Industry
February 8, 2021
Potential Tabcorp Takeover Faces Additional Hurdles
The potential sale of Tabcorp wagering and media business will face challenges from the ACCC and businessman Peter V’landys. ACCC Closely Monitoring Tabcorp Takeover The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced that it is closely monitoring the mounting interest in gambling and gaming giant Tabcorp Holdings’ wagering and media arm. Last week, Tabcorp […]
Industry
February 7, 2021
FanDuel CEO Says Legal Sports Betting Might Fill Pandemic-Related Fiscal Holes
Fanduel’s stock has been on the rise in the weeks leading to Sunday’s Super Bowl and expects the contest to generate the company’s biggest sports betting handle ever. Sports Betting and iGaming Yet to Reach its Full Potential In an interview with MarketWatch, FanDuel CEO Matt King commented on the impact of the pandemic on […]
Industry
February 6, 2021
BtoBet Appoints Zoran Spasov as Permanent Managing Director
BtoBet named yesterday Zoran Spasov as its permanent Managing Director and Diman Reiderman as its new Chief Operating Officer. From Interim to Permanent Managing Director iGaming and sport betting platform developer BtoBet has announced major changes in its senior management team, with the appointment of Zoran Spasov and Dima Reiderman as Managing Director and Chief […]
Industry
February 6, 2021
Poland: Grey Zone Operations Threaten Licensed Gambling Market
Poland’s sports betting market has been affected by illegal operations, the 2020 market report released by the country’s sports betting trade association GRAJ Legalnie outlined. One Third Siphoned by Offshore Operators The report tracking activities of the legal sports betting businesses identified “grey zone” operators managed to cut off a slice of the licensed market […]
Industry
February 6, 2021
Super Bowl LV To Be a Win for Gambling Companies
It is unknown whether the Kansas City Chiefs or Tampa Bay Buccaneers will win the Super Bowl LV, but one thing is for sure – big sports betting and fantasy firms are already the champions. American Gaming Association Estimates Super Bowl to Generate $4.3 billion in Bets The shares of companies that offer online sports […]
Industry
February 6, 2021
Women Self-Excluding from Gambling in the UK Reach 55,000
GamStop and GamCare continue to report higher incidence of female gamblers at-risk and gambling addicts who register to self-exclude but never seek help from the national helpline afterwards. Number of Female Gambling Addicts Increases An estimated 55,000 women have now signed up for GamStop, the United Kingdom self-exclusion program that prevents consumers from accessing gambling […]
Industry
February 5, 2021
Gambling Associated with Lower Lifestyle and Higher Mortality
Excessive gambling is associated with an increased rate of mortality, a new study from the University of Oxford published yesterday in Nature revealed. A team of researchers led by Dr Naomi Muggleton found out that the top 1% of gamblers spend more than half of their income, 58%, to fund their habits, while 10% of […]
Industry
February 4, 2021
Entain Launches Black Fire Women’s Innovation Igniter
More women should get into the gaming industry – this is the message sent out by Entain’s latest initiative. In partnership with the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), Entain is launching a new program, the Black Fire Women’s Innovation Igniter. Recruit, Mentor, Support and Introduce Featuring an initial class of 20, the new program […]
Industry
February 4, 2021
SiGMA’s New Website Packs More Reporting Power
SiGMA’s revamped website set to become the go-to resource for all iGaming news and industry developments New Website Brings SiGMA at Frontier of Industry Reporting SiGMA.world has revealed the latest version of its website focusing on providing iGaming stakeholders globally with real-time information about the industry, part of a bigger rebranding effort. The reinvented home […]
Industry
February 3, 2021
Clarion Gaming Moves ICE 2021 to 2022, Says Safety First
Prioritizing the health of stakeholders, participants and organizers, Clarion Gaming has decided to defer ICE London and iGB Affiliate London to 2022. Clarion Gaming Moves ICE and iGB Affiliate to 2022 Clarion Gaming has reevaluated the epidemiological situation and traveling restrictions across Europe and decided against holding ICE London and iGB Affiliate London co-located 2021 […]