01/14/21 William Hill sees revenue fall 16% in 2020 Fourth-quarter growth wasn’t enough to prevent the Covid-19 pandemic from causing a double-digit decline in revenue for British betting giant.
01/13/21 Latvian bill proposes to ban alimony debtors from gambling The bill has passed its first reading and is scheduled for a second on January 20.
01/13/21 GambleAware receives £4.5m in donations from gaming operators The British gambling charity has also launched a new campaign to promote problem gambling treatment.
01/13/21 French regulator to simplify gambling self-exclusion system The Autorité Nationale des Jeux plans to make it easier for players to block access to gambling products.
01/13/21 UK regulator warns operators to protect customers in lockdown The chief executive of the Gambling Commission has written to operators to warn that further action may be taken if responsibilities are shirked.
01/12/21 Residents sign petition against German gaming hall changes Almost 2,000 have signed a call for the state government of Rheinland-Pfalz to row back on an amendment that could close many venues.
01/12/21 Italian tax decision goes against Betfair The betting exchange operator has been left with few options on the Italian market.
01/12/21 Finland proposes Lotteries Act reform The government has proposed a wide-ranging legislative reform that would allow the monopoly operator Veikkaus to launch B2B services.
01/12/21 Entain CEO hands in notice after six months Shay Segev has given notice to leave the recently rebranded gaming giant.
01/11/21 Dugher blasts “mendacious” messages from gambling prohibitionists The CEO of the Betting and Gaming Council has reaffirmed operators’ commitment to the protection of minors as the UK begins to review gambling legislation.
01/11/21 Dutch regulator slaps igaming operator with €500,000 fine Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) had fined Curacao-licensed Virtual Coin Gaming for targeting illegal games at Dutch customers.
01/11/21 British regulator to revamp gambling research The Gambling Commission has launched a consultation on the methodology it uses to research problem gambling.
01/11/21 British horseracing fears £60m hit from affordability checks Senior figures in the sport fear the Gambling Commission’s proposed checks could present a major threat to horseracing’s finances.
12/22/20 European gambling revenue down by a quarter year-on-year Revenue across the continent as a whole is set to close the year down by 23 per cent due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
12/22/20 Lottery betting giant loses appeal against fine in Sweden A subsidiary of Lottoland has lost its appeal against a fine from the national regulator.
