Gibraltar-based lottery betting operator Lottoland has launched its first charity-focused lotto in the United Kingdom.
The Win-Win Charity Lotto will cost £1 and has a jackpot fixed at £250,000 for every draw, with 20 pence of every pound to be donated to four charities - The British Red Cross, Hospice UK, [...]
The UK National Lottery has agreed to repurpose £600m of funds to combat the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK.
Charities and organisations affected by the impact of the coronavirus outbreak in the UK are being given access to a comprehensive package of support of up to £600m of [...]
UK bookmakers were several steps ahead of their critics in their response to the Covid-19 crisis.
The UK’s larger bookmakers and online gambling companies have thus far survived an unprecedented political attack and resulting regulatory clampdown that has sunk less resilient companies.
In recent weeks, the Gambling Commission suspended the licence of [...]
New York-listed casino operator MGM Resorts International has pledged to donate $1m and provide the equivalent of 400,000 meals to support those impacted by the coronavirus pandemic in the United States.
The $1m crisis and disaster pledge will go into an Employee Emergency Grant Fund, which provides the company’s employees and their immediate families with [...]
The state-owned Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has released P12bn (€217.6m) to the National Treasury to help cushion the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The remittance comprises the agency’s cash dividends for 2019 and is P5.67bn higher than PAGCOR is required to remit.
PAGCOR chairman and CEO Andrea Domingo said that [...]
William Hill-owned Mr Green has been handed a £3m penalty package by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) for failing to have effective procedures in place to protect consumers and prevent money laundering.
The UKGC issued the penalty for systemic failings in respect of the operator’s social responsibility and anti-money laundering (AML) [...]
BETSSON GROUP
In the current climate, this has become one of the most hotly contested and coveted of awards. Betsson’s victory is just reward for a longstanding commitment to responsible gambling.
The Swedish operator has launched a number of RG initiatives, including a free online self-help tool based on cognitive behavioural concepts, and it has [...]
UK National Lottery operator Camelot has appointed Louise Hanlon to the newly created role of deputy head of corporate responsibility.
Stockholm-listed gaming operator Kindred Group has donated its marketing rights for games played in Norway at the 2020 European Handball Championship (EHF EUROS 2020).
Stockholm-listed gaming operator Kindred Group has entered into a partnership with the European Football Development Network (EFDN).
UK gambling industry association the Betting and Gaming Council has appointed Michael Dugher as its next chief executive.
American broadcasting company FOX Corp. has successfully challenged its inclusion in the FTSE Russell Gambling Business Activity Exclusion List.
