05/27/21 Playtech agrees sale of Finalto financial trading platform Playtech has agreed to sell Finalto to a consortium headed by the Barinboim Group.
05/26/21 Gambling with Lives trials new support system The charity Gambling with Lives has launched a new treatment and support system based on the lived experience of those who have suffered gambling harms.
05/26/21 Cirsa: operating profit falls 67.7% due to Covid-19 impact Spain’s Cirsa has reported operating revenue of €156.4m and operating profit of €28.6m for the first quarter.
05/24/21 Committee calls for higher gambling tax rate in Ukraine A parliamentary committee has argued that Ukraine’s proposed flat tax rate on gambling revenue should be higher to dissuade consumption and fund social projects.
05/24/21 Sunday Times Rich List gambling fortunes grow Most of the gambling entrepreneurs that feature in the annual list of the UK’s richest residents saw their fortunes grow in the last year, although several fell in the ranking.
05/20/21 British think-tank calls for ban on gambling advertising The Centre of Social Justice has called for a complete ban on gambling advertising in the UK among other measures to offer protection against gambling harms.
05/19/21 Casinos in Denmark to reopen from Friday The government has announced that casinos in Denmark will be able to reopen from May 21 as Covid-19 restrictions are eased.
05/17/21 GambleAware: research inflates gambling harm risk The British responsible gambling charity GambleAware has warned that online research has a risk of selection bias that can inflate gambling harm numbers.
05/17/21 UK National Lottery partners with Rugby League World Cup 2021 The National Lottery will be an official partner for the Rugby League World Cup 2021, which will be held in England between October and November.
05/13/21 GamCare calls for urgent discussion on gambling among young people The British responsible gambling charity has called for urgent action to tackle increasing gambling problems among young people.
05/13/21 Playtech’s Snaitech Group integrates HappyBet Playtech’s Italy-facing B2C business Snaitech Group will absorb the parent company’s HappyBet, which focuses on the German and Austrian markets.
05/13/21 Svenska Spel wants reporting system for revenue from harmful gambling Svenska Spel’s CEO Patrik Hofbauer has said gaming operators should be more transparent when it comes to reporting the proportion of revenue taken through harmful gambling.
05/12/21 Gamenet completes acquisition of IGT’s Italian B2C business Gamenet, a subsidiary of private equity firm Apollo Global Management, has bought IGT’s Lottomatica Italian B2C subsidiary for €1.1bn.
05/11/21 May 17 reopening confirmed for casinos and bingo halls in the UK Casinos and bingo halls in England and Scotland have begun to announce reopenings after the UK’s winter Covid-19 lockdown.
05/07/21 English football team supports ban on all gambling sponsorship The League Two team Forest Green Rovers is supporting the Big Step campaign, which wants an end to gambling sponsorship in football.
