12/01/21 Eminence Holdings names Mark Robson as CEO The Isle of Man’s former head of e-gaming will lead the company’s entry into the gaming sector.
12/01/21 Football friendlies have bigger match-fixing risk, report finds A report funded by the European Commission has found that lack of regulation makes football friendlies more open to the risk of match fixing.
12/01/21 Georgian prime minister presents draft gaming legislation The new legislation would increase taxes on the gaming sector, restrict advertising and ban under 25s from gambling.
11/30/21 Swedish gaming regulator bans Disrupt Entertainment Spelinspektionen has issued an injunction against another Curaçao-licensed gaming operator.
11/30/21 British online gaming yield hits new high The Gambling Commission has reported that online gross gaming yield reached £6.85bn for the 2020-21 financial year.
11/30/21 888 gets regulatory clearance for William Hill acquisition 888 says it is on track to complete its acquisition of William Hill’s European assets in the first quarter of 2022.
11/30/21 UK government to hold first National Lottery committee hearing The DCMS’s committee hearing on Camelot’s performance in raising funds for good causes will inform the National Lottery licence competition.
11/30/21 Bacta calls for regulatory sandbox to allow trials of new products The association wants the British amusement sector to have the flexibility to be able to try out new gaming machine innovations.
11/30/21 EGBA supports new EU AML framework in consultation response The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has said it believes the European Commission’s proposed new anti-money laundering (AML) framework will lead to more consistency across the bloc.
11/28/21 UK lottery executive Simon Rydings jailed for failure to pay charity The chief executive of the lottery operator Capen Limited has been jailed for three months.
11/28/21 The Gambling Commission’s Sarah Gardner highlights enhanced sustainability The British Gambling Commission’s deputy chief executive told Bacta’s annual convention the regulator and industry would achieve fairer and safer gambling.
11/28/21 KSA has second unlicensed bingo operator removed from Facebook The Dutch gambling regulator has taken action against the group Dordtse Queens.
11/27/21 BGC appoints David Willetts as communications and digital director Willetts will join the Betting and Gaming Council from the Ministry of Defence.
11/25/21 Entain sells Betdaq back to former owner Dermot Desmond Entain Plc has confirmed that it has sold the online betting exchange back to Desmond for an undisclosed fee.
