Category Archives: Betting

Year-on-year problem gambling rates have continued to decline, according to the latest data sets published by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) monitoring gambling prevalence.   The latest survey results covering the 12-month period up to June 2022 indicated that general problem gambling rates have further declined from 0.4% in 2021 to 0.2% in 2022. Results were …

Gamstop surpassed the 300,000 mark in the first half of this year, during which time a total of 43,500 signed up to the national self-exclusion service.  This represented a 9% increase on the corresponding time period last year, averaging 7,000 new sign ups per month during 2022, whilst the number of consumers in the 16-24 …

Swedish Media reports that Kindred Group faces a high-profile Stockholm legal challenge summoned by fashion designer Per Holknekt.  Yesterday, Expressen.se reported that Holknekt, the founder of online fashion retailer Odd Molly, had filed a Stockholm Tingsrätt (Court District) lawsuit against Kindred Group and its Swedish subsidiary Spooniker Ltd. Holknekt is reported to seek SEK 10m …

In tandem with an expansion of its transatlantic operations, EPIC Risk Management has reported success in its founding country. The gambling harm minimisation consultancy detailed that during the 2021/22 financial year it reached a total of 34,759 students across UK schools and colleges with educational material, funded independently without industry contributions. Of this total, 13,821 …

XLMedia Plc has stated confidence in achieving its full-year 2022 commercial expectations, driven by significant US growth and the continued benefits of its streamlined publishing network.  Providing a trading update ahead of interim results, XLMedia expects to announce group revenues of $44.5m, up 37% on H1 2021 results of $32m. Headline growth sees the London …

Flutter Entertainment has announced the appointment of Steve Hawkes as Director of Reputational and Public Affairs for the FTSE100 betting group. A Fleet Street veteran, Hawkes is a former senior reporter covering business and political affairs for The Sun, The Times and The Daily Telegraph newspapers.  Hawkes joins Flutter from leading public affairs agency BCW …

Organizers of SBC Summit North America are celebrating the biggest and most successful event since it launched in 2019.  This month’s event set a new standard as it returned bigger and stronger, with a record number of delegates and exhibitors gathering at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in New Jersey to meet existing and new clients …