The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) has renewed a five-year World Pool partnership agreement with Ascot Racecourse.
The HKJC and Ascot Racecourse initiated the first World Pool partnership with the UK Tote in 2019, with the new agreement running until 2028.
The agreement will cover the commingling of bets into the World [...]
Hong Kong’s Legislative Council has approved legislation that imposes an annual special football betting duty of HK$2.4 billion on the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC).
The Betting Duty (Amendment) Bill 2023 was passed last week and gives effect to a proposal in the 2023-24 Budget, which imposes an annual special football [...]
The Hellenic Gaming Commission continues to expand its blacklist of illegal online gambling sites with the addition of more than 800 website domains.
The 37th update to the iGaming blacklist brings the total number of blocked domains to 5,836.
The latest update includes various sites relating to brands such as 21grandcasino, admiralbet, [...]
New Jersey’s iGaming revenue was up by 19 per cent to $161.4 million in May and helped total state gambling revenue grow to $470.9 million.
Online casino revenue in New Jersey was $159.1 million and revenue from online poker was $2.4 million.
Sports wagering in New Jersey also had a strong month, [...]
Finland’s new Government will reform the country’s gambling system and introduce a new licensing system for online casino and sports betting.
The goal of Petteri Orpo's Government, which takes control of the country from today, is to carry out a responsible reform that dismantles the current monopoly model of gambling, and [...]
The UK Tote Group and Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) have agreed a new five-year agreement to continue their partnership until at least the end of 2028.
The new terms will enable the UK Tote and HKJC to build on the existing collaborative partnership which has developed significantly since the purchase [...]
British-based media group Guardian Media Group has banned all forms of gambling advertising across its print and online platforms.
The global ban was revealed by the group on Thursday, with CEO Anna Bateson citing concerns that gambling ads could lure gamblers into a cycle of addiction that may result in financial [...]
London-listed Entain has entered into an agreement to acquire Polish betting operator STS Holdings for a total consideration of £750 million.
Entain has launched a tender offer to acquire 100 per cent of STS at a purchase price of PLN24.80 per share through Entain CEE, the company’s venture in Central and [...]
Britain’s leading problem gambling support organisation GamCare is looking for a new chief executive following the departure of Anna Hemmings.
Hemmings has stepped down after five years in the role, with chair of trustees Margot Daly moving into an executive role to work with GamCare’s management team while a new CEO [...]
Swedish betting and gaming operator AB Trav och Galopp (ATG) has named Peter Norman as its new chairman.
Norman replaces Bo Netz, who is stepping down after five years in the role and 12 years as a board member.
“It has been a great pleasure and an honour to work with ATG [...]
North Carolina is joining the list of regulated online sports betting markets after lawmakers voted Wednesday in favour of legalisation.
The state’s online sports betting bill passed the House by a vote of 69-44 and now heads to Governor Roy Cooper for signing.
The final version of the bill sees the tax [...]
The latest data from Britain’s Gambling Commission has revealed that total online gross gambling yield (GGY) from the market's leading operators rose by 5 per cent to £1.3 billion during the first quarter of 2023.
The year-on-year growth was driven by a 13 per cent increase in Real Event Betting GGY [...]