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British racing under threat after UK delays plans for fans’ return

British horseracing authorities have warned that the industry is facing a “severe threat” following the UK government’s decision to tighten COVID-19 restrictions and delay the [...]

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UK online gambling market contracts in July with further falls predicted

Research conducted for the UK Gambling Commission shows that players were more likely to decrease their spending during the COVID-19 lockdown than increase spending, with [...]

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BGC warns of job losses as casinos in northeast England subjected to 10pm curfew

Britain’s Betting and Gaming Council has warned of inevitable job losses in the casino sector after the government introduced a 10pm curfew in the northeast [...]

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Loto-Quebec

Loto-Québec full year iGaming revenue grows to $135.9m

Canadian provincial lottery operator Loto-Québec has reported a 3 per cent fall in total revenue to CAD$2.74bn for its 2019/20 financial year, despite strong growth [...]

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Illinois

Online channel dominates Illinois betting market in first month

Illinois’ regulated sports betting market generated total wagers of $52.5m in its first month of operation in July.

There were just two operators live in July, [...]

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New Jersey iGaming soars 114% in August

New Jersey’s regulated betting and gaming market recorded a 7.5 per cent decline in total gaming revenue to $326.3m in August, following a decline in [...]

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Swedish gambling market contracted in second quarter

Sweden’s regulated gaming market declined by 4 per cent to SEK5.9bn (€569.7m) in the second quarter of 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic impacted land-based sales.

Net [...]

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Sazka

Retail lottery decline offsets SAZKA Group’s online growth in H1

European lottery operator SAZKA Group has reported a 28 per cent drop in gross gaming revenue (GGR) to €652m for the first half of 2020, [...]

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Danske Spil

Danske Spil posts first half revenue decline despite lottery growth

Denmark’s state-owned gaming operator Danske Spil has posted an 8 per cent drop in gross gaming revenue (GGR) to DKK2.30bn (€309.1m) for the first half [...]

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OPAP

OPAP sees first half revenue decline 36%

Athens-listed lottery and gaming operator OPAP has reported a 36 per cent fall in net gaming revenue to €335.2m for the first half of 2020, [...]

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Novomatic posts H1 revenue decline despite online growth

Austrian gaming giant Novomatic has reported a 36 per cent drop in revenue to €805.4m for the first half of 2020 as a result of [...]

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China lottery Market returns to growth in July

China’s lottery market recovered in July as total sales increased by 10 per cent year-on-year to RMB36.15bn (€4.48bn).

With lottery sales negatively impacted by the COVID-19 [...]

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