08/10/21 Shaquille O’Neal becomes WynnBET brand ambassador The basketball star will become a strategic consultant for the sports betting mobile app
08/06/21 Coalition Against Gambling Ads to make bus tour of Britain The Coalition Against Gambling Ads’s campaign will see it visit key locations with a branded double-decker bus.
08/06/21 GambleAware to award PhD grants for safer gambling research The responsible gambling charity GambleAware will fund six PhD studentships at British universities and intuitions.
08/05/21 Crucial Compliance acquires BetProtect The Gibraltar-based compliance services provider has completed its acquisition of gambling protection app BetProtect.
08/05/21 Betting Shop Champion Awards to recognise retail bookmakers The one-off Betting Shop Champion Awards aims to recognise the work of retail betting staff during the Covid-19 pandemic.
08/05/21 Esports Entertainment launches online casino in Finland Esports Entertainment Group plans to launch Fiksukasino.com as a no-registration online casino in Finland.
08/04/21 Bacta creates new working group on machine gaming standards The British trade association for arcades and gaming machine suppliers has created a working group on technical standards that aims to inform regulators.
08/03/21 Sazka’s Allwyn aims to be first zero-carbon lottery company Sazka’s new UK brand Allwyn aims to be the first net-zero lottery company by 2030.
08/03/21 Paf acquires Speedy from Hero Gaming Paf has bought the Sweden-facing brands Speedy and Speedy Originals, making it one of the six largest operators in the Swedish gaming market.
08/03/21 Joonas Karhu named CEO at Bojoko In a management reshuffle, Joonas Karhu has replaced Toni Halonen as Bojoko’s CEO.
08/02/21 Italy’s Sisal to demerge payments business The Italian operator Sisal will split Mooney Group from its lottery and gaming business.
07/30/21 ASA presses operators to improve age restrictions on gambling ads The British advertising watchdog has said that operators should make better use of audience targeting tools to reduce children’s exposure to gambling ads.
07/30/21 Germany’s Tipico joins race for William Hill’s European business The German sports betting group Tipico is reported to have made an offer for William Hill’s European business, including its UK betting shops.
07/29/21 Sportech launches on London Stock Exchange’s AIM The betting technology business Sportech has begun trading ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange sub-market.
07/29/21 Entain invests in protection for interactive entertainment audience Entain Plc plans to improve safety and support for its interactive entertainment projects applying lessons from other sectors to its broadening customer base.
