Singapore highlights weapons financing in enhanced anti-money laundering bill
The Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Other Matters Bill includes an amendment to the current Casino Control Act requiring casino operators to carry out enhanced customer due diligence (CDD) checks....
View ArticleEntain partners Playtech and ITV for new live gameshow The Chase
Hosted from Playtech’s live studio in Riga, Latvia, the game is available to players 24/7, exclusively through Entain brands. The new game features a plinko board and two bonus features. This means...
View ArticleEvoke partners Mindway AI to strengthen responsible gambling measures
Under this arrangement, Mindway AI will supply its responsible gambling solutions to Evoke. These will be rolled out across its entire portfolio of brands including 888, William Hill and Mr Green....
View ArticleVeikkaus lands former Kindred exec Reimblad as sports betting VP
Veikkaus confirmed the news in a LinkedIn post, and Reimblad begins his new role today (5 July). He joins having only left Kindred last month following 12 years with the business. Reimblad spent...
View ArticleDCMS leadership uncertain as Labour MP Debbonaire loses seat
Debbonaire was due to take over the DCMS brief as shadow secretary. Despite Labour’s landslide victory, she lost her Bristol Central seat to the Green party’s Carla Denyer. Debbonaire secured 14,132...
View ArticleRegulus FOI reveals public opposition to affordability checks
The short survey on affordability checks was completed with approximately 12,000 responses in February 2021. However, the GC only published a limited summary of the results when it released its...
View ArticleBetting and Gaming Council welcomes new Labour government after landslide
Sir Keir Starmer (pictured) will today (5 July) become the UK’s new prime minister after his party won yesterday’s general election. With almost all votes counted, Labour currently has 412 seats, far...
View ArticleCaesars acquires ZeroFlucs to enhance trading capabilities
ZeroFlucs specialises in software that overlays operators’ existing datasources and partnerships to enhance their pricing. It was already working with the operator through an existing commercial...
View ArticleState of the Union: CNBC Sports, new Illinois tax now in place, more
CNBC getting into sports Per Steve Ruddock’s “Straight to the Point” substack, CNBC is adding a sports channel. What does that mean for sports betting? “That coverage includes sports betting, an area...
View ArticleReport: Flutter may join Boyd in bid for Penn Interactive assets, including...
Penn stock was up 4.22% midday Friday on the news, while Flutter stock was essentially flat after a morning uptick. Boyd Gaming stock was also relatively flat after an early rise reacting to the news....
View ArticleRaketech offloads non-core US advisory business for $2.3m
The sale follows a comprehensive review of the group’s US operations and assets. Raketech said the agreement to sell to its management aligned with its strategy to focus on core digital strengths and...
View ArticleNew York sports betting handle hits 10-month low in June
Total monthly handle in New York for June amounted to $1.47bn (£1.15bn/€1.36bn). This is 25.6% up from the same month last year but 25.4% behind $1.97bn in May this year. New York online sports...
View ArticleLabour confirms Nandy as new DCMS lead
Nandy takes up the position following the Labour landslide general election win last week. She will now lead the department for culture, media and sport (DCMS), which counts gambling within its...
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EveryMatrix buys FSB in all-cash acquisition
FSB’s full end-to-end turnkey solutions, including its player account management software and horse racing products, will strengthen the OddsMatrix platform and generate “immediate additional revenues...
View ArticleWeekend Report: Labour win’s impact on gambling, FanDuel thriving in NY
New Labour government brings gambling uncertainty Thursday’s (4 July) UK general election brought with it a significant shift in power as Labour claimed a huge majority. This ended a 14-year reign by...
View ArticleHandle and hold dip in North Carolina’s third full month of sports betting
According to the report released on Monday (8 July) by the North Carolina State Lottery Commission, revenue dipped almost 26% in the Tar Heel state between May and June. Such a dip isn’t unusual, as...
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NJ DGE slaps DraftKings with $100,000 fine, stern words
In a letter sent to DraftKings on 16 June, DGE’s acting director Mary Jo Flaherty wrote, “These types of gross errors and failures cannot be tolerated in the New Jersey gaming regulatory system.”...
View ArticlePassion Gaming co-founders retake control from Rank Group, call for GST changes
Stride Investments spent $5.0m (£3.9m/€4.6m) for a 51% stake in Passion Gaming back in 2017. Rank then inherited the stake when it acquired acquired Stride in October 2019. Bobby Garg and Priya Kumar,...
View ArticleGambleAware promotes Griffiths to chair of trustees
Griffiths will take on the role on 18 July, after several years as GambleAware deputy chair and having chaired its performance and delivery committee. She previously chaired Public Health England’s...
View ArticleSurvey reveals Betano as most recognisable brand in Brazil
Env Media centred its survey on the 20 most popular brands in Brazil, including the likes of Betano, Bet365 and Betfair. The study aimed to establish what operators held the greatest share of voice in...
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