05/07/21 Dutch Lottery board appoints Alexander Pechtold as chairman The Dutch Lottery’s supervisory board has appointed the retired politician Alexander Pechtold as chairman.
05/06/21 Pennsylvania casinos return to 100% capacity All casinos in the state of Pennsylvania are set to return to full capacity by Memorial Day on May 31.
05/06/21 Bet-at-home optimistic about German market despite drop in revenue The German operator has said it remains positive about the outlook for Germany’s licensed igaming market despite lost revenue in Q1.
05/06/21 UK gambling tax revenue falls below expectations The impact of the Covid-19 lockdowns mean HMRC has reported less tax revenue from UK gambling than expected.
05/06/21 Swedish court upholds fine for underage gambling on claw machines A court has upheld a fine against the Liseberg amusement park for allowing underage gambling on claw machines.
05/04/21 Fate of Italy’s Casino di Campione remains pending A bankruptcy hearing into Italy’s historic Casino di Campione, once Europe’s largest casino, has been put back until May 17.
05/03/21 Flutter names two new directors in board restructuring Flutter has named Nancy Dubuc and Holly Koeppel as non-executive directors.
05/03/21 Sazka Group reports 12 per cent rise in GGR for Q4 2020 The Czech gaming group benefited from new income from its Casinos Austria and Stoiximan acquisitions.
04/30/21 Danish gambling revenue falls 15.3% in first quarter A continued increase in online casino revenue still not enough to offset the impact of land-based closures on Danish gambling revenue.
04/28/21 Senators debate creation of new Irish gambling regulator The debate has begun ahead of the creation of the new Irish gambling regulator, now due to launch in 2023.
04/27/21 Scottish betting shops reopen Scottish betting shops have reopened two weeks after retail betting outlets south of the border.
04/27/21 Swedish horseracing betting operator ATG reports Q1 revenue up by 11% The former Swedish horseracing monopoly operator ATG saw revenue of SEK1.46bn (€144.2m) for the quarter.
04/26/21 Florida closes $2.5bn sports betting deal with Seminole Tribe Florida has finalised a 30-year deal with the Seminole Tribe giving them control of all sports betting in the state.
04/25/21 Survey finds most UK gamblers see betting as social activity The survey for Entain also found that the majority of UK gamblers want freedom of choice in the regulation of gambling.
