New York-listed gaming supplier Inspired Entertainment has appointed Simona Camilleri as general counsel.
Camilleri will succeed Carys Damon as general counsel on 1 July, with Damon continuing to serve the company as corporate secretary.
Camilleri brings nearly two decades of experience in the legal and compliance field, having held various leadership roles [...]
BetMGM is looking to tap into millions of potential new customers through a new rewards collaboration with Marriott International’s travel program Marriott Bonvoy.
The agreement will enable players in licensed states to link their Marriott Bonvoy and BetMGM accounts, and earn BetMGM Rewards points when they wager using the BetMGM sports [...]
New Zealand’s Westpac bank has rolled out an account blocking service to support customers struggling with online gambling.
The new service allows Westpac NZ account holders to block transactions with online gambling operators via a single request, with online gambling blocking applied to all of their credit and debit cards.
According to [...]
Lawmakers in Lithuania have expressed support for plans to limit the availability of gambling, ban advertising and impose spending limits on players.
After the recent introduction of several proposed amendments to the country’s gambling laws and regulations, parliamentarians agreed last week to consider the various proposals and return to debate a [...]
Philippines Senator Robinhood Padilla has introduced legislation to outlaw online publication and promotion of gambling related content.
Padilla said the bill is a necessary move to lessen the exposure and impact of gambling on the general public, especially young people.
His proposal would prohibit “online publication of materials that instruct or demonstrate [...]
Tabcorp’s Adam Rytenskild has been forced to resign as managing director and CEO with immediate effect after using “inappropriate and offensive” language in the workplace.
The company’s Board considered the language to be inconsistent with Rytenskild’s continued leadership of the organisation and following discussion with the Board, Rytenskild has tendered his [...]
Italy’s Council of Ministers has approved new rules for online gambling which include a hike in licence fees and taxes.
The vote also saw lawmakers approve a plan to launch a new tender for the country’s lottery concession, with a target price of upwards of €1 billion.
The gambling reforms were approved [...]
BetMGM has been unveiled as an official betting partner of The Jockey Club and sponsor of the Country Hurdle during this week’s Cheltenham Festival.
The new partnership with The Jockey Club, which owns 15 racecourses in Britain, will see BetMGM sponsor a number of flagship races and racedays at Jockey Club [...]
The Dutch Government has appointed Michel Groothuizen as the next chairman of gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA).
Groothuizen will take over as chair of the KSA on 1 July, succeeding René Jansen who announced last October that he would be stepping down.
Groothuizen has served as a member of the main board of [...]
Danish state-owned gaming operator Danske Spil generated record returns in 2023 as gross gaming revenue climbed 1 per cent to DKK5.04 billion (approx. €676 million).
Dansk Spil attributed the growth to a rise in lottery participation and higher revenue from casino games, offsetting lower revenue from sports betting, which suffered from [...]
Australia’s financial intelligence agency has commenced an enforcement investigation into Hillside (Australia New Media), operator of bet365.
The AUSTRAC investigation will examine bet365’s compliance with anti-money laundering legislation and follows an order issued by the agency in November 2022.
The order required two corporate bookmakers, bet365 and Flutter Entertainment’s Sportsbet, to appoint [...]
Entain’s net gaming revenue from continuing operations climbed 11 per cent to £4.83 billion in 2023, but failed to prevent a slip into loss.
The company’s net result for the year was negatively impacted by separately disclosed items totalling £1.29 billion, including £585.0 million related to the deferred prosecution agreement in [...]