting Awards 2020 Winners
Following an exciting few months, the first edition of ThePuntersPage Sports Betting Awards has come to an end. These awards were launched…
Romanian Baumbet Selects Stakelogic
Stakelogic, the developer of highly engaging classic slots and video slots, has strengthened its position in the Romania market after joining forces…
Caesars Entertainment Announces Strategic Investment in Superdraft Daily Fantasy
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. announced a strategic investment in the daily fantasy sports platform SuperDraft, Inc. (www.superdraft.io). The investment complements Caesars’ strong mobile…
XLMedia Provides a Year End Update
For the Full Year 2020, XLMedia expects to deliver revenue of approximately $54.5 million (H1 2020: $27.7 million) and adjusted EBITDA of…
Malta Gaming Authority Appoints New Chief Executive Officer
The Board of Governors of the Malta Gaming Authority has appointed Dr Carl Brincat as Chief Executive Officer of the MGA with…
William Hill Goes Green
William Hill has moved all of its UK Electricity supply to Total Gas and Power, switching from Grid Electricity to now 100%…
Entain Expands Virtual Offering with Inspired Entertainment
Inspired Entertainment, Inc. have announced a new long-term agreement with Entain plc to provide its Virtual Sports products across Entain’s online brands…
DraftKings Launches Mobile Sports Betting in Virginia
DraftKings Inc. has announced the launch of DraftKings Sportsbook in Virginia, marking the 12th state in which the top rated mobile and online…
Bally’s Corporation To Acquire Daily Fantasy Sports Operator
Bally’s Corporation, a leading U.S. provider of land-based gaming and interactive entertainment, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement…
Talking the Licensing Process in the US, with Michael Murphy, CEO, BettingUSA.com
Having operated BettingUSA.com as a sports betting affiliate for the past few years, I can attest that the legal US sports betting…
Betsson Group Selects LeanConvert for CX Partnership
LeanConvert, the world’s fastest-growing customer experience, analytics and engineering company has signed a partnership agreement with Betsson Group, which sees the tier…
BetBull and beBettor Strike Affordability Partnership
BetBull, the next-generation mobile sportsbook and casino operator, partners with beBettor, the responsible gaming data platform, on customer affordability. BetBull has chosen…
Safer Gambling Weekly Round-Up, by Dam Mad Media
It’s been a rather mixed week in the world of Safer Gambling, with a number of stories running concurrently. Betting and Gaming…
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…
Entain Revenue up 7% in Q4
Entain’s Q4 results reveal that the gambling behemoth has managed to stay on target financially despite the disruption caused by covid-19. The…
BIT Research Suggests More Flexible Deposit Limits Needed In Industry
New research from the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) has found that by removing industry-set options for deposit limits, online gamblers reduce the…
Racing and Wagering Western Australia Select Kambi for Partnership
Kambi Group plc has signed a long-term agreement to become the sports betting partner of Racing and Wagering Western Australia (RWWA). The…
Entain Announce New CEO and Directorate Changes
Entain plc, the global sports betting and gaming group, announced that Jette Nygaard-Andersen, currently an independent non-executive director of Entain, has been…
It’s All Triple Dutch for Online Punters
Holland’s long-awaited Online Gambling Act, known by its Dutch acronym KOA, has just been delayed for the third time. The new legislation…
BetConstruct Integrates Pinnacle Sportsbook for VBET and Partners
Two short weeks into 2021 and BetConstruct has already marked a milestone – the integration of Pinnacle Solution’s sports betting offer onto…
Stats Perform Becomes First Sports Betting Data Provider To Achieve IBIA Data Standards Accreditation
Stats Perform, the SportsTech leader in data and AI technology, has become the first betting data provider to be awarded the International Betting Integrity Association’s (IBIA) independently audited Data…
2020 and 2021 Regulation Review, by Shenaly Amin Davdra, Digital Growth and Acquisition Specialist, Rightlander
In this article you’ll find a round-up of compliance monitoring requests and most common concerns faced by operators in 2020, and what…
Virginia Approves 27 Gaming Vendors
The US state of Virginia has approved 27 vendor licenses ahead of legalised sports betting launching. The state, which has a population…
MGM Resorts End Speculation on Entain Acqusition
MGM Resorts International announced today that, after careful consideration and having reflected on the limited recent engagement between the respective companies regarding…
PGA TOUR and AGA Align to Educate Fans on Responsible Gaming
The PGA TOUR joined the American Gaming Association (AGA) as the newest Have A Game Plan.® Bet Responsibly. public service campaign partner to educate golf…
Danske Spil Latest to Integrate Playtech’s Virtual Sports Products
Playtech Sports, the market-leading provider of omni-channel sports betting solutions, has taken its high performing in-house virtual sports portfolio live with Danske…
January US Sports Betting Round-Up, by Ryan Knuppel, CEO, Knup Solutions
2020 was a huge year for the entire iGaming industry, with sports betting leading the charge. Sports betting handle continued to set…
Tanzanian iGaming Spotlight: 2021 and Beyond, with Jimmy Keneth Masaoe, Chairman, Tanzanian Sports Betting Association
The East African iGaming market has been a major hub of growth in recent years, spurred on by its advancements in mobile…
Spain Reports Double-Digit Increase in Online Self-Exclusions
The Spanish gambling regulator Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) has reported a 12% increase in registrations for its self-exclusion scheme…
UKGC Say Boo! To the Bogeyman
The UK government’s regulatory Gambling Commission (UKGC) has hit back at industry claims that legal reform could lead to a surge in…
Jason Ader Makes a Move on Known Unknowns
Well we can’t say that–no matter how enigmatically–we weren’t forewarned. In the midst of the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic, legendary corporate raider and…
Automated Responsible Gambling in the Spotlight, by Rasmus Kjaergaard, CEO, Mindway AI
Automation isn’t a new thought. It dates back to the 16th century and has emerged in different industries and work processes since,…
New Jersey Almost Hits $1bn Sports Betting Handle
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (NJDGE) has revealed that it handled almost $1bn in sports wagering in December, while marking…
Safer Gambling Weekly Round-Up, by Dam Mad Media
Firstly, may I wish readers a very happy new year. We didn’t run a newsletter last week due to a lack of…
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…
Moving Upstream With River Tech
iGaming operators are only as good as the technology powering their trajectory. The market, buoyed by an ever-evolving current of consumer expectations,…
Cian Nugent appointed RAiG chair
Gambling affiliate trade association Responsible Affiliates in Gambling (RAiG) has confirmed that the Racing Post’s Cian Nugent will replace Clive Hawkswood as…
Safer Gambling Chase
In the safer gambling chase, Britain’s gaming community of operators and media broadcasters has donated £3.94m (US$5.37m/€4.43m), and counting, to GambleAware’s “Betregret”…
Kindred Hits a Historical High
The old adage of “when the going gets tough, the tough get going” certainly applies to leading European online gambling operator Kindred…
GambleAware Launches Next Phase of National Gambling Treatment Service Campaign
This month GambleAware has launched the next phase of its campaign to promote awareness of the National Gambling Treatment Service. The new…
Gambling Commission CEO Sends a Reminder to Online Operators
As the nation moves into lockdown once again in response to the rising rates of Coronavirus, I wanted to take the opportunity…
2021 Could Pose Similar Integrity Challenges to 2020, by Khalid Ali, CEO, International Betting Integrity Association
2020 was a turbulent year for the betting industry with major sporting events postponed and retail outlets forced to close, and it…