London-listed betting and gaming operator 888 Holdings has completed its acquisition of William Hill’s non-US business from Caesars Entertainment.
Following completion, 888 has confirmed its new executive leadership team, with William Hill’s former CEO Ulrik Bengtsson and chief financial operator Eric Hageman leaving the group.
The enlarged 888 group will continue to [...]
New Zealand’s government is investing more than NZ$76m on measures to prevent and minimise harm caused by gambling.
The Labour government claims that one in five New Zealanders will experience gambling harm in their lives, with its new Strategy to Prevent and Minimise Gambling Harm set to be the most significant [...]
London-listed betting and gaming operator 888 Holdings said Thursday that it expects revenue for the first half of the year to be in the range of £330m to £335m.
The company said that the half-year financial performance is expected to be broadly in line with board expectations, with growth in certain [...]
London-listed bingo and casino operator Rank Group has appointed Lucinda Charles-Jones to its board as a non-executive director.
Charles-Jones brings more than 25 years of executive-level experience in human resources roles, most recently serving as chief people and corporate responsibility officer for the UK and Ireland at multinational insurance company AXA.
She [...]
Belgium’s Gaming Commission has submitted ten recommendations to the Minister of Justice to strengthen online gambling regulations.
The recommendations are in response to a request from the Ministry to better protect online gamblers, with the Commission noting that online games are currently very poorly regulated.
“Ten years after its legalisation, gross gaming [...]
British retail and online bingo operator Buzz Bingo has agreed a new partnership with AI and game data specialist Future Anthem.
Future Anthem will provide Buzz Bingo with its Amplifier AI product to personalise player experiences by combining machine learning models and sophisticated data engineering.
“Buzz Bingo strives to offer the best [...]
Britain’s Gambling Commission has issued guidance for operators ahead of the introduction of new consumer protection rules which come into force in September.
The new rules apply from 12 September and require online operators to monitor players for indicators of harm, identify vulnerable customers, and employ automated and manual customer interaction [...]
Spain’s regulated online betting and gaming market declined by 15 per cent versus a year ago to €204.4m during the first quarter of 2022.
After seeing gross gaming revenue (GGR) fall by 24 per cent during the final quarter of last year, the Spanish market continued to decline into Q1 as [...]
Shares in Rank Group slumped by more than 14 per cent in London Monday after the bingo and casino operator reduced its earnings forecast for the current financial year for a second time.
Having already cut its earnings forecast in April, Rank said Monday that the continued softer performance in its [...]
Playtech’s discussions with the TTB Partners investor group regarding a potential offer for the company are set to continue into July following the expiry of today’s deadline.
The investor group has a deadline of 5pm UK time today (17 June) by which to announce its firm intention to make an offer, [...]
Denmark’s regulated betting and gaming market grew revenue by 15 per cent in April 2022 as the land-based sector returned to growth.
Total gross gaming revenue (GGR) from the land-based and online sectors increased by 15 per cent year-on-year to DKK609m (€81.8m) in April, despite declines from the sports betting and [...]
The Gibraltar Government has launched a public consultation on a proposed replacement to the 2005 Gambling Act.
The proposed replacement to the Act aims to establish a modern, innovative and fit for purpose regime for gaming businesses licensed in the jurisdiction and will require licensees to establish a substantive presence in [...]