04/25/21 Codere: creditors to take over operating business The Spanish gaming group Codere will give creditors control of its operating business as part of a restructuring deal.
04/23/21 IJL pushes for gambling decriminalisation in Brazil The Brazilian Institute for Legal Gambling (IJL) has called for the STF to set a date to discuss the decriminalisation of gambling in Brazil.
04/22/21 GamCare revises safer gambling standard for operators The responsible gambling charity GamCare has called for gaming operators to adopt its revised safer gambling standard.
04/22/21 Swedish report says gambling is biggest money laundering threat A national risk assessment prepared by the Swedish police found gambling to be the biggest money laundering threat in the country.
04/22/21 Swedish igaming operators complain after banking services suspended Swedish igaming operators argue that the suspension of banking services by Nordic banks is unlawful.
04/20/21 FDJ reports 5.2% rise in revenue in first quarter The French lottery and gaming operator saw revenue climb to €537.6m in Q1.
04/19/21 Charity invites proposals for problem gaming research in minorities GambleAware has invited proposals for two research programmes focusing on problem gaming among women and minority communities.
04/18/21 Acroud completes acquisition of TheGamblingCabin owner The affiliate marketing company has bought the Sweden-facing tipster brand for €4.7m.
04/18/21 Entain launches employee share ownership scheme The British gaming giant Entain has announced the creation of an employee share ownership scheme across the entire group.
04/16/21 888 announces CSR committee chaired by Baron Mendelsohn The UK online betting and gaming operator 888 has formed a committee to oversee CSR strategy.
04/14/21 Trinity college SU to hold referendum on gambling sponsorship Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) has voted to hold a referendum on whether it should accept advertising or sponsorship money from gambling companies.
04/14/21 Gambless gains certification and expands language options Gambless, a mobile app that provides remote support to problem gamblers, has expanded its support to include Spanish and Japanese.
04/07/21 Gamstop passes 200,000 users after record sign-ups The gambling self-exclusion scheme Gamstop has reported record sign-ups in the first two months of 2021.
04/06/21 Italian court rejects appeals by five illegal bookies The Palermo Court of Appeal has declared the appeals of the five bookmakers to be inadmissible.
04/06/21 Report blasts Irish problem gambling services as “not fit for purpose” The report commissioned by the Gambling Awareness Trust estimates that there are 55,000 problem gamblers in Ireland.
