Industry
February 7, 2022
Allwyn to Appoint Justin King as Chairman if It Wins National Lottery Race
Europe’s leading lottery operator, Allwyn, plans to strengthen its British team by hiring a new chairman of its United Kingdom lottery operations. The company will proceed with this move if it has been successfully selected as the next National Lottery operator. Allwyn Sets Its Sights on King If Allwyn gets picked as the next British […]
Industry
February 7, 2022
SGA Launches a Campaign to Promote Licensed Gambling
The Swedish Gambling Authority (Spelinspektionen) continues its crusade against the unlicensed gambling operators in the country by urging the local bettors to choose their licensed counterparts. Games Need Rules: SGA’s Latest Campaign The authority’s new campaign is called “Spel behöver regler” or “Games need rules.” True to its name, the initiative strives to remind people […]
Industry
February 7, 2022
Kindred’s Revenue From Harmful Gambling Goes up During Q4 2021
Kindred Group, the online gaming operator that hosts powerful brands like Unibet and 32Red and provides online poker, casino, bingo, and sports betting options, is determined to reach the zero percent revenue mark from harmful forms of gambling. Approximately one year ago, the group announced its bold plans. However, the latest Q4 numbers for 2021 […]
Industry
February 7, 2022
New Gambling Laws Are Presented in Hungary, Sports Betting Monopoly Ends
Online gambling in Hungary is about to set out on an expansion mission as the country’s parliament introduced new online gaming legislation that will allow private operators to offer their services. In doing so, the monopoly on sports betting that was held by the state will end. EEA Operators to Provide Their Services to Hungarian […]
Industry
February 7, 2022
The Philippines to Reopen Its Borders for International Travelers
The Philippines is ready to welcome foreign tourists once again. The country had to tighten COVID-19 mandates over the past few months, hoping to stem the tide of a resurgent virus, and it did. The convergence of the Omicron and Delta COVID-19 variants forced the country to seek a more drastic measure in reigning in […]
Industry
February 7, 2022
Gambling Act Review Postponed Until May as Urges to Act Increase
Anticipation is building up ahead of a government review of the Gambling Act of 2005 in the United Kingdom. This is going to be the first major overhaul of the law that binds and regulates all gambling in the country. Gambling Act Reviews Deferred as Political Uncertainty Looms Various proposals have been pitched so far, […]
Industry
February 7, 2022
Lunar New Year Brings Great Results to the Hong Kong Jockey Club
The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) isn’t letting something like a pesky global pandemic get in its way of strong performances. With HK$1.86 billion ($238 million) worth of bets on the Lunar New Year race at Sha Tin, The Hong Kong Jockey Club has broken another record for turnover. HKJC Strong Out of the Gate […]
Industry
February 4, 2022
NIESR Tasked with Modelling Gambling Harm Economic Cost
The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) announced it would be spearheading an ambitious project that would seek to measure the cost of gambling harm on the society and economy. Simulating Different Outcomes to Arrive at a Cost Estimate Britain’s oldest independent economic research institute NIESR will seek to provide an estimate of […]
Industry
February 4, 2022
Betway Named Ghana Women’s Premier League Development Partner
Betway, the sports betting and online gaming brand of Super Group, announced this week a sponsorship deal with the Ghana Football Association (GFA) that recognized the brand as the Development Partner of the Ghana Women’s Premier League. Support Women’s Premier League The new arrangement with the GFA will see Betway’s Ghanaian subsidiary Betway Ghana help […]
Industry
February 4, 2022
Nevada Voters Favor Casino Tax Increase, According to Online Survey
An online survey by OH Predictive Insights asked 755 registered Nevada voters whether they would support a casino tax increase to fund public education budgets. The proposition comes amid numerous critiques of Nevada’s gaming tax rates which are considered to be the lowest among all states. It turns out a majority supports raising the taxes. […]