10/13/20 Dunder confirms imminent UK exit The Malta-based online casino operator will leave the UK market by the end of the month.
10/13/20 UK gaming industry appeals as venues to close in Liverpool The BGC and BHA have criticised the decision to close casinos and betting shops as three-tier measures are introduced to combat Covid-19.
10/13/20 Germany awards first sports betting licences In a historic move, the Darmstadt Regional Council has awarded sports betting licences covering 75 per of the German sports betting market.
10/12/20 UK: two-thirds of football fans want less gambling advertising One-third were put off buying kits because of gambling sponsors a new survey has found.
10/12/20 France’s FDJ invests in esports startup PandaScore The French gaming giant contributed to a funding round that raised €5m.
10/12/20 Spain: gambling ad spend bucks national trend The sector’s spending on ads increased by 10.6% last year while overall advertising investment dropped.
10/11/20 Dutch regulator appoints gambling addiction advisor The KSA has appointed prominent healthcare academic Dr Gert-Jan Meerker.
10/09/20 GVC to re-enter Portugal with acquisition of betting site The owner of Ladbrokes and Coral has agreed to buy Bet.pt.
10/09/20 Switzerland blacklists another 36 igaming domains The latest additions include Arsenal FC’s official betting partner Sportsbet.io.
10/09/20 British casinos seek to avoid more closures Casinos have again offered to stop serving alcohol in a bid to avoid closures.
10/09/20 Greece opens applications for new online gaming licences The national regulator is taking submissions online. Operators must complete “suitability” disclosures.
10/08/20 Luckbox poaches Unikrn comms leader The esports betting operator has hired Lachlan Thomson from Unikrn to scale up marketing efforts.
10/08/20 UK watchdog bans Electraworks ad The ASA has upheld a complaint against the GVC subsidiary, but rejected a complaint against Betfair Casino.
