06/08/20 UK: 20% of ads to be safer gambling messages The BGC says it will ensure 20% of members’ TV and radio ads are safer gambling messages as its lockdown ad suspension ends.
06/08/20 Sports bettors using online casinos less in lockdown The first empirical study into gambling during Covid-19 has found sports bettors are playing in online casinos less than before the pandemic.
06/05/20 Interwetten extends Bundesliga sponsorship deals Betting operator Interwetten has extended sponsorship deals with Bundesliga clubs TSG Hoffenheim and Vfl Wolfsburg until June 2023.
06/05/20 GVC regains FTSE 100 blue-chip status GVC Holdings has been readmitted into the FTSE 100 index of leading shares after a 15-month absence.
06/05/20 Ukraine gambling bill to get second reading A long-debated bill to legalise both online and land-based gambling in Ukraine has finally been approved for a second reading.
06/05/20 Path cleared to privatise Westspiel casinos The German state of North Rhine-Westphalia has approved a change in the law to allow the privatisation of state-owned Westspiel casinos.
06/04/20 New head of esports at Vie.gg Esports Entertainment Group’s flagship brand Vie.gg has appointed Magnus Leppaniemi as Vice President of Marketing and Head of Esports.
06/04/20 Dutch iGaming group signs MOU with IBIA Dutch iGaming trade group Stichting Speel Verantwoord has signed a MOU with the IBIA in a bid to boost gaming transparency and integrity.
06/04/20 Horse racing fixtures added to meet demand Nine additional horse racing fixtures will be added in June and July owing to high demand as racing resumed this week.
06/04/20 UK bans Coral gambling ad The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a gambling ad from GVC’s Coral brand but rejected a complaint against Ladbrokes.
06/03/20 Fall in Alderney-licensed gaming companies The number of gaming companies licensed on the Channel island of Alderney fell by 38% in 2019.
06/03/20 National Lottery reports record sales Camelot Group has reported a 9.7% increase in annual revenue from the National Lottery to £7.9billion.
06/03/20 Casinos in England ready to reopen from July 4 The industry has declared casinos in England will be ready to reopen with social distancing from early next month.
06/03/20 UK Safer Gambling Week confirmed The rebranded cross-sector Safer Gambling Week to take place in the UK in November will focus on customer intervention.
06/02/20 BGC says sector may need extra support The UK’s Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has said the sector may need further government support as the UK’s Covid-19 lockdown eases.
