02/25/21 HBLB to provide financial support for jockeys The Horserace Betting Levy Board has stepped in to provide financial support to an insurance scheme for British jockeys.
02/25/21 Austria to create new gambling authority A new supervisory gambling authority will be created under a major shakeup of gaming regulations in Austria.
02/25/21 New faces join Entain board of directors Stella David and Vicky Jarman will join Entain’s board of directors from March 4.
02/25/21 Operators trial Spanish gambling support helpline The trial is part of an agreement signed by Jdigital and Spanish gambling support body FEJAR.
02/24/21 Flutter takes new safer gambling measures in Ireland The owner of the country’s biggest bookmaker Paddy Power has banned credit card transactions and will stop television ads during sports.
02/24/21 Betkick and Betago gain German sports betting licences The new approvals come after the German sports betting licensing process appeared to have stalled.
02/24/21 Sweden’s ATG reports record revenue for 2020 The state-owned gaming operator saw revenue climb 21 per cent year-on-year.
02/24/21 BGC: postpone Grand National until betting shops reopen The industry group is calling for the UK’s most popular horse race to be postponed after lockdown restrictions end.
02/23/21 Spiffbet to acquire Scandibet and TurboVegas operator The igaming operator and supplier will pay €1.99m for Manisol Gaming
02/23/21 British regulator launches gambling block campaign The Gambling Commission has begun a campaign promoting gambling block services.
02/23/21 PokerStars to wind up Full Tilt brand this week The Flutter-owned poker operator will close Full Tilt on February 25.
02/23/21 English betting shops to reopen in April Betting shops will reopen in April and casinos and bingo halls on May 17 under Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan.
02/21/21 News UK head of betting steps down to join start-up Simon Collins has resigned from the position he took up in 2019.
02/21/21 British regulator extends consultation on gaming research The Gambling Commission has put back the closing date for its consultation on problem gaming research methodologies.
