06/18/20 Confusion as Irish bookies close again Around 800 bookmakers reopened this week only to be told to close again until the end of the month.
06/17/20 Industry reacts to UK gambling proposals Groups have begun to express responses to UK politicians’ proposals for radical changes in gambling legislation.
06/17/20 Bethard Group pulls UK operations The Malta-based operator has emailed customers to say it will cease UK operations from next month.
06/17/20 Sweden warns ATG over self-exclusion failures Sweden’s consumer ombudsman has issued a warning to the operator for sending ads to self-excluded players.
06/17/20 Sweden: high-risk players gambling more A new academic study suggests gambling in Sweden fell overall but that high-risk players were gambling more during the Covid-19 pandemic.
06/16/20 UK MPs propose ban on gambling ads A group of more than 50 politicians has proposed an overhaul of UK gambling laws including a ban on advertising.
06/16/20 Bacta slams gaming centre U-turn The trade body has called on the government to reconsider its last-minute U-turn on allowing adult gaming centres in England to reopen.
06/16/20 UK’s big four make gambling treatment pledge The UK’s four biggest gambling operators have pledged to dedicate £100million to improving treatment.
06/16/20 Swedish regulator to promote self-exclusion scheme Spelinspektionen has launched a campaign to raise awareness of the Spelpaus self-exclusion scheme among gamblers.
06/15/20 Group to look at gambling reform in Northern Ireland All-party Northern Ireland Assembly group has an eye to reform “obsolete” gambling legislation.
06/15/20 Gambling continues to drop during UK lockdown The UK Gambling Commission has published more data showing the impact of the Covid-19 lockdown on gambling behaviour.
06/15/20 Betsson appoints former Paddy CEO to board Betsson elected Andrew McCue to its board of directors at its annual general meeting.
06/15/20 EPIC approved to receive gambling contributions EPIC has been approved by the UK Gambling Commission to receive social responsibility contributions from operators.
06/12/20 UKGC: credit card ban covers e-wallets The UK Gambling Commission has warned betting companies to note that its ban on credit card gambling also covers e-wallets.
06/12/20 OPAP revenue down 17.1% in Q1 Greek operator OPAP said revenues and profits were down by double figures because of the shutdown of its retail network as a result of Covid-19.
