08/09/21 Lottomatica reports €62m net loss for first half Lottomatica saw huge online growth but suffered the impact of retail closures due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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.
08/06/21 UK: 10% of teen gamblers influenced by ads In a new Gambling Commission survey, 10 per cent of teen gamblers claimed to spend more because of ads.
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.
08/04/21 Swedish charity calls for more safeguards on gambling Spelberoendegruppen, which provides gambling addiction support services, has called on the government to introduce broader safeguards to protect consumers.
08/04/21 Belgium sees 4-fold increase in gambling activity during Euros The Belgian gambling regulator has reported 36,418 new players during Euro 2020.
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 Bet-at-home revenue falls 8.8% due to new regulations in Germany Betclic Everest’s Bet-at-home has reported revenue of €56.8m for the first half.
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.
08/01/21 France’s FDJ reports 29.5 per cent rise in revenue for first half La Française des Jeux (FDJ) has reported net revenue of €1.08bn for the first half as the EC begins an investigation of its monopoly in France.
08/01/21 EU rejects calls for new Expert Group on Gambling The EU commissioner has rejected calls from the industry and regulators to reestablish the European Expert Group on Gambling.
