London-listed betting and gaming operator 888 Holdings has appointed Vaughan Lewis to the newly created role of chief strategy officer (CSO).
Lewis will join the operator in early 2021 from Flutter Entertainment, where he has held the position of transformation lead for the international business following its acquisition of The Stars [...]
Leading publicly listed gaming operator GVC Holdings is changing its name to Entain plc. as it launches a new strategy focused on sustainable growth and innovation.
The new strategy includes a commitment to ensure that 100 per cent of Entain’s revenue is derived from nationally regulated markets by the end of [...]
The government of the Canadian province of Ontario has confirmed plans to expand the province’s online gambling market by opening it up to private operators.
The proposal contained in the 2020/21 Budget released Thursday is in response to a predicted CAD$28bn fall in the province’s projected GDP due to the COVID-19 [...]
London-listed GVC Holdings has expanded its B2B supply deal with Denmark’s state-owned gaming operator Danske Spil to include online bingo.
Danske Licens Spil (DLS) will join GVC’s international online bingo network, which includes leading GVC brands such as Foxy Bingo, Cheeky Bingo, Ladbrokes and Coral.
DLS bingo players will also gain access [...]
London-listed bingo and casino operator Rank Group has reported a 47 per cent fall in net gaming revenue for its financial first quarter ended 30 September.
With results negatively impacted by lockdowns and regional closures as a result of COVID-19, total like-for-like net gaming revenue (NGR) fell by 52 per cent [...]
London-listed gaming operator Rank Group has raised £70m through a successful fundraise with existing and new institutional investors.
A total of 76,736,762 shares were conditionally placed at an issue price of 90 pence per share, the company said Thursday, with retail investors subscribing for a total of 1,009,258 new ordinary shares [...]
Britain's Gambling Commission has launched a new consultation on ways to strengthen rules for identifying and tackling gambling harm.
The British regulator is calling for views from the industry, consumers and other stakeholders on stronger regulations to identify consumers who may be at risk of gambling harm online, and the interaction [...]
Canadian provincial lottery operator Loto-Québec has recorded a 51 per cent fall in revenue to CAD$687.4m for the first half period ended 28 September, as significant growth online failed to offset the impact of COVID-19 on retail sales.
The pandemic led to the suspension of nearly all of the lottery’s business [...]
Retail closures related to the Covid-19 pandemic have contributed to an 8 per cent fall in total betting and gaming duty receipts in the United Kingdom.
The latest figures from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) include duties on Bingo, Gaming, General Betting, Lottery, Pool Betting and Remote Gaming in the six-month [...]
Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) chief executive Heathcliff Farrugia is stepping down as head of the regulator according to local media reports.
The Times of Malta reported Thursday that Farrugia and Karl Brincat Peplow, the MGA’s chief regulatory, both resigned on Tuesday, with the MGA expected to announce their successors in the [...]
London-listed supplier Playtech has secured a contract extension to continue serving as BoyleSports’ primary gaming software provider for at least an additional five years.
The agreement will see Playtech extend its multi-product partnership with BoyleSports in the UK and Ireland, comprising a dedicated Casino tab and Live Casino, as well as [...]
London-listed gaming technology provider Playtech has secured a five-year extension to its exclusive contract to provide its bingo platform and other gaming content to leading UK operator Rank Group.
The new bingo deal will bring further product enhancements to Rank’s core Mecca Bingo brand, as well as its two new brands, [...]