08/19/21 Playtech shareholders reject Barinboim bid for Finalto Shareholders have rejected a proposal to divest Finalto, Playtech’s financial trading division, to the Barinboim-led management consortium.
08/19/21 UK gambling minister John Whittingdale in conflict of interest row It’s emerged that the daughter of British minister John Whittingdale works for a lobbying firm employed by National Lottery operator Camelot.
08/18/21 Sinn Féin proposes restrictions on gambling ads in Ireland The party wants the immediate creation of an independent gambling regulator and has proposed banning gambling ads on TV and radio between certain hours.
08/17/21 GamCare trials PayPlan debt advice referrals The charity GamCare is piloting a programme to refer UK gamblers with risks of mounting debts to an advice service offered by PayPlan.
08/17/21 Codere files plan to list online business on Nasdaq Codere SA has filed its prospectus to list Codere Online on the Nasdaq.
08/16/21 Danish non-lottery gaming revenue up 6.4% in H1 A full sporting calendar helped drive Danish gaming revenue to €387m.
08/13/21 Portugal sees 81.9% increase in online gambling revenue The Portuguese regulator has reported revenue of €125m for the second quarter.
08/12/21 Veikkaus begins redundancy talks with 830 employees Finland’s state-controlled gambling monopoly intends to make 200 redundancies.
08/12/21 Austrian police seize 121 gaming machines in massive operation Police in Austria have carried out further raids on unlicensed gambling premises, seizing 121 gaming machines from 39 locations.
08/11/21 Spanish gambling regulation: Garzón warns of further tightening Spain’s minister for consumer affairs has warned operators to brace themselves for a further overhaul of Spanish gambling regulations.
08/11/21 Flutter revenue soars 30% in H1 Strong growth in sports betting saw Flutter Entertainment’s reach pro-forma revenues of £3bn in the first half.
08/11/21 British gaming yield continues to fall The Gambling Commission has published data for June showing a continued fall in British gaming yield and player stakes.
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.
