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.
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.
