05/14/21 France’s FDJ appoints Andy Wright as Sporting Group CEO The French lottery operator La Française des Jeux (FDJ) has named Andy Wright to replace Simon Trim.
05/14/21 Stakers surrenders British online gambling licence Stakers lost its appeal against the suspension of its British online gambling licence.
05/13/21 GamCare calls for urgent discussion on gambling among young people The British responsible gambling charity has called for urgent action to tackle increasing gambling problems among young people.
05/13/21 Better Collective sees revenue rise 77% after Atemi acquisition Affiliate group Better Collective has reported a 77 per cent increase in revenue for Q1 following its acquisition of Atemi.
05/13/21 Playtech’s Snaitech Group integrates HappyBet Playtech’s Italy-facing B2C business Snaitech Group will absorb the parent company’s HappyBet, which focuses on the German and Austrian markets.
05/13/21 Svenska Spel wants reporting system for revenue from harmful gambling Svenska Spel’s CEO Patrik Hofbauer has said gaming operators should be more transparent when it comes to reporting the proportion of revenue taken through harmful gambling.
05/12/21 British horseracing betting levy income to drop 17.5% The Horserace Betting Levy Board has forecast a 17.5 per cent drop in revenue from the levy for the last financial year due to the impact of Covid-19 restrictions on British horseracing fixtures and betting shops.
05/12/21 Gamenet completes acquisition of IGT’s Italian B2C business Gamenet, a subsidiary of private equity firm Apollo Global Management, has bought IGT’s Lottomatica Italian B2C subsidiary for €1.1bn.
05/12/21 Football Index hearing moved to High Court The hearing that will decide how to divide Football Index funds among bettors has been moved to a higher court.
05/12/21 Netherlands gaming regulator clamps down on affiliates The Netherlands’ gambling regulator, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), has announced a clampdown against affiliates that promote online gambling.
05/11/21 German Bundestag to discuss igaming tax regime The proposed 5.3 per cent turnover tax on online poker and slots has been criticised by the industry as punitive.
05/11/21 Slots Temple joins affiliate association RAiG Slots Temple is the latest affiliate business to join Responsible Affiliates in Gambling (RAiG).
05/11/21 Luckbox operator appoints Thomas Rosander as CEO Real Luck Group, the operator of the Luckbox esports betting brand, has named Thomas Rosander as the replacement for Quentin Martin.
05/11/21 May 17 reopening confirmed for casinos and bingo halls in the UK Casinos and bingo halls in England and Scotland have begun to announce reopenings after the UK’s winter Covid-19 lockdown.
05/10/21 Crypto payments company to cater to igaming with Malta licence The Crypto payments company Moneybite has been granted a licence by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA).
