08/06/21 GambleAware to award PhD grants for safer gambling research The responsible gambling charity GambleAware will fund six PhD studentships at British universities and intuitions.
08/06/21 Metropolitan Gaming acquires Caesars’ European casinos Silver Point Capital’s Metropolitan Gaming will take ownership of 11 casinos in Europe and Africa, including the Empire Casino in Leicester Square, London.
08/06/21 UK: 10% of teen gamblers influenced by ads In a new Gambling Commission survey, 10 per cent of teen gamblers claimed to spend more because of ads.
08/05/21 Crucial Compliance acquires BetProtect The Gibraltar-based compliance services provider has completed its acquisition of gambling protection app BetProtect.
08/05/21 Betting Shop Champion Awards to recognise retail bookmakers The one-off Betting Shop Champion Awards aims to recognise the work of retail betting staff during the Covid-19 pandemic.
08/05/21 Esports Entertainment launches online casino in Finland Esports Entertainment Group plans to launch Fiksukasino.com as a no-registration online casino in Finland.
08/05/21 Gambling Commission delays choice of National Lottery operator The British Gambling Commission has delayed the announcement of the next National Lottery operator until February 2022.
08/04/21 Swedish charity calls for more safeguards on gambling Spelberoendegruppen, which provides gambling addiction support services, has called on the government to introduce broader safeguards to protect consumers.
08/04/21 Belgium sees 4-fold increase in gambling activity during Euros The Belgian gambling regulator has reported 36,418 new players during Euro 2020.
08/04/21 Gambling Commission: Rhodes responds to criticism over Football Index The Gambling Commission’s interim CEO Andrew Rhodes has taken to Twitter to respond to “angry messages”
08/04/21 Bacta creates new working group on machine gaming standards The British trade association for arcades and gaming machine suppliers has created a working group on technical standards that aims to inform regulators.
08/03/21 Sazka’s Allwyn aims to be first zero-carbon lottery company Sazka’s new UK brand Allwyn aims to be the first net-zero lottery company by 2030.
08/03/21 Bet-at-home revenue falls 8.8% due to new regulations in Germany Betclic Everest’s Bet-at-home has reported revenue of €56.8m for the first half.
08/03/21 Paf acquires Speedy from Hero Gaming Paf has bought the Sweden-facing brands Speedy and Speedy Originals, making it one of the six largest operators in the Swedish gaming market.
08/03/21 Joonas Karhu named CEO at Bojoko In a management reshuffle, Joonas Karhu has replaced Toni Halonen as Bojoko’s CEO.
