03/03/21 Toronto Star to launch online casino brand The Canadian newspaper company intends to diversify its business amid the pandemic crisis and enter to the gambling sector.
03/02/21 Flutter sees revenue double through Stars merger Flutter has reported revenue of £4.3bn in its full-year results.
03/02/21 Entain ups offer for Enlabs The British gaming giant has increased its offer to SEK53 per share.
03/01/21 DC Lottery executive director resigns amid controversy Beth Bresnahan has resigned following controversy surrounding the lottery’s sports betting app GambetDC.
03/01/21 Flutter to give staff £14m in bonuses The gambling giant has announced a bonus to thank staff for helping the company through the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
03/01/21 British betting shops eligible for cash grants The industry has welcomed the chancellor’s decision to include betting shops in its grant scheme but wants an extension on rates relief.
02/26/21 New Jersey lottery ticket sales temporarily unavailable Despite the suspension of sales, Pick 3 and Pick 4 midday draws will go ahead as normal.
02/26/21 British gambling participation falls in 2020 Data from the Gambling Commission shows that participation in British gambling fell by five percentage points in 2020.
02/25/21 Churchill Downs to sell Arlington Racecourse Churchill Downs may seek to relocate its Arlington Racecourse licence elsewhere.
02/25/21 New faces join Entain board of directors Stella David and Vicky Jarman will join Entain’s board of directors from March 4.
02/25/21 Operators trial Spanish gambling support helpline The trial is part of an agreement signed by Jdigital and Spanish gambling support body FEJAR.
02/24/21 Flutter takes new safer gambling measures in Ireland The owner of the country’s biggest bookmaker Paddy Power has banned credit card transactions and will stop television ads during sports.
02/24/21 Betkick and Betago gain German sports betting licences The new approvals come after the German sports betting licensing process appeared to have stalled.
02/23/21 Spiffbet to acquire Scandibet and TurboVegas operator The igaming operator and supplier will pay €1.99m for Manisol Gaming
02/23/21 PokerStars to wind up Full Tilt brand this week The Flutter-owned poker operator will close Full Tilt on February 25.