Category Archives: Betting

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 …