08/02/21 Italy’s Sisal to demerge payments business The Italian operator Sisal will split Mooney Group from its lottery and gaming business.
08/01/21 France’s FDJ reports 29.5 per cent rise in revenue for first half La Française des Jeux (FDJ) has reported net revenue of €1.08bn for the first half as the EC begins an investigation of its monopoly in France.
08/01/21 Survey finds little awareness of safer gambling tools in Britain A survey commissioned by the Gambling Commission has found that players have a lack of knowledge of safer gambling tools.
08/01/21 EU rejects calls for new Expert Group on Gambling The EU commissioner has rejected calls from the industry and regulators to reestablish the European Expert Group on Gambling.
07/30/21 ASA presses operators to improve age restrictions on gambling ads The British advertising watchdog has said that operators should make better use of audience targeting tools to reduce children’s exposure to gambling ads.
07/30/21 Betway signs three-year deal with VfB Stuttgart Super Group’s Betway will be a premium partner of Germany’s VfB Stuttgart for three years.
07/30/21 IBAS repeats call for British gambling ombudsman Publishing its annual report, the Independent Betting Adjudication Service says it still wants to see the creation of a British gambling ombudsman to deal with complaints.
07/30/21 Germany’s Tipico joins race for William Hill’s European business The German sports betting group Tipico is reported to have made an offer for William Hill’s European business, including its UK betting shops.
07/29/21 Sportech launches on London Stock Exchange’s AIM The betting technology business Sportech has begun trading ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange sub-market.
07/29/21 Entain invests in protection for interactive entertainment audience Entain Plc plans to improve safety and support for its interactive entertainment projects applying lessons from other sectors to its broadening customer base.
07/29/21 Nigeria to acquire central monitoring system for gambling The Federal Government will acquire a central monitoring system for better performance and revenue generation, Minister Akume has said.
07/29/21 Anne Poggemann appointed to lead new German gambling supervisor Anne Poggemann will lead the new German gambling supervisor, Glücksspielaufsicht.
07/28/21 Playtech meets H1 expectations thanks to online B2B growth Playtech says it met expectations for H1 through a strong performance of Caliente and Snaitech’s online business.
07/28/21 Whittingdale responds to APPG criticism on gambling ads John Whittingdale MP has responded to the APPG’s letter criticising his stance on gambling advertising.
07/28/21 British gambling participation and problem gambling fall The Gambling Commission has reported that British gambling participation fell to 41.6 per in June.
