10/14/20 Italy to clarify new sports betting tax The country’s sports minister will clarify whether horseracing is to be covered by the new tax on turnover.
10/14/20 France Galop prepares racing recovery plan The governing body has outlined a four-year strategy to boost horseracing following the pandemic.
10/13/20 Germany awards first sports betting licences In a historic move, the Darmstadt Regional Council has awarded sports betting licences covering 75 per of the German sports betting market.
10/12/20 UK: two-thirds of football fans want less gambling advertising One-third were put off buying kits because of gambling sponsors a new survey has found.
10/09/20 GVC to re-enter Portugal with acquisition of betting site The owner of Ladbrokes and Coral has agreed to buy Bet.pt.
10/08/20 BHA appoints new group to assess Levy reform The group will convene this week to begin to draw up options for reform of the horseracing levy.
10/07/20 UK athletics body partners with Gamstop The Professional Players Federation (PPF) will aim to raise awareness of the self-exclusion scheme among members and the public.
10/06/20 Malta: suspicious betting reporting to become mandatory New rules will oblige Malta-licensed sportsbooks to report suspicious betting from January 1.
10/05/20 Betfred denies plan for rival William Hill bid Reports yesterday suggested Betfred may try to gatecrash Caesars’ acquisition of the British bookmaker.
10/05/20 Bookmakers raise alarms over French Open match Police are investigating reports of suspicious betting on a women’s doubles fixture in the current competition.
10/02/20 Danske Spil introduces player ID cards It’s the second major Nordic operator to begin the shift to account-based play.
09/25/20 Ladbrokes creates new five-a-side bet The UK bookmaker has launched a “first-of-its-kind” accumulator bet allowing players to build their own five-a-side teams.
09/18/20 France’s ANJ renews online sportsbook licences The new unified authority has confirmed the renewal of 10 licences.
09/17/20 Svenska Spel launches new service with PMU The service will allow Swedish bettors to wager on international horse racing events.
