Athens-listed lottery and gaming operator OPAP has confirmed Jan Karas as its permanent chief executive, effective from January.
Karas took over as interim CEO in June following the departure of Damian Cope after four years in charge, and had previously served as OPAP's chief commercial officer.
“On behalf of the board of [...]
iGaming operator and platform supplier SkillOnNet has signed an exclusive product licensing partnership to coincide with the start of ITV’s new series of the hit TV show The Masked Singer.
The deal with UK licence holder Bandicoot TV, part of the Argonon group, will see SkillOnNet launch a new UK-facing gaming [...]
We are thrilled to reveal the seventh category of The Gaming Intelligence Hot 50 2021 – lottery.
You need to look no further than this group of executives to get a glimpse into 21st century lottery operations. They are passionate about their industry and the good causes that benefit from it, [...]
Sweden’s social security minister Ardalan Shekarabi has unveiled proposals to tighten restrictions on commercial gambling operators and to use supplier permits as a means of combating unlicensed gambling.
The proposals follow a two-year investigation into Swedish gambling regulations by the Gambling Market Investigation Board (Spelmarknadsutredningen) led by former member of parliament [...]
UK National Lottery operator Camelot has agreed an exclusive partnership to sponsor three of ITV’s most popular Saturday night TV shows.
The deal marks the first time that all three of the British TV channel’s Saturday night shows have been sponsored by one brand, with Camelot set to sponsor The Masked [...]
European lottery operator SAZKA Group has reported strong third quarter trading as consolidated gross gaming revenue (GGR) rose 66 per cent to €768.9m.
Revenue soared by 212 per cent compared to the second quarter period, with the company benefiting from a recovery of sales through land-based distribution channels in Greece, Italy [...]
New York-listed supplier Scientific Games has agreed a new partnership with lottery operator Sisal to provide a range of services to the Moroccan national lottery.
Scientific Games will supply and deploy lottery instant games, e-instant digital games, and WAVE lottery terminals to Sisal, which won a ten-year concession to operator Morocco’s [...]
Regulators in Switzerland have added 44 new online gambling domains to the country's growing blacklist of illegal gambling operators.
The latest update sees the Swiss Lottery and Betting Board (Comlot) blacklisted 13 sites for targeting Swiss players without a local licence, while the Federal Gambling Commission has added 31 gaming sites [...]
Athens-listed gaming and lottery supplier Intralot has reported a 52 per cent drop in consolidated revenue to €266.1m for the nine-month period ended 30 September.
Following a 55 per cent decline during the first half of the year, Q3 revenue fell by 45 per cent to €97.8m, primarily as a result [...]
Norway’s state-owned lottery and gaming operator Norsk Tipping has agreed a four-year deal to offer Gamban’s online gambling blocking software to players across the country.
The Gamban software will be offered as a supplement to self-exclusion from the regulated market, enabling players to block access to gambling sites, including cryptocurrency gaming [...]
Britain’s Gambling Commission has suspended the licence of charitable lottery operator Capen with immediate effect.
The Commission has instigated a review of Capen’s external lottery manager and gambling software licences under s116 of the Gambling Act 2005.
“The review follows concerns that activities may have been carried out contrary to the Gambling [...]
The UK Government today launched its long-anticipated review of gambling laws, with the findings to be used to inform any changes to the Gambling Act 2005.
Alongside announcing the launch of the review, culture secretary Oliver Dowden also confirmed that the minimum age for buying lottery products will be raised from [...]