04/14/20 Iowa sports betting revenue up 55% in March Total revenues hit $1.2million mostly from online after casinos and sportsbooks were forced to close due to Coronavirus.
04/09/20 Lottery vendors in Costa Rica receive subsidy 1,600 vendors have received a $342,000 subsidy aimed at keeping the country’s lottery sector afloat during the Covid-19 pandemic.
04/07/20 New York sports betting revenue up for March State enjoys positive revenues in March despite the impact of Covid-19.
04/06/20 GVC losing £50m a month GVC sees net gaming revenues increase 1% for the first three months of the year but has been hit hard by the Coronavirus outbreak.
04/06/20 Virtual Grand National raises £2.6m for NHS Betting companies in the UK will donate profits from the weekend’s Virtual Grand National to the National Health Service (NHS).
04/02/20 Coronavirus: Ireland Lottery to give unclaimed funds to relief efforts €16million and will be given directly to the health sector, which is at risk of becoming overwhelmed as Covid-19 continues to spread.
03/31/20 Costa Rica approves lottery subsidy Government steps in to assist lottery vendors amid the on-going Coronavirus crisis.
03/31/20 Calls for Polish Government to reduce gambling taxes Bookmakers Companies Association has requested the government lower taxes fro, 12% to 10% from at least March to September.
03/30/20 National Lottery pledges £300m to fight Coronavirus Lottery will distribute the cash to charities and local voluntary organisations.
03/30/20 Belgium National Lottery makes drastic changes as sales fall Operator reacts to 30% drop in ticket sales due to Coronavirus by introducing new measures such as increasing prize claim periods.
03/25/20 Wynn executives forego salaries during crisis Wynn’s board of directors announced they are foregoing their salaries in order to preserve the salaries of the workforce.
03/24/20 Gambling firm warns of profit hit from sports disruptions Online gambling firm 888 Holdings said its profits would be severely impacted by Coronavirus crisis, as most of the sports events have been cancelled.
03/24/20 Loto-Québec turns to iGaming Loto-Québec is focusing on iGaming offerings amid the coronavirus crisis that forces people to stay home.
03/23/20 Global gaming revenue to drop 11% According to the European Gaming Commission, the forecast for gaming revenue is not good.
03/20/20 Coronavirus: FDJ expects to lose €120million The French lottery and sports betting operator Francaise des Jeus expects to be hit hard by the Coronavirus crisis.
