Category Archives: Betting

Last week, GambleAware grabbed media headlines, publishing its annual YouGov treatment support survey that contradicted Gambling Commission % figures on disorder rates. Critical of GambleAware’s self-selected research, Regulus Partners warns that the charity has deflected from recognising real progress on treating and detecting gambling disorders.  Even by the standards of recent times, this was an …

Sports betting’s growth into a mainstream entertainment product and the industry’s increasingly close relationship with the worlds of professional sports, broadcast and online media, and entertainment are set to be the central theme of SBC Summit North America 2022. The largest conference and tradeshow for the sports betting and igaming industry in the U.S. and Canada returns to …

In what may well be his last conference call as Group CEO of Playtech Plc, Mor Weizer highlighted to investors the firm’s dominance across nascent Latin American markets as the group’s joint-venture partnerships continue to dictate the state of play.  Weizer, who has chosen to freeze his leadership of the FTSE250 technology group to support …

Entain has detailed progress on its diversity and inclusion policies, as the company continues to chip away at the gender pay gap within its own operations.  Publishing its report into the Gender Pay Gap for 2021, the FTSE100 betting and gaming group explained that the median hourly pay gap between male and female employees stood …

Bet365 Group, the owner of Championship side Stoke City FC, has announced that it is reducing the debts of the club’s holding company by £160million. In looking to underline the owner’s continuing long-term commitment to the club and its funding, the firm converted £40million of shareholder loans into equity in Stoke City Holdings Limited and …

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has stated that the UK’s gambling sector is ready to welcome international visitors through its doors after two years of travel and opening restrictions.  With travel restrictions to the UK easing as the country emerges from COVID-19 lockdown and safety conditions, the BGC has reiterated the financial contribution the …

Racetracks in the city and province of Buenos Aires will now be able to grant betting licences, following permission from regional regulatory authorities. A new update on the regulation of the province’s horse racing agencies from the Provincial Institute of Lotteries and Casinos (IPLyC) – the local regulator – and published in the provincial Official …

Fears of a prominent black market have been repeatedly made clear by the British betting and gaming sector as the 2005 Gambling Act review continues, with YouGov data often cited.  Issuing an update, YouGov provided a breakdown of its findings with regards to black market usage, revealing that 17% of British bettors would wager on …