Sports
November 5, 2021
GC Looks into Soccer Clubs with Site Links to Gambling Operators
Established in 2007, the UK Gambling Commission regulates, licenses, and guides businesses offering gambling services in the country. Moreover, the Commission ensures that all licensees follow the regulations in the UK. Now, the UKGC will reportedly launch an investigation regarding Premier League and Championship clubs that featured links to betting sites from their pages focused […]
Industry
November 4, 2021
Microgaming Increases Responsible Gambling Efforts, Supports Multiple Charities
In light of the Safer Gambling Week this year, Microgaming announced that it expanded its responsible gambling commitments. Microgaming Extends Support for Betknowmore UK The leading supplier of online gaming software, Microgaming, announced on Wednesday this week that it had enhanced its support for responsible gambling charities this year. The announcement coincides with the Safer […]
Industry
November 3, 2021
More Flutter Trouble as Sky Vegas Targeted Gambling Addicts
Sky Vegas, a Flutter Entertainment-owned online gaming brand, landed in hot regulatory waters after several UK customers who had self-excluded themselves from gambling reported to have been targeted with free spin offers by the brand, an article in The Guardian reveals. Raising Concerns for Relapse Sky Vegas sent promotional messages offering 100 free spins as […]
Industry
November 2, 2021
Flutter’s Q3 2021 Trading Update Reveals Cracks in the Armor
Global gambling group Flutter Entertainment announced a third-quarter trading update today, posting a strong performance and 9% growth mostly driven by sports. However, the markets were unimpressed, and the FTSE100-listed company stock fell 7.3%. Overall Flutter Entertainment’s unaudited results for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, revealed revenues of £1.439 billion ($1.967 billion), an increase […]
Industry
November 2, 2021
Social Gambling Ads More Appealing to Children Than Adults
Gambling ads on social media may be more appealing to children than to adult audiences they are supposed to target, a new study by the University of Bristol Suggests. In the study, interviewing 650 children, young adults and adults across the United Kingdom, researchers established that underage individuals found themselves incentivized by the ads that […]
Business
November 1, 2021
Better Collective Launched Gamalyze to Let Players Self-Test
Developer of educational online gaming platforms and sports media Better Collective came up with a new initiative in the safer gambling space to offer players to self-detect potential problem gambling. Detect Problem Gambling Traits Better Collective announced a new problem gambling detection tool, Gamalyze, will feature on its main sports betting media brands, launching it […]
Casino
November 1, 2021
GambleAware Improves Gambling Harm Awareness Among Risk Groups
British public health charity GambleAware is enjoying success in its endeavor of mitigating gambling harm among high-risk groups. GambleAware remains bullish on spreading the word of the National Gambling Treatment Service and urging people with harmful gambling tendencies to seek help. GambleAware’s Engagement Has Grown The initiative has been focused on the broad Public Gambling […]
Sports
October 29, 2021
Match-Fixing Influences Sports Bettors in the UK and US
A poll conducted by international research and data analytics group YouGov in the UK and US revealed slightly different results in terms of what influence match-fixing has on bettors and esports bettors. US vs UK The survey “How does match-fixing influence betting and viewership?” carried out online with 1,200 British and 1,200 US adults discovered […]
Industry
October 29, 2021
GambleAware Receives $14.6M for H1 With Bet365 as Top Donator
United Kingdom-based gambling awareness charity GambleAware has gotten a total of $14.6 million in donations for the first half of 2021. Bet365, Entain and William Hill Ahead of Others These donations are a part of an important cause. Bet365, Entain and William Hill and Flutter vowed to provide GambleAware with no less than $137 million […]
Business
October 28, 2021
ComeOn Group Launched Global Hybrid Working Model
A new global hybrid working model was launched by ComeOn Group in response to shifting employee and business demands following the impact of the pandemic. Choose Your Workplace Operating out of offices located in Malta, London and Stockholm, ComeOn Group introduced a new hybrid model for its employees to allow them to choose on a […]